# College Majors **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 21, 2006, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/college-majors/185126 "2006-09-21T18:17:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 18
**Author:** ![Jeff95TA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeff95ta/32/5935_2.png) [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 5:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/college-majors/185126/18 "2006-09-23T05:36:27Z")
> [@OFFICIAL Buffalo Sabres Thread](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-buffalo-sabres-thread/25170/2675): > > you see, stories like that make me wonder wtf i took engineerin in the first place. the major is challenging and LOTs of time and work spent doing shit. you dont get out much and it sucks… and if i end up doing something that i really didnt need the me degree to do, i’ll be pissed It’s always possible to end up doing something in engineering that doesn’t require the degree, but usually you need the degree to at least be considered for the job. And I still think that there are a lot of cases where you really do need the education. I obviously don’t use all the stuff I learned, but a lot of what I do I couldn’t do if I didn’t have the courses. And it’s not really stuff that you just learn on the job. You’re not going to just “pick up on” stress analysis, mechanics, or dynamics unless you work with someone who really has a lot of time to mentor, which is almost nonexistent in today’s engineering environment. :off of soap box: Of course learning on the job and knowing people doesn’t hurt either! --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/college-majors/185126)._