Pre-Med Engineers

[BMEN]

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Well technically it is their lab, which is dumb. I'm glad we are getting a new building.

I though the new building was having both move...

although google maps does say Biomedicla Engineering. So take that Bussiness Engineers

 

[therunner12]

I though the new building was having both move...

although google maps does say Biomedicla Engineering. So take that Bussiness Engineers

Hopefully no one tries to burn it down like Zach.

 

[ChE04]

What is with the random hate for BME in this thread? Please direct it to IE where it belongs.

 

[BMEN]

Wow thats even worse than i thought...

 

[BionicMan]

I though the new building was having both move...

although google maps does say Biomedicla Engineering. So take that Bussiness Engineers

We're both moving, but each department will have separate labs. That means the average amount of real engineering work done per computer in our lab will increase dramatically and the average amount of shouting in Spanish will decrease drastically. I think it's a pretty good deal.

 

[JESSFALLING]

I'm non-traditional and I worked in a engineering office for 8 years prior to college (got my license w/o degree)...wow, what an interesting bunch of people! What turned me off to the idea of majoring in engineering is the fact that engineers RARELY use the math/physics/science/theory that they spend so much time in school brutally learning. I think that this experience has led me to pursue my religious studies major. Props to all you guys though that pull of decent grades in your engineering courses...better you than me.😛

 

[BMEN]

How did you get your license without your degree? done you have to have an ABET accredited degree, pass the fe exam then pass the pe?

 

[juliedi]

BME here checking in!

Hate on BME all you want, but at least it's better than ISE (Industrial and Systems Engineering at my school, I've heard it call other things elsewhere).

ISE = I Suck at Engineering

 

[frutiaspice]

BE, while not one of the hardest majors at my school, is still considered a pretty hard engineering major.

Hardest engineering major at my school is probably chemE

 

[JESSFALLING]

How did you get your license without your degree? done you have to have an ABET accredited degree, pass the fe exam then pass the pe?

Yes, I passed the fundamentals exam in year 4 and then the principles and practices exam after year 7. My state allows work experience to fulfill its six year minimum experience requirement, although this pathway option may be changing in the future. My best friend also went this way. This said, I don't think that this is a realistic pathway anymore. When I started, firms were desperate to hire anyone with AutoCAD skills in order to meet demand. Now, firms are very picky, as it's a buyers market for them. Also, the fundamentals exam was a bear for me without much schooling. I should disclose that I did audit physics and statics while working. These few courses really helped! I also had a boss that was willing to take me under his wing and teach me stats, programming, and a bunch of other things. If I could do it all again, I would have done the degree first. Then I wouldn't be nearly 30 and back in school as a pre-med. Gosh. The upside for me with my experience is that it has given me the confidence that I'll be able to do well on the MCAT...too bad you can't just take the MCAT and go straight to med school. I think with sources like the khanacademy.org and MIT opensource that it would be fairly easy to learn enough BCMP to get a decent score without ever stepping foot in a classroom. One can dream.

 

[BMEN]

Whoa thats really cool man. My uncle did a similar route. Best of luck

 

[Whatyousay]

Wow, a lot more engineers on here than I though.

I no longer feel special 🙁