First... Did Nohra create your Statics final? Is he still around? If you ever have a chance to take a class with him, DO IT. He is a giant pain in the arse, but, he's a great teacher. I took Mechanics of Materials and Dynamics with him (in the same semester
). Dynamics is his baby, he's passionate about that one.
I actually taught a statics class at Valencia Community College, could have helped you with that one... well, maybe not if Nohra wrote the test, don't blame your professor, Nohra has that effect on people. Our first Dynamics test, the class average was around a 37.
Second... (may have given it away already) I graduated from USF with a degree in Civil. graduated in 2003, feeling old. I think USF is a good school. I don't hear about a lot of engineers from there in Orlando, a lot of UCF/UF grads, but, I'd guess that Tampa is mostly USF/UF grads, so, it's expected.
Its not a great market in civil right now, as I am sure you know (not that it's a great market in anything). What kind of civil are you thinking? I know you mentioned your reasons, but, and industrial degree is a pretty big leap to civil.
Whatever your specialization in civil, I'd try to take 2-4 classes in that area on top of your degree requirements. You may have to go to Tampa to do it, but, it's going to be your best bet. You might also think about trying to do a masters in civil if you can. I think grad classes are a little more flexible in Tampa, so, maybe you can drive over there for night classes?
When you graduate, PM me and I'll let you know if I hear of any openings in the Orlando area. Since I just slipped through our last round of layoffs, I was looking recently. I had 7 potential jobs written down to follow up on. They were all looking for 6-10 years of experience, but, there are a few things out there if you look. Good luck!
My best advice would have been to 18 y/o Orlando Bull --- BE A PHARMACIST OB, why do you want all of the stress of engineering, why? (actually, I like engineering, but, it can be
challenging at times)
I had Dr. Young for statics, and he was a nice guy just getting old. I have only dealt with a few Tampa campus professors.
Otherwise you guys will have yours 24 hours before me and I'll be very sad.
