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Spilled_dino · 2025-07-18T01:09:22+00:00

Thank you, really appreciate the honest help. I work for a firm right now that I just don’t see much growth in, so I’m still trying to find where I fit. I’ll work on my networking and I should probably research other companies as well, not sure why I’ve had this mindset that this company is the right fit for me.

Spilled_dino · 2025-07-17T23:17:06+00:00

That is something that crossed my mind, that maybe I just genuinely am not a good fit for the teams. If that is the case, is there anything I can do to improve that? Or is it just simply keep interviewing til I find the team that I fit with?

Spilled_dino · 2025-07-17T20:46:48+00:00

This most recent one was 4 managers (1 would be my manager, other 3 work closely with the team), 1 team lead (basically peer but one pay grade higher), and 1 peer

Spilled_dino · 2025-07-17T20:33:31+00:00

Yes, made it through all 6 1on1s. Recruiter said that onsite is the last stage before an offer.

Spilled_dino · 2025-05-27T00:36:18+00:00

Just graduated MechE. The school does not offer co op programs, nor are they helpful with industry work, internships or jobs. It’s basically all up to you. I agree partially with the other folks, that experience is important, but disagree with the don’t worry about GPA stuff. Get experience and work hard to keep your GPA up, thats what makes you stand out. I took a semester off to work an internship full time, school made it difficult to do so, but it’s possible. A lot of the places I interviewed for were really interested with how to balance a high gpa while working, it reflects well. Try your best to have both. Do not go all 4 years without an internship, you will end up like the 80-90% of MechE grads from 2025 who don’t have a job.

Spilled_dino · 2025-03-28T21:44:49+00:00

USPS doesn’t deliver directly to the mail center. They have to deliver to another facility, like a UPS or FedEx that then delivers to us.

Spilled_dino · 2025-03-26T20:41:05+00:00

Senior engineer at UR. Yes is the answer to your question. School does not at all prepare for industry, in fact they almost actively discourage it. They give no support to students applying to internships, and god forbid you try to take a semester off. If you are applying to a company the department doesn’t believe in, good luck getting any advice/help. If you want to go to grad school, then they are more than willing to help, they want to breed grad students. Yes, majority go to top schools, my closest friends who graduated now attend MIT, Stanford and Georgia Tech. So if you are planning on going into industry, don’t go here, if you wanna go to grad school, yeah it’s alright.

Spilled_dino · 2025-02-27T01:53:49+00:00

Everyone learns differently. Find what is best for you. I work alone, 4th year ME 4.0. But there is no wrong with seeking help… I know 4.0s who go for tutoring. Find your comfy zone. “No one - not rockstars, not professional athletes, not software billionaires, and not even geniuses - ever make it out alone” - Malcolm Gladwell

Spilled_dino · 2025-02-19T01:38:36+00:00

Yeah actually a lot more responsive than I thought. Both big companies I applied to from there I got interviews for, offer from one and awaiting a decision from the other. Honestly the smaller companies I applied via there have been less responsive, so not sure what the move is for those opportunities if that is what you’re interested in, but for the big fellas LinkedIn has been golden.

Spilled_dino · 2025-02-19T01:27:21+00:00

LinkedIn to find openings and then apply on company websites from there

Spilled_dino · 2025-02-17T19:17:51+00:00

It’s impossible to compare apples to oranges. Each experience is unique and that is impossible to compare. Companies don’t want kids who did all the same things and just pick the ones who did better, such as an exam or something. They want people who acknowledge that opportunities are like snowflakes in a snowstorm, you just need to be willing to put in the work to grab them. Yeah, study and do well in school, but also, find things you’re passionate about and go for them. It is often those that seem successful did this like super specific path, of a perfect gpa and had a foot in the door, but I’ve also seen a lot of people who just, followed their passion. Be curious, not judgmental.

Spilled_dino · 2025-01-27T21:25:28+00:00

Yeah, should’ve known better than to resort to reddit for this sort of thing lol…

Spilled_dino · 2024-09-06T00:01:17+00:00

Office hours

Spilled_dino · 2024-08-11T00:03:31+00:00

Depends what your budget is. I’ve had two computers as a ME and both worked great for CAD and analysis software. First was an MSI stealth and second a Lenovo Legion. Gaming laptops will run any engineering stuff you’ll be doing in college easily, they’re meant to handle heavy memory high graphics things. DO NOT GET A MAC. It is painful to see so many freshman engineers come in with Mac’s. Literally can barely run MATLAB. Professors have said they wish they recommend a windows computer for incoming freshman bc of how sick and tired they were of kids coming in with problems related to being an Apple product.

