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[QUOTE="SpeedyManiac, post: 1185354, member: 19453"] There were definitely many times where I absolutely hated university. A lot of this was due to being in Edmonton. I grew up in a small town in the mountains, so it was a huge shock moving to cold, flat, big city Edmonton. Also, I haven't had my dirtbike up here so I've been limited to 4 months of riding a year. Then there's the usual stuff that gets you down like break-ups, etc but that'll happen anywhere. That said, I will look back with fond memories of university. I have many great stories from living in residence, apartments and houses that have definitely built character. Not to mention the parties and random trips with friends. How many people can say they got up at 3am, drove 4.5 hours to a ski hill for opening day (November 11, 2005), snowboarded all day then drove back home (4.5 hours again) that night? All of this with 4 guys plus all of our gear crammed in a Ford Probe. It's things like that that really make university a great experience. That 3 year program is called the Mechanical Technologist program. The main difference is in mechanical technology you learn how to design things from formulas where as in mechanical engineering you learn the theory behind the equations so you actually know the limitations of the design work. The technologist schooling is more applied, where engineering gives you a foundation to build your skills from. This is why engineers get a bad rap a lot of the time. We don't know everything fresh out of school, but a lot of people expect us to know exactly what we're doing right after school. The truth is that we still need to do our 'apprenticeship' (4 years of work experience under a professional engineer) where we learn real world design, then an engineer in training (that's what fresh graduates are called) can write a professional practice exam and once it is passed along with 4 years of work experience an EIT becomes a PE (professional engineer). So, basically, if you are happy just learning how to design stuff, go with Mechanical Technologist. But, if you want to have a good foundation to build your skills and career, I'd recommend doing the 4 years of engineering school. It's definitely worth it when you make it to the end. [/QUOTE]
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