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Phlegmbot posted:I studied EE. Now I work in nuclear power and it is super awesome. How did you get into Nuclear Power? I'm an EE as well and I briefly looked into it as something I wanted to do, but then got a cool internship and started doing Networking.
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It doesn't matter. You can do Chemical Engineering, and if you are interested in Alternate power, then you can get a job in that field. EE, Civil, Aerospace are more specialized, but still sufficiently general that you can do anything you want with those degrees. There are just as many ChemE's and MEs as EEs working at Intel/AMD for example. If you want to do engineering good, then just pick one. All of the engineering degrees have about equal worth, especially if you get a relevant internship.
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Oct 11, 2009 06:52
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Holy Diver posted:The latter is more interesting to me, but it's got me to thinking: Do network security specialists really get paid big money? That's what this professor claims, but it all seems like glorified "IT guy" stuff. This is kind of what I do. It is a heavily experienced based industry. Your degree in Network Security Engineering means pretty much nothing compared to someone with a CCIE in Security, or other industry certifications. Even if you get hired right out of college, you will be making 40-50k for the first couple of years, and during that time you will basically be the "glorified IT guy." After that advancement is totally on you. When you get enough experience and certifications, you will be able to apply for the coveted "senior network engineer" positions that usually pay in the 85K to 150K range. But it takes a long time and again your degree means nothing. So my advice, do whatever is more interesting to you, but don't really expect it to get you a sweet job. Have to get in the door first.
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Oct 15, 2009 17:39
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Roumba posted:I royally hosed myself hard the last two semesters and dropped my GPA to ~2.25 at the end of my sophomore year. Because of this I've no hope of getting any kind of intern/coop because every one I see requesting Nuclear Engineering has minimum GPA requirements that I don't meet. Should I just switch majors now, or try to claw my way back up and hope that by the end of the next 2/3 years I'll be an attractive candidate for a job? Get an internship that is engineering relevant. No matter what. Go see the people in person, don't just send your resume, offer to work for free (most internships aren't paid but some are), meet people in the industry, "stalk" them somewhat, so that you happen to "run in to them". Once you get your internship + some experience you GPA won't matter anymore. A low GPA makes it difficult but not impossible to break into the industry, I can tell you this though, its not going to be easy.
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