DON'T Major in Engineering | Well Some Types of Engineering | What Engineering Major Should I Choose 

I'm so glad you made this video

Dude...great video! The biggest lesson is that people need to understand that a degree isn't going to solve your problems, it's only going to allow you to be eligible for more problems. I've met people who feel entitled to a job, because of their GPA. There is a huge need to be able to think holistically on the path you are on and understand the importance of your network. The other big one is the importance of understanding what you bring to the table. Also funny how before getting our P.E you have to put in ~10,000 :)

Thanks Fernando. Degrees dont solve problems, thats right. Good engineers do. understanding what you bring to the table is huge too. Thanks for this brother. Lets finally get you on the show huh? Cheers and thanks!

Well said. I watch your channel as well as Matt’s. His experience with his first job doing mundane tasks seems normal in any industry when you start off. Usually entry level does all the easy grunt work. Then you work your way up. I love your point about the 10k hour rule. I feel millennials today want instant gratification. When I tried pursuing becoming a cook in a restaurant I washed dishes for a year. I washed dishes and when I finish early I would hang out with the cooks to help out with actual cooking tasks. I eventually moved up once they noticed my cooking skills improved. Great video!

Which major correlates to chemical engineering among the top 4 ? I think it's should be in big 5, although it doesn't have many people employed because there aren't many people pursuing the degree. Chemical engineeing also has branches in minerals, industrial, biomedicals, energy, and so on.

Sounds like aerospace to me

Also a Mechanical Engineer

@@arunfrancis3505 bro we like to move stuff.

Blake Johnson is a bridge ain’t in equilibrium there’s a problem

*civil engineer student

Wow thank you for this. We're doing a series where we feature and focus on engineers who have become entrepreneurs, and I'd love to include you if you want? Also, thank you for the words of wisdom for the community. Really appreciate it :) let me know if you wanna be featured in something ok thanks cheers

How much did you make as a civil engineer ??

working only 4 hours per week than creating a youtube channel named lonely this is the only thing i hate about being an engineer work/life balance its so fucking ruined but i like how you Improved yourself man good job . if i only had the motivation to do it just like you did :D

Ur story is similar to my father’s, except my father is an electrical engineer and didn’t do uni. He struggled a lot for not doing uni but at that time he wasn’t capable of doing it. Now he’s a project manager with years of experience, good salary, capable of providing what we need and want with money to spare. I now am following the goal of project managing. Not in civil but electrical, still a senior though so i might change majors.

Out of curiosity, what type of company did you establish? Will you continue to do anything related to engineering once your business up and running?

Yes!!! congrats that is awesome. Let me know how we can help you from here. Make sure to join the Discord too okay (link in description). Cheers and thank you!

Same here engineering best choice ever

VAB is it really difficult

@@ismaeel2651 same question for me lol

​@@ismaeel2651 If you are dedicated and enjoy problem-solving, you will love engineering. You need a strong base of mathematics and physics in most engineering disciplines though.

I appreciate that thank you

" Fucc why you no static? "

@@mv3325 lol

Fuck u lmao

terrifying !! thanks for the cool comment. what are you up to in engineering - need help with anything? cheers thanks

@@mv3325 lollll nice thanks

ive used iron man so much haha :) thank you!

@@JakeVoorhees I also wish to be iron man in the future. And you have put faith in me once again when others discouraged me from form. Engineering. They never thought I "had" it. Thank you for your display of passion and enthusiasm about engineering. I've gained hope once again

Chutiya

Clicked just because of the Ironman thumbnail

That's the dream. Made of money and get to do passion projects forever

Congrats to you 🥳🥳

Dude just died mid-sentence

What did you do for a living during those 4 years?

Good on ya

Lighto i’ll share with you a list of positions i held in chronological order since i was 18 up to know that i am 23. 1) Scaffold builder assistant in Valero refinery. Full time 2) Party host in local event center. Part time 3) Construction Intern w/Facilities planning and construction department of my University. First Probono then Part time. 4) Robotic’s club project coordinator. 5) Environmental Engineering Intern Savannah River Site. Summer Program. 6) Thermodynamics Research Assistant. Part time 7) TexPrep Program Coordinator. Summer And now 7) NASA Stennis Space Center Intern. If no opportunities are available make your own, do a project and document it. Always look at the big picture. When i was a construction intern, I could have stayed there until graduation, but I always wanted to work in aerospace. So, I left and began a robotics project to earn experience more closely related to my field of interest. Doesn’t matter how old you are. All road lead to Rome. So don’t give up on your goals. Let me know if I can help you with anything.

Love all this insight, and thank you soooo much for taking the time to add all this value to the community. How was the rest of 2020 for you? Any career goals in your late 60s? Cheers and thanks again!

Same. Doing engineering at Tuks while the watching the world burn. Keep keeping on brother.

@@koketsokotsane9936 Don't give up. I have my Masters in Mechanical and Aerospace. It is well worth the ride. 3rd year is the worst, give it everything you've got, and it will end up working out for you. Please, please, make sure you learn how to use a computer to its fullest capacity. Understand networking. Understand software development. Spend time learning python, C++, etc. It will be imperative that you have the full power of a computer at your fingertips. To anyone that states "engineering isn't worth it." They just didn't have the heart to stick through it.

awesome thank you for commenting

hahaha you guys are funny

thanks so much for the encouragement Blake

thank you I really appreciate this so much :) its hard to know what is the right angle for advice, and feedback like this is super important thank you

I’m currently a freshman and very overwhelmed with all the different fields there are. I’m currently going for a computer engineering degree but very interested in data science. Would you recommend sticking with a computer engineering degree if I wanna go down that path?

@@Raviolei I would recommend staying with computer engineering. The breadth of knowledge there can be extended to data science easily. As a freshmen there will be many opportunities for you to e jump into data science.

@@jjohnson7384 thanks for the response. Do you mind sharing what your systems engineering job is like? There's not much information on RU-vid about it.

@@Raviolei ya that’s a good path. Computer engineers can work as data scientists or computer scientists. Here check out these to help you decide, “Best Engineering Majors | Engineering Degree Tier List” ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nfayHVJlKgQ.html . “Mechanical Engineering Job Tier List” ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ghxBLeEX_OM.html . “Electrical Engineering Job Tier List” ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6r3hG_zA8d8.html . "Civil Engineering Job Tier" List ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Q8ls52m18gQ.html . Does this help? Let me know what questions I can answer for you next okay? Cheers thank you !!

