j.jakubaitis
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I gained a lot of interesting insight from the Am I making the right college decision thread that just came and went a little while back, but thought I'd share my own situation, and see if anyone could help provide opinions, as it's time to start making decisions instead of just thinking about them...
I am in my Senior year of high school. I am currently doing paid work at a handful of venues, a couple of rental houses, park districts, etc. I'd consider myself fairly well-rounded, mostly doing lighting and electrics work, but also do a good amount of sound/staging/rigging/scene shop labor. I'm sitting at a 3.9 GPA, somehow surviving AP/honors and engineering classes while having little to no free time outside of school. Will also soon be completing my BSA Eagle Scout rank.
Long story short, I am conflicted as to go into an EE or Tech Theatre/Entertainment Technology program.
First, to get some questions out of the way, what do I want to be when I grow up? My ideal occupation would be a Technical Director, an ME, or something of the like. I do eventually want to settle down with a family, without having to be working all night and day. I would prefer to stay in the IL/midwest area. Other options that stick out to me would be working for control companies such as ETC.
The current direction my mind is heading is a major in EE, and a minor in some sort of tech theatre/design program. But also brought to the table recently is an EET degree, rather than the EE. As for my math/science skills, I'm in the midst of taking calculus, and its definitely not my favourite thing in the world, but is certainly manageable personally. Another item brought to the table recently are programs such as UNLV's EED, which surely looks intriguing. The only issue with that option is that it's a bit of a cruise from here in IL.
Now that a bit is known about myself, do you think my heading into the major/minor direction is the correct way to go? Or just a major, with room to take tech classes on the side? Are there any programs similar to UNLV's closer to the midwest area, or any schools around here that are heavily recommended in general? EE vs EET for my interests? Sorry for the lengthy post, but any insight or advice would be much appreciated!
Jason
I am in my Senior year of high school. I am currently doing paid work at a handful of venues, a couple of rental houses, park districts, etc. I'd consider myself fairly well-rounded, mostly doing lighting and electrics work, but also do a good amount of sound/staging/rigging/scene shop labor. I'm sitting at a 3.9 GPA, somehow surviving AP/honors and engineering classes while having little to no free time outside of school. Will also soon be completing my BSA Eagle Scout rank.
Long story short, I am conflicted as to go into an EE or Tech Theatre/Entertainment Technology program.
First, to get some questions out of the way, what do I want to be when I grow up? My ideal occupation would be a Technical Director, an ME, or something of the like. I do eventually want to settle down with a family, without having to be working all night and day. I would prefer to stay in the IL/midwest area. Other options that stick out to me would be working for control companies such as ETC.
The current direction my mind is heading is a major in EE, and a minor in some sort of tech theatre/design program. But also brought to the table recently is an EET degree, rather than the EE. As for my math/science skills, I'm in the midst of taking calculus, and its definitely not my favourite thing in the world, but is certainly manageable personally. Another item brought to the table recently are programs such as UNLV's EED, which surely looks intriguing. The only issue with that option is that it's a bit of a cruise from here in IL.
Now that a bit is known about myself, do you think my heading into the major/minor direction is the correct way to go? Or just a major, with room to take tech classes on the side? Are there any programs similar to UNLV's closer to the midwest area, or any schools around here that are heavily recommended in general? EE vs EET for my interests? Sorry for the lengthy post, but any insight or advice would be much appreciated!
Jason