Is Mechanical Engineering worth it in 2021? | Pros and Cons + Experience One Year Into Work 

This sounds exactly like me… except I’m 35.

@@brandonhalstead5240 we can do it man “challenge accepted”

@@Bumblebeewrx i am 16 , so i dont belong here?

And I'm starting @ 31

@@mwenenigabriel9685 we can do it

Thanks! And good luck in your career. It’s an exciting time to be an engineer!

@trigaar1350 I don't know if you'll see this but it's been 2 yrs since your post. How's your career going so far after graduating?

Thanks! Glad I could help

depends where you live, he's talking from a USA citizen perspective. If you were a citizen from countries such as india etc. then CS is more preferable.

@@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1127 ya actually. But almost everyone in asia is doing CSE. I mean it is pretty much higher than any other major. At least in my country. currently, employment rate of mechanical engineers right after graduation is considerably low. (idk about europe) since lot of cs students are graduating it is not very clear what will happen to the cs job field near future. Will its fate become same as that of mechanical field........ Im very fond of robotics. idk what i should choose mechanical or cse!

@@baby_doll4.13 what did you end up choosing?

TECH JOBS AS COMPUTER SCIENCE WILL BE OBSOLETE CUZ AI AND CHATGPT COMING OUT….GOOGLE AND FACEBOOK LAID OFF A LOT OF CS PEOPLE…ENGINEERS ALWASY HAVE A JOB EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD…..

I can only speak from what I've heard from other people and still only have an undergrad. That said, if you think a masters degree will propel you into a position or skillset that you want to have in the future, I know that a masters can be a powerful tool. You don't necessarily need to focus on computer science or programming and can focus more on mechanical engineering or business (MBA). Also I know some companies do pay for additional schooling or education so be on the lookout for that so you wouldn't have to pay for the whole thing yourself. Hope that helps!

I have the option to do a 4+1 program which allows me to get my masters in 1 year. This would cost another 30k on top of my undergrad. I do see myself starting a company in the future, but I do like the idea of a supervisory role in engineering. I was wondering what the pros/cons would be if you have any suggestions. Thanks again.

Thanks for the question! I heard of one year masters programs being beneficial to a lot of people who want to hone some skills before entering the industry so that's a pro. If you're looking into doing a more supervisory role in the future, you might consider looking into an business MBA in like 5 to 10 years which would give you the qualifications for a more managerial role. That said, 30k is a lot on top of any undergrad debt you have and from my experience as an intro level ME employee, they only sometimes differentiate you enough to be worth it. If you're absolutely not trying to do anything mechanical related and want to shift towards computers and CS, I'd say do it. But if you think you're going to go back to engineering management in a few years, then it might just be better to get an extra year of industry experience under your belt.

Thank you!

Personally I used a Surface Book 2 but that's not necessarily affordable. I would look primarily at a PC laptop for most of the programs you'd be using. Additionally, I'd try and find something with some decent processing power (Intel i5 processor or above) and a decent video card so you can run CAD on your personal laptop. It's nice to be able to work on designs in your dorm rather than having to go to an engineering library. Hope that helps

Yeah, even though I went into mechanical, I decent portion of my program was learning basics of electrical circuits and mechatronics. The nice thing about ME specifically is that you get introduced to so many different applications instead of just focusing on one in particular. It's probably the best program to get into if you want to technical work but don't know exactly what u want to specialize in.

exactly😅

what! That's not true

The same in Poland