What does it take to be an engineering student?

boneh3ad
Wed, 30 Aug 2017 19:39:54 +0000

TrapNumen:

Money is a big pull factor for what I intend to follow for my major/career

This is really a terrible reason to choose a course of study. You can pick the highest-paying job, but if you don’t like it and aren’t motivated, you are going to be fairly terrible at it and not move up the ladder. You’d then probably end up quitting anyway and moving onto something you like more.

Pick a course of study that leads to a job you think you would reasonably enjoy.

TrapNumen:

I think med school may soon be out of the question as the health care system experiences further detriments.

I am not sure what detriments you mean here, but (most) doctors still get paid a lot of money and will for the foreseeable future. The only people who are really feeling the pain right now are general practitioners, who don’t really get paid as much as most other doctors but still have huge medical school debt and insurance costs.

TrapNumen:

My Pre Calc teacher told me to follow engineering and no matter what field, follow it with an MBA to increase earning potential so thats why that option is there.

Your pre-calc teacher is clueless. As was previously mentioned, you can’t generally get an MBA without at least a few years of experience. Also, getting an MBA can, in some situations, make you less marketable for engineering jobs. It’s better to be employed with a good salary than to be unemployed but be able to command a slightly higher salary. Only get the MBA if it becomes clear that your career path requires it.