What extra things should a civil engineering student do in his B. Tech. to improve his chances at a brilliant career in engineering?
1. Internships, as everyone here mentioned, preferably at site would be ideal. Sweat it out and be sincere. General tendency of students is "yaar hafte mein ek baar chale jaayenge.. sab same hi to ho raha h.. sab samaj aa jaayega (We will go once a week... everything is being repeated.. we will understand it all easily) ". This is the biggest mistake that we do. Stay there and go there daily, because you never know what you may encounter. Sometimes even the most minute things like grouting and filling may be something that the company asks you. You would be surprised to know that I have had people at my sites who were new hires and weren't even aware of curing. And their resumes had big internships on them. So even if you make through it once, you may not last. So try staying at site and see what is happening. See it daily, it helps you memorize and visualize the sequence of activities, which will help you when you become project managers.2. Learn AutoCAD atleast, if you are interested to work as a design engineer. Rest is all taught by the companies. StaadPRO is another higher level software used in structural design.3. Try your hands on MS Project first, and then Primavera if you are interested to join the project planning team.4. Know your SFDs and BMDs well. A majority of companies have these standard questions on SFD and BMD, as they all come for recruiting structural designers.Basically, know your basics well and try to mould your interview in the direction that you are confident about. I twisted my interview by LnT from regular SFDs and BMDs to construction management and concrete technology. And finally got selected amongst the top 4 out of 70. All that a company looks for is a confident candidate, in whatever area you are interested, and be true to them. It is easy to crack an interview if you have been on sites and have experienced the stuff, because then it is crystal clear to you and your explanation will say for itself. All the best!
I'm just an average student dreaming of becoming a doctor. Is it hard to become a doctor?
No, its not at all hard to become a doctor. Believe me I've seen students from getting as low as 60-67% in (SSC 10)Maharashtra to getting AIR 137-450 in NEET with whooping scores above 500.Let me tell you my story;I myself am going to take up my first NEET attempt this year only by self study(Classes are a bulshit), I wasn't sure of my future career till October 2017, and fluctuated between Engineering, Veterinary Science, Mechant navy and what not. Finally I decided to put my hands upon MBBS and will surely crack it midway this year.I was a good student back in 10th with 94% but I wasted whole of my 11th and didn't care about studies, bunked college lecturers, didn't joined any coaching back in 11th and got as low as 67% in my 11th. But now I've committed myself ki “MBBS hi karna hai..warna kuch nahi.”Influenced by my decision one of my friend started studying and we both usually fare good in NEET mock tests with 500-550 average scores.But for all this to happen, you'll have to sacrifice many things such asInstagram account (It is much much time consuming and addictive)Facebook ( Once we open the news feed, we can't get over it)Whatsapp *( you've to sacrifice the time wasted by chatting nonsense with people who'll leave your life one day or the other)Quora ( I'm kidding, It will be helpful in guiding you towards the path of success)I dont know when are you going to appear for NEET. But believe me nothing is impossible in this world.*Some tips*Give enough time and read NCERT for Biology and Chemistry specially (Inorganic)Go slow for physics and physical chemistry and practice one type of questions a day!Don't spend much time on Mechanics ( Newtons law's, Work Power Energy) as they are lengthy and are time consuming with just 4-5 questions in NEETIf you find any topic difficult, leave it for time being, focus on the topics which will fetch you handsome marks with less efforts!Most important- Always keep revising the topics which you've learnt you'll definitely forget them within a week.Finally believe in yourself, set a target of a lesson a day or two and achieve the target within alloted time , If you fail to do so, dont stop and give up, instead focus on the next target and achieve it.All the best and hope I'll meet you as a doctor after 5 years!
How can I convince my parents to let me change majors?
I am a junior at a university pursuing a degree in mathematics. I HATE my major and want to transfer schools and study computer engineering. It has always been my dream to design digital circuits and write programming code. My parents chose math for me because it has always been my best subject in school. I really am bored with it. I could not get the internship i wanted because my major wasn't right. My parents told me that teaching is in high demand and i absolutely do not want to be a teacher!!!!! Is there a way to guilt trip them into letting me drop out of my current school and starting a new bachelors degree in something i actually enjoy?
Is software development really a dead-end job after age 35-40?
A software developer I know recently got a call from a recruiter at Google, asking what it would take for him to come to work for them.This developer had actually already worked for Google, but he left about five years ago to pursue other projects, and he didn’t want to live in one of the cities that have a Google office. Even though he didn’t have a degree in computer science and never took a college course in OOP, he must have impressed them enough to keep him on the recruitment list these years later. The recruiter suggested maybe he could be interested in interviewing with the Project Loon team in Singapore.He gave a little chuckle to the recruiter over the phone, and his first question was: You know how old I am, right? The recruiter confirmed that yes, his date of birth was on file, and that Google didn’t factor age into its recruitment policies. The developer agreed to think about the prospect and they agreed to touch base again in a week.That 66-year-old developer is my father. He is collecting social security while being courted by Google. He had a fulfilling career running his own company, consulting, and being an employee. He made contributions during the early stages of numerous technologies such as TCP networking, USB protocols, 802.11b implementation, and military GPS. Then he was hired by Google in 2008, when he was 58.While at Google, he wrote software in Java, a language that wasn’t even invented until he was 45. And he was an individual contributor, without having any other engineer report to him.One of the great things about software development is it’s all about your passion to learn and ability to perform, which is demonstrated by my dad’s career and the careers of thousands others. If you don’t have those required ingredients, then sure, software development is a dead-end job at any age. But if you have the passion and skill, then it is not a dead-end job after 40, 50, or even 60.
FIDM vs OTIS fashion colleges.?
So i want to go into fashion design after highschool and i don't know which college i should go to. I live in san diego currently &I don't want to go far like new york, even though they have parsons and FIT. The two best i've heard in l.a are fidm and otis. Which is better? I heard FIDM is kind of a joke, but idk haha. &Also what steps can i take now to start preparing for college? Im looking up sewing classes and internships but i can't seem to find anything. And is it hard to get into those colleges?