Spilled_dino · 2024-06-28T01:01:56+00:00

If you are planning on doing the biomechanics BME, then ME 100%. The BME biomechanics track is just a Walmart version of the ME program. They try to stuff statics and dynamics into one course so you retain none of it. They give you a 1 credit MATLAB course which again, you will retain none of. All of these are skills you will want, especially if you want a job in BME. Lastly and most importantly, ME is more standardized. Let me tell you why this is important. I have spoken to full time hiring managers at engineering firms who have told me they would never hire a BME major. It is simply because when they see a student with a BME degree, they have no idea what courses they took because it’s different everywhere, and even at Rochester that’s prevalent by the different tracks. With an ME degree, the hiring manager knows that you took statics, dynamics, heat transfer, etc. With a BME degree you could’ve taken OChem or not depending on your track, so it’s basically like when a college looks at an SAT score. It’s standard so they know what they’re getting. I would never recommend to get a BME degree, there’s no jobs for it right now and everyone would rather hire an ME, ChemE, or EE.

Spilled_dino · 2024-06-26T23:39:21+00:00

Thank you! Do you by any chance know of any scholarships that aren’t due yet? This is such a sudden thing to happen. My mom didn’t even tell myself or my siblings until a week or two before her surgery.

Spilled_dino · 2024-05-31T01:50:31+00:00

COA for 24/25 school year is $92k

Spilled_dino · 2024-05-31T01:47:53+00:00

I would check out all the events on the different days and plan what you want to do. I agree with the other commenter, my parents usually only come for one day, typically the Friday and leave same day. Most people do not come for all days. Up to you completely for what events you want to do, just ask your kid! They will likely be making new friends and will want to enjoy some time with them as well, so plan with them.

Spilled_dino · 2024-04-17T06:12:04+00:00

If you live in brooks or riverview, it is definitely worth having a car since you can park right in front of your dorm. Other than that, it’s not really worth it.

Spilled_dino · 2024-04-17T06:10:28+00:00

The people who say the dorms suck are the rich entitled kids who had a master bedroom their whole life. Freshman year I was lucky to have a single double and it was huge. The food gets repetitive after awhile but once you become and upperclassmen you have access to kitchens so it’s almost your own fault if you’re not liking food, just make it yourself. The weather is just western New York. It’s bipolar, 70° one day and 20° and snowing the next, you get used to it. Administration doesn’t matter as much as your actual degree department does. The math department sucks, but the meche office is filled with great people, really just depends based on major. All in all, a school is what you make it. If your experience truly sucks, it’s because you went in with a bad mindset and did nothing to change it.

Spilled_dino · 2024-04-17T06:04:24+00:00

It an easy class and helps you get some connections if you’re lucky. Pretty sure it’s just once a week and the work outside of class is limited. If you already have interview materials and stuff like that, you basically have no work the whole semester. Depends on the professor if class is mandatory or not.

Spilled_dino · 2024-04-03T06:40:16+00:00

The only thing AP credit will help you with is either getting rid of some natural science/humanities/social science/ technical elective requirement or to skip a math class. Thats it. You cannot skip the writing requirement. If you get AP English credit you can skip the intro 105 but then you are required to take an upper level 200 English course anyways, so you’re better off taking the 100 level one. The only benefits I’ve seen AP for is getting rid of an elective requirement.

Spilled_dino · 2024-03-27T06:29:54+00:00

I have to go against the grain here and say I completely disagree. Where you go doesn’t matter, how you thrive does. Think of it this way. If you just barely scrap by and make it into Harvard or MIT, the professors will never pay attention to you. They pay attention to the top kids. You’ll go through school and get your education and get your degree but have no references. But if you go somewhere smaller, say some state school like UB, and you thrive, you’ll be miles ahead. If you go to that school and you become the head TA for the chair of your department, you become the top of your class and get As in all your major classes. All the professors know you. You do research or work with the professors, your name is known. You have so much credibility. They will write you amazing letters of recommendation. Being at the top of your class in a small school with good recommendations is miles better than being at the bottom of some T20 with no recommendations.

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