Sydney, Freeport, Florida Added Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 1:52 PM do you think me striving for a mechanical engineering degree would help me in pursuing my career choice? Hi, my name is Sydney Brown and I want to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering. I am a senior in high school. I began working on cars when I was 11. Now I am currently a race car driver. I am 17 and the youngest and only female race car driver at my local tracks. I drive a Dirt Crate Late Model Race Car. I love racing with a burning passion and want to do it until it kills me. I build, repair, and do all maintenance on my race cars unlike most drivers. I am the only girl in the south that ... Answers 1 Kelly Knight, Bechtel National, Inc. Answered Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 1:52 PM Sydney, it is great that you have achieved much as a young age. This experience will serve you well in your career choice and anything else in life. Keep going for what you want. Regarding being the best race car driver: a mechanical engineering degree ...
Hyewon Added Friday, July 11, 2014 at 12:31 PM School has been really hard for me Hi I am going to be a senior in high school and this summer I've been looking at a lot of colleges. I really want to go in as a mechanical engineering major, but a lot of doubts are rising. Do I need to have experience relating to the field before college? I have taken related courses and I'm good at math, although not ahead. School just seems really hard and I guess I don't want to set myself up for something that could fail and waste my time. If you could give me any insight that would be ... Answers 1 Kelly Knight, Bechtel National, Inc. Answered Friday, July 11, 2014 at 12:31 PM Hi Hyewon, It is always good to has experience in something but in this case, it is not needed. I did not have any experience other than basic high school classes. Your success depends on your willingness to dig in and study and do whatever else ...
Alice, Los Angeles, CA asked Kelly Knight, Bechtel National, Inc. Added Friday, March 30, 2012 at 4:34 AM Am I Too Old to be an Engineer? I am working as a high school math teacher. When I was an undergraduate math student, I have taken some industrial engineering classes and loved them. Now I'm thinking to go back to school to get a master's degree in IE. I'm in my late 20's. Is it too late to become an engineer? Answers 1 Kelly Knight, Bechtel National, Inc. Answered Friday, March 30, 2012 at 4:34 AM I obtained my Masters around age 35 and my PHD at 41. My initial reasoning was that I was very dissatisfied with what I was doing at the time and made a commitment to myself to walk the path of fulfillment in all of my life and that meant an upper degree ...
Xiaoyu, California asked Kelly Knight, Bechtel National, Inc. Added Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 9:43 AM PhD vs. Industry hello, I have a question on my future career. I'm a master student in civil engineering and about to graduate next summer. I'm thinking about applying for phd study or going right away into the industry. Is a phd degree favored in future work in industry? Or is the experience important to an academia path? Should I work first or study for my phd degree first? Thank you for your kind help. Answers 1 Kelly Knight, Bechtel National, Inc. Answered Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 9:43 AM Dear Xiaoyu, Your question is a good one. I hope that I can help answer it. The requirement or advantage of having a PHD definitely depends on the field of research and the companies or labs that you are interested in. An example is Boeing. It is a ...