Another factor is that just to replace those engineers retiring today, there is a need to graduate 77,000 new engineers every year. Currently the engineering schools are only graduating about 50,000 each year.
You also may want to investigate Schlumberger, they tend to look for commitment and talent wherever they can find it, especially in non traditional ways. They have a fundamental directive to train their employees thoroughly. Other companies usually hire ex-Schlumberger employees because of that training.
You need to look carefully at the prerequisites you are taking and how well you are doing then look at the training requirements of the field. I have an English major because after taking the basic courses of Mechanical Engineering, I realized that what I liked was the technology - not the detail work - in theory, my degree is in support of Technical Writing based on my courses.
Age does not matters your learning. You need to work really hard because engineering is really hard. If you can do a hard toil you can surely choose it. Else English degree is also not a bad, you may have many scope within it.
It's not temperature degrees, it's mathematical, trigonometry/geometry degrees...one complete revolution.
... specifically, petroleum engineering. I haven't stepped foot in a classroom in about 15 years. I've just registered at the local community college for engineering prerequisites. What I'm wondering is, at 37, is it too late for me to get into engineering? My ultimate goal is to work on the field, whether on-shore or off-shore, and I'm afraid the big companies are going to look down on me for being 41-42 by the time I start entering and/or applying for a job. Or even just internships in my late 30's, wouldn't these companies tend to overlook someone like me?
Any tips? Words of encouragement? Should I go for this?
