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Posted on 12/8/14 at 12:24 pm to Peter Buck
Posted on 12/8/14 at 12:24 pm to Peter Buck
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Posted on 12/8/14 at 12:28 pm to JacketFan77
To Chrissy... From a recent Tech Grad
First of all, congratulations to all on getting out - I hope the majority of you have jobs lined up or are pursuing grad school this fall.
Now, I just wanted to know how many other gatech redditors besides myself who are still unemployed in their respective major field after 1 or more years post tech. Have you given up and decided to pursue other career fields or are you still determined to continue and muscle through?
A bit of my background: I graduated in Spring 2012 (BSAE) with a 2.6+ GPA, no internships or coops (as no company would give me a chance during my 5 years), with 1 year of part time work in our design lab. I knew full well the day I graduated that I was at a severe disadvantage despite the Gatech name on my degree, yet I still wanted to find work in the AE industry. I took the FE exam the following OCT, passed and received EIT status by JAN2013, and yet as of now, I have only landed 2 in-person interviews (ME-industry related) and 2 phone interviews (AE related), both of which fell through due to my lack of experience and low GPA. I've only listed my GPA a handful of times in over 300+ applications. I haven't received a call back from anyone since February, and I've just given up and relegated myself back to taking classes as a post-bacc student here in my local Uni, hopefully starting this summer, with the intention of raising my GPA and gaining acceptance into a M.Engr. program down the road.
Idk, but I hoped that having an AE degree from Gatech would at least give me a few more opportunities at interviews, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Honestly, had I known that along with a multitude of other things, I would have stayed home and attended a local uni for much cheaper than paying out-of-state tuition for 5 years at Gatech when I have nothing to show for it. Needless to say, I'm pretty bummed.
Anyone here can relate? Or is my luck just that shitty lol.
First of all, congratulations to all on getting out - I hope the majority of you have jobs lined up or are pursuing grad school this fall.
Now, I just wanted to know how many other gatech redditors besides myself who are still unemployed in their respective major field after 1 or more years post tech. Have you given up and decided to pursue other career fields or are you still determined to continue and muscle through?
A bit of my background: I graduated in Spring 2012 (BSAE) with a 2.6+ GPA, no internships or coops (as no company would give me a chance during my 5 years), with 1 year of part time work in our design lab. I knew full well the day I graduated that I was at a severe disadvantage despite the Gatech name on my degree, yet I still wanted to find work in the AE industry. I took the FE exam the following OCT, passed and received EIT status by JAN2013, and yet as of now, I have only landed 2 in-person interviews (ME-industry related) and 2 phone interviews (AE related), both of which fell through due to my lack of experience and low GPA. I've only listed my GPA a handful of times in over 300+ applications. I haven't received a call back from anyone since February, and I've just given up and relegated myself back to taking classes as a post-bacc student here in my local Uni, hopefully starting this summer, with the intention of raising my GPA and gaining acceptance into a M.Engr. program down the road.
Idk, but I hoped that having an AE degree from Gatech would at least give me a few more opportunities at interviews, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Honestly, had I known that along with a multitude of other things, I would have stayed home and attended a local uni for much cheaper than paying out-of-state tuition for 5 years at Gatech when I have nothing to show for it. Needless to say, I'm pretty bummed.
Anyone here can relate? Or is my luck just that shitty lol.
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