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Graduating in May
I'm graduating from UH with a B.S. Math and Physics Minor. I've been working in economic development as a project engineer/coordinator for the past 3+ years. I'm going to stay in my current position as I look for something else. I'm not really in a rush, but I'm wondering if any of you guys know/have any pertinent positions open.
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Congrats man, I'm thinking about transferring to UH in the fall. I'm looking at the Mech Engineering Tech major (petroleum track). What are your thoughts on the campus overall and the engineering department? I'm hoping this will put me on a fairly safe path to oil/gas business.
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Congrats man, I'm thinking about transferring to UH in the fall. I'm looking at the Mech Engineering Tech major (petroleum track). What are your thoughts on the campus overall and the engineering department? I'm hoping this will put me on a fairly safe path to oil/gas business.
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Well, I would recommend the Mechanical Engineering program itself over the Tech major. As far as I know, they have a solid engineering college. However, the ME Tech program is under the College of Technology, not engineering. UH also has a new Petroleum Engineering degree program, too.
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Congrats. And wth is ME tech??
And its not just about experience anymore sadly.. a lot of big companies require you to have the engineering degree to make the bigger money. (Just what I've seen)
Still can't argue with the saying "it's not what ya know, it's who you know"!
And its not just about experience anymore sadly.. a lot of big companies require you to have the engineering degree to make the bigger money. (Just what I've seen)
Still can't argue with the saying "it's not what ya know, it's who you know"!
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Congrats. And wth is ME tech??
And its not just about experience anymore sadly.. a lot of big companies require you to have the engineering degree to make the bigger money. (Just what I've seen)
Still can't argue with the saying "it's not what ya know, it's who you know"!
And its not just about experience anymore sadly.. a lot of big companies require you to have the engineering degree to make the bigger money. (Just what I've seen)
Still can't argue with the saying "it's not what ya know, it's who you know"!
I have an ME degree from U of H and an MET degree from A&M, I got much better and way more offers with the ME degree, which was surprising considering the schools (GPA from A&M was higher too).
Congrats man, I'm thinking about transferring to UH in the fall. I'm looking at the Mech Engineering Tech major (petroleum track). What are your thoughts on the campus overall and the engineering department? I'm hoping this will put me on a fairly safe path to oil/gas business.
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The campus is diverse, they just got Tier 1 status, and there is alot of renovation going on right now, including a new football stadium (they havent started yet) but it's not in the best area so I would be a little careful walking around at night. Engineering department is good except probably for Industrial Engineering. Most people I know from other majors including my own who weren't successful transferred to IE, and I quote, "because it was much easier".
A shortage of engineers means opportunties galore and job security .
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Other than the bigger paycheck, ME is more theoretical while ME Tech is more practical, that's the biggest academic difference (why vs how). As far as the big companies, I agree they are more concerned with your degree and GPA (along with internships) but if you can bust your *** and get in, your set.
The reason everyone says it is because of perception, engineering vs technology, big difference. Senior MET's are taking courses that sophomore ME's are taking and to a lesser extent (at least at U of H). Also, if your gonna put in that much effort to do technology, might as well do engineering.
The reason everyone says it is because of perception, engineering vs technology, big difference. Senior MET's are taking courses that sophomore ME's are taking and to a lesser extent (at least at U of H). Also, if your gonna put in that much effort to do technology, might as well do engineering.