Timothy Said:

Other careers with a mechanical engineering degree?

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it depends what he wants to do. I just graduated recently from mechanical engineering as well and I haven't really seen many opportunities out there. Where are you situated? I am from Ontario, Canada. He can try operations management, supply chain or even project management. My final year professor said this year is actually tougher than last year with all the people who had been displaced from work last year, although it's slowly getting better.

Ricky Said:

will I be able to find a good job if i graduate at Baylor with a mechanical engineering degree?

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Engineering degrees are highly sought after, so in general a degree in mechanical engineering is worth at least something. I am not familiar with Baylor, so I can't say whether graduating from here would be harmful or helpful to you. But keep in mind that what you get out of your education is ultimate up to you. You don't need a brand name education to learn and become competent. Texas A&M, as far as I know, has a very respected engineering program, so if you find yourself unsatisfied at Baylor this may not be a bad option.

Eva Said:

what could i do with a mechanical engineering degree?

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Mechanical Engineers design almost every single thing that moves in the world. They design engines, planes, buses, cars, pump systems, all sorts of thing.

Related to the nuclear industry, you could get a mechanical engineering degree then specialize in nuclear physics, or in the design of nuclear reactors. You should talk to a university which offers the program and see what options you have to follow that path, and what are your post-education career options.

Also, Nuclear Power will most likely be one of mankinds only ways to supply power in the future (yes, I know there are solar, wind, hydro and all that, but nuclear is the only one not affected by changes in climate), so talk to people in the industry and see what you can get.

Good luck :)

Carole Said:

What kind of things can i do with a joint mechanical engineering and MBA degree?

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MBA is useless with some real world job experience after you get your bachelors. Expertise in Engineering??? how would expertise in engineering help you with a finance background and an MBAa/ That would require a BS in Engineering, plus engineering job experience - at least 2+ more yrs beyond a finance degree sue to all the advanced math courses required- but you say your background is in finance and (strategy?) - you're all over the place.
Do you currently have ANY college degree?

John Said:

Med school with mechanical engineering degree?

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Dr. K is correct. Here is some more detail on the matter of majors.

1) Do I have to pick a science major?

The answer is no. Any major that you wish to take in college, so long as it is a bachelor's. There are plenty of non science majors that get into the top schools as well as the bottom, though it seems to me that less get into the top than into the bottom. I would say that being a non-science major can be a blessing and a curse. It is most definitely true that majoring in a subject like interpretive dance is going to make you stand out and interesting. However, this is only going to benefit you if you can still compete in terms of science GPA and MCAT scores with your science major competitors. Being a nonscience major means that you are only going to be taking the science pre-requisites for medical school, unless you go out of your way that is. This means that your science GPA is dependant on only a few classes compared to someone who took analytical biophysicalchemistry and all of its pre-reqs. If you ace those courses, that is to your benefit, but if you get crunched on even one, it will make a bigger dent in your science GPA. As for the MCAT, you will have had less training in this kind of analytical thinking, and you will be a lot more rusty at it too. This means you are probably going to have to work even harder to make the grade. That being said, if you do, your nonscience major is going to put you at an advantage on paper. I recommend either taking a science major and non science minor, or vice versa in order to get the best of both worlds. I would NOT recommend taking a science major and minor, because this is redundant. Minors, in my opinion, are only valuable if they are highly different from your major, unique, or fill a significant gap in your education. Taking a Chemistry major and Biology minor isn't that helpful.

2) What major will help me most on the MCAT?

Major salt shaker alert here, but my personal belief is that biochemistry or a similar major is the most helpful. This is because the MCAT is primarily chemistry and biology. The biological sciences is all biology and organic chem, where as the physical sciences is half general chemistry. This means that a good half of the MCAT is covered continuously by your major. Cell Biology, taken your sophomore or junior year, is an enormous advantage, second only to animal physiology, in Biological Sciences. Physical chemistry, taken in the junior year at my school, is a huge review of general chemistry. Biophysical chemistry reviewed some physics, and biochemistry takes a good pot shot at the organic chem and biology covered on the MCAT. If you could find a major that was dubbed Biophysicalchemistry, that might even be better, since you'd get more physics. I didn't really find any courses that were a big boost on verbal reasoning, but I have heard that reading things like the Economist are useful.

3) Should I take the Pre-Med major offered at my school?

Some schools still offer this major, though it is being phased out at many schools. I strongly urge you against taking it. For one, it is an absolutely useless major if you change your mind or are not accepted to medical school. It is also a relatively easy major that basically just covers a little more than the normal pre-med requisites. I have heard that medical admissions folk don't like it for that reason, and because it is felt that it shows a lack of interest in science and a bit of desperation. Get a Biology degree. I have seen dozens of them at interviews, but I have never seen a pre-med major at one.

4) Is Nursing/Pre-nursing/Physician Assistant a good pre-med major?

No! These are absolutely off limits if you can help it. It shows a lack of commitment in your desire to be a doctor. Basically it tells the admissions committee that your back up is to go into this field, rather than being willing to improve yourself and reapplying next year. For this and probably other reasons, adcoms seem to have a serious dislike, and if you get an interview they will definitely ask you about this and your commitment to medicine. I've never seen one of these majors at an interview either. I would also recommend checking with AMCAS if it is even possible to major in these. The problem is that you need a BACHELOR'S degree to go to medical school. To my knowledge, most nursing and other degrees are not bachelor's. I doubt that medical schools will make an exeption.

5) Do schools take into mind course load and difficulty of my major?

Yes, just like schools consider the difficulty of your undergraduate university, they also take into account how many classes you took, the level/difficulty of them, and how well you did. I have heard that a medical school course load is comparable to 25-30 credits a semester. Being able to take 22 credits and do well will be noted. Also, if you took a really tough major, they will take this into account when comparing you to more fluffy majors. How

Alicia Said:

can i became an AME after finishing Mechanical engineering degree?

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sure u can join AME after ur Mechanical engineering. to become an AME first of all u,ve to got BAMEL license for that u ,ve to clear 3 papers of DGCA after obtaing BAMEL u need one year experince in any type of aircraft and have to pass the 4th paper than u will become the AME.... but for that u have to under go course from any college...... remind u AME is not a certifiate course it,s a license course...... pilot course is also a license course.......