<p>We will definitely be there. Look for a kid with masses of curly hair, a short Mom and a tall Dad! Best wishes to you. This is a wonderful and scary time. I do agree that ultimately it is about the individual and what they do with their opportunities. We were kind of thinking that if our S decides to pursue Academia, UCLA might have the edge.</p>
<p>So idk if it was mentioned before, but UCLA Electrical Engineering or UCSD (Muir) Electrical Engineering? I prefer the environment for UCLA but I’ve heard that UCSD Engineering is actually a bit better than UCLA. If there is a difference, is it significant enough to actually influence me in choosing UCSD over UCLA?</p>
<p>luvmyson: yes, maybe if your son is planning on pursuing a life in academia, UCLA would be good choice…That is not where my son is headed, he wants to get masters in aerospace engineering and work for NASA or a company with contracts with NASA. Still doesn’t want to attend UCLA, too close to home for him! Thinks we will be knocking on his dorm room door every week! Ha! Still, we will keep an open mind at the Open House. They will have to do some heavy wooing to get him to change his mind! We will look for you at the Open House. trust me when I say we are easy to spot, three redheads together is not very common~!</p>
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I’ve never heard of UCSD’s EE program being better than ours (I only know that their bioengineering rocks). Anyways I’d say that UCLA wins over UCSD in general prestige anyways (more recruiting opportunities).</p>
<p>I could be very wrong though…just what makes sense to me though. I seriously never heard of UCSD until like 2 years ago.</p>
<p>^ aren’t you from out of state? </p>
<p>UCSD is known as a good school. At the undergraduate level, both UCLA and UCSD will be about the same. Honestly, I feel I haven’t learned anything the whole time I’ve been here.</p>
<p>I’ll have to agree that UCLA has more prestige in the sense that it’s better known. I think that’s do to having better athletics.</p>
<p>I got into both UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and UCSD. The UCI Campuswide Honors Program Honors Experience Day was really persuasive; and I can see the benefits and opportunities. However, I feel that there is a 50/50 chance that I might not like UCI CHP.</p>
<p>This sounds like a really great program and I don’t want to pass it by to go to high-ranking UC’s.</p>
<p>Can someone help enlighten me? </p>
<p>And, I will definitely attend the Open House April 11th.</p>
<p>how do you engineering students find your jobs and internships? I can’t seem to find ANY listings on bruinview that deal with aerospace engineering, as I see mostly CE, CS, and EE. I ask this since I want to switch into MAE, most likely for the MS program, after completing my undergrad in a different technical major</p>
<p>also, when are the next info sessions for aerospace companies such as Northrop, Lockheed, Boeing, etc? I graduate after this quarter, so I won’t be on campus to see the flyers posted in boelter hall</p>
<p>indeed.com monster.com also, websites of the companies you want to work for. Recruiting season is mostly over, you should try and e-mail recruiters for those companies to see when (see bruinview for their company & recruiter information). There’s been a handful of things that just float on the web - if you’re only looking on Bruinview you’re not looking hard enough. SpaceX is probably hiring, etc.</p>
<p>You should know how to find the listings by now.</p>
<p>[Northrop</a> Grumman](<a href=“Home | Northrop Grumman”>Home | Northrop Grumman)</p>
<p>[Lockheed</a> Martin](<a href=“http://www.lockheedmartinjobs.com/jobsearch_all.asp]Lockheed”>http://www.lockheedmartinjobs.com/jobsearch_all.asp)</p>
<p>[Pratt</a> & Whitney](<a href=“http://www.prattcareers.com/job_start.asp]Pratt”>http://www.prattcareers.com/job_start.asp)</p>
<p>[Space</a> X](<a href=“http://www.spacex.com/careers.php]Space”>http://www.spacex.com/careers.php)</p>
<p>[Raytheon[/url</a>]</p>
<p>[url=<a href=“http://www.boeing.com/employment/]Boeing[/url”>http://www.boeing.com/employment/]Boeing[/url</a>]</p>
<p>[url=<a href=“http://nasajobs.nasa.gov/]NASA[/url”>http://nasajobs.nasa.gov/]NASA[/url</a>]</p>
<p>[url=<a href=“Aerospace - Ball”>Aerospace - Ball]Ball</a> Aerospace](<a href=“http://www.rayjobs.com/index.cfm?NavID=103]Raytheon[/url”>http://www.rayjobs.com/index.cfm?NavID=103)</p>
<p>etc. etc. etc.</p>
