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Wow! After reading my post again I see it was as clear as mud. I think the future of women in engineering is positive and I am hoping that the push with the STEM education project will keep it going that way. I consider anything that can help girls realize their potential in STEM subjects is a...

Not long ago I found a website, http://jobstat.net/ Its job outlook statics are probably as accurate as any other career exploration site. They don't mention % error. I am a female manufacturing engineer. The website says only about 8% of manufacturing engineers are women. You can also look at...

I just completed my Masters in Eng at a public US university. The cost of tuition increased about 40% during my time there. I was planning on spending the full 2 years, but had to fast-track it to save money. Personally, if I knew then what I know now I probably wouldn't have done it. I learned...

I wanted to be an engineer since I was a kid but, back when I was kid, girls weren't encouraged to become engineers so I became and drafter/designer/CAD person instead. Then I got a BS in mathematics and got stuck in IT. A few years back, in my 40s, I finally got a degree in engineering, worked...

I would also encourage him to study music, art, and history. Engineering isn't all mathematics and making CAD models.

I'm a female manufacturing engineer and I have been studying metal working (manual and CNC machining) since 2004, but even with all the academic experience, the certifications, the fact I have a small machine shop at home, and the letters of recommendation from various instructors, I still can't...

It took me 16 years to get my BS-Math. Along the way I failed courses or had to drop them due to changes in work hours. I think I took Calc I three times! It took me several years of signing up and dropping the required Physics classes before I was able to maintain a work schedule long enough to...

I share your concerns. I have BSMfgET, but I also have a BS Math. I am preparing for graduate school. My focus is to study automation and robotics. I have been looking at the MSMET program for two reasons (1) I can't afford to move so I am stuck with the local university and (2) the university's...

I was lucky in my first two jobs as an engineer to be able to work with older engineers who were master-tradesmen. One in machining, the other in tool design. The first never earned a college degree, but any company would look at his career and consider the lack of a degree to be minor issue...

I changed careers in my mid-40s, just a few years ago, so I don't have a lot of experience yet. I go to interviews and the first thing the interviewer sees is a short round woman with gray hair. It's obvious they were expecting someone a lot younger. Large companies don't have a problem with...

You might see if you can find a local machine shop that will hire you part-time as an apprentice.

I changed careers a few years ago from IT to Mfg Eng. I am in my late 40s and female. My first job after graduating was pure hell. The experienced engineers pretty much ignored my questions, took my ideas as their own, and relished at the opportunity to publicize my mistakes without offering any...

I have a BS in Computational Mathematics and recently completed a BS in Manufacturing Engineering. I wanted to go for an MS in MfgEng, but that would have meant a reduced number of classes in the subject and I wanted to learn as much as I could. Getting the second degree was pretty easy. All I...

I decided to get an engineering degree after spending 20+ years in CAD and IT support positions. I graduated with a B.S. in manufacturing engineering technology with a 3.78/4.00 GPA. I had a great internship and got my first job without even interviewing before I graduated. Then I got laid off...