You got this man. You can not only show your mom, but you may show the world your engineering potential. Just remember.....never never NEVER quit. Good luck future engineer. ---some random engineering dude.

Good shit baby keep up the grind

Go kid. I'm feel the same. I'm in college now so that my mom can quit her job and I can take care of her. Keep it up bro!

Wow what a cool goal and you seem like a great person. Really glad you commented and added this value to the group. What is your dream job and how can I help you get there? Cheers thanks again!

@@Gonz698 Really appreciate the community support! Would love to hear what you are up to in your engineering career, cheers!

100% man for sure. just featured your channel on mine :) thanks again for an awesome collab. I will be able to do your recording soon

Thank you Yi-Shuan, so glad you're on the team now :) make sure you subscribe and hit the bell k cheerrs thankksss

Hey brother, I just completed my bachelor in mechanical engineering, but now I am confused, I want to do post graduate diploma program but I am torn apart by which course should I take between 'Robotics and automation' and 'Manufacturing - design' and 'Manufacturing - machining', can you plz guide me?

Amir Patel Hi there, congratulations on your degree. If possible, I strongly recommend you to take some time to work or at least have full time internship in related field before making decision for the following reasons: 1. Once again, what we do in workplace sometimes differ from what we learn / what we imagine we will do. Even internship can give you a “taste” of multiple specialization and help you determine what you really want to do for the better part of your life. After I worked for a couple of months, I realized that I am very interested in continuum mechanics and decided to pursue a master degree there. If you asked me immediately after I graduated, I would say that I want to join advanced mechanical vibration course. 2. Postgraduate degree can be a double - edged sword. On one hand it enhance your qualification, on the other hand it can make you overqualified. If I were an employer, I would choose a fresh graduate with bachelor degree over a fresh graduate with master degree, because: 2.1 People with master degree typically demands higher salary 2.2 People with bachelor degree only is typically younger 2.3 Except in very specialized role / industry, you will not need any knowledge you gain from that master program to be a good contributor If for some reasons you want to go straight to a master program, try to compare the programs. Are the curriculum similar? What are the elective courses e.g. can you take elective robotics class even though you are a manufacturing student? One last advice is, talk to your professors, A LOT. Ask them if there is any research or project from the university’s industry partner that you can work on? Best scenario is working on a project given by a company, then join them upon graduation. Best of luck!

@@rezhaadriantanuharja3389 thx brother, I am interested in designing as I feel I have good skilled on autocad and Solidworks, what is your opinion on this field do you think it's good? Will it go obsolete (outdated)?

Amir Patel I think it’s good, even better if you combine with other skills such as CAM, computational mechanics, etc.. The most important thing is to keep your skill updated and adapt to changes.

Soft skills matter so much, and the ability to want to learn forever, 100%. Really glad you added all of this insight, thank you! What career goals do you have? Thanks again!

Same here! But I just have 3 semesters left

Clayton yo I tried to go to Tech for grad school and didn’t get it lol good job bruh keep it up. Lemme know if you want to do a video about the school or something

Ignacio Sepulveda nice nice thanks for commenting

Jake Voorhees is age a factor? Do companies care? I’m gonna be 28 when I finish. I ended up getting sidetracked after high school and didn’t have the right guidance.

@@Nicholas-ut1dw nahhh 28 is no big deal, there are a ton of people who start their careers at 25-26 as a baseline normal age, so you're fine. Plus, I know so many engineers who went back at 40 and are crushing it now, so dont worry. Let me know if there is anything else I can help you with k? thanks cheers

Well you found me now! So glad to hear you have a good attitude about things. Appreciate the subscription. What are you up to now and how can I help you today? Cheeeeerrrsss

so are you thinking about become an engineer to make that extra difference?

@@JakeVoorhees hopefully one day when I graduate! I'm mostly getting into engineering because I enjoy it. It takes a lot for me to keep up with the other students, but I do pretty well with some extra study time.

@@danpina17 awesome thank you. So what are you up to nowadays? Let me know what I can help with k cheers !!

Thank you for the comment. Your perseverance is admirable and I can totally relate.

def hardest for me. i stopped questioning all that sort of thing when I realized most students struggle like this, so just dont worry

So you mean calc 2 was harder than calc 3 for you ?

I assume it was mainly integral calculus?

Yep, can’t believe I needed to take it for business school but I did and now it’s all classes I’m actually interested in for the next 2 years

Yeah thats great Laura, I suggest this often for BMEs. There are only 19,000 BME jobs in The USA, so its much better to major in ME which has over 300,000 and you can still work in BME if you follow the right steps. Seems like you have done the right thing. And it's never too late to network, meet people and connect with those you can help at their companies and can give you cool opportunities. Thank you for the comment !!

Where do you work and what stuff do you work on if you don’t mind me asking?

@@kylekubik4468 Hi, Kyle. I work in the fossil fuel industry. I take care of any projects that are electrical-related or I&C-related. Due to the workload, I'm more of a project manager than actual engineer. A lot of companies like project managers with technical backgrounds. I usually contract out the engineering work to engineering firms unless I think I can do it in-house. I used to be on the other side of the fence and work for an engineering firm though. I work with our Maintenance team and Operations team to keep things running smoothly and safely - things like our motors, transformers, cathodic protection, and arc flash analysis. I also make sure we're meeting all regulatory standards from an electrical standpoint. I work with all sorts of different departments to make sure we're successful.

Kurii That’s amazing, I appreciate you responding back. I have always been interested in electrical aspect of industry as it being engineering, programming, or just plain maintenance on systems or robots. I am about to take a Mechatronics class for the day like that benefit me in becoming more “desirable” to companies who are looking to hire if I come across the right connections?

