wagner was a biatch. lipovski seemed socially awkward. was thomas the bald white guy who also taught 411? cogdell was a nice guy but couldnt teach. i know who you are. but do you know who i am? MUHAHAHAHAHAHA... here is a hint. we co-oped at de(vi)ll together.
BS biomedical engineering from UT. Engineering's the way to go, but my graduating class was a bit different from the rest of the engineers. 40% went to med school, 40% went to grad school, and a sprinkle went on to industry, law, i-banking. Basically none us became engineers in the long run, but the skills we learned from our degree made us capable of doing a lot of other things.
If you find that you are unsatisfied with the BS EE degree later on (i.e., jobs are not stable or don't pay enough) you can always go back to school for 2/3 years and get an MBA degree. The EE/MBA combination should be enough to secure at least a well paying, midlevel management position at a high technology company. Basically, the MBA should allow to climb the company ladder into a role that can't be outsourced.
I don't think too many biomeder's got a real job with a bs biomed degree. You need a master at least. I would have been better to do EE.
I used to work in a hospital and my mom's been a nurse for over 4 decades. There's the lure of money with a fairly quick degree in nursing, but many, and I mean many, nurses just flame out because they can't take the whacky, sometimes long hours or the stress. Not to mention the interaction with patients can become a PITA after a while especially the many health risks that can arise when working around patients.
While we're on the subject: I just got a job as a test engineer in the aerospace industry with a EE degree. So what's a good starting salary for a BSEE person in Southern California? I want to know if I'm being compensated equally. Thanks.
That's what I'm majoring in, but it helped that I took some health science classes and a Pharmacy internship in high school though. I don't know if it's the most interesting job for just anyone.
Seems like an easy job. Is there more to it than reading someone prescription and getting their medication?
if nursing is not a secure job, i dont know what is. i am done with 2 semester with the BSN program. i got 2 more to go. ahh.. the coolest part is the job opportunities are endless. theres like a gazillion areas of nursing but then you go get a masters in something else and theres even more jobs. i plan on working for 2-3 years and then going back to get an MBA. BSN + MBA should get me an administrator job. hopefully.
Second that. Don't go for nursing just because it pays well and the job is secure. It's the one of most stressful and demanding job there is. My wife has been a registered nurse for more than 12 years. The hours and amount of work is really insane.
True....sort of. Being an RN in the ER is certainly a lot more stressful than being an RN at a 9-5, Mon-Fri doctor's office. My mom has worked crazy, stressful hours with loads of overtime for 30+ years. She works for an international airline. I know a lot of RNs who retired from one place but went to work somewhere with less stress, like psych or a school nurse. I know one guy who is a school nurse, works PRN at a hospital on (some) weekends, and travels during the summers. I'm not disagreeing with you at all....just offering the other side. Its all what you want out of it.
If you are half way or partially talented at something, why not go into business for yourself? It's much easier now days because of e-commerce, if it involves making things or exporting. Renting out space for non-internet businesses can be pricely, but if your business is profitable enough....it shouldn't be too bad, but it will definitely be 5 day thing.
I agree, which is why i went to med school. There are good biomed companies there that need engineers (Genentech, St. Jude, MedTronic, GE Healthcare), but beyond that you pretty much need at least a masters to do R&D work. With EE you can pretty much work straight off the bat.
