Re-starting college!

[RC3]

Got orientation today, gonna start what I got off on the wrong foot. If any of you guys attend columbia state, I will be seeing you! And since this mean getting me education back on track, I might sadly start thinning out a few of my rifles. 

[Lowpower]

English 101 might be a good starting point.    :D

 

Seriously, good luck on your endeavors.

[RC3]

English 101 might be a good starting point.     :D

 

Seriously, good luck on your endeavors.

......yeah, but wont it be american 101 since we are in the south?

 

Im gonna go and knock out 60 out of the 120 credits I need for civil engineering and get an associates while at it. After wards, who knows. I might just move overseas. Germany is booming and japan woudnt be all that bad. 

[leroy]

Keep up the good work bruthah...!! School is important... It's the gateway to a better job... Better job-- more dollars--more dollars--better life for you and your family---more disposable income (...whatever that is...)--more guns... It's a "win-win" for everybody...

 

leroy

[peejman]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Lowpower]

......yeah, but wont it be american 101 since we are in the south?

 

Im gonna go and knock out 60 out of the 120 credits I need for civil engineering and get an associates while at it. After wards, who knows. I might just move overseas. Germany is booming and japan woudnt be all that bad. 

Yeah, dat's it!  American 101. Make sure you get dat outa da way first thing. It's probably required anyhow.  

 

Make sure you talk with yer counselor so you don't waste time and cash taking courses dat ain't for civil engineering. He will help you set a course and help you stay on it.

I hope you like lotsa math. 

 

Everyone should chase their dream!

 

On a side note, the Germans and Japanese folks would like to come to America, too.

[UncleJak]

Best of luck. Took me a while to get inspired enough to go back. I did and am glad for it. Sent barefoot from the hills of Tennessee

[runco]

Took me about 6 mos to get inspired back in 1988, after working an outside hot summer job mowing, cutting grass, and working in heavy sweat every day.  Nothing wrong with this, but this was not me, especially when I looked into the long range future of doing the same job for 30 years and maybe just $2 more an hour. 

[MacGyver]

College, like so many things in life, is wasted on the young.

[wk05]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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That civil engineering poster would've been a riot to take to my Surveying class last semester! :rofl:  The teacher would've loved it too!

[peejman]

That civil engineering poster would've been a riot to take to my Surveying class last semester! :rofl:  The teacher would've loved it too!

 

A roommate of mine had a cool poster ....  was a pic of a hot chick in a Wonderbra with the caption "Engineering 101".   This was back when the Wonderbra was a new thing.  When Dad came to visit he stopped in front of the poster, admired for a minute, said "indeed", and moved on.  :)

[leroy]

The "vertical curve" thing is great...!!

 

leroy

[NoBanStan]

English 101 might be a good starting point.     :D

 

Seriously, good luck on your endeavors.

 

I lost it.... :D

[Bubba0031]

I'm a civil engineer also.  I didn't start school (college) until I was 35 and am the poster child for the community college system.  Also amazing how much better you do spending your own money instead of your parents.   I'm spending my college money from them for their nursing home care and am thankful it's there.  

Good Luck, going back is the best thing you can do.  BTW The PE exam is a B*&(!H.

[peejman]

I'm also a strong proponent of getting into a transfer program at a community college. It's a great way to save a lot of money.

I also strongly recommend you get an internship/co-op job after the 2nd year. It's nearly compulsory to get a job after graduation and doing so fairly early gives you some exposure to what you're in for before you get too far down the road to change.

[gregintenn]

I'm NOT a civil engineer, but work in that field. I do what a civil engineer does, but make substantially less money for doing it. College does have it's rewards!

[UncleJak]

[quote name="gregintenn" post="1178943" timestamp="1407890705"]I'm NOT a civil engineer, but work in that field. I do what a civil engineer does, but make substantially less money for doing it. College does have it's rewards![/quote]I have a degree but don't work on my field. This also equates less money :( Sent barefoot from the hills of Tennessee

[BigK]

I took a short break from college (1989 til 2001). Going back was the best decision I ever made. I didn't finish my Chemical Engineering degree, though. I chose Computer Information Systems instead, another good decision.

