Recent content by Walker23

Yeah, I'm not really sure if I'd rather be in IE or OR. OR programs are pretty rare at the undergrad level and it seems like you basically need a graduate degree to get a job. So I think IE for undergrad and maybe OR for grad school makes sense for me. It seems like there are more jobs for IE...

I like making things efficient and I like math. I also like that IE involves more interaction with people than other types of engineering. But I like that IE still draws from the engineering design process. I wouldn't say I necessarily only like math that's easily applied to real life, but...

What grade are you in-- are you a senior? U.S.? I'm going to assume that you are in the U.S, applying to schools in the U.S., and your school offers AP courses and you decided not to take them-- no university will penalize you for not taking them if they weren't offered. What types of...

I'm a HS senior and I'd like to be an industrial engineer. When I Iook at the courses I'd be taking, at some schools it's far more technical and in line with a typical engineering degree, while other programs are much more business-focused. Ideally I'd like to take a lot of math but not a ton...

Thanks, there are some schools that explicitly offer programs in general or mechanical engineering with a concentration, and I've been considering those. I've been checking the program requirements for schools I'm interested in but haven't actually contacted departments or anything...

I'm a rising high school senior with an interest in industrial engineering. Although I'm aware that plenty of people graduate with degrees completely different from what they wanted to do in high school, industrial engineering is what I want to major in right now. Industrial engineering...

Yeah, that was kind of my concern with the MechE program, these are the non-concentration non-GE courses for that: - Intro to Design - Mechanics and Material I - The product engineering process - Dynamics - Systems and controls or introduction to mechanical vibration - thermodynamics - intro to...

Thanks, I'm in CA so I get in-state tuition at Cal Poly. I think switching majors within the engineering college would be pretty doable so I can do that. It's just that many schools don't offer IE at all. I've had to cut down my college list significantly to keep it to schools with an IE...

Part of the problem is that my current first choice for college is Cal Poly SLO, which requires you to apply into a major. I can probably change majors into a similar field (like industrial to manufacturing) but changing into a completely different field is tough. Here's the first year courses...

I was actually planning on majoring in applied math for the past couple years but started looking into engineering a few months ago. I'll graduate high school with 3 years of high school level math and 4 semesters of college level math (1 semester of college level = 1 year of high school level...

I can't help you much on physics resources, but I self-studied a decent amount of math at about the level you're at so here are some good resources: Websites: http://www.purplemath.com/modules/index.htm https://www.mathsisfun.com http://www.themathpage.com/Index.html...

I've been researching different types of engineering and since some of them are pretty similar, I'm having trouble understanding the difference between them. Fields I'm looking into: Industrial engineering, systems engineering, manufacturing engineering, operations research, supply chain...

That's a good point, I guess I should clarify a little-- I know that the title of CS minor doesn't mean much, but it seems like many jobs that are heavy in math require programming skills. So I guess I'm not really worried about whether I have something I can call a CS minor, but I feel like I...

I know that you all can't make the decision for me, but what should I think about to help me decide if I'd rather study IE or applied math at cal poly? The CS minor would be pretty difficult with the IE degree, there's no overlap so it's an extra 8 quarter-long classes, which might delay...

Cal Poly's undergrad industrial engineering degree doesn't include any CS, so that's sort of a concern for me there. Adding a CS minor to the IE degree would probably mean taking an extra semester to graduate or having a very tough course load. I'm worried that I don't have the science...