I am pretty sure LETOURNEAU INC did this same trick for huge earth-moving machines back in the 1950's... an electric wheel with a diesel-powered generator, etc. What is different about this approach??
I just turned 60 and am "retired" here is my career "want-to-be" track.
KID: Fireman / Baseball Player -->
High School: Electrical Engineer -->
College: B.S in Engineering Science - EE not offered at my University (USAF Academy)-->
JET PILOT - USAF F4C "Phantom II" -->
MEDICAL DOCTOR -->
Family Practice Residency -->
USAF Flight Surgeon -->
Biomedical R&D "Advisor" in USAF Combat Casualty Care -->
Biomedical R&D Management -->
Vice Commander of a USAF Biomedical Human Factors R&D Lab -->
Various Tri-Service upper-level Staff Jobs -->
Retirement from USAF in 1994 -->
Biomedical / Crew Systems Consultant to USAF -->
Complete Retirement 2001.
I never dreamed any of this would happen when I was in High School. Like you, I was interested in Science and Technology and got interested Electronics via Ham Radio as a teen-ager. I wouldn't even consider the possibility of anything in Medicine in High School or in College in the early 1960's. But in retrospect, I wouldn't have had it any other way. All along I had fun, and it was quite exciting... even sometimes dangerous. I gradually became interested in other things and learned a bit about them as the "need" arose. Each "job" built upon my previous experiences and knowledge. At one time when I was flying, becoming a Test Pilot and/or Astronaut was a goal, but it didn't happen. My interest in Computers is a hobby, but was also a natural outgrowth of the various jobs and posititons I held along the way.
The best advice I can give to someone in your position is DON'T get hung up on the specific degree or Major. In the long run, it is just a measure of your capabilities and discipline to complete a given course of study. I never worked as an EE, but I sure used my Engineering problem-solving skills at every step! Pick something that you enjoy and are good at doing, then enjoy while you learn to THINK! That is what most potential employers value, IMHO.
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I am pretty sure LETOURNEAU INC did this same trick for huge earth-moving machines back in the 1950's... an electric wheel with a diesel-powered generator, etc. What is different about this approach??
I just turned 60 and am "retired" here is my career "want-to-be" track.
KID: Fireman / Baseball Player -->
High School: Electrical Engineer -->
College: B.S in Engineering Science - EE not offered at my University (USAF Academy)-->
JET PILOT - USAF F4C "Phantom II" -->
MEDICAL DOCTOR -->
Family Practice Residency -->
USAF Flight Surgeon -->
Biomedical R&D "Advisor" in USAF Combat Casualty Care -->
Biomedical R&D Management -->
Vice Commander of a USAF Biomedical Human Factors R&D Lab -->
Various Tri-Service upper-level Staff Jobs -->
Retirement from USAF in 1994 -->
Biomedical / Crew Systems Consultant to USAF -->
Complete Retirement 2001.
I never dreamed any of this would happen when I was in High School. Like you, I was interested in Science and Technology and got interested Electronics via Ham Radio as a teen-ager. I wouldn't even consider the possibility of anything in Medicine in High School or in College in the early 1960's. But in retrospect, I wouldn't have had it any other way. All along I had fun, and it was quite exciting... even sometimes dangerous. I gradually became interested in other things and learned a bit about them as the "need" arose. Each "job" built upon my previous experiences and knowledge. At one time when I was flying, becoming a Test Pilot and/or Astronaut was a goal, but it didn't happen. My interest in Computers is a hobby, but was also a natural outgrowth of the various jobs and posititons I held along the way.
The best advice I can give to someone in your position is DON'T get hung up on the specific degree or Major. In the long run, it is just a measure of your capabilities and discipline to complete a given course of study. I never worked as an EE, but I sure used my Engineering problem-solving skills at every step! Pick something that you enjoy and are good at doing, then enjoy while you learn to THINK! That is what most potential employers value, IMHO.
Cheers,
-Don Spoon-