<p>i forgot to say I’ve already applied to tons of positions on monster, indeed, and those big company websites, and gotten nothing except for 1 phone interview with the Aerospace Corporation</p>
<p>Is your GPA/Resume competitive? If you haven’t gotten your resume looked at lately, go to the career center/ask a friend to take a look. If you’re not getting anything, are you recruiting correctly? Are you following up your job applications? Networking with recruiters? Writing appropriate cover letters? There’s a lot to do here to get a job, give us some more detail. Keep in mind, we’re not the best people to ask either.</p>
<p>anyone try to drop a class this late into the quarter?</p>
<p>and has anyone done mathematics as their sci-tech elective?</p>
<p>I have a 3.77 gpa in physics and applied math, and completed 2 research projects and an internship in operations research. I recently had my resume edited by an alumni member working at Boeing. I’ve been spending each day in the last month following up to submitted job applications. I haven’t been able to network with recruiters since I missed the engineering career fair a few months ago, and haven’t been notified of any info sessions by any companies. i guess not having an engineering degree makes THAT big of a difference…</p>
<p>are you guys also applying for jobs? From my follow-ups, alot of the employers have told me they’re getting tons of applicants, as in about 50-100 per position</p>
<p>For future reference to those of you still on school, technical career stuff = get on ACT’s listserv (association for careers in technology). It’s a tough job market, so I wouldn’t be too hard on yourself. You may be missing some core training they want - but keep applying and keeping in touch with recruiters so they can let you know when jobs open up. With engineering, most teams can’t really hire unless they know there’s a project - keep looking. I know MadeInChina had an opportunity to interview with Raythen and that Lockheed Martin has had interviews, so there’s stuff happening out there. </p>
<p>I did full-time recruiting back in the Fall, didn’t pan out (final round with Google for a super competitive program was as far as I got). Decided to stay fall quarter to do internship recruiting - had two final rounds the last few weeks, been somewhat applying to other places and I’ll hear back as soon as tomorrow. I haven’t applied to as many places as I’ve planned, but really have tried to do my best to get “out of the stack” of resumes they all have.</p>
<p>Send me a PM with your email if you want to be added to ACT’s mailing list. You’ll get the announcements about our career fairs and infosessions.</p>
<p>As Deuces mentioned, there ARE still interviews being conducted (a couple of my friends have an interview with Lockheed first week of Spring quarter). That being said, they were contacted to be interviewed for a specific role on a specific project. Make sure your resume is in their database and you apply for all the positions you’re interested in. Also, try not to limit yourself by selecting a preference of location (your resume will get filtered out for positions at all other locations).</p>
<p>well since I just graduated, can I still get on ACT?</p>
<p>anyways, I’m sure my resume is on the database for boeing, LM, Northrop, and the other companies, since I’ve applied to well over 50 positions for each of them.</p>
<p>For big companies such as Boeing, LM, NG, each requisition has at least 200-300 applicants. A Boeing HR told me some requisitions have over 1000.</p>
<p>GPA only qualifies you for a position. This is probably the first filter. To be the best candidate, your interests and skills must match what the outlined project requires. Another filter is specific keywords relevant to the project. This will further eliminate the candidate pool until the best matches are found. Then, their information is sent to the hiring manager, which makes some more eliminations (sometimes makes some phone interviews), and then on-site interviews invitations are sent out .</p>
<p>I would recommend applying on the company website rather than through Monster. I haven’t heard of anyone getting an engineering job through Monster before.</p>
<p>Can I do premed in the Engineering Department?</p>
<p>Ok, so it’s not just me who thinks monster isn’t very helpful. It seems most people had recommended monster, but I was wondering why i’ve never been contacted by any of the companies, even for non-engineering positions. However, quite a few companies contacted me after i applied through bruinview</p>