Okay well I am a junior in high school right now and have about 6 months till i start to apply for colleges. I have 2 choices I'm stuck at both will b about 6 years total 1- ECC for general studies and auto motive body(2 years) then UB 4 years for a masters in computer engineering 2- UB for all 6 years with normal general studies and masters for computer engineering Reasons- I love cars and wanna learn how to do body work, I also love computers and In america computer engineering is starting at about 62k a year and about 115 mid career. I was thinking getting a normal full time and college if i do choice 2 or if i do choice 1 while at UB get a job at an auto shop.
Yes i have but the only good one around here is UTI which is expensive. If i do computer engineering i could go and do auto motive after that. I also plan to do possible some trade school after. I am planing at least 6 years of college and about 10 max. I mean the more the better.
I think the real question is not which school option is better, but rather what exactly you want to do after you graduate. Do you want to work in IT or some other computer engineering field, or do you want to do auto body work? Both are totally valid options, and both can lead to happiness and success. With the exception of some very specific fields, the name of the school on your diploma is often not as important as your experience and technical abilities. Don't just go with the one that promises a big starting salary. Often you'll find those claims to be exaggerated, and even if you do get a decent starting salary there's no guarantee you'll be happy.
Well i think imma do the computer engineering. I know when i get older i wanna move south and get a nice classic car. But as for which i would enjoy better, well do computer engineering and then do auto motive as a hobbie and sell for cash
Apply to both and buy time for you to explore both options. They're different enough that both paths look to be mutually exclusive. Don't look at money - dreams of big paychecks won't be enough to get you through 6 years of studying. Do what you like, which looks to be computer engineering.
Skip the auto body schooling. It's a total waste of your time (at this point in your life, with your goals). Auto body work is basic metal working skills. That you can pick up at any point in your life part time at any good community college (if UB stands for the University of Buffalo, I bet they have all the classes you need there. take them on your own time when you are an alum. I bet you get a discount.). TBH, you don't even need that. Just a little research and a lot of hands on will get you the skills needed to re store a classic car/ build one yourself. And, from what I know of the US system, you can't take an AA in automotive body work and start a master's in anything. you need a BA/BS in a related field first. If you have a BA/BS in a non related field, you need to convince your Prof that you have what it takes to finish to his satisfaction (and he isn't going to look at 2 years of automotive anything as a skill set to help with your master's thesis). So really, choice 2 is it. There is choice 3: where you get an AA at a local school, then finish a BS in an EE or CS area at a larger Uni, then a master's. But then you wasted time for a skill set you can easily pick up later on your own, or cheaply part time. And don't forget- you are insanely young. You don't even know where you'll be or what you'll be interested in 6-7 years from now. EDIT: If you really want to work on cars, but want the salary of a IT job, go to Harbor Freight or Northern Tools and buy yourself MIG welder now. Then download the plans for a Mcsorley 442. Buy 120' of 16 gauge 1x1" square tubing. Teach yourself how to MIG weld, start a chassis and by the time you are 1/2 through your first 2 years of a BS in something you'll have learned a big chunk of what you want to know about cars AND have a cool ride too.
2- UB for all 6 years with normal general studies and masters for computer engineering sell your sole and recover it later
