Tyler's+Research+Paper

SCHOOL AN CAREER

Tyler smith April 29, 2009 Period 2nd

............My name is Tyler Smith. I go to West Jefferson High School. I’m a freshman in the 9th grade. When I graduate I want to become a Mechanical Engineer. As of now I’m not sure if they have class in high school, but I no we need to no science and math, so I’ll pay close attention to those to subjects. Also being that the type of engineer I want to be I would most likely work in a ship yard and or a boat on the water. With my love for being on the water I think this is a good career for me because I get to be on the water and I get to work on a boat.
 * Part I—__INTRODUCTION and What I Want to Find Out__ **



.............I wasn’t sure what school would have the course I would take till my step dad told me being he was a engineer himself. He showed me a website Coast Guard Academy.com. I was surprised to find a military school that had my courses. I was surprised to find that the tuition was a lot cheaper than the colleges I was looking at. I picked this school because it being a military school I am surrounded by good and inspiring people.

..........For my second choice I choose a school that I like and what I think would be a fun area to go to school in. For my seconded college I choose University of Miami. I think that seeing the scores you need to get in to this school that the people here would also inspire me to do well and be successful. Also I was surprised to see that the tuition was very high at least to me. Now, I will tell ya’ll all about the career (Mechanical Engineering) and my two colleges (Coast guard Academy, and University of Miami).

.................Some things I want to find out is what and were will I work. I want to know how much a person of that profession get’s paid. I would like to know how many years of college will I need to get my degree. Also, what subjects I will major in college and what I have to pass to graduate. Last of all, I want to find out what two college I will attend two become a mechanical engineer.

... ** Part II—__The Story of My Search__ **__ (1-2 pages) __ ** ....................To find my information was not so hard. Only problems I had was the fact were we had to find the test scores. To find my information I choose to ask my step dad what colleges to attend. Him being in the coast Guard as a mechanical Engineer he knew what to do and what to find. First, he told me to go to the coast guard academy. We search around and found what we needed to see going to the links on the site. I did the same for the information about The University of Miami. **  ** Part III-__Results (2-4 pages)__ ** ...................First of All, I was looking for a college with high standers and good people. I wasn’t looking for a military school because I wasn’t looking to join any type of military. When my step dad suggests this school I said no. When we were looking up research I found that u don’t have to be in the military to attend this school and with that I was very surprised.
 * ......................For my information about my career I found that it wasn’t the easiest. I search many websites looking for the rite information. Finally, I found Mechanical Engineering on the wiki page. Once found I saw an had all information that I needed for my career. From there i copied my notes for my paper. **



................Now some information about this school is to me a school worth going to. The tuition to join the United states Coast Guard Academy is a 3,000 dollar start fee. Then, the United states Coast Guard Academy will pay that student $8,760 dollars to attend their school. As I seen in the pictures I seen that the school campus is a very clean campus in a very nice urban area. The degree offered is a bachelor’s degree.

...........Some major program offered is engineering. The admission required is an interview, but it’s not needed but very much so recommended. There is no financial aid offered at this school. The application deadline is February 1st. The admission officer is LT JG Aaron Parker. The address is 31 Mohegan Ave, New London, CT, and the number is 860-701-6321.

...............Some extra activities offered at this school are theater, sports, special interest, music, pride, diversity and fellowship. For standardized testing there is no minimum test score required. Successful students get 1100 S.A.T. For A.C.T a successful student should get 24 on the test. Also the Corps of Cadets are 27% women, 15% minorities, 73% men and there is also no minority program.

...................Then for my seconded college I picked University of Miami. The University of Miami has high standers and has the course I need for my career. I was shocked to see that the tuition was so high, but I think if I get a scholarship or even a grant of some sort I think I my be able to pay for the college. I feel that the better school I get into no matter the pay that I would have better knowledge and also better advantages. Last but not least I picked the school because of the area because I like the beach and I think the school isn’t far.

..............Some important information about The University of Miami. To attend this school the tuition is 44,978 dollars a year. To get this price you must live with your parents. I on the internet I seen that the campus is a very nice place to be an it’s setting is in an urban area. Also, I found that this is a four year private school.

................The University of Miami offers a bachelor’s degree. The programs offered are Mechanical Engineering. If needed there is finical aid offered to those. The admission’s offers name is Edward Gillis. The address is 1252 Memorial Drive. The number to call Edward Gillis 385-284-4323.

...................Extra activities offered at The University of Miami are sports (The U), recreation, honor societies, Greek life, leadership, diversity and entertainment. Standardized test scores to be achieved is 1240 S.A.T. Also A.C.T scores have to be 28% to get in. For the application deadline it must be In on November 1st. These are some of the reasons why Picked this school.

.................The career I picked was Mechanical Engineering. I picked this career because I like the facts that it’s a job were I could work on boats. The water has always interested me so working on it wasn’t a hard decision to make. I took this career because there are many jobs that are out there for this profession. I don’t think that this is a job for everyone but it’s just the right job for me.

,...............For my career I picked mechanical Engineering. Going to school for this profession will take you about four to five years. Passing all your courses will result in a bachelor’s degree. You will get a bachelor’s in science, technology, engineering, and a bachelor’s of applied science. Also it doesn’t matter if you go to private, public, or military, as long as it has your course you will be able to attend.

..................Engineers can seek a license by state, provincial, or by national government. This process ensures that the engineer has real-world. Also that they have the knowledge of the local legal system to practice engineering in a professional level. You also have to pass the comprehensive F.E exam. Once passed and certified you are giving the title Professional Engineer.

...............I will mostly join the military (Coast Guard) and be a mechanical engineer for them. I made this choice because of the advantages with being in the military like health insurance many other things with I’m really not sure of. In this career you will work on boats on the engineers and things of that nature. Only thing is that when a new boat is built or if fixed you will have to leave home for maybe a few to a week at a time making sure that the boat works and runs as expected.

.................There are about 226,000 (15.6) of mechanical engineers. The number of jobs for this career is expected to grow 9 to 17%, with the advantage to start at 50,236 with a bachelor’s, 59,880 with master, and 68,299 with doctorate. For a mechanical engineer the median income is about 63,000 dollars a year.

Part IV- __Reflection (1-2 pages)__ ...................In conclusion, being a mechanical engineer is something I want to do for the rest of my life. I picked this career because I know that it’s something I can enjoy and because it covers all aspects of my dream career. With that I picked two schools with the standers and the experience to teach me and to prepare for not only my career, but the rest of my life. I hope with in the next nine to ten years I am not only starting my career, but the rest of my life.

** Part V—__The Bibliography__ ** Wiki/mechanical engineer.com University of Miami.com Coast Guard Academy.com