<p>I've decided to major in petroleum engineering and was wondering if anyone who has experience in the major can give me some tips and stuff. I've applied to both Texas A&M University and University of Texas at Austin. Both are top petroleum engineering schools but I want to know which one you people would prefer to go to an which one would be better. Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>You might have better luck posting this in the Engineering forum. I know we've got a handful of people that have some experience with PetE there.</p>
<p>Are you instate? Regardless, both UT and TAM have the 10% rule making them more competitive. Have you looked at Oklahoma?</p>
<p>I am high school senior so i don't know much about petroleum much and i persuade mechanical.
I wanna tell u this if u don't know already. Petroleum is not a big field in engineering.
It got you alot of money compare to other engineering after get a degree but it pretty hard to find job for that.</p>
<p>yeah im in state and planning to stay in texas since most of the jobs are here i think. is it hard to find a job after you get your degree?</p>
<p>ahh i see ill keep that in mind, anyone else agree with ktran13?</p>
<p>my brother majored in PE. It is hard as ****. Do not; I repeat; do not go into it for the money! These salaries probably won't last anyway. My bro also got his pilot licenses just in case. "He loves aviation." Its very cyclical; have a backup! For his case:</p>
<p>Gas prices go down drastically, PEs get layed off, and airlines start hriing like crazy. Vice versa</p>
<p>Win/win</p>
<p>majoring in pe would limit your opportunities after graduation. you should major in a more general field such as materials and then have a concentration in pe.</p>
<p>do you mean petroleum engineering jobs are scarce?</p>
<p>I'm not sure if chubbsubb meant it was scarce but there aren't many career opportunities as a degree in materials.</p>
<p>cuz i thought since many of the old PE's are retiring, more jobs would be available? but i guess i have to consider that it would be 4 years later that i would be looking for a job since im still a senior in high school</p>
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<p>No, not necessarily. Case in point: look at today's gas prices...and the economy is doing horrible. Airlines aren't hiring like crazy. </p>
<p>Anyways, OP both are good schools. If your are looking within Texas for jobs, A&M has a better alumni network. Outside of Texas, the name of UT is more reputable. But both will get you good jobs. However, don't go into Petro only b/c of the money like half of the ppl do... and don't limit yourself to only working in TX, b/c it'll make getting a job upon graduation much more difficult.</p>
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<p>Perhaps not as many as a field such as CivE or EE, but there's also a considerably smaller supply of MSEs out there to fill the rapidly growing job market. None of my friends had any trouble finding a job prior to graduation, and I don't know of any real issues for MSE grads since the schools that offer degrees in the field are typically pretty good programs with solid reputations.</p>
<p>i was planning to stay in texas after college but if petroleum engineer jobs are scarce, my backup major is business</p>
<p>major in chemical or mechanical engineering. Its has the same opportunities and then some. Pe is a risk. My bro even said there may be a hiring freeze soon. Just watch out...</p>
<p>A mechanical engineering grad once told me that petroleum engineering is really chemical/mechanical engineering applied to petroleum production. You are the judge of the accuracy of that statement, but I thought I'd like to bring that up. I have seen many job postings in production/reservoir/drilling engineering looking for chemical/mechanical engineering grads as well, not just petroleum engineering students.</p>
<p>ummm yeah, I didnt say they were hiring like crazy. Almost every pilot in the nation is on reserve right now.</p>
<p>would it be difficult to find a job after college majoring in petroleum engineering?</p>
<p>is it worth doing petroleum engg these days?
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