@@kylekubik4468 Robots sound cool. That can also transition into automation, I think. I've always thought about building my own little robots and programming them. Those Lego robotics kits look baller, but they're so pricey! I think you also have to consider the industry you want to work in. The first engineering job I had specialized in a certain product (gas and oil measurement systems for custody transfer). I realized it was a niche field and I wasn't going to develop my skills much there, but it at least help me get my foot in the door and it gave me a lot of valuable exposure. My second job was in the nuclear power industry. It was great for a while, but the industry is dying and having problems standing up on its own; and on top of a competitive market, work started to slow down a lot since the company did 90% nuclear work. They started branching out eventually, but it was way too late. I'm now in the fossil fuel industry, which is a huge industry. But it's not without problems of its own! Due to environmental issues, we have to spend A LOT to control our carbon emissions (and rightfully so). Bottom line is, do some research on the different types of industries and consider their pros and cons. I think it's best to stay with one industry if you can because it's not always "transferable". When I swapped to the nuclear industry, I came in at the lowest salary because I was new to the nuclear industry even though I had some experience under my belt. When I went to fossil fuel though, I was able to carry my experience over because it was similar enough. Let me know if you have any other questions!

Kurii Thank you so much!! I really appreciate your time, knowledge, and experience of this pathway. Stay safe and God bless!

thank you for that. Let me know how we can help you from here. Make sure to join the Discord too okay (link in description). Cheers and thank you!

No worries glad it helped you. Cheers !!

hahahaha bc Matt majored in psychology first lolololololol

Hey Ezio, I'm also in the Chemical Engineering department, in my second year pursuing my Bachelor's Degree. I'm happy with the career. Challenging but fun.

Awesome! I'm doing a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering. It's too bad that the guy from the other vid just generalized the experience of getting a Master's degree based off of his friends' own experience and didn't really explore the different options for the masters program as far as a thesis and just taking normal classes. At least with a thesis you can learn more related to a specific industry through research.

Ezio Uchiha good! How are you liking things?

Ajid Xartel good intel. Thank you for that.

M S I know right

Amen. Thank you for the comment, input, and response to email for collaboration. Excited to work with you!!!

I'm so glad to see this reply Abir, and I'm really glad we're now chatting about a collab. Thanks !!

Just released EE vs ME. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6PJ-Yw5qVsc.html I mean you can probably take more of the EE classes and try to minor in EE or just get an EE job with an ME degree, that is definitely a thing, especially if you get EE internships and take EE tech electives and network with EE firms and build better relationship with EE professors, etc

okay thank you so much for saying that :)

Jake Voorhees No problem! Couldn’t be happier with my choices now and loving everything I’m learning. Even though I’m very early in the process i still am very glad that I chose to pursue it. Your channel and your videos are some of the absolute best engineering content on here. So many questions answered, and information that is useful that new people didn’t even know they needed to know.

Wow same luckily I stuck with it

All in all, engineered truth is a huge failure lol. The guy isn't even an engineer and doesn't really seem like he knows what he's talking about. It looks like he cares more abt the "fame" and "influencer" part of things rather than actually helping ppl

Angelo P Unfortunately that seems to be the truth.

So happy to hear that! Thank you for commenting. Just let me know what questions you have next okay? Cheers

Great goals, and yes a situation I see here and there. Continue to work hard and follow your dreams, and make sure to always keep your options open and your optimism up. Because the minute you give up thinking about this and let major choice deter you, you may not become an engineer. There is not "right time" to choose a major, but there is a loose formula for attempting to know the best choice at the time. You have to look at your skills and interests around engineering.There are only three big engineering categories, so lets start there. Each of Civil/Mechanical/Electrical are the only fields in the USA with over 300,000 jobs. Chemical for example, is just 32,600. Biomedical, 19,000. Even Aerospace at Mechanical. Mechanical Engineers work in a few main categories including machine component and manufacturing design, heating ventilating and cooling systems for buildings, and thermal and fluid systems. If you take apart things and put them back together, want to invent things, 3D print, model stuff, and tinker and build things, then ME may be for you. There can be some programming involved, especially if you start to lean towards the Mechatronics side of the industry, which begins to incorporate more electronics/computer engineering with some programming. But you can avoid a lot of programming if you choose. Civil. Civil Engineers have five areas of specialty. They design and build buildings and bridges and other structures, transportation systems, geotechnical systems (under the ground), they work with the environment/water resources, and then coastal. Construction Engineering and Management is another similar industry that civil engineers can work in. If you were the engineer building legos, playing sim city, and wanting to build things rather than take apart stuff and put it back together, you could be a civil engineer. You can also be very much less of a programmer and get away with it. I am a civil engineer, and I have essentially zero programming skills. Electrical. Also called "Electrical & Electronics Engineering". This field is probably the best for the future. Electrical engineer work with electrical power/dist/generation, telecommunications, semiconductor design and manufacturing, signals & controls, aerospace parts and manufacturing, and research and development. Electrical engineering is very different from civil/mechanical because it is theoretical rather than tangible. You cannot see electricity or magnetism, and you cannot see what is happening with circuits or semiconductors. Because of this, EEs take more math and harder math, besides PDEs that mechanical engineers must take like fluid/thermodynamics. But EE is considering the most math and harder math, and because its 100% theoretical, typically an EE can learn ME math and adapt to the physica word easier than a ME or CE can do the other way around. Unlike in CE and usually in ME, EEs must be good programmers too. EEs often can work as software developers or software engineers after university, because they require so much coding skill. This also means EE is the safest for the future, as there are 1.4M software developer jobs growing at a rate of 22% right now. Thats more jobs than CE/ME/EE/IE (industrial engineering is 4th with 285,000 jobs) combined. Industrial. This would be the 4th consideration, particularly if you are not as good at math, are a better communicator, and want to work more with people other things rather than design or calculations or the "engineering work" within the engineering world. Industrial Engineering is very different from other engineerings in that it considered the entire system perspective, rather than simply optimizing the parts of the systems themselves first, which is what most engineering does. In IE, you must consider the entire system first in order or maximize the sum of the parts. IEs work in manufacturing, human factors, safety optimization to eliminate injury, etc. Outside of the big 3 and then IE, there are smaller branches like mentioned before. Computer engineering is very similar to EE, Aerospace engineering can be achieved with an ME degree and many AEs go to grad school, chemical engineering is so small that I only recommend it if you are from a very chemical engineering heavy country. Biomedical engineering is very small and in my opinion, should then be avoided for undergrad. Environmental engineering is 55,000 strong, and same thing as AE. You can get into environmental engineering through civil engineering. In fact, my degree is called "Civil & Environmental Engineering" so I could do just that if I want. There are other small engineering majors too, like materials or petroleum, nuclear and manufacturing, but you can get into any of these my majoring in one of the big 3 and ending up there in your career. Choose one of the big 3, and you will be fine. Does this make sense and help? I will be making a new how to choose an engineering major video soon, thanks!

