Looking for advice

[starsfall]

Hi guys,

So I'm attending college studying Computer Information Technologies and Security, I'm in my third overall semester, second actual semester in this program. Recently, I've had a change of mind regarding my studies... none of it is really "hands on", which I really wish it was. Another thing is, I know a lot of IT jobs are getting outsourced, along with many other jobs, of course. Anyways, my question is: would it be worth changing my major?

I've looked into a program at the same school, it's Mechanical Engineering Technology, and by the looks of it, it seems a lot more hands-on. There are also local companies that hire second-year graduates out of school, if you have good grades. The only thing stopping me from this is, I hate math. But I believe if I try, I can overcome that, so it's fine. However, even these jobs might be getting outsourced, however the major has been more interesting to me as a whole compared to my current one.

I just wanted to see what some of you think, whether you have experience or have been in a situation like this before, or just plain advice if I'm being stupid. It's appreciated Thanks!

 

[3FEL9]

Hi guys,

So I'm attending college studying Computer Information Technologies and Security, I'm in my third overall semester, second actual semester in this program. Recently, I've had a change of mind regarding my studies... none of it is really "hands on", which I really wish it was. Another thing is, I know a lot of IT jobs are getting outsourced, along with many other jobs, of course. Anyways, my question is: would it be worth changing my major?

I've looked into a program at the same school, it's Mechanical Engineering Technology, and by the looks of it, it seems a lot more hands-on. There are also local companies that hire second-year graduates out of school, if you have good grades. The only thing stopping me from this is, I hate math. But I believe if I try, I can overcome that, so it's fine. However, even these jobs might be getting outsourced, however the major has been more interesting to me as a whole compared to my current one.

I just wanted to see what some of you think, whether you have experience or have been in a situation like this before, or just plain advice if I'm being stupid. It's appreciated Thanks!

Thats exactly how I once did. Studied 2 out of 3 years, a bachelor in Electro technical sciences, then switched and finally graduated into mechanical engineering 4 years.. soo 6 years at school made me a jackass of all trades, master of none,, lol
There are many ways of fulfilling your dreams. Choose wisely

And if you switch programme, I'm sure you can count a lot of earned points from courses you took
previously. U Dont have to start all over from scratch ? Best thing is paying a visit to your schools study counselor and investigate your options..

 

[starsfall]

Thats exactly how I once did. Studied 2 out of 3 years, a bachelor in Electro technical sciences, then switched and finally graduated into mechanical engineering 4 years.. soo 6 years at school made me a jackass of all trades, master of none,, lol
There are many ways of fulfilling your dreams. Choose wisely

And if you switch programme, I'm sure you can count a lot of earned points from courses you took
previously. U Dont have to start all over from scratch ? Best thing is paying a visit to your schools study counselor and investigate your options..

Haha thanks for that. Yeah, I've looked into it and talked to advisers previously, but they can only transfer earned credits if both programs share courses.. for example all of my pre-requisites will stay met, but all of my IT courses and credits go to waste, unless I pursue the CIT degree within 2 years, at which point they become nullified.

Your input definitely helped ease my decision more

 

[Dundee]

Heyya Starsfall,
Pretty common situation, when I did mine I swapped to honors and changed things about a bit too.
I wouldn't be too stressed. It has been my experience that UNI just gives you the background and the tools for most jobs. Your real learning comes when you get hired. Most employers expect that. So as long as you are within the stream of study you want to work in. I don't think it will matter much. I have had a couple of jobs post Graduation, and not one has asked to see proof of my degree. In fact, I know a bloke who never finished UNI, never got his degree. And was very careful of the wording on his resume so as to imply that he had it, but never actually said he did. He has worked in IT now for 15 years. Also your grades will be better if you are more interested in what you are doing. Just talk to your course co-ordinator to make sure you tick the right boxes. Good luck, UNI was fun.

