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Originally Posted by s0apgun
yeah i think i'm going to stick to ME i've been told switching to ChemE is just going to delay my graduation
i suppose i could do masters in chem or something
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Max....don't know where you are at in your curriculum for ME @ Purdue, but I have some advice. If you are mechanically inclined, stick with ME or CE as you will almost always be able to find work. One of my best friends made it through ChemE, but I saw what he had to go through just to make it by and to try to have somewhat of a normal social life....finding work close to home was somewhat difficult as well.
My background:
Bryan Shotts
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2006 BSME with concentration on vehicle dynamics
I am with my second company, both in the automotive industry; first position was an opportunity to design electrical/hydraulic circuits to integrate bucket lifts/diggers onto existing OEM chassis, ie Ford Superduty, Freightliner, Internationals, etc. I kept biting off more than I could chew as there was alot of turnover and opportunity to take on more work, etc. Another position came along to work on a heavy-duty hybrid drive transmission at Allison here in Indy and I love every part of it. I get to keep current with market trends and technology, and discover new ways of making drivelines more efficient and robust. I love that I get to apply numerous physics and mathematical equations to real-world data, or at least explain behavior governed by those same principals. I encourage all engineering students to just stick with it, keep your face in the books, and practice practice practice. Find a small group of buddies to get through all the work, and make a faculty friend or two...it just makes the whole experience easier.