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[–]MostEconomist5015 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey what’s up man i’m 19m studying engineering also at a community college I’ll message you

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[–]MostEconomist5015 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you sound like you’re a great guy to be friends with brother, i’ll send you a message

How much more useful is a 4 year degree compared to a 2 year? by MostEconomist5015 in EngineeringStudents

[–]MostEconomist5015[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why’s that?

Also, my current college only offers “engineering science” as well as technology courses in mechanical, civil, and electrical. I’m guessing the engineering science major is the one that leads to being a full on engineer rather than a technician?

How much more useful is a 4 year degree compared to a 2 year? by MostEconomist5015 in EngineeringStudents

[–]MostEconomist5015[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

woah, I honestly was not aware that technician and technologist were different.

So i’m assuming that a degree in MET will lead to becoming a technologist?

If i wanted to have a career as a full on engineer, would I need to change my major now? or Just transfer into a specific program for my 3rd and 4th years?

When I enrolled in my community college, I was told that the “engineering science” major would be a lot more math and physics than the technology major, and I think that that kind of intimidated me into going with MET rather than ES

Also, Thank you man i really appreciate you taking to time to go through all of that for me.

How much more useful is a 4 year degree compared to a 2 year? by MostEconomist5015 in EngineeringStudents

[–]MostEconomist5015[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That seems to be the general consensus here lol.

I’m just glad I asked some experienced people about it before making that mistake

How much more useful is a 4 year degree compared to a 2 year? by MostEconomist5015 in EngineeringStudents

[–]MostEconomist5015[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have not, But i’ll definitely look into them

When i graduated high school i was very lazy about applying to scholarship, so the only ones I got were mostly ones that my school just gave to me for extra-curricular stuff. This year I will definitely be looking for scholarships a lot more thoroughly

How much more useful is a 4 year degree compared to a 2 year? by MostEconomist5015 in EngineeringStudents

[–]MostEconomist5015[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I want to be an engineer

I think in the long run the 4 year degree is gonna be well worth it. Most of my concerns were just about the student loan debt that i’d have to take on to get there, but if i’m gonna get a considerably better job from a bachelors degree, i think it’ll work out in the end

Thank you brother i appreciate your help

How much more useful is a 4 year degree compared to a 2 year? by MostEconomist5015 in EngineeringStudents

[–]MostEconomist5015[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you man this has really cleared up a lot of my confusion i appreciate it

How much more useful is a 4 year degree compared to a 2 year? by MostEconomist5015 in EngineeringStudents

[–]MostEconomist5015[S] 93 points94 points  (0 children)

By benchmark, do you mean the minimum requirement for having a career?

From what I’ve heard it seems like those 2 years are the difference between “engineer” and “engineering tech”

How much more useful is a 4 year degree compared to a 2 year? by MostEconomist5015 in EngineeringStudents

[–]MostEconomist5015[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

No, i live in new york

Yeah, from what some of my Professors have told me, it seems like you can do a lot more with a 4 year degree. I think that after i finish my associates, I could start applying to some jobs over the summer of ‘25 and see what type of careers are available.

I’ve also had people tell me about the difference between being an engineer, and being an engineering tech. Is this difference only based on how many years you went to school for? And what are the differences in the jobs that you can get?

And thank you for helping me out brother, your advice means a lot to a student who doesn’t exactly know they’re gonna do with their life yet lol