SAME

awesome! yeah thats a pretty solid attitude. so what are you up to now and what is the dream job situation? let me know if there is anything i can help you with, thankkkssss

@@louismendoza6896 yeah good plan, so what are you up to now and what is the dream job situation? let me know if there is anything i can help you with, thankkkssss

@@JakeVoorhees honestly, still deciding. But material science (inside the mechanical engineering) fascinates me a lott. I am starting next month with an internship, based on material engineering :)

@@zoeodekerken6343 congrats on the internship! How do you feel about it as we move forward? Let me know if you have any questions about it. Cheers thanks!!

Hey thanks for the comment and insight. So how can I help you. Now? I’m trying to figure out your question. Thanks!

SAME !!! hope you do great

Is it hard

Awesome!! What type of job / sector are you trying to figure out after school? What can I help you with? Cheers thankssss

Cheers thank you for commenting. Let me know what I can help you with k cheers

is what hard? Engineering? Yeah... let me know what I can help you with k cheeeerrrss

I love this comment so much, thank you. I save good ones like this nowadays. I really appreciate it!! Let me know what I can help you with next ok? Thanks!!

There will always be someone who says that a certain xx engineering is too specialized and it's not the best choice. I personally disagree from experience :) I am an aerospace engineer who graduated with a bachelors and masters in aerospace engineering in astronautics, which is the most specialized in aerospace. I found a full-time position right away at a great space and defense company. I can tell you that the industry is expanding more than ever and aerospace companies are always hiring. In the last 3 years I've worked as an intern/full time engineer, there hasn't been one time when a recruiter said that they are not hiring now. The aerospace industry is aging quickly and they are now looking to fill in the workforce with new upcoming engineers :) so keep doing what you're doing and focus on your studies and on networking! Good luck!

Of course in a video like this, there are plenty of people who specialized and it worked out well, and there will be an "oh shit" feeling when watching this. There are not rules, they are suggestions for success :) bc i hear so many people specialize and then regret it, thats what i advise too. Based on my personal experience with the community, thats what i teach

this is good, cant wait to have you on the channel thanksssss

I don't think Aerospace really counts. It's broad enough since planes, rockets, etc have a lot of different kinds of moving parts. If u can build a plane u can build a car, or an assembly system, or a robot for the most part. I think he means like computer engineering, nuclear engineering, material science engineering, etc where u are pretty much stuck doing one thing.

My reasoning behind choosing aero (it's actually mech and aero) is that I live right near and want to work at a place I know has a large need for aero.

Yeah I really like that saying. Thank you for that. Let me know what I can help you with k? cheeeerrrsss

That idiot thought getting an engineering degree would automatically mean succes, but he's not passionate at all

Marnix Broersma ya lol

Daniel yuppppp

Thank you for that feedback. Glad it worked out for you. Let me know how we can help you from here. Make sure to join the Discord too okay (link in description). Cheers and thank you!

That’s great! I’m starting that career too, hope to know how to network with the right people.

wow veryyyy cool gig. What are you trying to figure out now? Thanks

@@JakeVoorhees current tring to adapt my learning style to fit online classes becaus of covid. That what lol.

@@Tinhead426 cool yeah I feel that. So the way that I encourage students who are struggling with remote learning is this. You have to deploy all the same strategies for success, plus these things. Try to study or do assignments with friends and classmates over zoom. Virtual study work is better than being alone. There is less opportunity to build a relationship with and ask professors questions so make sure you keep in better touch via email, and ask for quick 15min phone chats or zoom calls. They will say yes. Finally, make sure you reply better study habits because it’s insane enough sitting at home all the time. Do the pomodoro method for studying, like 25min on 5min off or 50min on 10min breaks, and spaced repetition where you start to study earlier like weeks ahead, and space out your study sessions. You actually need to study less this way!! Here is a video with study tips for engineers “Engineering Study Skills” ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-53A-3T5_2zE.html That’s what I suggest you do. Does that help? Thanks!!

@@JakeVoorhees yes actually thanks for the info.

@@Tinhead426 no worries just let me know how I can help from here k? Cheers !!

love this Sean. Thats exactly right. Gotta just keep your head up. So lets do that for you within the next 7 months. Get you into the armed services bruh, we got this

"Yes and know" :) Experience is also not what you know. Know root word is knowledge. Experience cannot be taught or learned. You have to go out there and execute it - it's a little different. Experience can actually trump connections, but not always. Experience and connections will always trump grades and school credibility. I've met a lot of kids from Stanford and Berkeley who never got experience and never networked and couldnt get hired. I think you and I are saying the same things in different ways, and appreciate your perspective. Thank you !

Excise me sir,may i ask u something.What engineering course is the best when it come to be a robotic engineer/mechatronic.I have some basics but i kinda confused what major to choose.(And do you recommend that major)

hahaha cool stuff thank you

Hey thanks for the question. I would look at sample curriculum like this one www.siue.edu/academics/undergraduate/degrees-and-programs/mechatronics/curriculum.shtml and see how you can take similar courses. thanks

Thanks for the feedback, cheers! Let me know what I can help you with next ok? Thanks

hahahaha

I’m studying Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University, which while not an Ivy, is similar in a lot of ways so I hope I can shed some light on the issue. Generally the engineering departments at top universities tend to be weaker than their overall ranking. This should make some sense. While schools like Harvard have had centuries to build up their humanities department, they tend to be on much more even footing with public universities in engineering, which has only exploded in popularity and funding relatively recently. Consequently if all you’re looking for is a good engineering education, you don’t need to go to an ivy. Plenty of public universities offer a comparable experience for a much cheaper price, especially at the undergraduate level where curriculums are pretty standardized. That being said, as an engineering student it is highly unlikely that all you will be doing is engineering. You’re very likely going to take around a quarter (give or take) of your classes in the humanities, and that’s where it can really pay off to be in a more selective university. This is doubly true if you have a lot of AP or IB credit and are considering a double major. Additionally, some other benefits can be seen during the job search process. Being at a more selective university acts as a sort of “pre-screening” process for a lot of companies. This is less true in engineering than other fields, but it definitely matters if you end up wanting to do an “engineering adjacent” career like technical sales. The last thing I would mention is that selective schools provide a better safety net should you decide to drop out of engineering. Even at top schools where every admitted student did well in high school, the attrition rate is around 25%. It’s difficult to really know before hand if engineering is going to be a good fit, and you should not discount the possibility of wanting to change majors. In that eventuality, it’s much better to be at a reputable school with other strong departments, rather than a school that is strong only in engineering. Overall I’d say if you are 100% committed to being a design engineer, then it’s not necessary to go to an Ivy or other selective university. You’ll save money by attending a public institution, of which there are many that are as good or better at engineering than the ivies. That being said, if you also have interest in the humanities or business, or are considering careers adjacent to engineering in technical fields, I’d take a hard look at the top overall universities. Attending the 5th ranked engineering school vs an Ivy ranked 20th isn’t that big of a difference as an undergrad, but it will make all the difference in the world if you don’t end up doing pure engineering.

