Author Topic: Post-Secondary Edumacation (Read 38561 times)

BlackTieTD · « **Reply #75 on:** August 21, 2006, 02:29:24 pm »

hey dave, sorry can't help you there, i have tuition. :lol:

bruce, i share your line of thinking. i'm enrolled in a college program that does not give me p.eng. when i'm done (it is a 3 year diploma program, co-op).

i hope to graduate in 2 years (1 down so far) and get to work applying the knowledge that i have gained. i may at that time persue the exams that could lead to p. eng. status. the main reason i want the letters after my name is the larger paycheck that comes with them. (read one of my posts a little ways up :lol: ). i admire your technical knowledge and practical abilities far more than a ring and some letters!

akrallysport · « **Reply #76 on:** September 06, 2006, 05:12:32 pm »

WOW. It's incredible to think that I came to the same conclusion, but the hard way. Spent 2 years in a college applied science program, (honour roll blah blah blah) and was pretty much instantly accepted at pretty decent University. Then I hit the wall of school bureaucracy on the Formula SAE program (try getting money from the school), profs who don't give a *** and only focus on their theoretical quantum crap.

After spending most of the time in the machine shop and not studying, they kicked me out. Took a year off, worked my ass off to buy the car that I wanted and started getting regular pay raises... but in a field I knew I was not going to stay in (sales all the way up to local call centre manager). I missed the CAD, the machine shop, so back I went to my old college. I'm now doing the Mech Eng Tech program and am loving it. Not too many programs allow you to handle an oxy-acetylene torch in your material science class.

I'll eventually finish a BEng, but I must say, this is the best decision I have made in a long time. By the end I should have all the skills to actually fabricate that mid-engine diesel sports car that I've had in my head for a while.

Justin · « **Reply #77 on:** September 06, 2006, 06:20:57 pm »

I have just over 2 weeks left in my undergraduate career, and it has opened so many oportunities for me. I went to the national biodiesel conference on someone elses tab, done research to help diversify my abilities and education. I recomend college to those determined enough to want to achieve greater things in life. (we dont have many spelling and grammar classes here at Kettering so please excuse me)

Good to hear that you are making the most of it, I found myself wanting to drop out or transfer and then I started making the classes work for me instead of working for class. thats what made all the difference in attitude, grades, and future opportunities

later
Justin

BlackTieTD · « **Reply #78 on:** September 07, 2006, 11:55:25 am »

hey guys, thanks for the replies.
i'm on a short break in my Design 1 class so i can't reply much now, but i will later.
i'm back at college in the same program i left, year 2 now. we're discussing gears at the moment

Blades · « **Reply #79 on:** September 09, 2006, 10:51:39 pm »

Quote from: "Blades"

Even if I'm in Quebec, I prefer College over university due to my own experience (and experience of a few close friends too)

The teacher at the college I attended also gave the master's degree classes at Université de Sherbrooke. We basicly got the same classes, same documents and everything.

After 2 years at UQAM, I haven't learned a new thing. Some 3rd year classes are actualy easier than what I did my first year in college ...

I all the way for college over university.

Can't wait to do my master degree. I'll use my old documents from college
:roll:

This is what I wrote in June 2004.

Lots of stuff happened since then ....... Basicly, I turned my 3 years bidiciplinary bachelor in maths-CS into to uncompleted certificates (need 2 and 3 classes respectively)

Never got around to completing them yet.

I got a job as a Demo Manager at Sun Microsystems.
Decided to start my 3rd certificate (3 certificates = 1 bachelor) in japanese.

Whated a serious change from maths and work.

I'm happy with the move.

TDIMeister · « **Reply #80 on:** March 06, 2007, 07:00:24 am »

Hard to believe I'm at the end of my 3rd semester already.

I have submitted applications to do a thesis this autumn at Lotus, Cosworth, McLaren, Audi Sport (R10 engine development program), Toyota F1 and Renault F1. Negatives so far from Lotus and Toyota.

Nobody above would even take a look at you without a Masters degree completed or in-progress.

BlackTieTD · « **Reply #81 on:** March 06, 2007, 09:45:22 am »

good to hear from you dave. glad all is going well. time flies eh. audi sport?! good luck man that would be amazing.

thanks to everyone who has been sharing their experiences.

i'm doing my 2nd co-op term right now, have about a month left. i'm at marcon custom metals in kitchener. so close to my house i can go home for lunch. we do a lot of large scale custom fab work. a lot of structural. its interesting and i've learned a lot but i definitely want to be more on the mechanical side of things. most of my time is spent on dust collectors and WESPs. here is a hex tube bundle from a standard size WESP, 304L stainless (no that is not me :lol: ):

gallery of marcon's past projects: http://www.marconmetals.com/projects.html

jtanguay · « **Reply #82 on:** March 06, 2007, 06:15:44 pm »

hmmmm i'd hate to see the size of the bee's!!! lots of honey! :lol:

burn_your_money · « **Reply #83 on:** March 06, 2007, 07:21:19 pm »

I just got accepted to Cambrian College in Sudbury. Heavy Equipment Technician. 2 years with 2 summers of co-op and then a few years as an apprentice. Should be fun. I don't think it's exactly what I want but it's a step in the right direction.

