going back to school to get BA in mechanical engineering
going back to school to get BA in mechanical engineering
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Can anyone give me an idea on what I should expect from engineering courses at the college level.I was in the residential hvac business for about 4years and now I'm currently a stationary engineer.I've been to alot of classes and training but I know that this will be nothing like any of those.Any advice would be helpful.
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RE: going back to school to get BA in mechanical engineering
RE: going back to school to get BA in mechanical engineering
You will be doing lots of math. Resurrecting an old, rusty math machine can be painful.
RE: going back to school to get BA in mechanical engineering
RE: going back to school to get BA in mechanical engineering
Your practical experience will be useful. However, try to avoid the "where am I going to use this" mentality when you go through more theoretical courses. I don't use it all, but I do use plenty of it.
All the world is springs and energy balances.
RE: going back to school to get BA in mechanical engineering
What you must NOT do is to conclude, from the perspective of a student, that the answer "I don't know" or "I can't imagine" equates to "therefore there's no point in paying attention to this"! Sure, there's some garbage in every educational program, but there was precious little in my own.
By the way, we don't get B.A.s or B.Sc.s in engineering here, we get B.A.Sc.s (Bachelor of APPLIED Science).
RE: going back to school to get BA in mechanical engineering
RE: going back to school to get BA in mechanical engineering
Are you looking at staying in HVAC? Don't expect many of your initial classes to be directly applicable to this specific field.
You'll probably get a very broad education rather than a very detailed, specific one.
If we're getting picky about what kind of Bachelors, if you went to university in the UK you'd probably get a real engineering degree: BEng - Bachelors of Engineering.
KENAT, probably the least qualified checker you'll ever meet...
RE: going back to school to get BA in mechanical engineering
How comfortable are you with calculus?
Can you use some of your classes you have taken to satisfy some of your BSME requirements?
Luck is a difficult thing to verify and therefore should be tested often. - Me
RE: going back to school to get BA in mechanical engineering
And ultimately, as I have preached to students before, surviving a 4-year engineering program will change how your brain works and teach you one thing: how to solve problems.
TygerDawg
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RE: going back to school to get BA in mechanical engineering
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RE: going back to school to get BA in mechanical engineering
KENAT, probably the least qualified checker you'll ever meet...
RE: going back to school to get BA in mechanical engineering
- Steve
RE: going back to school to get BA in mechanical engineering
RE: going back to school to get BA in mechanical engineering
RE: going back to school to get BA in mechanical engineering
The point is that to offset this, when you do enroll, load up your schedule as much as you feasibly can with all of your prerequisites and don't waste time with them.
RE: going back to school to get BA in mechanical engineering
Your attitude determines your altitude
RE: going back to school to get BA in mechanical engineering
I decided to go back and did a BS and then MS in mechanical. I would say that the first year was the most challenging: math, physics, statics, dynamics, etc. I spent a lot of time studying and did not have a job. The amount of study time required will to some extent depend on your current level of math and engineering knowledge.
On the plus side, think I got a lot more out of it than my younger classmates (...I was hungrier), and I was better at managing my time.
Good luck!!!
Andrew Gorton, MSc
Noise & Vibration Consultant
www.PapadimosGroup.com