@@jacksonletts3724 well said!

@vedant I wouldn't say its a "bad" idea, its just that when you think of an Ivy League school, you dont think of engineering. That is why @kariminalo said what they said about law and MIT. It's just not a good combo :) does that make sense? Thanks!!

@@jacksonletts3724 Engineering school rank doesn't matter as much as you would think anyways. Sure CM and Stanford and these types of schools will give you a good reputation out of the gate, but if you dont have internship experience and have zero contacts coming out of the school, you're in equally a weird position. Does that make sense? Thanks!

eh, i mean, we help engineers thrive and crush it and rise to the top 1% of their field. Matt used to try to get people away from engineering in order to buy his courses. Entirely different messages to me honest. He has a bait and switch tactic which is why hes gone from RU-vid, because he ruined his reputation

this is great! Would you like to be featuring on the show? Send me an email pls if so, hello@jakevoorhees.com, cheers!

What do you think of a Construction Engineering degree?

@@patrickcruice9633 construction engineering is a great field with an awesome fire. Make sure you see this okay Is Construction Engineering A Good Major | Construction Engineering vs Civil Engineering ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HHiBTH4ufYU.html let me know what questions you have next ok? Cheers !!

Paid internships are becoming more common which is great because unpaid is bullshit.

@@ashleynoble2880 the problem is I am making $25-30 an hour working a part time serving/bartending job. I have a 3.7, but even the best paid internships that are feasible to me are about $15/hr max

@@allthingsskate It's all about what that internship is providing you. Yes, I understand daily necessities need to be met however in the world of student loans, merit based scholarships and the like, 25-30 an hour should more than cover your current living as a college student. Of course, this is under the assumption that you attended college out of highschool with no major dependencies on yourself, like having children or family needing to be taken care of. The true value of that internship is much more than the 14$ price tag that is associated with it, and if eating rice and ramen is what has to happen in order to meet economic ends, I'd say its more than worth it.

@@allthingsskate where do you live and which branch of engineering do you study?

@@ashleynoble2880 ya engineers should not take an unpaid internship. I never did. So good call. What else can I help you with? Cheers thanks !!

righhhttt???? good stuff. Let me know if you wanna be on the show ok? cheers thanks

I'm so back !!!! thank you for the support and the love. Make sure to join the discord and let me know how we can help you okay? cheers

Good! BS in Aerospace Engineering is a great plan, especially if you have already decided that you absolutely want to go into the aerospace industry for a career. You can get there with a ME/EE/CompE/CS degree as well, but Aerospace gives you an advantage for sure. Let me know what I can help you with next ok? Thanks!

No worries that’s a cool goal. Let me know how I can help k? Thanks

Appreciate that! Thank you for the insights. Let us know how we can help you next okay? Cheers

exactly !!! thank you so much for that

Please may I ask you how you majoring in mechanical engineering and specialising in mechatronics because I read that mechatronics is another whole major because bro I want to be like you I want to enter mechanical engineering not mechatronics but i love to be specialist in mechatronics so how would I do like you could you help please 🙏🏻

@@fahedmohammed8354 it much depends on the school you are enrolling. In my case, my school offered Mechatronics speciality in mechanical engineering department. And by the way, mechatronics is just a branch of mechanical engineering with encompassing principles of electrical and software engineering so it won't really be suprising if your school doesn't offer a mechatronics specialtiy in their mechanical engineering program but instead offering it as a separate major and it also won't be surprising if their are some schools that offers the mechatronics speciality in their mechanical engineering program just like in some universities in europe..

Eman Antonov doesn’t the mechatronics branch of electrical engineering or nah?? + what do you prefer take mechanical or mechatronics in my opinion I would choose mechanical because mechatronics is branch and I can take it in M.S. is that right or nah as well?

@@fahedmohammed8354 Heyyy thanks for the comment. . I get a lot of questions about mechatronics engineering - probably more than any other subset of engineering nowadays. . I think mechatronics is the future. It is the intersection of mechanical and electrical engineering, so you can lean into either the physical design side i.e. mechanics, or the electrical engineering aspects which would include the circuitry, signals and controls, power, automation, and programming aspects. I think a mechatronics engineer who leans into the electrical engineering side of things is VERY well suited for the future. Here are some videos that you may be interested in: . “What Do Mechatronics Engineers Do?” ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4YjLZcQRLds.html . “Is Mechatronics Engineering a Good Career? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UkPKlA6j0f8.html . There are only 28 ABET mechatronics engineering programs in the world and just 3 in the USA. So oftentimes you have to choose EE or ME or CPE and do a degree concentration in mechatronics, which is a great path. Some universities have a formal certification program within EE/ME/CPE, or you may have to build it yourself. You would do that by for example, majoring in EE and taking more electronics courses and less about power or telecommunications. You would take robotics electives, signals and controls, and circuits courses, etc. Your CS related courses should revolve around mechatronics rather than something else, and so on. Computer Engineering is often a subset of Electrical Engineering. But sometimes engineers struggle to choose between ME vs EE/CPE. This video will help you decide, “Mechanical VS Electrical Engineering” ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6PJ-Yw5qVsc.html . These will probably be helpful as well: “What Do Mechanical Engineers Do?” ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5wEteXzhtak.html “What Do Electrical Engineers Do” ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zRawKI6Qsm0.html “What Do Computer Engineers Do?” ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hiL-cTbz188.html . I also ranked Mechatronics Engineering as one of the only two S-Tier Mechanical Engineering options in this video, “Mechanical Engineering Job Tier List” ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ghxBLeEX_OM.html . Does this help and make sense? Let me know what follow up questions you have okay? I respond to everything, thanks again!!

thanks! what are you up to in your engineering journey now?

