/sci/ - Science & Math

>>15348957
why not? i mean, my life plan will have me studying industrial engineering at 22

>>15349056
because it will take an average of 6 years to graduate

>>15349223
you got something better to do?

>>15349437
earn money

>>15348957
If you are in US then yes, Civil Engineering is the only Engineering (non CS) sector in US, that will continue to see Job growth, rest areas such as ECE, Mechanical etc have grim projections.
It's true that the $ is average but it's is still decent compared to rest options.

>>15348957
Lol, I'm trying to become an EE at 32. Who gives a shit bro just do it.

>>15350463
Are you going to ASU?

>>15350464
No, USQ

>>15350463
The labor market is increasingly competitive, age is important

>>15350515
There is labour shortage across western countries, specially in STEM, less than 3% if US grads study STEM

>>7734126

>>15348957
>>15349223
>>15350431
You're still very young. This is a completely realistic thing to do. I started my degree late too, and have no regrets.
What is your current earning potential without a degree? If you're already experienced in a skilled trade or something, that might change things.

>>15350545
Personally I much prefer this kind of thread over IQ dick measuring contests and threads that are just /pol/ in disguise.

>>15350515
Like i care, I'll just work as a sparky until I find a job as an engineer when I finish my degree. I've been doing it for over 10 years so who cares?

>>15349223
the time will pass anyways

>>15348957
Yes
Remember that you need to solve the example questions and problems that are given to you to pass the course

>>15348957
I'm thinking I will do the same with mech eng.

I'm afraid of it, and that I will lose my time with boring exams and class for another 3 years, but the alternative of feeling like I missed out on my passions subjects isnt any rosier.

Ultimately if you've got the funds do it, otherwise you may want to save up another year and do it then

>>15348957
Bro, take it from someone who is 40 and never went, you've still got enough time, barring unforeseen early demise, to get a degree that's going to be worth it with a good ROI. Is it able to be paid off in time enough for you to stack up for retirement? If you think that's civil engineering and are able to obtain it, I 100% recommend you do so, and it's purely about numbers. It simply increases your chances of finding higher paying work. In my industry it would open opportunities for me that I'm currently not even able to be considered for no matter how much work experience or development of skill I have.

Ideally you should learn as many useful skills that are transferrable to as many professions and ways of life as possible. An engineering degree may help you develop the mindset and skills to solve problems rigorously and analytically. Keep in mind how much debt you have to take on for this education. Many things can be learned for very low cost, so if resources are constrained you can just use youtube, coursera, leetcode type sites, various online communities, and many more I don't know about. Nightcrawler is a weirdly inspirational movie about such approaches.

That said there's value in working closely with a mentor and other skilled individuals, like an actual human. Unfortunately those experiences are often scarce and expensive. Overall it's probably worth it to get at least one bachelors in STEM. Especially if it's an affordable state school in a LCOL area.