which way to go?

[asto5]

hey all, im 17 years old studying maths, physics, chemistry and geography at a-level. im looking to go into some form of engineering. until now ive been heading in the mechanical engineering direction, however i went to a careers convection the other night, and spoke to a bloke about electrical engineering and sounding promising. i just wandered if anyone had any experiences in either or both of the two careers or further education, which might help me reach a decision eventually!!

thanks in advance

[scotstone]

If you study Electrical Engineering there will be a high mathematical content (higher than for Mech Eng) and you will probably have an electronics component as well. A course to consider could be a mixture of all these as companies tend to prefer multi-skilled employees.

[Englishbird]

Why not research some jobs that you might fancy doing, aerospace, automotive, and work backwards, find out what would get you a foot in the door after your degree. You may even be able to get some work experience in one of those fields to help you make up your mind, always worth asking. I work in Hydraulic Engineering and we mainly supply to the big aviation test centers in the UK as well as some F1 and rally car companies.

Get some numbers and start ringing round, you'll find most people willing to help and offer advice. There's many engineering industries that are just not attracting youngsters, so there's quite a lot of scope. Good luck, and well done for giving it some thought, so many people just carry on blindlessly, not realising that the decisions you make now can serious enhance your career choices at a later date.

[spaced]

how about product or industrial design.

[madjack]

Hi ASTO5

what about thinking of a career in military engineering, I spent 17 years in the Royal Engineers, trained as a coded welder, construction design, demolitions etc etc. There are loads of trades to choose from, why not pop into the local army careers office and have a chat, it won`t cost you anything.

Hope this helps

Madjack

[asto5]

cheers to everyone for your input, its given me something to think about!