I got accepted into Uni for a Bachelor of Engineering!

[Axkoa]

So stoked right now after finishing High School this year. I just got an offer, which I accepted, for a Bachelor of Engineering at a university called the Queensland University of Technology, which is probably the best university for Engineering in my state of Australia. I'm really looking forward to it and after my hard work throughout the year payed off and that I was given the opportunity to further my study. 4 years of study and overworking, I'm looking forward to it  :icon_tongue:. So I'm looking at doing Software Engineering from second year onwards which should be great because Software is becoming a major part in our lives, just look at stuff like the Line 6 Helix and etc.

Just thought I would share with you guys!!!

Thank you!

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[Logrinn]

Congrats! ccasion14:

Nice if you could combine studies/future work with music/guitarplaying. Like doing something like amp or effect modeling.

 

[Axkoa]

Congrats! ccasion14:

Nice if you could combine studies/future work with music/guitarplaying. Like doing something like amp or effect modeling.

Thank you Logrinn. I'm definitely thinking that it would be great to do something like that. Part of the degree I would have to do a lot of electrical stuff as well, which would definitely help maybe making my own amps.  :icon_biggrin:

 

[Cagey]

Congratulations! That's great news!

I did the EE thing, and thought I was going to get into amplifiers and whatnot as well. What I ended up in was so far removed from that that the only commonality was electrons were involved  :laughing7:

Fortunately, you'll be able to make enough money that you won't need to putter around with amps and such. You'll hire others to do that for you.

 

[Axkoa]

Congratulations! That's great news!

I did the EE thing, and thought I was going to get into amplifiers and whatnot as well. What I ended up in was so far removed from that that the only commonality was electrons were involved  :laughing7:

Fortunately, you'll be able to make enough money that you won't need to putter around with amps and such. You'll hire others to do that for you.

True Cagey! There are a lot of options that I could do and I know a lot of things I would be plenty happy to do.

 

[Cagey]

I wish you all the best. I'm always gratified to hear someone's going into one of the STEM fields. So many here in the States go to college or university just to say they did and borrow ungodly amounts of (or waste their parent's) money to study things like art appreciation or sociology, then end up living in their parent's basements while voting for socialists and wondering why they can't find jobs that pay more than minimum wage.

 

[Axkoa]

I wish you all the best. I'm always gratified to hear someone's going into one of the STEM fields. So many here in the States go to college or university just to say they did and borrow ungodly amounts of (or waste their parent's) money to study things like art appreciation or sociology, then end up living in their parent's basements while voting for socialists and wondering why they can't find jobs that pay more than minimum wage.

I'm extremely lucky to live in Australia. We have a thing here called HECS, where pretty much the tuition fees are payed for by the government until you earn over $54,000 AUD a year and then you start repaying it. Also, just using a quick google, the pretty much lowest you will earn as a recently graduated Engineer would be just over $50K AUD before tax. Which is pretty helpful.

 

[Cagey]

The way student loans work here is similar, but you're required to start paying on them as soon as you graduate.

There's been talk of changing that to allow something along the lines of what you describe, but what would probably work out better would be if the institutions were a little more discerning about who they allow to attend and what they're allowed to study. Too many who barely made it out of high school are accepted for advanced education where they have little chance of success. Early failure and subsequent exit leaves them with a lot of debt and no marketable skill, so then they're in trouble.

 

[rgand]

Congratulations, Axkoa. That's outstanding. :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:

 

[stratamania]

Good for you Axkoa, make the most of it and best wishes for your future...

Also congratulations on getting the work done to do so.

 

[MikeW]

Congratulations! Software Engineering is a great field to get into. I've been very satisfied with my career and I've been at it for over 20 years now.

Be sure to study data transforms and databases while you're there. The work on big data, especially, is just taking off and there's always going to be a need for guys that can not just get to the data but manipulate it and present it in a useful way. That and patterns, Patterns, PATTERNS! Master those and you'll go far.

Good luck!

 

[BigSteve22]

Congratulations Axkoa! Engineering is definitely the way to go. My oldest son has his BE/Electrical Engineering and he has done very well. My youngest graduates this year with a BE/Environmental Engineering.

Get your degree, pick a field, I wish you the best of luck in all your future endeavors!

:yourock:

 

[fdesalvo]

Best of luck!

 

[Axkoa]

Congratulations! Software Engineering is a great field to get into. I've been very satisfied with my career and I've been at it for over 20 years now.

Be sure to study data transforms and databases while you're there. The work on big data, especially, is just taking off and there's always going to be a need for guys that can not just get to the data but manipulate it and present it in a useful way. That and patterns, Patterns, PATTERNS! Master those and you'll go far.

Good luck!

My mum does a lot of work with databases for the council and I've done a lot of databases during school time. So I've got a bit of an advantage there. Thank you!

Congratulations Axkoa! Engineering is definitely the way to go. My oldest son has his BE/Electrical Engineering and he has done very well. My youngest graduates this year with a BE/Environmental Engineering.

Get your degree, pick a field, I wish you the best of luck in all your future endeavors!

:yourock:

Well done for your sons! Engineering I've always thought of just mining, because Australia has such a big mining industry, but over the past couple of years I've realised how big an industry Engineering is, and how many different options there are for someone to do. As well as how important Engineering is to sustain us on Earth. Thanks man!

Best of luck!

Thank you!

 

[Wizard of Wailing]

    Congratulations.  Your comment about it being the best University in your state, for your chosen field, reminded me of my own college experience.  I went to a small community college for 2 years before attending the University of Iowa, which was supposed to be the best regional college for my major (English).  Community college turned out to be a much better academic experience.  Those instructors knew this was their last stop and they were really passionate about their work.  There were no aspirations of grandeur or constant struggles to get government grants there.  The U of I professors only cared about doing their own research and writing.  Teaching seemed like a necessary evil that they were forced to endure.  My attorney went to Yale (which is a big deal in the U.S.) and I was impressed by that at first until he told me, "Don't be.  It was nothing special.  It's all reputation."  Of course this is just my experience and your University may be the best for you. The vastly superior thing about U of I was that they had a local club (Gabe's Oasis) where every indie band would play.  I saw Archers of Loaf, Half-Japanese, Pavement, Guided by Voices, and a lot of other bands there.  Good times.

 

[ThePhilosopher]

Congrats. I was one of those guys that got a humanities degree in undergrad (BA Philosophy) thinking I would go to law school. I ended up teaching high school math for 8 years before going back to school to get an MS in Statistics. My father-in-law, who is a retired Mech/Structural Engineer from one of the big oil companies, has said that engineers with a solid grasp of advanced statistical knowledge/theory are in short supply and easily have a leg up on the competition when hunting for an entry-level position.

Be sure to study data transforms and databases while you're there. The work on big data, especially, is just taking off and there's always going to be a need for guys that can not just get to the data but manipulate it and present it in a useful way. That and patterns, Patterns, PATTERNS! Master those and you'll go far.

I could not be in more agreement, basic knowledge of SQL, GIS, and some statistical programming language/package will go a long way.