SuperSaiyan2Gohan
Mechanical
- Jul 24, 2014
- 4
Greetings all,
I am currently a 20 year-old sophomore attending school at a university in Little Rock, Arkansas. I am working towards a B.S in Mechanical Engineering Technology at this university. A few weeks ago, I started looking into possibly transferring to the University of Arkansas' main campus, which is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, approximately 3 hours away from Little Rock. This is certainly possible with minimal loss in credits since I completely ignored the BSMET curriculum and took Calculus 1-3 instead of applied Calculus, Differential Equations, General Chemistry 1 & 2, and Calculus-based Physics 1-2 instead of Algebra-based Physics 1 & 2. Looking at my situation, I have about 2 years left to graduate from either the BSMET program or the BSME program.
Here's when I ran into some problems. I have enough funding from my scholarships to cover 3 semesters at the BSME program without taking any loans, but my last semester at the BSME program will have to come completely out of my pocket (approximately $2,500 for that semester). I'll also have to take 3 summer courses in order to graduate on time in the BSME program, whereas I won't have to take any summer courses if I stay in the BSMET program. I'll only have 1 class my senior semester if I stay in the BSMET program which will give me a decent amount of time to look for an internship/co-op before I graduate. Conversely, a graduate with a BSME looks way more appealing to graduate programs in engineering and prospective companies around the United States as opposed to someone who just has a BSMET. I'll also risk of decreasing my current 3.8 GPA in the BSMET program when I transfer over to the BSME program because of its tougher curriculum. Note: Graduates from BSMET programs in Arkansas cannot take the PE exam.
tl;dr : I know this has been asked countless times before, but is the BSME degree worth it? Are there any engineers out there that have a BSMET or a BSME that can fill me in on this? I love all aspects of engineering, both technical and theoretical sides.
Thanks for reading.
I am currently a 20 year-old sophomore attending school at a university in Little Rock, Arkansas. I am working towards a B.S in Mechanical Engineering Technology at this university. A few weeks ago, I started looking into possibly transferring to the University of Arkansas' main campus, which is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, approximately 3 hours away from Little Rock. This is certainly possible with minimal loss in credits since I completely ignored the BSMET curriculum and took Calculus 1-3 instead of applied Calculus, Differential Equations, General Chemistry 1 & 2, and Calculus-based Physics 1-2 instead of Algebra-based Physics 1 & 2. Looking at my situation, I have about 2 years left to graduate from either the BSMET program or the BSME program.
Here's when I ran into some problems. I have enough funding from my scholarships to cover 3 semesters at the BSME program without taking any loans, but my last semester at the BSME program will have to come completely out of my pocket (approximately $2,500 for that semester). I'll also have to take 3 summer courses in order to graduate on time in the BSME program, whereas I won't have to take any summer courses if I stay in the BSMET program. I'll only have 1 class my senior semester if I stay in the BSMET program which will give me a decent amount of time to look for an internship/co-op before I graduate. Conversely, a graduate with a BSME looks way more appealing to graduate programs in engineering and prospective companies around the United States as opposed to someone who just has a BSMET. I'll also risk of decreasing my current 3.8 GPA in the BSMET program when I transfer over to the BSME program because of its tougher curriculum. Note: Graduates from BSMET programs in Arkansas cannot take the PE exam.
tl;dr : I know this has been asked countless times before, but is the BSME degree worth it? Are there any engineers out there that have a BSMET or a BSME that can fill me in on this? I love all aspects of engineering, both technical and theoretical sides.
Thanks for reading.
