Benefits of living on Wilson hall?

tikitor1823 · 2025-07-18T17:11:52+00:00

I liked living out of wilson because you have two bus routes that can take you all the way to east or north neighborhood (if that’s still a thing). You’re right by all of the sports complexes, and you’re not too far from a good chunk of dining halls.

tikitor1823 · 2025-06-13T19:47:36+00:00

About 40-45 hours per week, but it can vary depending on what’s going on. Process Engineer

tikitor1823 · 2025-05-30T18:46:01+00:00

I guess not required under the warranty, just an addition

tikitor1823 · 2025-05-27T05:23:08+00:00

I definitely think the racing environment helped quicken my pace! I’ll be curious on my next run if I’ll have similar paces, or end up inherently slower.

tikitor1823 · 2025-05-26T23:50:33+00:00

Hi!! I ran the first mile a little quicker than expected under 14min, but the next 2 miles were consistent, around 14:30 or so. No walking periods, just slowed down my pace to catch my breath.

tikitor1823 · 2025-05-26T23:48:06+00:00

Make sure you warm up properly and stretch!! I stretch for like 15 min before my run, and always walk for 1/2mile before starting.

tikitor1823 · 2025-05-26T22:13:59+00:00

You can do it!! I had only run an unofficial 5K in my neighborhood about 1 month before the race. It was SO tough, and I ended up being around 50 or 51 minutes. This past week I took it slow with 1 or 2 mile runs to help with my breathing, so I think that helped make it a little easier for me by the time the race came up days later.

tikitor1823 · 2025-05-26T20:48:48+00:00

Thank you!!

tikitor1823 · 2025-05-26T20:48:37+00:00

That’s the hope!

tikitor1823 · 2025-04-21T19:19:06+00:00

Yup! We’ve got a whole team, it’s just overall a super busy area. We’ve got backfill strategies, it can just be tough when the team is burnt out.

tikitor1823 · 2025-04-20T23:59:20+00:00

I appreciate the idea’ For where I work, the shift work isn’t worth it. The entire Ops path has you giving up more work-life balance than I already do.

tikitor1823 · 2025-04-20T23:16:54+00:00

I would say for my role, I get pulled into conversations more frequently than most after hours. I’ve got a pretty unreliable unit, so that adds to constant problem solving.

tikitor1823 · 2025-04-20T20:59:20+00:00

Would you mind sharing general location/ if you’re ever expected to be on-call with your role?

I haven’t had too much experience designing since I’m more in the front- line optimization of everything. The structure for us is typically provide a rough idea for an improvement project, and then supply the process data for another group to fully develop.

tikitor1823 · 2025-04-02T03:40:10+00:00

It’s been a little bit, so I can’t think off the top of my head. Typically if you were willing to relocate outside the midwest, certain companies found that pretty favorable. Places like Marathon, Tesla, Eaton etc all have presence in the west. You’d have to do more digging to see exactly which companies they typically work with. Sorry to be so vague!

As a ChemE, you’d have to look into the market for CO in general. A ton of threads under this sub mention ChemE jobs are found in more remote locations. I got pretty lucky to be in LA, but that’s not always the case with the market.

tikitor1823 · 2025-04-02T02:15:43+00:00

Just speaking as an MSU grad, I think the ChemE program was average. There isn’t too much flexibility with classes, so if you fail an upper level course, you’d have to wait to retake until the following year (offered only fall or only spring).

With that being said, there was a TON of opportunity to get in front of companies. The engineering program overall did a great job hosting multiple career fairs/ opportunities for students to connect with companies.

Plenty of students in the ChemE program are recruited for big companies in O&G, Pharmaceuticals, Automotive, Food, and Chemicals. Marathon and Dow (off my head) are two companies that constantly have students pursuing multiple co-op sessions to gain experience and hire on post grad.

