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Nick’s Answer

Hi, I'm a retired chemical engineer, so my perspectives go from long ago to recent days. The No. 1 comment I would make to a young person is to start from personal experience. For example, do you like doing repair/maintenance of cars? (That's a pointer to a mechanical engineering career). Do you like coding/computer/IT tasks? (that's NOT a direct pointer to computer engineering; it could be computer science, computer engineering, IT, web design, etc. But it's a pointer...) Do you have experience building structures (homes, rooms, gardens, etc.)--that's a pointer to civil engineering. In my case it was an enjoyment of high school chemistry, even though my HS chemistry class was pretty bad. I had the advantage of working in industry (steel mfg) while I was a college student, and that cemented my interest in chemical engineering. There are something like 20 different accredited engineering programs, and even more that are not directly tied to an academic program, so you've got to choose. My college also had a program called "basic" engineering, which is a good non-choice to a specific industry, but relevant to most industries.
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Francesco’s Answer

Hey David, engineering is a huge field encompassing everything from building bridges to designing airplanes to programming computers and much more. What are you passionate about? What do you like? As to what you need to do to become an engineer, with the only exception of possibly software engineering you definitely need a college degree. Even for software engineering, you can get away without one but a Bachelor or a master's will definitely give you an advantage at first. So, without knowing much about you and where you are in your education journey, I would say start from that. If you want to be more specific, I would recommend studying and becoming good at math and physics at a minimum. Best of luck!
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Rebecca’s Answer

Thank you for your question. I am glad to hear that you have interest in engineering. There are many engineering streams, eg electrical & electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineer, manufacturing engineering, computer engineering, etc Each has its knowledge domain and skills.
Below are my suggestions:
1. Find out more on different engineering streams and determine what you have interest
2. Attend the information sessions host by engineering faculty of colleges. Speak to the professors and alumni if possible
3. Speak to someone who are working in these careers. Seek guidance from your mentor, school career counselor, your parents, etc
4. Shortlist the engineering steams you have interest
5. Find out the entry criteria of the engineering streams in the colleges
6. Work hard to meet the academic criteria
Hope this helps! Good Luck!
May Almighty God bless you!
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Cody’s Answer

The path you choose largely hinges on what fascinates you. If you're intrigued by math and physics, you're already off to a strong beginning.

Start by exploring the various fields of engineering. Once you've done that, you can customize your journey according to what you discover.
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