ME to PetE

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<p>Hello, first time using this and ive been asking this my questions since junior year of high school. I am a current student in NJIT, majoring in ME. I always desired going into PetE, and transferring out in my sophomore or junior year to like Texas A&M, Alaska Fairbanks, or LSU. I am still a freshman in college. but a couple of questions run in mind. so i hope i can get real advice and help.</p>

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<li>Can it be possible to transfer into a PetE program in sophomore or junior year of college and transfer my credits?</li>
<li>Am i wasting my time studyin ME, and should go ASAP into a PetE program?</li>
<li>Double major in PetE and Geology? or Just minor in Geology. </li>
<li>Should i stay in NJIT, major in ME, and master in PetE, since if i dont like PetE, ill still have a ME degree, and i heard ME's can be petroleum engineers</li>
<li>Life as a PetE</li>
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<p>I have done alot of searching and thinking. dont get me wrong, i love PetE. Those are my top college choices. Had a 3.6/4.0 gpa in high school. My college courses are going fine. SOORRY ABOUT THE QUESTIONS, but they would be a great help if some at least are anwered. i have been using CC but never posted, so this will be my first for now. thank you guys</p>

<p>Course im taking this semster and next:</p>

<p>humanities, fundamental of engineering desgin, social sciences, fundamentals of chem I, trigonometry&differencal calc.....next semster, ill be taking calc I, physics I and lab, humanites II, chem II and lab, computer science....summer ill be taking calc II and probably phsycis II</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>Oil companies regularly hire ME’s to do petroleum work. I would stick with ME just because you will have more options after college, just in case you don’t find work as a petroleum engineer. </p>

<p>Not trying to be mean, but how does one “know” they love petroleum engineering if haven’t taken any PE classes?</p>

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<p>None taken, i just always dreamed of doing petroleum engineering since like sophomore/junior year of high school, i no there competitive and a hard job especially. but just researching about it and knowing about the job interests me alot</p>

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<p>Thank you for that response tho, because that was on my mind as well if to stick to ME</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>I would suggest sticking it out in mechanical engineering. I graduated in mechanical engineering and my first job was as a petroleum engineer. You should have no problems getting hired. If you end up anything like me, I hated working in the oil industry and went back to mechanical engineering.</p>