OP: no one can tell you what decision to make. You've heard the negative but there are some positives as well. I was in a similar situation as you not too long ago. I had no hesitation in leaving my country as there literally was nothing there for me and it sounds as if it's the same for you...
@VTer,
I forgot about about Power system Transients...anyway, the transient stuff i did was in grad school for my MSEE...OP is asking about BSEE. You're lucky if you did that in undergrad (if you went to V. Tech, then you really are lucky, lol).
^^^ For the power systems classes, mostly it's 3 phase calculations which to me isn't as intense as ordinary/partial differential equations which can show up in communications/electomagnetics. Like I said, there's still advanced math in ALL of it though.
A BSEE curriculum would probably be very tough if you don't have a firm grasp of calculus/differential equations. Although at the end of the day, advanced math is everywhere in EE, one option would be to pick the right sub-field within EE; I've found that the power systems courses had the...
@spongebob007,
Are you saying that if you interview at a company and reject the offer in favour of staying with your current employer that you'll be black listed by the company that you rejected? That's crazy. If the offer isn't better than your current situation, what do they expect you to...
I thought about back then. The problem is that if you leave it out, you'll have to account for the gap in time. What I sometimes did was to list the research experience in the gap without specifically stating that it was associated with the graduate degree.
Yes, having a master's degree with no experience IS detrimental. I'm speaking from experience. I've had a company call me and basically say that I'm overqualified and were wondering why I would apply for a job like that. Perhaps the thought of someone actually taking an "entry level" job and...
How is this type of program different from the current co-op format which features at many universities now? Did companies just offer to have students come to "work" for them, purely for the benefit of the student? Sounds too good to be true; no wonder they witherd away.
I disagree. There were those of us in college that were dying to experience the practical application of what was being taught. Unfortunately, the professors either couldn't demonstrate this or were just more interested in reading text book excerpts from power point slides instead of using a...
Laplacian, you're better off talking in person to recruiters and others in the field you want to be in than wasting your time on this forum with people who have nothing encouraging for you.
do you guys charge every minute of everyday to something?? if you charge for this then you have to charge bathroom breaks to something. i bill my time on the project i'm working on and some of the day does include surfing the web during a mid morning break and snack..at the end of the day...
Cranky,
I definitely agree that the training to understand the principles take a long time. I'm 4 yrs in and while I've learned a lot, I still consider myself quite clueless. I also think the power program at my school fell way short in preparing me.
Its been frustrating for me because I've...
Cranky,
First of all, young people out of college do NOT think they know it all. Please do not label all of us as such (not so much me, as I'm 4 yrs into electrical now). In my time, I've yet to see someone question authority, or a decision thats been made or to even suggest they might have a...
