<p>what is the general consensus about aerospace engineering?</p>
<p>if i know for a fact that I want to deal with airplanes and space and the whole bit in my career, what is generally the wisest trail to take?</p>
<p>mechE undergrad, aerospace grad.....for example</p>
<p>aerospace undergrad, aerospace grad</p>
<p>thannnkkks</p>
<p>If you are sure you want to deal with planes and space technologies, then aerospace for undergrad and grad with summer internships in that industry.</p>
<p>If you are unsure about what you really want, then do the general degree of mechE. It is a great springboard to other disciplines.</p>
<p>that's what i thought...thank you</p>
<p>it greatly narrows down my college list too :)</p>
<p>PM me if you want my advice.</p>
<p>go mechE then AeroE</p>
<p>First of all, a few programs require you to make a switch between Astro/Aero very quickly. So you might want to have a good idea of where you're looking at. Also, some schools have weaker/stronger departments in Astro/Aero - so research that. Thirdly, I'm not sure grad school is required if you simply want to work on Astro/Aero stuff.</p>
<p>yea, i would do a meche for undergrad and an aeroe minor. if you do aeroe, youre specialized, but the problem is, you might have a difficult time finding a job or changing a career because your knowledge is too narrow.</p>
<p>do you think its possible to go from a mechE undergrad to a comp sci grad or strait into a computer engineering career?</p>
<p>mechE allows for a lot of flexibility later on
the same goes for EE</p>
<p>Join Georgia Tech. Check out the AE Combined BS/MS Honors Program. I'm probably gonna take that one.</p>
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do you think its possible to go from a mechE undergrad to a comp sci grad or strait into a computer engineering career?
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Possible, but difficult. The classes are completely different for MechE and CmpE beyond the first 1.5 yrs or so.</p>