@@JakeVoorhees I have just started my final semester of biomedical engineering undergrad and am applying to all of the med tech R&D jobs that I can find. I have a "mentor" who has reached out to some of his contacts for me so hopefully I'll have something lined up for after graduation

@@engboy69 awesome! Happy to hear you have someone helping you too. What are you up to nowadays? So you have something lined up? Cheers thank you !!

Still going to make a reply video to yours! I have it scripted, just have to record, thanks Shane

I’m a freshman and going for a computer engineering degree also. Would you say it’s a good degree if I’m interested in data science and machine learning? There’s so many different degrees and choosing one is overwhelming.

Yeah just gotta push push for surrrreee, thank you for the comment !

if you want to do data science / machine learning, honestly CS is probably the better major. But if you want to work at the intersection of the hardware with the programming side of things, thats either EE or CompE (they are essentially the same in that CompE is a division of EE). Does that make sense? Thank you!

thank you i really appreciate that. Let me know how we can help you from here. Make sure to join the Discord too okay (link in description). Cheers and thank you!

Wow what a great insight, thank you :) let me know what I can help you with next? Thanks for commenting cheers!

Awesome thanks! How did the fall semester go? Let me know how I can help you now k cheers !!

@@JakeVoorhees The fall semester was challenging mainly because of the online education. We were unable to interact with our TA’s and professors so the concepts were harder to grasp. I’m sure I would’ve found my first semester difficult regardless of the delivery of the content though. Engineering is a hard career! Anyway I’m ready for the spring semester now that I’ve had some experience! Thank you again for this video :)

yuuupppp exactly good stuff

you are so welcome! let me know what i can help you with next okay? Cheers and thank you!

super glad to hear this! Thank you for leaving the comment. Here are some more good ME videos for you. I hope they help! “What Do Mechanical Engineers Do?” ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5wEteXzhtak.html “Jobs for Mechanical Engineering” ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-L95q-d6FWVY.html “What Do Mechatronics Engineers Do?” ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4YjLZcQRLds.html “Mechanical VS Electrical Engineering” ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6PJ-Yw5qVsc.html

yeah all good things

awesome thank you! let me know what we can help you with next, cheers!

pretty simple to be honest :) esp when you look @ things that way, thank you. Let me know how we can help you from here. Make sure to join the Discord too okay (link in description). Cheers and thank you!

Hey thanks for this comment. Appreciate you. I'm still catching up on comments from six months ago. Let me know if I can help you with anything or answer any questions okay? Cheers love you

Vlad G what is “this narrative”? Care to expand? 80% of jobs go unadvertised so it’s pure data that you need to know people.

Jake Voorhees I’m not sure where you’re getting this 80% number, but the reality is to quantify how many jobs go unadvertised would be literally impossible. Let alone by engineering type..... you would have to gather data from sooo many companies and that data probably isn’t being shared anyway.....

Vlad G google it

Jake Voorhees I did and it says some estimate it to be x% with zero data...... there’s your problem.

Jake Voorhees you are pushing a narrative. You can’t say Matt is pushing one and you aren’t . At least own up to what you do

Hey thanks for the comment. Great attitude! What are you up to now? What can I help you with/ Cheers thank you so much!

Im way down in Zambia and want to do engineering as well although I want to do chemical or biomedical

I love Kenya! I was with the Maasai last year and it was amazing. What can i help you with nowadays? thank you!

thanks for commenting too! what can I help you with?

@@JakeVoorhees firstly GREATLY appreciate your videos I think especially this one. I'm in my second last year of secondary school and although I want to do those other types of engineering do you think that someone can utilise their engineering degree in self employment and if so is it a very good idea?

I'm also kenyan and I'm about to charge 🐃towards civil engineering

Hey dont worry. First of all, thank you so much for providing so much context in your comment. I left engineering because of exactly what you are talking about. I wasn't inspired and it was mundane, and I thought I was never going to get to the cool stuff. So I left, travelled to a bunch of countries doing projects, didnt buy anyones stupid courses, joined a started, was on ABC's Shark Tank, and now I'm back to being bored and probably headed back to engineering. It's all about who you align with and how much the rubber hits the road. Try and try and try and keep going, and you will get into those cool companies with cool teams working on cool projects. Only when you give up does the dream fail, so keep at it with us. That's really what 1% Engineer means. That only about 1% of people are going to work hard enough to end up somewhere where they can be happy, make a lot of money, and be proud of their journey. You in w us? Thanks for the comment, again, let me know how I can help you from here k? Cheers!

@@JakeVoorhees Damn, thank you for your reply! Wasn't even sure you'd reply cause the video's got views and also cause even though i said I have a question, i didn't actually ask anything lmao. Your story is quite interesting, if you have more videos on it i'll def watch them. Were those projects also in the field? Or do you mean stuff like RU-vid? And what do you mean by 1% Engineer? is it how you call your community? as in "we're a community that strives to be that 1% of ppl who work hard etc" or is it like a specific thing I don't have a wide breadth of experience but the points you mention ring true. Especially that thing about "who you align with", it just made something click. I've been considering several things/paths for the future but hadn't stopped to think on how come I ended up treading the paths that I've already taken, and realized that one of the most interesting experiences I've had ( just a semester abroad, but it was something I hold very dearly), happened because I was really aligned with a friend at that moment so I kinda followed steps in a similar direction to his, and went to the same country he went to, not because of him directly, but because I found out some things that fit me and that I liked about it. Your comment has already been very helpful, but I did forget to ask about the second point you made in the video, the one about interviewing people that are already working "conduct informational interviews". What do you mean by that? How do you even do that? I've DMd people on reddit (/r/engineering or finance subs) who had interesting stories and/or were in positions where I'd like to be in the future, but I assume you mean something more IRL focused. Plus those DMs were overviews, they didn't really go into any details of life in their job or whatever.

@@coscorrodrift Yup of course I reply :) thanks for commenting. My engineering journey is mixed into my videos, but yeah one day I'll make a "draw my life" engineering video. As for projects I've worked on, there has been all types of stuff, with 1% Engineer being a big focus today. And yes by 1% Engineer, I mean what you asked. Helping young engineers rise to the top 1% of their engineering career. Here is a video talking more about informational interviews “Informational Interview Tips“ ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nxUtpzPHKjc.html I think LInkedin is the place to build professional relationships. I haven't had a ton of success on reddit making professional things happen. What are you up to now? How can I help you? Cheers!

