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Mt_P0wDerJuNkIe
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 A question for those of you who have completed or are currently enrolled in engineering.  First off I am thinking about enrolling in an engineering program next fall. I know its going to be a big commitment and alot of work so please dont preach about that.  All I am wondering is how school has affected your shred time?  I know I am going to have to make sacarafices but some people have told me that realisticly I would barely have enough time to ski one day a week I dunno if i believe this.  So through your college years how many days a year would you average? 
Feb 10 2011 2:25PM
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purps
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come to westminster in utah, you get fridays off (unless you have bio that semester)

also, since were half an hour to the mountains, some kids can easily get 5 days a week in
Feb 10 2011 6:16PM
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H8CH
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To all ChemE guys - Major Oil co's are SO short of you guys.... there simply is a shortage worldwide of good chem eng's... and they are critical in O&G....

You (all engineers, chem e maybe a little more) will start on a salary of around $100k as a grad at an oil major, + bonuses (typically 10% for Newbs, plus a multiplier based on performance of yourself and performance of the company).... plus we work a 9/80 schedule ... i.e. 80 hrs in 9 days, thus getting every second friday off.... so every second weekend is a long weekend to go shred somewhere, or just party like it's 1999.


Feb 10 2011 6:30PM
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Dustin.
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I'm in my last semester as a civil engineering student at the Air Force Academy. I've never had fewer than 5 legit classes, and I've never been deprived of skiing.

41 days and counting, if I can....anyone can.
Feb 10 2011 6:33PM
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General_Ripper
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/thread, my thought exactly, can't wait to be handed the degree
Feb 10 2011 8:00PM
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Mt_P0wDerJuNkIe
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Right on I'm completing my Assc of Welding Tech right now and have looked into welding Eng. Im just not sure if that's where I want to specailaze. I've studued the basics about the metalurgy and about whats happening at the atomic level in the heat affected zone. So I feel strong background knowledge in the subject.
Feb 11 2011 4:19PM
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antwone
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am currently in civil engineering
never skied so much
Feb 11 2011 4:23PM
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hylandrox
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I'm doing petroleum engineering at montana tech and i could get ski 2-3 days a week but i just don't have the money to do that. It also depends on how much you want to party.
Feb 11 2011 4:28PM
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Mt_P0wDerJuNkIe
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I am looking into Tech for welding Eng.  Im thinking I would Ski LT on the weekends bc I have many friends that live close to the MTN and my family only lives 40 minutes away from LT. So on the weekends when i wanted to ski I would prolly go home chill and ski. 
Feb 11 2011 4:33PM
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DrZoidberg
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Anybody majoring in chemical engineering? Or better yet, are you one? I'm a biochem major right now, but I wanna get into engineering and problem solving and such. I like making stuff. I've gotta go talk to people and ask what exactly a chem engineer does.
Feb 11 2011 4:45PM
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special_k10101
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I'm a freshman in electrical engineering and computer science at berkeley. i haven't gotten to ski yet while school is in session, but that's not just because of academic factors, but also cost, distance, etc.
school is pretty hard even as a freshman, but if you are good at managing your time, it's definitely feasible.
Feb 11 2011 5:40PM
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Candy
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I skied like 3-4 days a week in high school still got baller grades. I'm not an engineering major, but I'm in my freshman year right now, and last semester I got a B average just doing generals mostly and I studied SO much. This semester there have been weekends where I had to choose between skiing and staying up all night doing mediocre work, or skipping a weekend of skiing. It sucks. But I'm at a pretty tough school, so I'm sure if you went to an easier school skiing would be easier.
Feb 11 2011 6:00PM
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californiagrown
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lol no school is hard at all the first year. And overall how hard classes are is entirely dependent on the prof, it has almost nothing to do with the school...this aint high school.

That said, it all depends how smart you are, how quickly you pick up concepts, and how good you want your grades to be. I had almost no free time at all (less than 5 hrs a week not spent sleeping, eating, studying, including weekends), because i didnt understand engineering stuff right away so i really had to work hard.
Feb 11 2011 8:17PM
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daskis
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I am planning on being an Biomedical Engineering major and have many friends that are studying to be engineers. It does take a lot of time, but you could definitely ski on the weekends. Winter vacation is about a month, so you can definitely get in a ton of skiing there.
Feb 11 2011 9:12PM
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Daydreaming
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Why I'm not going to pursue engineering:

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Feb 11 2011 10:16PM
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Gnarshred
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Last semester was soooo fun... And this was before any of the hard stuff.
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Feb 11 2011 10:40PM
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alvy.
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i play as an engineer in TF2?
Feb 12 2011 12:18AM
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.Duncan.
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my dad is an environmental engineer at CSU I can ask him questions anyone has.
Feb 12 2011 12:32AM
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zerospinskier
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I started out as a Mechanical Engineer, but recently switched to Materials Science and Engineering. I go to school, have a part time job, and still have time to ski when I want. You just need to learn to actually use your time during the day, and not let it go to waste. It's all about time management.
Feb 12 2011 1:12AM
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hot.pocket
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im currently a mechanical engineer and ive been skiing close to 65 days this season already, while staying on top of grades, go for it
Feb 12 2011 1:13AM
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Talacious[Tally]
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College and being an engineering has changed my ski time but not all for the bad. We get a month off for Christmas break and I literally skied everyday in Steamboat. I still go quite a few weekends too but those are limited because of homework and projects. I do love engineering.

Feb 12 2011 1:54AM
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travazoid
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I'm a freshman in engineering right now. I have my schedule so mondays are hell and tuesdays and thursdays are full. But I have one early class on wednesday and friday so I can get four days of skiing in per week. It makes for some long days, late nights, and little sleep, but I think it's worth it. Things will probably change as far as ski time goes once I get into some higher level classes in the next few years.
Feb 12 2011 4:57AM
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Gnarshred
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So true. I'm so fucking lazy. I never do shit during the day, and it makes my life waayyy more stressful... but it works for me...
Feb 12 2011 5:02AM
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ajax
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I'm a senior in mechanical engineering right now. Let's see, freshmen year i got about 80 days of skiing, sophomore and junior year i got about 50 days. It gets very difficult that is for sure, but you should just overload you fall semester to lighten up your spring semester. I'm not sure where i'm at currently, probably around 30 to 40 days this semester.
Feb 12 2011 5:08AM
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ajax
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By the way I'm at MSU in Bozeman.
Feb 12 2011 5:10AM
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