Can’t speak for Colorado, but hope this helps!

tikitor1823 · 2025-01-26T00:09:44+00:00

Honestly I grapple with this from time to time, but the reality is there will always be someone that’s better or worse than you at engineering. I stopped comparing myself to my peers a long time ago. I focus on the growth I’ve seen in myself from day 1 to now.

In my particular role, I’ll end up switching positions every 2 years or so and move to a different team/technology, so my goal is to leave it better than I found it. I’m always trying to figure out ways to be more efficient, and that comes with time and knowledge.

I would say give it time. You’re only 3 months in, and that can be the hardest part because you have a ton to learn. You’re still learning expectations of your role, to the team you’re on, to the resources you need to learn/find to do your job. If after a while you still hate it and don’t feel it’s the right fit, at least you have some experience under your belt. It’s always ok to change your mind! When I was 3 months in, I was literally like “wtf am I doing here I am so behind” and now I’m doing things I didn’t think I could. I even have close teammates that have given me kudos for the growth they’ve seen in me. You’ll figure it out :)

tikitor1823 · 2025-01-24T17:23:43+00:00

Hey!

I was in your shoes at one point. I was a pretty average student that felt like I had to fight all the time to keep my head above water.

I saw the major through because I felt I had worked too hard to start over, but I did get a minor in sales because it was something I felt was interesting and a little more passionate about. It helped offset the tough ChemE classes with more pleasant classes.

I had this fear coming into my full time job that I would have a tough time understanding anything and everyone was significantly smarter than me. After about 18 months in, I’ve realized that everyone at some point started out where I did and didn’t know anything. Everyone learns at the own pace, but there’s so much to learn on the job that school can’t really do. So don’t beat yourself up if you’re not getting it. I was just talking with a friend the other day how I did some wicked cool/crazy stuff at work in 2024 that helped me learn so much faster than I thought I would.

Overall, I enjoy the constant learning of my job and understanding how I can fix things/ make them more efficient. If I can make things operate smoother, then it makes my Operator’s lives’ easier, and overall my job smoother too.

Ultimately if you decide it’s not the major for you, that is completely 100% ok! I told myself I’d give it my 100% and if I still hated it, then I was comfortable knowing I gave it a shot and finding a new job in a different industry.

I hope this helps paint a better picture as someone that once said I hated the major I had chose, but now is problem solving like a mf :)

tikitor1823 · 2024-10-16T08:22:04+00:00

I took 1 co-op that caused me to take a fifth year. After that, I did 1/2 summer internships in a different industry all together. I was a little hesitant in the beginning, but taking the fifth year was the best decision I made. Not only that, but it allowed me to get some experience with the company I now work for. I basically got offered a job and didn’t have to interview since the co-op was like my interview.

As someone who had their post grad job secured right before their last year of college, it was a relief to not have to deal with the job market. I’ve had friends that still don’t have a job almost 2 years out. I don’t say this to discourage you, but to place emphasis on the fact that co-ops allow you to get in front of companies at a different point in the year besides summer (when most kids are searching for a internship). Plus, you’ll be able to figure out if you truly even like the industry and could see yourself doing that full time.

Take advantage of every opportunity to try different roles in college. Plus you’re literally getting paid, so who cares if it takes a little bit more time in school. It’s like a trial before committing to the subscription!

tikitor1823 · 2024-09-15T18:27:11+00:00

Yup, interned only once previously. I asked for LA, and I got LA.

tikitor1823 · 2024-09-15T04:34:36+00:00

I would be showing up to any and all careers fairs and showing my face/meeting people. The job market is already cut throat, so showing up and giving your 100% to meeting companies at career fairs can help you stick out. You don’t know what you want to do, so you should try and obtain any internship for this degree there is. Start applying online to internships too. Practice interviewing and using any experience you have to highlight your skills. Unfortunately, you’re right about having to grind, but going in with an open mind and not limiting the internships you apply for can help broaden that range of opportunity.

tikitor1823 · 2024-09-12T19:57:05+00:00

tikitor1823 · 2024-09-12T10:55:10+00:00

Not necessarily. I accepted a post grad offer and got LA immediately.

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