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If possible, look for a school with an open first year, so you dont have to decide until second year. I dont know if they have this where you are, but I know there are a few universities that do that in Ontario.

>>4530559
Thanks. What do I choose in my first year then?

>>4530559

My school does it in the Southeast US. That being said, OP, there are a bunch of things you can study depending on what your end goal is.

Highest pay: Petroleum Engineering (subset of Chemical)
All Around Usefulness: Mechanical/Electrical

And then there are the niche engineerings. I'm in nuclear myself. Pretty interesting stuff but I feel a little too focused, so I'm trying to study mechanical in grad school.

Well, you dont. You just enter a general engineering program. Everyone takes the same courses in first year, at which time you get all the basics that you would anyways, as well as time to talk to profs, upper years, and people in industry to see what people are doing in each stream. Not all schools have this option though.

>>4530570
What other kinds of engineering are there?

>>4530563

Not the guy you're asking, but first year general engineering would focus on intro stuff. Like calculus, chemistry, physics, and general engineering stuff.

>>4530570
>all around usefulness: mechanical / electrical
also 2 of the most easily out sourced.
If you dont plan on living in a big city, I wouldnt go for either of these.

Small list

Mechanical
Electrical
Computer
Software
Chemical
Materials
Nuclear
Optics
Systems
Mechatronics
Bio (usually bio electrical or bio chemical)

>>4530579

My school offers a few:

Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Computer, Chemical, Nuclear, Industrial (I don't like to consider that one really engineering), Computer Science (same as the one before, but it's lumped in the engineering school), Mining, Environmental (same as industrial, etc.) Biomedical, Textile, and Agricultural

>>4530591

Shit, ya, forgot materials science and engineering

>Frog and toad

Mah nigga

Thanks to all of you guys.

I'll probably go for mechanical, electrical or chemical.
Which would you choose and why?

>>4530602

Mechanical...as a personal choice: I really enjoy fluid flows and heat transfer.

But there are a lot of cons with it. The market is heavily saturated. You'll be a drop in the ocean, especially with simply a BS.

>>4530602
I normally love threads of people interested in engineering, but don't.
You're just going to drop out unless you're genuinely interested. There's tons of homework and you're going to be annoyed while all of your business major/ philosophy major friends have none.
I'm graduating in about 3 weeks with a civil degree fyi.
Pick your own life, don't let 4chan. Remember, you're asking a most unemployed audience their opinion on employment.

>>4530607
>>4530613
Is the job market really that bad for engineers?

>>4530607

Mechanical here as well. This is true, but I wouldn't say Thermal-Fluids are saturated... The math is intense, which puts a lot of people off, so it's fairly wide open!

Also, the job market is bad for everyone, but engineering relative to other professions is doing great. Everyone I know that is graduating this year has a job lined up. Just do some internships.

>>4530619
varies from field to field and by location honestly but what this guy said.
>>4530628
it may not be amazing but its better than everyone else

>>4530628

True, but I'm the nuclear guy (thus the fluids and heat transfer), so that's why I'm trying to do mechanical in grad school. I'm saying for just a general degree in mechanical is a bit saturated.

>>4530654
Honestly, you're a fool if you on't get a masters for any field of engineering