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interesting thread im at ub and on my senior year and im just annoyed with school and little lost. Most of these kids do is just cheat lie and do anything for good grades. Im a transfer student here at ub and i have work experience I applyed for internships but didn’t here anything back. Did horrible last semester and just unmotivated this semester i feel a like a lot of shit they tell you is bs here but trying to finish for my parents because I’m pretty sure i will go back to school for something else
I don’t know what advice I can offer. I couldn’t find a job after I graduated so I ended up going to grad school in the spring. Started looking again the next summer and got a lot of responses and interviews requests. Ended up getting a job at a local metal stamping company doing tooling design and programming/fixturing for their 3D laser and welding robots. Also occasionally do quotes for new parts and help with making design changes for ease of manufacturing. Long story short almost everything I learned I was taught on the job, they basically couldn’t find anyone who had any real knowledge of metal forming, lasers, robotic welding etc so they took me since I seemed like someone who would learn quickly. Only advice I can offer is try to show that you’re a quick learner as well as a critical thinker. Try to put together some kind of portfolio with projects you’ve worked on in/outside of school to give them an idea of what your abilities are. Previous internships experience also helps.
My advice would be to NOT go to school for your parents. F-them, they don’t have to deal with whatever job you get or pay your bills. I’m not sure why kids these days are so whipped by their parents, it’s your life, do what you gotta do.
I’m working on third degree (autobody, business admin, now mech eng) and I have a semester and a half left plus one awesome co-op this summer. I can probably answer any question you have about school or the process, going on close to 8 years I’ve been at some sort of college. 
I think your situation only appears hopeless and you’re coming up with excuses, which is not a habit you want to form. You might graduate without a job lined up, and while ostensibly this is a reflection of your abilities, I can assure you that it’s not. Plenty of people I graduated with did not have a job when they graduated. Of those, the wisest took a relevant job and moved up (internal or external) within a year or two.
And you need to focus on things you can control – performing to the best of your ability as often as possible. You can’t control the behavior of other students, so it does no good to focus on these circumstances.
your absolutely correct i lost motivation and have to think about my future I’m happy you called me out. I hate excuses myself but i felt like i lost hope because i wasn’t sure if i wanted to do this major. But at the end of the day I do need to focus on things i can control which is my future and moving up in life and trying my best and giving it my all
Sounds like you don’t have many friends that are in the same boat as you at UB. Being a transfer student sometimes it can be difficult to get to konw people. The best/worst thing I ever did for my education was join SAE. I would say 75% of the things I do at work, I am more comfortable with because of SAE. Project management, planning, working with a group, budgeting and most of all having a practical knowledge of how things I design actally work. Machining processes, although I’m no expert, would have been extremely foreign to me. I currently work in R&D and that is a huge part of it. We are constantly pumping out prototypes and new fixtures so knowing how to draw up a part so the machinist can make it easily/quickly is super important.
My advice to you is make some friends who are going to need to put in as much time as you are. Maybe even go check out SAE, its not for everyone but if you are into cars and wrenching theres a good chance you will fit in.
Oh, and the reason SAE was one of the worst decisions was just because of the time commitment. If you can’t handle school work and SAE work then your grades will suffer. But depending on the employer, they might rather see good hands on expieriences in an environment like SAE rather than a 4.0.
Yea, I was going to say join SAE but being a senior there isn’t much to gain. You have to be on the team for a few years to get the connections and skills necessary to make the time commitment worth it. In the four years I’ve been on RIT’s formula team I don’t know anyone who hasn’t had a job prior to graduation, sometimes 2-3 months prior.
I can tell you if that’s what they’re doing, they will have a rough time out in industry. I’m 11 years out of RIT; and I do a lot of interviewing for co-ops and low/mid-level engineers, and it’s a sad state of affairs what’s in and coming out of school lately. It on average takes me 3-6 months to find interns/co-ops/entry-level guys… Not from a lack of applicants, but from sorting through them to find the handful that might show some promise.
I don’t have a lot of advice when it comes to getting the motivation together for the last push… that’s the hardest part. I can say once you have the degree, find a solid entry-level job and work your way up. My first job out of college paid like shit, but what I learned the 5 years I was there has been priceless for my career.
Yeah pretty much last semester was my first semester here and I had very high expectations of this school and when i got here it took time to realize and adjust that those things weren’t going to happen. Making friends here is little but tougher then i expected i never had trouble making friends but a lot of kids on campus are just plain users but that’s everywhere i guess the car community at ub is very small compared to my other school but i always try to meet people that are into cars but a lot is hesitant to speak to new people which is strange to me but its whatever. I been going to many different type of clubs at ub but havent stuck with one but right now im just trying to finish strong. My schedule is free so maybe i can check out SAE
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I have somewhat little experience i worked for a company Fastenal back in Long Island but i worked all my college and little high school until now so my scheduling is off but meeting these kids i wonder how would they work for a company when these kids would do anything for good grades i wonder how can they handle failure or even follow simple directions but doesn’t matter just trying to finish semester and find a job somewhere hopefully im glad i stumble into this community i realize western new york have a lot of hard working people who dont take short cuts. It helps talking to you guys helps me get motivated
If you are still interested in an engineering career and have some type of resume, you can PM me for my email and give me the link. I can talk to a couple of the guys at the plant. IIRC interns were starting at 25$ an hour.
- Mike
Looking for full time May grads? I know of a few people looking.
I’d be more than happy to take your resume if you’d like. However over the last few years since the bankruptcy we have finally reached a full staff level. I’ve been trying to get an old friend of mine in for a while, but some people quit/fired, so giving it to me won’t hurt. I’m still trying to get Naab (02nismospecv) in as a manager, but not open slots have presented themselves yet. The reason I say interns is because they usually work a summer and are gone, so they seem to be more prone to hiring students during the off season.
Edit: sorry probably read that incorrectly, if you have a resume, or know someone, I’ll take either or.
Plus you guys lost the main HR guy… I’m sure management is still reeling from that loss… I know they’re still trying to get him to come back as a consultant.
Yea, I’m all set for the foreseeable future (hopefully). I’ll send over a pm soon.