AdAm84 · « **Reply #84 on:** March 06, 2007, 09:58:47 pm »

currently i'm in a technical high school for diesel mechanics. its good background info, but i know more about fuel systems than the teachers. lol. i work every other week instead of going to shop. so i have classes the other week.

In october, i'm leaving for University of Northwest Ohio. Its a really good technical school. better than Wyotech and such. I'm taking High Performance technology and alternative fuels, with an associates degree in each. the credits are even transferable so i could get a masters and such eventually. i toured the campus and would recommend it highly. the HP facility was just put up for at a cost of 7 million.

with all that said, what is everyone's thoughts of getting a job in the high performance field. i figure i can always fall back on alternative fuels(have experiance with this, assuming moonshine counts :lol: ) I'm just not sure about being able to find a job in the HP field.

BlackTieTD · « **Reply #85 on:** March 08, 2007, 03:49:09 pm »

this is a little late but here goes......

akrallysport - glad that its working out, that sounds similar to my experience. i want to know more i'm going to PM you.

Justin - hows it going now that you've graduated??

Blades - have you stuck with the new career direction?

burn - wooooooooooooooooo! you got it.

adam84 - i don't have much information to offer, but you've got good direction. i want to do something similar but its tough to know what path to take. i also have a big desire to get into alternative fuels...

i'm really on the fence right now. all the local industry is production environment... and without a university degree its tough to find something i'm interested in, that i am qualified for. they all ask for P. Eng. or a degree. the jobs that are available to me for co-op and local employment after graduation mostly involve engineering in a manufacturing role. not my cup of tea. still searching for something 'just right'. i figure i'll be lucky if i get my dubs fixed up by the time i graduate, so i'll just focus on that in my spare time until then. i have some good courses coming up... thermodynamics 1 & 2, machine design 2 & 3... i'm sticking with this.

lord_verminaard · « **Reply #86 on:** March 09, 2007, 08:42:40 am »

Well, at least your degrees in Canada really count for something. I remember being "brainwashed" my whole educational career with people telling me that once I get a degree I can have any related job I wanted, and the employers will be breaking down my door to hire me. Most interviews I've been to did not even ask about my education.

I'm still with the same small-town local IT company, but I have been promoted. I am on a full-time contract as the Technology Coordinator at the County Educational Service Center. Beats working in the main office taking internet tech calls.

So it's more money, but my girlfriend and I just split up after 5 years, so I'm living on my own, which has it's advantages, but now I have to pay for everything.

Still doing the custom-paint-performance shop on the side though. We just finished up an old Suzuki motorcycle, then we have a Vulcan cruiser that is getting a wild paint job, then we return to the old Benz that needs restored. Plus, I've got the TDI swap in the Scirocco going as well. Always something!

Good luck to you guys- TDIMeister, I can remember it like it was yesterday when you started your Germany gig and how jealous I was.

Time files!

Brendan
84 Scirocco 8v <-- TDI swap
01 Jeep TJ 4.0

TDIMeister · « **Reply #87 on:** December 07, 2007, 06:53:00 am »

Quote from: "lord_verminaard"

Good luck to you guys- TDIMeister, I can remember it like it was yesterday when you started your Germany gig and how jealous I was. Time files!

How time flies indeed!

More than 2 years later, I'm in my 5th semester, and I will be here a while longer. Distinct possibility of doing a PhD, either here in Germany or back in Canada. Meanwhile I have a steady German girlfriend of 15 months.

I've just finished my Mini-thesis entitled, "Vehicle Fuel Consumption Benchmarking Through Driving Cycle Simulation in GT-DRIVE" and will be starting my Master Thesis next Spring.

So, let's get an update of everyone! Lanny, David (Rammstein), how're you guys doing?!

BlackTieTD · « **Reply #88 on:** December 14, 2007, 01:35:46 pm »

hey dave. sounds awesome, glad to hear.

i have my 5th semester coming up in january. thermo, mechanics of fluids, stuff like that, and starting final year design project. a lot of the big ideas i had got turned down, but i have a few more. nothing like "Vehicle Fuel Consumption Benchmarking Through Driving Cycle Simulation in GT-DRIVE" though :wink:

burn_your_money · « **Reply #89 on:** December 14, 2007, 02:20:26 pm »

My second semester is about to start in January.

I wasn't going to come back for it but I want to learn about hydraulics. I was looking forward to fuel injection until my prof told me I probably know more about it then he does. It'll be fun using the pop testers though.

Being a heavy duty mechanic all you really need to know is a rough idea of how it works and how to replace it

Hopefully I can take a night welding course

Author Topic: Post-Secondary Edumacation (Read 38561 times)

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