<p>@Tom Servo </p>
<p>Thanks a lot for taking the time to type that EXTREMELY informal message. To be honest Tom, I’m really between a rock and a hard place right now. I’m trying my hardest to try to stay focused on school, but at the same time I’m really questioning a lot of things right now. </p>
<p>For instance, one thing about myself is that I am very good at technical/mechanical things, I’m very good understanding systems, and I’m very good with abstract thinking. It is for this reason that I really think that I would make a good engineer of some sort, whether it be electrical, mechanical, or software engineering (comp sci). However, I’m really not sure which one to pursue, or even if I can find a way to pass the classes. After all, I have weak math skills. Question: How often do engineers really use those math skills? I mean, I’ve heard that on the job, you mostly just use basic algebra skills? Is this true? After all, I can’t really see companies having engineers doing page long math equations all day, because then they’d have to work the engineers longer and wind up having to pay them more. Plus, we both know engineers cost a lot to employ. </p>
<p>Personally, if I could get any degree right now, I would just say “screw it” and just get a degree in electrical engineering. However financial aid prevents me from doing so because my A.A. transfer major was in psychology and my school’s engineering program is a limited access program, and requires you to already have an A.A. in engineering to get into the UNF program because it’s so overcrowded. They only way they will let me in is if I go back to my old community college (Florida State College at Jacksonville) and get my A.A. in engineering. However, financial aid won’t pay for me to get another A.A. degree so that option is out unless I could somehow find a way to pay for the EE degree out of pocket. </p>
<p>Right now it looks like I should just find some way to pursue the comp sci degree, and work a part time job while doing so. Then, maybe I should just work and later get an EE masters? I just don’t know how I’m gonna stand being poor that long? What do you think?</p>