<p>Recently I just got into sjsu for electrical engineering as a transfer student and didn't apply anywhere else. Problem is, they ask for a advanced ge and have a test prior to enrolling any classes. If I fail the test I cannot get certain classes and it would set me back nearly a year. Seeing as how I am 21 already, it aggravates me. I'm looking at uc Davis and a quarter system seems more appealing seeing as how it can easily be done in two years (and I like to cram). But it's too late for this fall. I'm really killing myself over how long this is taking and just looking for some advice. Any suggestions would be appreciated.</p>
<p>I’m thinking about going back to cc (my fourth year) and trying for davis or switch my major to business.</p>
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<p>Yeah I don’t think so. At UCSD the recommended schedule for an EE major with all the prereqs completed prior to transfer takes three years. It would be almost impossible to do in two years because of the chain of prereqs required for upper division classes. I’m not saying it couldn’t be done, but it will definitely not be easy.</p>
<p>It looks easily doable with only 3-4 classes per quarter. The chain of prereqs is worse at csu’s because it sets you back a whole year not just quarters</p>
<p>The thing about spending 6 years doing this bloody major is the opportunity cost and all that debt your racking up in a recession.</p>
<p>I switched to engineering when between my junior and senior years. I’m on the seven year plan.</p>
<p>Is engineering something you really want to do? If so, then the few extra years are a small amount of time when thinking about the big picture.</p>
<p>Would you rather be racking up debt in a recession while investing in your future by getting an engineering degree or not?</p>
<p>Debt sucks, but so does not being able to get a decent job out of college.</p>
<p>Getting a decent job out of college? In the recession no engineering degree offers security.</p>
<p>Quite frankly I took engineering as a means of
getting a lucrative degree, to which I found out later that I had barked up the wrong tree. 6 years in college pursuing a bachelors is a waste of time, period.</p>
<p>I made an error and am basically looking to correct it in the most efficient means possible.</p>
<p>Honestly, with only a bachelors degree, there really isn’t anything that beats the average salary of engineers, so if you really are just looking for money, you aren’t going to find a better bachelors degree to have. Whether or not it is worth a couple years to you is another story. You know what they say though, anything worthwhile is worth working for.</p>
<p>If it is going to take you 6 years to finish your degree and you said "6 years in college pursuing a bachelors is a waste of time, period. ", then my advice is you should just drop out. If engineering is such a bad profession (I mean it is apparent you think it offers crappy pay and has no job security), then drop out or switch your major to one that you feel offers that type of job you are looking for. If all else fails the old saying goes, “McDonald’s is always hiring.”</p>
<p>Have you even taken the test yet? If not, you don’t know that you won’t pass and be put back a year.</p>
<p>Do you want to be an engineer? When I changed to engineering, it was because I wanted to have a major that would allow me to solve complex, real-world problems. The fact that it was a lucrative profession was icing on the cake, and made the decision to switch much easier.</p>
<p>What defines a lucrative degree for you? If engineering is not a lucrative profession, I do not know what is, especially considering you only need a bachelor’s degree to get a good salary (though a graduate degree definitely helps).</p>
<p>It sounds like you’ve already convinced yourself that engineering sucks and you shouldn’t be doing it. So what do you want to do? 20 years from now, when you are in the middle of the career, what do you want to be doing?</p>
<p>Or perhaps you’re just bitter about the state of the economy, and rightfully so. The generation graduating from universities right now really got screwed, and this goes across all majors. You can be bitter about it, or you can face the reality and work hard to put yourself in the best position possible to get a job. It still may not be enough, but at least you know that you did your best work.</p>
<p>Average salaries are all b.s. I know plenty people that graduated from engineering and are working a 9/hour job. I don’t believe in false promises, nothing in life is
guaranteed. I’m considering doing business econ, but need to know some ucs that offer decent financial aid and would take someone with a 3.5ish. Time is money and I dont want to risk failing and spending 4 years pursuing a degree with nothing but promises.</p>
<p>I’ll assume that you’re in California since you were accepted to SJSU. The unfortunate thing about transferring (which I found out) is that there is not many scholarships available unless you are a stellar student.</p>
<p>Are you coming from a CC or another university?</p>
<p>Also, why are you considering economics?</p>
<p>I transferred from ohlone. I’m considering econ because I get to spend 1 year at ccc and finish it in 2 after I transfer. It also cuts costs that way. I don’t want to risk failing the test or some class and spending 4 years at sjsu which is costly and time consuming.</p>
<p>Risk is a part of life. If you really wanted to be an engineer, you would be willing to take that risk. With that in mind, just do the econ.</p>
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<p>Working 9 hours isn’t uncommon. What isn’t good is if their working 6 or 7 days a week as the norm. Also, is it possible that they are at work for 9 hours but take that 1 hour lunch break?</p>
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<p>That’s why you have to tilt things in your favor. If you think you have a better shot, on average, with business econ - then more power to you. I think this is crazy thinking but it’s only my opinion. Avg engineering salaries are very high. You won’t be rich as an engineer but you won’t be poor.</p>
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<p>A business econ degree offers you more promise than an engineering degree? Weird.</p>
<p>It’s more of a gamble when the only professor teaching the class has a mean streak of failing people, with a ratemyprof rating of 1.4 in an engineering subject. There are calculated risks and there are “jump off a bridge and hope you make it alive” risks. Besides I think I would fare far better with a bad professor in Econ than in engineering where I’m competing with immigrants use to going tooth and nails with each other.</p>
<p>I would do econ if I were you.</p>
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<p>lol</p>
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<p>Yea, it’s competitive.</p>