<p>Would it be better to major in Mechanical Engineering as an Undergrad and study Aerospace Engineering as a Graduate. Or should you go straight Aerospace as an undergraduate and grad student?</p>
<p>Many people say that Mechanical Engineering undergrad would be good because it's a broad field and you can always fall back on it.</p>
<p>What do you think?</p>
<p>mech undergrad definitely; for the exact reason you wrote above</p>
<p>I feel that if you want to do Aero, major in Aero. Because, afterall, when the time comes you may not want to pursue grad school - you may just want to start out working in the industry. You could do this as a ME, but I’ve noticed some Aero jobs are given preference to Aero’s over ME’s. ME’s will learn things that are not necessarily applicable to Aero, and vice-versa with Aeros. Major in what you like, and if you like it and are motivated enough a career will come along with it. Just my 2 cents as a current Aero student who’s been in the same situation.</p>
<p>Honestly it depends on what your goal is (immediate grad school or a full time job and then grad). </p>
<p>If you are planning on going straight through to grad school then I would say start with AE. They are so similar early on that you can easily switch. On the flip side, AE was always considered (at least at my school) a harder major and more selective as you started looking for positions. As stated before, mechanical is much broader so you have more flexibility when it comes to job search time. If you want to work first then stay ME and specialize in aerospace classes (that way you can enter the field without having to suffer through being an AE).</p>
<p>Can’t you get an ME degree with some AE electives, minor or cluster? I’ve taken 4 AE classes as part of my minor.</p>
<p>The way I see it, AE is more of a specified field of ME, and ME being a more broad range for jobs. </p>
<p>I don’t have any exp at this, but i would imagine having an ME won’t put you at any disadvantage for AE graduate admission. I would go with getting the ME undergrad and if possible taking AE classes that count towards graduate credit.</p>