PSU Job Placement Rate.

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<p>Where can I find the job placement rate for PSU? Specifically for aerospace engineering?</p>

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<p>Try emailing the department.</p>

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<p>Also you can try looking on <a href=“http://www.engr.psu.edu/coop/[/url]”>http://www.engr.psu.edu/coop/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>the coop office here is very helpful</p>

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<p>1.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.aero.psu.edu/undergrads/current/coop.html[/url]”>http://www.aero.psu.edu/undergrads/current/coop.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>What are your thoughts on this co-op schedule? In the Fall of our 5th year, we have to take 7 classes? We have to take 6-7 classes every semester. Isn’t that a little intense?</p>

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<p>2.</p>

<p>This is my plan so far. But it is seems intense.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.aero.psu.edu/undergrads/UG_Curriculum_Guide_2006-07.pdf[/url]”>http://www.aero.psu.edu/undergrads/UG_Curriculum_Guide_2006-07.pdf&lt;/a&gt;
From the above site I will follow the schedule for my first two years [first 4 semesters]. Then I will declare an AERSP major at the end of my sophomore year and follow the Co-op schedule [shown in the first site of this post]. Will this be an intense 4 1/2 years of college or can I still enjoy the parties/football games that PSU offers?</p>

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<p>3.
For the co-op schedule. it says that I will have one [ENGR 295/395/495] class. Where will I be working? Can I work at Lockheed Martin in GA? If I do that, how will I attend that three credit class in PSU at the same time?</p>

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<p>I’m not sure if this will help you or not, but, given the relatively remote location of University Park, my daughter was told to plan on doing an internship either by taking a semester off or, (more likely)plan on doing the internship over the summer. She was accepted into the College of the Liberal Arts, not Engineering, but I think the same idea would hold for most off-site interships.</p>

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<p>You are correct, it will be intense.
However, you got into Penn State, and you want to study Aero Engineering, so of course it is going to be hard. Only you know if you can manage your time well so you can enjoy college but get the benefits of a good education. It can be done, but it is not for everybody.
There will be kids who goof off every night and encourage you to join them. Some of them will have great grades but most will not. If you are not like them you will likely get to know the library quite well as a quiet place to study.
There will be kids who do nothing all weekend and some who go to the game but study the rest of the time. It is about choices and spending time with others who want to succeed too. If you are in the engineering SLO hopefully you will be around others who are serious about school, but it looks like they try to have fun too.</p>

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<p>If there are a lot of people who aren’t serious about school, is there any chance that the prof might lower the standards for an A?</p>

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<p>Not too likely bc there will also be others who are very serious about doing well. Especially when you have enrollment control. Because you know if you don’t do well you don’t get in…</p>

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<p>Fear not, for among the Nittany Lion masses will be some of the brightest, most driven kids on the planet, sure to ruin any curves. Especially in your chosen field of study. No dummies there. You’ll do fine if you commit to your studies. </p>

<p>Conversely, your question …</p>

<p>“… is there any chance that the prof might lower the standards for an A?” may lend some reason for concern. :eek:</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.engr.psu.edu/coop/employers/active-employers.aspx[/url]”>http://www.engr.psu.edu/coop/employers/active-employers.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>This list does not have Lockheed Martin and the like. Who can I email to get this information?</p>

<p>Also, can I do the internship as well as the co-op program? What is the difference between them, if any? Which one is better/do you suggest?</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.engr.psu.edu/coop/employers/salary-info.aspx[/url]”>http://www.engr.psu.edu/coop/employers/salary-info.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Are those starting saleries in 2005/2006 for people with a bachelor or masters degree?</p>

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<p>They are what you would make per hour as a coop or intern. For example the most an EE intern earned 05-06 was $24.89, but the average was around $16. And if you went back you would probably earn more each year. And possibly have a better chance of getting hired by them when you graduate.</p>

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<p>Can you scroll all the way down? It says:
“Starting Salary Information
The following are the starting salaries earned by graduating engineering students. The data was compiled from the 2005/06 senior exit surveys.”</p>

<p>I want to know if these numbers are a reflection of students with a bachelor, masters, or PhD degree?</p>

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<p>Sorry, didn’t look the whole way down the page…bachelor’s degrees.
Many engineering grads (sorry to generalize, I know specifically about EE) can earn their higher degrees through the companies they are hired through. Go to classes at the local university, company pays outright or reimburses you after you pass. That is something to look for when interviewing for jobs…</p>

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<p>Where can I get the numbers for psu engineering grads with masters degrees? I want to see if it’s worth it to get a bachelor or a master.</p>

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<p>email the grad school, or the career center, or look under the grad school or engineering threads.</p>

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<p>I wanted to add from the previous post about Lockheed.</p>

<p>They were at the career fair recruiting.</p>

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Were they recruiting for co-op positions? Also, do you remember which location they were from? I think there are over 20 Lockheed locations nation-wide.</p>

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<p>They usually dont recruit for one specific location, but for the company. Also, yes they were there during the inernship/coop day.</p>

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<p>I am planning to do their coop, specifically for aerospace engineering. Do you know where the interviews are held and if we have to dress formally?</p>