Wandering Idiot
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Reply 13 of 48 (Originally posted on: 05-01-11 09:49:00 PM)
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I'm pretty well settled on taking sciences/engineering. I just haven't settled on what path of engineering I'd like to go down, as of yet. I'm primarily looking towards mechanical or electrical at this point, but part of me wants to go civil, then focus on earthquake engineering in grad school. However, the job market for that specific track is pretty minimal in the mid-south, and part of VR&E is getting a degree with a sizable job market. The only thing that could tear me away from engineering at the moment is meteorology, but again, job market kills it.
I'm not so much planning on grad school, as it's quite a few years away at this point, but I'm well aware that many of the engineering disciplines practically require it. The same can be said for meteorology. My plan for now is to simply get through my first two years at community college, and decide which path to take at that point.
This is the link to the courses I'll take at CC:
http://www.southwest.tn.edu/catalog/10-11/programsStudy/engineeringAS.htm
Basically this:
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First Semester
Course Number Course Title
ENGL 1010 English Composition I (Gen. Ed.)
MATH 1910 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (Gen. Ed.)
CHEM 1110 General Chemistry I (Gen. Ed.)
SPCH 2010 Oral Communication (Gen. Ed.)
**** Social/Behavioral Sciences (Gen. Ed.)
Second Semester
Course Number Course Title
ENGL 1020 English Composition II (Gen. Ed.)
MATH 1920 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
CHEM 1120 General Chemistry II (Gen. Ed.)
**** Social/Behavioral Sciences (Gen. Ed.)
**** Humanities/Fine Arts (Gen. Ed.)
Third Semester
Course Number Course Title
**** Literature (Gen. Ed.)
MATH 2110 Calculus and Analytic Geometry III
PHYS 2110 Physics for Science and Engineering I
**** History (Gen. Ed.)
Fourth Semester
Course Number Course Title
**** History (Gen. Ed.)
**** Humanities/Fine Arts (Gen. Ed.)
MATH 2120 Differential Equations
PHYS 2120 Physics for Science and Engineering II
For my summer semesters, I plan on taking my algebra pre-reqs, speech one semester and a gen ed the other. This being my first real go at school in quite some time, along with working 30~ hours a week (at night), I don't want to burn myself out in the first two months.
Also, my wife will be attending an accelerated masters program with Union University next year, focusing on education. Since I'll be going through Voc Rehab for my education, she'll be able to use my Post-9/11 GI Bill to cover a portion of the costs. We're not entirely sure how much 60% will cover of her program, but enough that any loans we have to take won't be substantial. If/when I find myself in grad school, I'll be shooting for any scholarship I can get to pay for it, and will probably need a few loans. Still, to get a bachelors, debt free, a few loans won't bother me for a masters.
There's always the option of pushing my way through a double major, engineering and meteorology, but that will be up to the VAs' approval and my ability to stay awake/study.
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