Mechanical or Electrical?

AdamP

Hi guys i am transferring out of a community college in los angeles to either a UC or a cal-state campus. Prospects are ucla, UCsandiego, Ucirvine, UC santabarbara, calstate northridge, cal state long beach... I have to submit my application in 2 days and I still can not decide on what to do with my major. I have the requirements for both EE and ME, and normally I like ME a bit better than EE, however I feel like EE would be a better path for me. I feel like I would be a bit more technical and more in need if I studied EE instead of ME. Give me some opinions guys, I am stuck big time....

fss

Go with ME if you think you'll like it better. Odds are you'll be able to switch it in the first 1-2 years with little issue anyways.

AdamP

I am a transfer student so all I have is 2 years :)

fss

I don't see how that is relevant, given that you claim to like ME more.

AdamP

Well it is a little half-hearted to say i like ME more since I have never been exposed to an actual engineering class. I say I like ME more since, I would rather work on a hydrolic arm or an engine than a circuit board.

Sniperman724

Is ME a very demanding major? I am a senior in high school and I want to pursue either a ME or an Aerospace engineering major.

General_Sax

Any engineering discipline is a demanding major, although it does vary somewhat, but you're still going to have to work your butt off. Unless you're an Ultra-Genius, in which case you should stop ruining the curve you jerk!

Angry Citizen

Between the two, I'd say mech is an 'easier' major, but that's like choosing between death by acid bath and death by being covered in honey and tied up in the summer sun. They're both hard majors.

nlsherrill

hahah whhhhhat?....I'd take the acid bath.



I think Mech probably has concepts that are a little easier to visualize for some people, but on the other hand I have seen people do much better in E&M courses than Mechanics courses. I'd guess they are both difficult in their own respects.