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"Jack Bennett" wrote in message ...
Take my advise, graduate first then look for a job! Try telling that to the people who graduate with 5 or more job offers. Do you really think these individuals waited until graduation day before seriously conducting their job search? Of course, if you know of a silver bullet for figuring out which specific companies are actually hiring at any given moment, let me know. (Such silver bullets from everyone else on this newsgroup are welcome.) You could finish up with a job going belly up and have no MSEE. Play it safe, get the ticket first. I see this happen all the time. It sounds like you think the credentials are the most important thing. The problem with this thinking is that many with this attitude end up becoming the engineer who looks good on paper but can't engineer his/her way out of a paper bag. What I learn and accomplish are the most important things. You could argue that the BSEE is essential, but I already have that. The irony of my graduate school experience is that I feel like I have accomplished more in one year than I did in 4 years as an undergraduate despite the fact that UIUC (my undergraduate school) is vastly superior to GMU (my graduate school) at hardware and controls. If I felt that my MSEE and GPA were the #1 thing, I would not have been able to take control systems or signal processing classes. I had NO control systems background as an undergrad, and my signal processing background was nothing more than earning a C in the 3-credit-hour introductory signal processing class. GMU, like all but a handful of schools, is weak in control systems, and my graduation date may be delayed by insufficient control systems course offerings. Then there's the most important thing: If I defined myself by credentials, then I would NOT have been able to do last semester's independent study project, as it was very time-consuming and difficult. If you think that one can become competent in an engineering topic simply by plowing through the class, then I have some Enron stock to sell you. Bottom line: Because my MSEE is not that critical, I can afford to take some calculated risks. Isn't that something every engineer needs to be able to do? Jason Hsu, AG4DG |
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