@@JakeVoorhees Just watched the vid and another one you did on how to actually get them which was my actual major question. I think I get the thesis, like, establish contact with people in job fairs or whatever and then outright ask for an informational interview. I hadn't heard of the concept but I guess it makes sense. I just don't know if it's a cultural thing (i'm not from the states) or if I just am not experienced enough, or if they are uncommon things but it's hard for me to wrap my head around the whole concept. Especially now with Covid. Pre-covid I did go to some job fairs plus I also was occasionally meeting people from small companies that sponsor a student team i'm in, so the advice seems like it would be much more actionable then/after the vaccine. But even then I don't feel like a brief introduction at a job fair gets you way deeper into the company than a cold email/call. I get that it does and you'd choose someone lightly familiar over someone not familiar at all but I just don't feel like it would work in my case. Maybe it's just a self-confidence thing. As to "what i'm up to now", i'm in my last year of my 4th year degree, the 6th one :) so pretty frustrated with life because i have one subject left and my thesis yet stuff doesn't seem to be going right, barely passing the subject and not hearing back from the people i'm supposed to do the thesis with. I have very little motivation and i'm questioning my career and life choices. I'm also in an internship that i seeked out, and successfully got, but the actual internship experience has been pretty disappointing, I seeked it out because I wanted to improve my CFD skills (they do that at some projects) but my project is not at that stage yet so I've had to do other more boring things like very very very rough engineering/calculations that feel pointless and from which I barely learn anything, with very abstract guidelines that keep me in a sort of limbo where I both feel like i have nothing to do, yet i should be doing something, and I haven't been able to take advantage of the situation (someone smart would either do the bare minimum and use the time to self-improve, or try their hardest and find things to do to make a good impression, and i'm doing neither) and have basically wasted time in effectively useless things. I know it's just a single internship in weird times (covid so it's WfH regime rn) so it's not the actual internship experience, plus it's not like internships reflect real engineering work but still I'm just very disenchanted in general. I have other interests besides engineering but i've devoted a lot of time to it so it feels hard to go back, plus at this point i'm not even sure if i'm good at anything at all, much less if i'm good at things i actually enjoy doing. The only thing that i feel like could work is software engineering or compsci but it feels weird to start another degree from scratch. On the "how can you help me" thing, you got any shrink's number? lmao. jokes aside i don't know. i do like money so "1% engineer" sounds cool, but even if i was 100% sure i wanted to commit to engineering, i don't think i have a "1% engineering" mentality. i don't really feel like i have a calling to make the world a better place using engineering or the will to join companies like Spacex or Tesla where you're hyperfocused on the job and hyperpassionate. I just like cars and shit, and knowing why and how some are different to others, and learning about weird cars and I just wanna do some cool projects like Singer or Icon 4x4 do, but on my terms and on my own pace. That's obviously speaking ideally. If you have anything on that, any experience with similar companies or so I'd love to hear it. Thinking through the "how can you help me" thing though I have thought a lot about doing something like you do now, instead of the actual engineering itself, something engineering related but more centered in media, and i've created some Instagram pages related to that but haven't really succeeded so if you have any tips or insights regarding your current project of "1% engineer" and how you have it laid out that could be useful. I'm guessing it started out like some side thing that eventually grew to be your main focus, so knowing what were your motivations behind it, what you struggled with the most with, would be cool too. BTW sorry for the long ass post, you technically asked for it though :) but fr sorry for that, it was in part just ranting because i'm angry (not at you, at myself and the world) , but that is my real answer to those questions you asked, not sure if i took them too literally or if they were meant to be answered in detail. BTW if you feel like I can provide you with value in any way you can ask too. Maybe you were thinking of making a podcast solving "1% problems" or some shit like that but you didn't know anyone, or maybe you want to make subreddit review kind of videos but don't have a subreddit, or a "answering discord questions" thing but haven't had any juicy discord messages.

@@coscorrodrift hey thanks for all of this. ive tried to start to answer this a couple times and I find its just too all over for me to respond. So if you had to summarize this into two or three things you are trying to figure out and i challenge you to write each of those questions in one sentence, what would they be? I respond to every question now thank you !

Yeah cool point thanks !! Let me know if there is anything I can help you with k thanks

Hey Miles thanks for the comment. I am glad you are pursuing an engineering you enjoy. There are some great things about chemical engineering. Hey thanks for the comment. Here are the good things about chemical engineering. It's incredibly vast and flexible. Chemical engineers can work in manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, design and construction, pulp and paper, petrochemicals, food processing, specialty chemicals, microelectronics, electronic and advanced materials, polymers, business services, biotechnology, and environmental health and safety industries, among others. Chemical engineers also are in the top 5 highest paid among engineers, with a median salary of $108,770. There are 155 ABET accredited chemical engineering programs in the USA to choose from, and the industry growth is 4% right now which isn't horrible for an engineering industry. The graduate degree ratio is also the lowest among other engineer industries, with only about 20% of degrees being Masters/PhDs. A chemical engineering undergraduate degree has a lot of power. Finally, chemical engineering repeatedly sits at #2 or #3 of the most challenging undergraduate majors, usually based on GPA, so you get incredible respect by saying, "I'm a Chemical Engineer". I have these pro-Chemical Engineering videos too, “What can Chemical Engineers Do?” ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DGEwoGjMP0M.html and a “Chemical Engineer Interview” ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5o8QzeIlHuk.html Does that help and make sense? Let me know what I can help you with next - I reply to all comments. Cheers and thanks again!!

Thanks very much and If I have any questions I'll surely ask

@@milestenball8486 k thanks again!

Super accurate and awesome attitude. I really appreciate this comment! Thanks again and let me know if there’s anything I can help you with now k? Cheeerrrrsss!!

Thank you so much for the comment and compliment! What are you up to in your engineering career journey? Let me know if there is anything you think I can help you with, and I will see what I can do to help advise you. Cheers and thanks again!

Ugh yeah I’m glad others notice. I’m making another flame video about him so stay tuned ok? Cheers !!

Wow what a cool journey. Thank you so much for commenting. What are you up to now 5 months later during covid? How is everything going? Let me know if there is anything I can help you with and I will do my best to advise. Love to Malaysia! Thank you

Thank you so much for this comment! I'm pretty glad he's off RU-vid now :) happy to help you and lots of other engineers. What questions do you have now? Thanks !

