Career Advice: Please show me some light !
Career Advice: Please show me some light !
(OP)
hello folks,
I am 22, a guy from India. My parents forced me to opt for Civil Engineering after my school just because they saw people getting paid huge sum of money in Construction. I wanted to join some animation college after that or if it had to be engineering it would be Computer science or EE.
I pleaded them to not to do that with me but nobody listened. and then everything degraded.. me, my health, my grades thats just different story.
So the situation now is, I failed in my four years degree. I am fine with some softwares like AutoCAD, Revit, unless there is something which involves some deep civil engineering. Now I wanted to know if I can change my stream, can I join or study somewhere in animation sector without feeling like I have wasted 5 or 6 years. I mean where my civil engineering degree will also be considered as a plus point.
Please help.
I am 22, a guy from India. My parents forced me to opt for Civil Engineering after my school just because they saw people getting paid huge sum of money in Construction. I wanted to join some animation college after that or if it had to be engineering it would be Computer science or EE.
I pleaded them to not to do that with me but nobody listened. and then everything degraded.. me, my health, my grades thats just different story.
So the situation now is, I failed in my four years degree. I am fine with some softwares like AutoCAD, Revit, unless there is something which involves some deep civil engineering. Now I wanted to know if I can change my stream, can I join or study somewhere in animation sector without feeling like I have wasted 5 or 6 years. I mean where my civil engineering degree will also be considered as a plus point.
Please help.





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Cheers
Greg Locock
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And till date I find out that the things I learnt in Engineering softwares (CAD, Staad etc) was too much detailed and precise. that is of no use in the field of Animation Gaming multimedia.
@weldstan ... yes you are right about it in US but I am in India. I just want to know things of my interest which may not be in my mind, because there are a lot of things which I might not know but they exist, in that case only you people will be helpful.
RE: Career Advice: Please show me some light !
Don't delude yourself into thinking that there is a clear path from age 22 to retirement; there isn't. I got a degree in EE, and haven't done any real EE about 1994, but no college knowledge is completely wasted. There are, and should, be no regrets; life is about the journey. If you really like what you're doing and can make living, you're by definition successful.
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Not meaning to be unhelpfully but that is really a question for 'animator-tips.com'. Not sure anyone on here will be too knowledgeable about how to break into the field you are interested in.
What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?
RE: Career Advice: Please show me some light !
How many automations or walk-throughs have you done?
Can you assemble a portfolio that might impress a lawyer?
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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Research opportunities through the Internet.
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Maine Professional and Structural Engineer.
(Just passed the 16-hour SE exam, woohoo!)
RE: Career Advice: Please show me some light !
RE: Career Advice: Please show me some light !
If not, it's a moot point- you need to work, earn money, and then figure out what you want to study and study that.
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Or apply the same technology to the latest bloody killer games- improve the details of the room by room slaughter.
"Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad "
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All the best!
Pamela K. Quillin, P.E.
Quillin Engineering, LLC