career advice
career advice
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hey guys, I'm a newbie on this forum and I find it very informative. I recently migrated here in New York, am from the Philippines with an undergrad degree in Mechanical engineering. I still have some units or credits in order for me to graduate. I'm planning to finish my degree here, I'm just wondering if I'll be better off taking mechanical engineering technology because after seeing the curriculum, there are less credits to take rather than taking the degree. On the other hand, I still wanna acheive my dream, that is to be an engineer. Should I take up mech. eng. tech first so that at least I'll have a certificate then continue on taking up the degree later on? I had some experience woking in an oil refinery, as a field engineer trainee in which job responsibilities include piping lay-outs, tank repairs; plant turn arounds....
Thanks guys in advance!
Thanks guys in advance!





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Good luck.
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You may find once you start working, you may be side by side with a technology graduate, but there is a stigma that a technology grad cannot do the work. True, for the engineering work that requires the higher math and more theoretical understanding, but for the day-to-day tasks, the technology grad will work out fine.
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As I see in the previous posts, you may face a "stigma" issue with employeers. None of the folks I went to school with had any issues with getting a well-paying job - at many well-known corporations.
-Scott
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As a previous poster said, you're already in school, so get the degree you need, not the one that's easiest to finish.
Frankly, that attitude speaks ill of your future chances in industry.
TTFN
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Agreed also with IRstuff. Pick your degree based on what you want to do and what you're interested in, not which is the easiest or quickest.
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