 

[starsfall]

Heyya Starsfall,
Pretty common situation, when I did mine I swapped to honors and changed things about a bit too.
I wouldn't be too stressed. It has been my experience that UNI just gives you the background and the tools for most jobs. Your real learning comes when you get hired. Most employers expect that. So as long as you are within the stream of study you want to work in. I don't think it will matter much. I have had a couple of jobs post Graduation, and not one has asked to see proof of my degree. In fact, I know a bloke who never finished UNI, never got his degree. And was very careful of the wording on his resume so as to imply that he had it, but never actually said he did. He has worked in IT now for 15 years. Also your grades will be better if you are more interested in what you are doing. Just talk to your course co-ordinator to make sure you tick the right boxes. Good luck, UNI was fun.

Hey Dundee, yeah I was really intimidated at first with the whole idea of switching majors this far along. The only issue I'm having now is that the parts I know of IT are just boring and mundane to me, there are parts that are really exciting, too though. But I'm more of a "hands-on" type of person, I like to create things and then see it function physically. I would rather be creating things that can go out and actually assist people, than set up LANs in my school's IT department and monitor network traffic... :/

Thank you so much for your input

 

[starsfall]

I think the thing holding me back the most is one of my professors is also Senior Network Admin at our school's IT department and he was hiring me next semester to work in it.. He's a great guy with a lot of years up his sleeve, and I look up to him a ton. However, I hope to study MET and work for a partner of my school, a company called Pratt and Whitney down in Connecticut. They manufacture and test things like jet engines and other aerospace parts. That's the kind of stuff that really intrigues me.

 

[Dundee]

Hey Dundee, yeah I was really intimidated at first with the whole idea of switching majors this far along. The only issue I'm having now is that the parts I know of IT are just boring and mundane to me, there are parts that are really exciting, too though. But I'm more of a "hands-on" type of person, I like to create things and then see it function physically. I would rather be creating things that can go out and actually assist people, than set up LANs in my school's IT department and monitor network traffic... :/

Thank you so much for your input

Yes I know what you mean about the boring stuff. I have always been into programming, and we had two units of software engineering. It is all about dealing with the client, finding out all the requirements of the program to be written, flow charts input output diagrams. It was like watching the grass grow. I hated it. But, sadly it was a core unit. One thing that helped me was I got together with three other blokes and one night a week was study night. We meat up at one guys flat, did uni stuff for a few hours, then ordered pizza and watched Buffy. I probably got more use out of the study nights than the lecturers. It was good, there is always stuff you know that you can help others with, And Vise Versa. Good luck with it. UNI is much more fun than the real world. I wish I was back there

 

[SOUL-DRIFTER]

Hi guys,

So I'm attending college studying Computer Information Technologies and Security, I'm in my third overall semester, second actual semester in this program. Recently, I've had a change of mind regarding my studies... none of it is really "hands on", which I really wish it was. Another thing is, I know a lot of IT jobs are getting outsourced, along with many other jobs, of course. Anyways, my question is: would it be worth changing my major?

I've looked into a program at the same school, it's Mechanical Engineering Technology, and by the looks of it, it seems a lot more hands-on. There are also local companies that hire second-year graduates out of school, if you have good grades. The only thing stopping me from this is, I hate math. But I believe if I try, I can overcome that, so it's fine. However, even these jobs might be getting outsourced, however the major has been more interesting to me as a whole compared to my current one.

I just wanted to see what some of you think, whether you have experience or have been in a situation like this before, or just plain advice if I'm being stupid. It's appreciated Thanks!

Maybe look into computer software engineering...

