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How to become a mechanical engineer?

Should I still become a mechanical engineer or apply for architecture?

  • Hi every one, I’ll start by saying in advance, Thank you for all your helpful comments and advice. My parents have already paid the ₤4800 tuition deposit. For the BEng course at HIBT in the UK. I’ve wanted to be an engineer since I was 16 & have always thought I could just endure the maths But recently impulse/my gut/people’s stories have got terrified of maths and I’m thinking of backing out and applying for architecture which is still very difficult but my grades seem more suited for it. My high school results: Art: B Math AS (over 2 years): d Bio: B Design and technology ('O' level): A I enjoy sciences and find maths interesting; I just think I didn’t practice enough so I’ve gone back to the basics and am reading “Maths Survival Guide by Jenny Olive” Please comment. I want to be an mechanical engineer because I would love seeing my ideas become a reality I love the feeling I get after solving a long equation or figure something complex out. Architecture has always been my 2nd option though because: 1) Its Artistic 2) Technical But I didn’t want to feel be tied down to designing buildings and buildings alone. & it’s a long & difficult degree too I could also find all this in industrial design but my parents didn’t take me seriously when I brought it up. So Should I: A) Apply for architecture which I could love doing, possibly saving my parents thousands if I was to fail engineering & have to start over. IF SO, HOW WOULD I TELL MY PARENTS. OR B) Work hard and get through engineering maths because it’s what I’ve always wanted to do, it would open so many doors, and I know I would love the job. Does anyone have any insight as to what I should do? ARCHITECTs, MECHANICAL ENGINEERs, INDUSTRIAL DESIGNERs? Thank you so much for reading my post and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

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    Definitely go for Engineering and put a little more effort into your math studues. As an architect with no technical knowledge you will end up making drawings of other's designs. Most successful architects have degrees in Civil/Structural engineering.

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This is only my own personal assessment on your "academic capacity". It is truly a great help to you to read those Math books but basing on what you are telling us about your "inclination" to Math and Science, you will not be having a hard time accomplishing fields in Engineering and/or Technical courses. It only seems that you're a sleeping intelligent mind before. If you think there's no sign for your intelligence to take a "dormant" state anymore, go for engineering, I believe you can accomplish it more easily than you think, provided that your interest to it stays, say forever ^_^

This is only my own personal assessment on your "academic capacity". It is truly a great help to you to read those Math books but basing on what you are telling us about your "inclination" to Math and Science, you will not be having a hard time accomplishing fields in Engineering and/or Technical courses. It only seems that you're a sleeping intelligent mind before. If you think there's no sign for your intelligence to take a "dormant" state anymore, go for engineering, I believe you can accomplish it more easily than you think, provided that your interest to it stays, say forever ^_^

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Definitely go for Engineering and put a little more effort into your math studues. As an architect with no technical knowledge you will end up making drawings of other's designs. Most successful architects have degrees in Civil/Structural engineering.

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