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Career Project: Mechanical Engineering

By tw3417

  • High school Graduation

    High school Graduation
    I will graduate from McCook Central High school in 2018. I would like to graduate with a 3.9 GPA or higher. I would like to earn enough, the summer after i graduate, to pay for a semester or even more.

  • First Day of College

    First Day of College
    I would like to go to The School of Mines, in the Black Hills of South Dakota for mechnical engineering. The yearly tuition rate is about $16,000 with books included. The college is in the large town of Rapid City, South Dakota.

  • Graduate From College

    Graduate From College
    I will graduate from college after getting my bachelor degree in 2022. I would like to graduate with a 3.4 GPA or higher. I hope to have done some internships at engineering facilities or at mechanical places.

  • First Day of Work

    First Day of Work
    My first day of work will be shortly after I graduate, hopefully in the summer after i graduate. My possible employer will probably be a engine field of job. I would like to stay near South Dakota, if not in South Dakota. I hope to start with $50,000 a year or more for my starting salary.

  • Job Promotion

    Job Promotion
    I will find a a job after high school and work hard and hope to get a promotion about 5 years later. I hope to work at a place that i enjoy and like and get a good position and a promotion if i work hard, Then i will eventually go back to get my masters degree in that field,

  • Get Masters in Mechanical Engineering

    Get Masters in Mechanical Engineering
    I want to get my masters after getting a job and after graduating with a bachelor degree in mechanical engineering. I hope to go back to the same college and get that master degree in mechanical engineering. I hope to go up in that field with the masters degree.

  • Move to Arizona

    Move to Arizona
    I would like to move to Arisona becasue it has very good pay for this job there. The housing isnt to expensive, but it is a little more than South Dakota, but the pay still makes up for that, and more. I hope to move there becasue it is warm and has great pay.

  • Retire

    Retire
    I hope to retire around the age of 65, but I know that this job can be easy or hard, depends on what you are doing. i can still be designing and doing calculations at an older age. I hope to retire about the same time as my wife at that time, so we can enjoy it and spend the rest of our life well.