My Major

Hello again reader,

Today i wanted to write about why I'm am an Mechanical Engineering major. Like many people, i came into college looking to better my education and earn myself a degree. I did not always want to be a mechanical engineer, nor did i even know how to properly spell it on paper till my senior year in high school. That's pretty funny right? how could someone not know how to spell something as simple as engineering? Well to be honest, i didn't even know about the kinds of jobs you could get with such a degree? My father at this point had only been in oil and gas for 2 years. One day i got to go to work with my father where his boss actually flew me and him to Rome Italy for a meeting. They showed me everything about being a QCI and all the perks that come with the job. Great pay, world travel, great opportunity to move up, and never a dull day on the job. Then i was told by Wesley E. Lohec and Joseph C. Geagea who are VP's of Chevron that this life could be mine if I put in the work in the class room. From then on, I went into college with a plan and a purpose. My brother and my father have both only been in the business for 9 years combined and have established a great name for my family. Neither one of them have a Engineering degree, but both still clear 6 figures easy and say that those with a mechanical engineering degree gross 50,000 to 150,000 more a year just for having the title. But like most of us know, the oil industry will not be around forever. I also researched the other possible jobs that i can get with my degree. The honest reality, I can get almost any job with my degree due to its difficulty to obtain. The best way to find information on this is to look into jobs that are in the engineering field then look at the degree they require. Then after all your job searching is done, talk to professors about the industry they came out of or the places they have worked. Another way that is less often used is the classic email or letter to a person of higher authority in the company you want to work for an how you can get an edge on your competition. But now most of you may be wonder, Why would I choose Kennesaw state? Why not Georgia Tech, Emory Riddle, or somewhere else? I have lived in Kennesaw for the past 10 years and it made perfect sense to stay in state till my undergrad was finished before making my switch to Texas A&M at college station. The education here is great and the staff is amazing at what they do as well as the option for smaller classes. This is just a little insight as to why i wanna be an Engineering major. I didn't alway know this was what i wanted to do with my life, but i do know this is the right direction to go.

Thank you again for reading guys!
Hunter Allen