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Re: Starting late to be an Engineer...
Matt,
My vote is get thyself to college now! Yes someone with drive can make it happen, but you have the energy and freedom now to get it done in a minimum amount of time. From the employment standpoint, work experience is valuable but so is your FIRST experience and anything you might do in school. Your chances for success are highest now.
On the other hand there is nothing wrong with being a mechanic, my dad and two brothers are/were mechanics, and I would be except for a few private reasons, because it is fun and I was good at it. If you like it and want to stay with it, you will have a fulfilling life. (A man who enjoys what he does for a living never has to work a day in his life.) The injuries are a downside, particularly if you own your own shop. I have scars on my hands and fingers from long ago and just last week (hands on really means hands on). You can protect yourself from the other environmental stuff.
I took the step to attend an engineering school (Bradley U) and I never regretted it. A college education will open doors that you may want to enter, without a degree you will have to walk on by those doors.
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Good Luck All. Learn something new, everyday!
Al
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www.wildstang.org
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Storming the Tower since 1996.
Last edited by Al Skierkiewicz : 06-12-2004 at 14:26.
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