Electrical Engineering Or Aero-Mechanical Engineering????

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<p>I just finished my freshman year at RPI yesterday. We have to declare a major in October 2005 (coming up soon). So far, I'm Undecided Engineering (most RPI freshman are the same).</p>

<p>My favorite classes this year were Intro to Engineering Analysis (which ppl at most school call Vector Mechanics, Statics and Linear Algebra), Chemistry Principles for Engineers, and CAD. I guess that all points out that I'm kinda mechanically minded.</p>

<p>So I was thinking that I do a dual major (NOT a double major) in Aero-mechanical engineering. It's one of the hardest majors, and right up my alley. A dual major at RPI is when two majors are really similar, they have a 4 yr plan made so ppl can do both to open up job opportunities. Other duals are like ECSE, or Civil and Environmental Engineering.</p>

<p>But the thing about being an Aero-Mech-E is that I don't know how stable the jobs are in the field. That's why I was also considering Electrical Engineering because that comes off to me as a high paid stable job that's also real challenging, and I'm all for doing a hard major that pays off real good at the end. ChemE is the same as EE in that way, but it's out of question for me cuz I hear ChemE majors have to take Bio classes.</p>

<p>So if you have any suggestions and/or input on the job stability of Aero-Mechanical dual engineering, please post.</p>

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<p>ChemEs don't have to take bio classes. The only ones taking bio classes are the ones in pre-med and ones double majoring/minoring in bioengineering. If it was just Aero but it includes mechE which is highly stable and broad like EE. ChemE is not the same as EE. They are both the hardest majors but in completely different ways. EE is about circuitry and chemE is about machines.</p>

<p>All in all, pick what you want and do the best you can. If you do then job prospects shouldnt be all that troublesome b/c if you're doing something you love you will devote extra time to it and you will do better b/c of that. Don't pick a major based on job prospects or salary. The first should just be something to think about and work toward and then other is an added bonus if it is high.</p>

<p>You obviously like machines. I say go aero-mech. or just mech. But if you like those classes. Have you ever taken any ECE classes? You might not like them b/c they are totally different.</p>

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<p>Well I said that ChemE and EE are the same in that they're both really hard and really well paid, not material wise. I only took a one credit class class and that was just on how to put a circuit together, and how to use a potentiometer. Didn't like it too much, but neither did many ppl. The instructor was cool tho.</p>

<p>Thanks for the input. Anybody else??</p>