gstboatguy
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I was planning on doing the Marine Operations and Technology (Shopper) Degree, and I read from a few people that it may get canceled. Does anybody know anything about this?
honestly, if you want to be an engineer, then man up and be an engineer. if you want to be a deckie, then go for it (although i, as an engineer--with an obvious bias--strongly discourage such action). with the new sea time requirements to get the QMED, it hardly seems worthwhile to expend so much extra energy for such a small amount of applicable engineering knowledge.
i don't know if this applies to you, but a lot of the shoppers that i've talked to went that path because they wanted to be engineers but were scared of the math-- dumbest reason ever. i'm not very smart and i've made it to second tri of 1/C year now as an engineer. if i can do it, you can too.
don't let your decision be motivated by fear. that's a horrible way to go about it.
honestly, if you want to be an engineer, then man up and be an engineer. . . a lot of the shoppers that i've talked to went that path because they wanted to be engineers but were scared of the math . . .
May I submit to you that some smart people who are perfectly capable of handling engineering math choose to be deckies because they are not interested in being cooped up in an engine room when they could be up on the bridge enjoying the view . . . .
It has nothing to do with 'manning up' or being "scared of the math".
honestly, if you want to be an engineer, then man up and be an engineer. if you want to be a deckie, then go for it (although i, as an engineer--with an obvious bias--strongly discourage such action). with the new sea time requirements to get the QMED, it hardly seems worthwhile to expend so much extra energy for such a small amount of applicable engineering knowledge.
i don't know if this applies to you, but a lot of the shoppers that i've talked to went that path because they wanted to be engineers but were scared of the math-- dumbest reason ever. i'm not very smart and i've made it to second tri of 1/C year now as an engineer. if i can do it, you can too.
don't let your decision be motivated by fear. that's a horrible way to go about it.
Oh, and if deepsea is who I think he is, take his advice very seriously. He is easily one of the most valuable and knowledgeable persons at that school.
i was not indicating that all deckies are stupid, just trying to reinforce that if they go deck, to do it for the right reasons.
I think I understand what is2day was trying to get at, as I too have had parents call me with the question about the math part of the engineering program.
Unfortunately there are some plebes who declare a deck major because they are very afraid of the advanced math. They see and hear the stories of dis enrollments and setbacks and it makes them afraid.
Every student should choose their major based on what will interest them. This is true at KP as well as anything in life.
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By the way ... if you are a shopper, you do NOT have a minor in engineering.
No one here said it.Missed that who made that assertion? Not I, for sure.