Wednesday, June 22, 2011
How can I become an electrical engineer?
So I've wanted to be an electrical engineer since high school. I live in south carolina and as some ppl say our school system isn't exactly the best. My senior year in high school I was looking at many schools but I was confuse (because I felt that I wasn't prepared mentally or academically for a big school) and didn't go to the the right one. Ended up visiting a girl school in north carolina didn't like that so I came back home. I eventually I attended a black school in my hometown Morris which really isn't a good school but was a last minute decision. Anyways I'm graduating next week with a bachelor in mathematics. My intentions were to go here a semester than transfer to an engineering school well it never happen because the coursework is so diluted at my school my credits wouldn't transfer. So I decided to go to graduate school and get my master's in EE. Problem is I don't know if going to graduate school is right for me now I am about to graduate. The only real reason I would have for going is to get out of SC. Mind you I've been in my hometown 22 years and been trying to get out since high school. I look at graduate school as another 4 yr commitment and much more debt. I got a free ride at the school I'm graduating from because of scholarships and good grades. I graduate at the top 10% of my high school cl. And have maintain a 3.5 gpa through undergrad. If i knew that I only needed a bachelor in EE to be an electrical engineering I definitely would have went but instead I ended attending a liberal arts school. I got accepted to two prominent black schools (Howard and NC AT) but Im not sure if I want to attend another black school or even 4yr school. I feel an uneasy feel as if Im making all the wrong decisions again like back in hs. So my question is how can I become an electrical engineer from this situation? I read somewhere on the internet that whereever there was a shortage of engineers math majors could be hired but I don't know if that is true. I know that I could go to a school for 2 yrs get my ociate and be an electrical engineer technician. Should I go and get my ociate in electrical engineering technology or should I go to graduate school? Another reason I wasn't to excited about attending graduate school is because I wanted to live a little I'm only 22 and for the past 4yrs its been books and research papers so I feel like one of the cheesy hollywood movie where the kids jump in the car go to Vegas and have this crazy adventure that they will eventually tell their grandkids about. I want that but I have no life experiences. I still live with my mom and I feel like its time to venture out on my own. Im still discovering who I am which is the reason for the uncertainty concerning graduate school. I want to go to graduate school but I'm not sure if right now is the right time. I still want to be an electrical engineer but I also want life experiences. I don't have any experiences in engineering, interning with an engineer, nor have I taken any engineering classes. How can I become an electrical engineer? Serious question so anyone who been in this predicament or anyone with engineering experience that would provide some helpful advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm definitely not afraid of relocating, have no kids or companions, and quite responsible.
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