Many careers jump into my head when I think of the job field engineering, but only one stood out the most, aerospace engineering. The reason I would prefer aerospace engineering as my future career would be because of its major integration of math, technology, and creativity. I’m interested in this career because it’s an engineering major in which I can feed my fascination for the electronic/technologic side of me while incorporating my astounding math capabilities.
Like any other career, an aerospace engineer has responsibilities; including that of designing, testing and synthesizing a product ("Aerospace Engineer Job…”). The testing aspect of this career really makes it appealing, especially because I would make some pretty amazing inventions just to see if they would work or not. On the other hand though, appeasing to your customers every wish would probably become a little tedious and frustrating. I think I would get pretty agitated if I formulated a model and someone took it, threw it away, told me it was garbage and to start over. After all, I only spent the last few weeks glued to a computer trying to produce a suitable model to present to said customer. Although that would be a normal day in the life of an aerospace engineer, spending countless hours on a computer to construct a model for a product.
Another reason that made me want to choose aerospace engineering would be the employment opportunities. Given the fact that there may be only a few major flight companies offering new positions for this career, these companies just happen to include the United States military and NASA. And I’m pretty sure the military won’t turn down a good aerospace engineer, and they want all the help they can get. As for NASA, as long as y...
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...y cost more than $150,000 ("Occupational Outlook Handbook."). The high school subjects that would be helpful in this career are chemistry, physics, algebra, trigonometry, and calculus.
In conclusion, the main reasons that I would like to get into aerospace engineering would be the pay involved, the people I would work for, and the notable integration of math. Getting a paycheck of more than $90,000 a year seems pretty beneficial. Not only that, working for the U.S. Military could come with some perks. Finally, the high integration of math in this field appeals to me because I’ve always been exceptional in my math classes. The most important reason I chose this career over others though is because it combines my favorite subjects of working; math, technology, and creativity.
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Full disclosure: I've lived my entire life wanting to be an engineer. My father is a manufacturing engineer. My grandfather was an electrical engineer. My girlfriend is currently studying at Iowa State in mechanical Engineering. I am an engineer at heart.
...hanical engineering because I find it the most appealing. I participate in an architecture, construction, and engineering program at school called the ACE Mentor program and I have spoken to several mechanical engineers and gained insightful exposure. In this program, I also worked together with other students, teachers, and mentors to design and create a realistic model of a hotel which we then formally presented at a conference. This year we are building a research facility and interactive museum, which helps me decide which facet of engineering I want to explore. Although, I remain open minded, I prefer mechanical engineering because the work can help make advancements in robotics, medicine, and computers. No engineer works alone and I believe that if I pursue my interests in this field, I will have the opportunity to make contributions to a vast array of fields.
High school courses should focus on algebra, biology, chemistry, geometry, physics, trigonometry, anatomy, humanities, psychology, and computer skills (2). After high school the general road map is four years of undergraduate school, four years, of medical school, and three to eight years of internship and residency (1). Some schools combine undergraduate and medical to last six or seven years instead of eight (1). Education and training to become an anesthesiologist are one of the most demanding of any occupation (1).
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