StructuralEIT- You make some really great points and for some career paths a low GPA can be a killer especailly in the structural engineering aspect of the civil engineering world.
But doing "field engineering" for a top ten ENR company ie Bechtel, Kiewit, Washington Group, Fluor, Parsons etc...
GregLocock -If i played the "old inverted snobbery gambit" it was not my intention. (although i am going to add that saying to my warchest of sayings.) Did not mean to go down that path.
I was drawing way too broad of generalizations about people. Let me back track, I have worked for three...
it took me 3 tries to get through differential equations. I think the profs at my school got sick of looking at me every semester until i passed. I passed the FE & PE and have not done a single differential equation since. No one has ever asked for a transcript or questioned me about failing...
I have gone to a competitor a couple of times in the heavy construction/power industry and both times my employers told me if i ever needed a job to give them a call. The key is how you handle the situation. Don't use a flamethrower on the way out the door, be courteous, kind etc as you never...
The job market for welding engineers is good if not great but it depends on what area of the country you are talking about.
I have a BS in Welding Engineering from Montana School of Mines and have never had a problem finding a Welding Engineering job. (I still get calls from headhunters from...