[Dad03]

That poster is hilarious (and true). Engineers don't need to know how to spell.
I am a Civil Engineer too. Have my PE license in Florida and TN. The market in TN looks promising but will make substaintly more $$$ in FL.

Beside the technical studies I recommend you take some courses in speaking and personal development. You will see that in the advanced positions this will become more valuable than anything else. The EIT's and techs sit in front of the computer and crunch numbers, Draw in CAD and run models. The PE's review design in between finding clients and winning projects.


Good Luck. Edited August 14, 2014 by Dad03

[RC3]

That poster is hilarious (and true). Engineers don't need to know how to spell.
I am a Civil Engineer too. Have my PE license in Florida and TN. The market in TN looks promising but will make substaintly more $$$ in FL.

Beside the technical studies I recommend you take some courses in speaking and personal development. You will see that in the advanced positions this will become more valuable than anything else. The EIT's and techs sit in front of the computer and crunch numbers, Draw in CAD and run models. The PE's review design in between finding clients and winning projects.


Good Luck.

Thanks for the heads up. Will definitely keep this in mind.

[peejman]

That poster is hilarious (and true). Engineers don't need to know how to spell.
I am a Civil Engineer too. Have my PE license in Florida and TN. The market in TN looks promising but will make substaintly more $$$ in FL.

Beside the technical studies I recommend you take some courses in speaking and personal development. You will see that in the advanced positions this will become more valuable than anything else. The EIT's and techs sit in front of the computer and crunch numbers, Draw in CAD and run models. The PE's review design in between finding clients and winning projects.


Good Luck.

 

 

Agreed.  Salesmanship is more important in engineering than most might think.  Whether pitching your idea to your boss, the technicians doing the work, or a potential customer, being able to communicate your thoughts in a clear and intelligent manner in both written and spoken format is crucial. 

 

I also strongly recommend you take any course you might think is interesting, regardless of what it is (music, history, welding, whatever...).  Once you're a full time student, extra classes cost you nothing but time.  Contrary to what you might think, you have lots of that and there's no better time to learn new stuff.  If you don't want worry about a grade, audit the class.  If you don't have the listed pre-requisities, talk to the professor and see if they'll let you sit in anyway.  I was never turned down and wish I'd taken a few more. 

 

If you intend to get a job in "corporate America" I also strongly recommend you take a finance and accounting class.  The bean counters run the world... its in your best interest to have some understanding of how that world works (and it'll blow your mind). 

Edited August 15, 2014 by peejman

[RC3]

Agreed.  Salesmanship is more important in engineering than most might think.  Whether pitching your idea to your boss, the technicians doing the work, or a potential customer, being able to communicate your thoughts in a clear and intelligent manner in both written and spoken format is crucial. 

 

I also strongly recommend you take any course you might think is interesting, regardless of what it is (music, history, welding, whatever...).  Once you're a full time student, extra classes cost you nothing but time.  Contrary to what you might think, you have lots of that and there's no better time to learn new stuff.  If you don't want worry about a grade, audit the class.  If you don't have the listed pre-requisities, talk to the professor and see if they'll let you sit in anyway.  I was never turned down and wish I'd taken a few more. 

 

If you intend to get a job in "corporate America" I also strongly recommend you take a finance and accounting class.  The bean counters run the world... its in your best interest to have some understanding of how that world works (and it'll blow your mind). 

I actually want to get my degree and move overseas. I want to be submerged in another culture again. Its a great experience and recently, I have been longing to move.

[peejman]

I actually want to get my degree and move overseas. I want to be submerged in another culture again. Its a great experience and recently, I have been longing to move.

 

 

I should rephrase that and say "corporate anything".  Businesses are run in the same asinine way all over the world.  Know your enemy. 

[RC3]

I should rephrase that and say "corporate anything".  Businesses are run in the same asinine way all over the world.  Know your enemy. 

Good point. Makes wanting to become a mercenary sound like a fun line of work. 

[R_Bert]

I took a look at TN university system tuition rates.

Wow. I had no idea it was so expensive now. MBAs from $45K to $70K and more.

I would have to sell my house or kill my 401K to even think about finishing a grad degree.

No idea how I would even start back up now.

Kudos to OP for getting it together.