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For high school students planning to pursue Mechanical Engineering, gaining practical experience through internships at local engineering firms or HVAC companies is highly recommended. This hands-on experience can provide valuable insights into the field. To prepare academically, students should focus on strengthening their math skills by working through problems in calculus or precalculus textbooks. Additionally, acquiring a low-cost material science textbook and solving simpler problems can offer a solid foundation in key concepts.Regarding drafting and sketching, the choice of materials depends on the specific area of Mechanical Engineering one intends to specialize in. While professional CAD software can be expensive, many offer student versions or discounts, and trial versions are available for testing. TurboCAD is suggested as a budget-friendly option, while AutoCAD is widely used in the industry and also has student pricing. Students are advised to wait for recommendations from their schools regarding software before making a purchase.
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Hi! I'm currently in senior high and I'm planning to take Mechanical Engineering for my college.I want to make advance research this incoming vacation about the different things or should I call "topics" about mechanical engineering where would I start? thank you :D
 
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Try to get a job as an intern or lackey at a local engineering firm in your area. Do whatever you can to get aboard. If that doesn't work, try to get work with an HVAC company for the summer.

As for extra study material. Look for a Calc or precalc math solutions book and work some problems. Keep yourself sharp. Perhaps get a low cost textbook on Material science. Then solve some of the simpler problems in that text. You will get a big head start on many of the concepts, just doing these fairly easy and straight forward things.
 
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As for extra study material. Look for a Calc or precalc math solutions book and work some problems. Keep yourself sharp. Perhaps get a low cost textbook on Material science. Then solve some of the simpler problems in that text. You will get a big head start on many of the concepts, just doing these fairly easy and straight forward things.
What about the drafting or sketching? Do you have some materials? That I can lean on to? thank you
 
Drafting or sketching? That kind of depends upon which field of ME you choose. And which ever way you do choose, the software will likely undergo 2-3 revisions before you actually hit the streets (unless you find a way to intern). Most CAD software is not cheap, although some offer student versions with big discounts (and your school or class may have some way to obtain at steep discount, some textbooks have 3-6 month versions). Suggest you wait and see what your school recommends, unless you want a cheap version to play with.

Most CAD software has trial versions to test drive. If you want something cheap, turbo CAD isn't bad. AutoCAD is very popular and has student versions or discounts (w/o discount, $1200 for Lite version). Other professional CAD is similarly priced or higher.
 
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