Any Mech. Engineers?
 

I'm thinking about doing mech engineering once my tool and die/cnc machining courses are done.

Where did you guys go to school and how did you like the program?

Im 2 months away from completing the mech engineering technology program at mohawk college.

My plans from here are to go to Lakehead univ in thunder bay to complete the engineering degree. Total time will be 3 yrs at mohawk, 2 yrs at lakehead, so its not to bad.

Basically, if you've got some good math, physics skills, and like the technical side of problem solving, I would say go for it if you dont mind a challenge, trust me it will pay off, if you dont mind re-locating, you can be making 100+k a yr within a few yrs if you play your cards right.

Mechanical is the broadest of all the engineering disiplines, meaning you can branch off to many fields with the mechanical degree.

I graduated from the Mech Eng Techology program at Durham College in June '04. Looking at going back to school sometime in '06, most likely @ UOIT for 3-3.5 years.

I think the most important thing would be to get your degree as without your BSC it's difficult to progress in the mechanical field.

im a 3rd mech eng student at ryerson. like what these guys have said, mech eng is probably one of the disciplines in engineering where u can apply ur knowledge to pretty much everything.

i think ull be ahead of some of the courses since u have experience with basic manufacturing processes. and since there are alot of manufacturing plants here in canada, u can prolly find a pretty good eng job here.

as for me, i like it cuz i can apply my knowledge to cars hehehe and u can pretty much design ur own parts for ur car and fabricate it urself :thumbup:

I am starting Mech Eng this year in Ryerson!
can't wait
hey NSX are u taking internship program after 3rd year?!

yea most likely if i can keep my gpa up

can I participate in Formula SAE and Mini-Baja projects during my first year?
do u participate?

Where are you thinking of taking mech eng? In college or university? There's a big difference.... if its in college you'll start off as a cad monkey.

Hit me up on msn if you got any questions Tony, I work for an engineering firm.

MY Girlfriend is a Mech ENG at McMaster University. And since all she does is talk about it...and myself at one point was doing the college side of engineering (which is TOTALY different) I can offer some advice and info.

University Eng

Be prepared to do a whole lot of Calculus Physics and Algebra along with other classes such as materials and such if you're heading in the University path. Plain and simple, its about 35hrs a week of class with pure math plus I'd say another 40+ hrs of Homework, depending on the person. Some people are satisfied with 60's, some will do anything for 80+. All in all its the same degree. Oh and when u finish University you're an actual Engineer.

College Eng

Hrmz lets see. I'd say the same amount of effort and time should go into the college side of it to succeed. College all I took was Calculus, no physics, no algebra. All my other classes were design classes, which are fun, but like the comment above, all you'll do is autocad. (annoying) When you're done you'll be a Technician or Technologist (better then tech) but not an Engineer. Different responsibilities and of course, less pay (you may not care about that)

Anymore Questions just PM me. I am a college graduate and ended up at university anyways so ya....ask away.

My advice,

If you have the grades and the patience. Go to University. People always say colleges are more hands on. But there are Tons of Universities that have Co-Op programs or internships. In the long run University Degree will get you further. Its good to have both if you wanna do that. Side note: My Girlfriend works for GM every summer, gets payed VERY well. They ONLY Hire University Students.

so ya...any Q's...Im full of info..lol

You're 100% correct! I was going to do a long winded reply, glad you saved me the time! My family and relatives/cousins are engineers who have graduated uni, and are either at dofasco or run their own firms. Several cousins of mine are about to graduate from mac as well in mech and chem eng. All I can say is be prepared to bust your ass for the grades... as its hard to achieve above 70% overall.

From what I've been told, mechanical eng is the way to go now, due to the lack of fundimental changes in day to day calculations.

I'm still kicking myself for not starting off in engineering... :(

I'm thinking of doing mech eng to open up more doors for me Torrey. I've got an access to a job state side if I go for it, which doesn't bug me one bit. I ultimately want to open my own fab. business.

I'm already doing CAD now in the CNC side of my program, I'd like to avoid doing more of it lol jks.

Also I am leaning towards University for reasons like Italia311 stated.

Hhaha Torrey, I thought someone was going to think I was being a dick, or something. :P

Hit up University. Its worth it.

hey andrey, check ur pm
i do participate for FSAE

Buy my books for first year, I have no use for a lotta of them anymore. lol

Gogo Mech Eng at ryerson! I'm going into 2nd year. Definitely a heavier work load compared to other courses, luckily I took a few courses in the summer to help ease it.

wow so many mech eng'ers from Ryerson here! w00t!

I still dunno what courses I am taking and what books I need
how much do u want for them and how much do they cost new?
and I've heard that they like to change the books every year so we have to buy brand new...

Yea they change the books pretty often, I had to retake calculus, and I ended up having to buy another calculus book lol :S

I've got General Chemistry by Ebbing, PCS 211 book, and 2 calc books that are originals, everything else is a photocopied book, saved me money but its hard to resell them on campus, since I cant really post up, buy my bootleg textbooks! lol

So I take it you havent selected your electives yet eh? Might I reccommend GEO106 and 206, imo probable the lightest workloads of electives, not exciting as other courses but a lot easier to manage.