 

[starsfall]

Yes I know what you mean about the boring stuff. I have always been into programming, and we had two units of software engineering. It is all about dealing with the client, finding out all the requirements of the program to be written, flow charts input output diagrams. It was like watching the grass grow. I hated it. But, sadly it was a core unit. One thing that helped me was I got together with three other blokes and one night a week was study night. We meat up at one guys flat, did uni stuff for a few hours, then ordered pizza and watched Buffy. I probably got more use out of the study nights than the lecturers. It was good, there is always stuff you know that you can help others with, And Vise Versa. Good luck with it. UNI is much more fun than the real world. I wish I was back there

I really enjoyed programming too. We had a C# course and a Python course.. once I encountered Python, it's ruined every other programming language for me... but even then it was not satisfying enough for me to pursue as part of a career. I do agree that meeting up with other students in the same area of study is definitely beneficial to everyone, and it also opens up other possibilities down the road. Thank you very much for everything you've said I will try my best...

 

[starsfall]

Maybe look into computer software engineering...

I thought of this as an option as well, but ultimately opted against it after speaking to a professor who was in development for almost 15 years... It does definitely seem interesting to me, but I want to create things I can "touch", if that makes sense? Not just a computer program, although I do highly respect the individuals that do that because it is definitely no easy task, but I don't think that's for me.

 

[SOUL-DRIFTER]

How about automation and robotics.
That was something I had gone to tech college for back in the 1980s.

 

[nivek]

I own and operate a IT business, focused mainly on automation controllers and CNC programming...its not my main line of work but I enjoy it...

 

[starsfall]

How about automation and robotics.
That was something I had gone to tech college for back in the 1980s.

They actually have a program for it at my college, and I was looking into it at the beginning of this semester, I was very interested. I had registered for the classes and then I went to meet with the chair of the program to officially transfer over, and he told me that they were no longer ABET certified, which I could look past, because as long as the curriculum meets employer's needs, I don't see why a school would continue to pay for being "certified"... anyhow, he brought up the career outlook and future openings, and told me they were expected to not be very high, so I held off on transferring and looked into it myself. Eventually, while I was very interested in the subject and curriculum, I decided against it.. :/

 

[Dundee]

How about automation and robotics.
That was something I had gone to tech college for back in the 1980s.

Now there is a really interesting, fun and hands on area.

 

[starsfall]

I own and operate a IT business, focused mainly on automation controllers and CNC programming...its not my main line of work but I enjoy it...

I am interested in automation and CNC programming.. one of the classes I have registered for next semester is based on CNC programming. That's quite impressive though, how long have you been in that line of work?

 

[nivek]

I am interested in automation and CNC programming.. one of the classes I have registered for next semester is based on CNC programming. That's quite impressive though, how long have you been in that line of work?

For 15 years, Allen Bradley, Parker, and Beckoff...

 

[starsfall]

Tha

For 15 years, Allen Bradley, Parker, and Beckoff...

That's an interesting line of work, especially considering it isn't your only one.. Thank you!

 

[3FEL9]

automation controllers

I programmed a machinery alarm system for my schools training ship, as an graduation project.. I remember dreaming in PLC code some nights,, alarm levels, conditions and loops
Lol

 

[nivek]

conditions and loops
Lol

PID?...

 

[Ras]

Hi guys,

So I'm attending college studying Computer Information Technologies and Security, I'm in my third overall semester, second actual semester in this program. Recently, I've had a change of mind regarding my studies... none of it is really "hands on", which I really wish it was. Another thing is, I know a lot of IT jobs are getting outsourced, along with many other jobs, of course. Anyways, my question is: would it be worth changing my major?

I've looked into a program at the same school, it's Mechanical Engineering Technology, and by the looks of it, it seems a lot more hands-on. There are also local companies that hire second-year graduates out of school, if you have good grades. The only thing stopping me from this is, I hate math. But I believe if I try, I can overcome that, so it's fine. However, even these jobs might be getting outsourced, however the major has been more interesting to me as a whole compared to my current one.

I just wanted to see what some of you think, whether you have experience or have been in a situation like this before, or just plain advice if I'm being stupid. It's appreciated Thanks!

Work and college is not the same. College only taught me the basic, u would learn more in the working place. Idk about your course but for me (Graphic Design) is like ever learning.. my company would teach me things that College didn't and each company is different..