Wow yeah what a tough situation. Where are you in the decision now? Let me know how I can help alright thanks !!

Could you please tell me what the tips are?

@@avril4259 don’t do engineering

Thanks I really appreciate that. What are you up to nowadays? Let me know what I can help you with k? I'm answering everything nowadays, cheers

Hey thanks for the comment. Don't listen to that person, engineering is great. What are you up to nowadays? Let me know what I can help you with or what qeustions you have okay? Cheers thanks

Nahhhh engineering is awesome and you know it. You just had a tough journey I think, don't worry. Let me know how I can help you now k? Cheers

thank you for this! I need to make more of this style i think then

@@JakeVoorhees Definitely!

@@priyalpradhan2777 hey how have you been? Thanks for the comment back then. I’m circling back around so let me know what I can help you with ok cheers thanks

Interesting ok I appreciate your insight thanks

Might I ask; aerospace engineering is more malleable then previously thought, is it not? 🤔

@@clone3249 I'm happy to answer any questions about mechanical engineering in aerospace, but I don't understand what you mean.

David Chadwell sorry for the jumbled up comment. Would you consider aerospace as a specialised and very particular program compared to mechanical engineering?

@@clone3249 Not at all. I got my degree in 'vanilla' mechanical engineering, and I've been very well suited to aerospace work. There is a wide variety of aerospace work, from simple structures (parts that don't move), kinematic systems like linkages, mechanisms, hydraulics and so on, and then there are aerodynamics which is the more specialized area. I started with structures, then moved on to more complex mechanisms after about 9 years of experience. If you aren't strong in design, you can focus on the analysis portion, and if you are weak on math, or don't desire to do that, there is a TON of engineering work in aerospace that is more like soft skills, non-critical systems like rubber seals on ceiling panels, carpet and such. There is also testing, project engineering (management/organization), certification (paperwork), and others. There are lots of things to try, to see what suits you, and all of it can be done with a BS in mechanical engineering.

thank you for that comment !!

Super awesome! That's my major and I don't regret it either, thanks!

Awesome thank you so much, let us know how we can help you next ok? Cheers

Niceeee! What’s for the comment. What can I help you with now? Thanks cheers

Nice! What can I help you with now? Thanks

Exactly. I’m interested in aerospace engineering since I first enrolled to high school (I graduated this year!) and nothing’s going to change my mind haha. But really, I agree with the advices from this video, definitely helpful. One last thing, do what you love to do. If you’re not enjoying what you do because someone told you to, it’s a waste of time and sweats. Cheers!

@rvidal0001 I first started looking into it for the design side as my uni does have a design side to the course. However after looking into it, propulsion, aerodynamic, thermo. It all looks really enjoyable :) Thank you for your comment though, it is still nice to hear that I can get into other domains even if I've done Aero. Apparently a popular domain is in fact applying Aerodynamics to things like cars and trains etc..

@@awandhanaa.a.8515 Aye so we're both going into this together! Yes definetly, do something you want to, and know you'll enjoy. I've already studied mechanical and electrical engineering for 2 years in highschool (not American). Constant electrical just isn't my thing although I'd say the teacher did ruin it a lot for me. I can cope with a bit but it was just constant.. As for mechanical, it was definitely enjoyable, but I'd rather work on the next Airbus or Boeing! Maybe even the next satellite, instead of a cardboard compactor, or an escalator :') (Yes, slight exaggerations there)

Ethan Rogers YO SAME! Electrical just.... kinda not my thing :’) lucky you, you had the chance to study mechanical & electrical during your highschool! Not here (yes, I’m not american either) so I totally have zero ideas of what it’ll be like. I wish you tons of luck!! (And no, I don’t see any exaggeration in there ahaha)

@@awandhanaa.a.8515 Hold on, which country did you study in? Just out of curiosity :') But yeah, mechanical over electrical any day! And thanks man! You too, make the 4 years worth it, you have everything you need to have a beautiful life. Own it ;)

Thank you so much ! Really appreciate that. Let us know what we can help you with ok? Cheers

Dude... I found a job that pays you 65k a year just for driving a forklift 50 hours a week. Mon-Fri. After getting my degree. I am the only one that went to college and took this job because I couldn't get anything in engineering (After 1 year of unemployment and tons applications). I feel ripped off man.

@@goldshadow534 glad you found job even though not in your field. I think colleges should be held liable for people that pay absurd tuition and cant even get employed in that field. There should be some sort of agreement if you're not working in the field they supplied you a degree in within a year than they should reimburse a portion of your tuition or give you free courses in an alternate field thats in demand. Make colleges work with employers more to secure employment for their graduates.

Wow all this is crazy, thanks for adding all that. What have you been up to for six months? I'm finally circling back to all these comments, thanks for the patience. Let me know if I can help you with anything, thanks!

Yeah that's awesome. Do you think your engineering degree helped you though? What are you up to nowadays? Let me know what I can help you with, cheers!

That would be a pretty solid policy, thanks for that, cheers!

Dang! Cool story. Love the perspective. And appreciate the comment. Would love to hear more, cheers !

Nice thats great. So things are okay for you nowadays? Cheers and thanks for commenting!

great! good call on that. let me know what questions you have ok? thanksss

Jake Voorhees just curious though, would I need to get some management training if i want to self start? For instance a power supply company in a ‘developing country’. Or will I get sufficient training in my specific engineering field ?

@@tjo4299 no one teaches you how to start a company in engineering. Nor do they teach you anything like that in any industry besides Silicon Valley startup incubators. You just have to do a lot of self teaching and surround yourself with people who have done it :) how can I help you? Cheers thanks !!

Thank you for what you have done to your son. As his mentee and Head of Operations I have learned a lot from Jake about life, running an organization, American culture, and so much more. If it was not for him, I would not be who I am today. Sincerely, Hamza Waheed

Love you Mom, just seeing this now in my chain of comments

thanks Hamza!

Nice!! Cool situation and great career goals. Let me know how I can help you next okay? Thankksssss cheers

Thank you! love chile :) let us know how we can help you from here ok? Thank you!

good! now you know better too. Make sure you get in the discord community and you're safe with us now ok

good good good! let me know how i can help you ok? thanks and cheers!!

awesome that means you rock