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Engineering which college

  • 30-05-2015 07:50PM
    #1
    Dexster555
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36 ✭


    Is ucd best cause reputation or nuig with the new school. What about trinity.. Dit... Dcu?


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  • #2
    Outkast_IRE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,511 ✭✭✭Outkast_IRE


    Dexster555 wrote: »
    Is ucd best cause reputation or nuig with the new school. What about trinity.. Dit... Dcu?
    What area of engineering ? The answer will change depending on what area you want to move into.


  • #3
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,416 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    It's a bit of an impossible question.

    UL and DCU have work placements so that's good to have on your CV when you graduate.


  • #4
    Dexster555
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36 ✭Dexster555


    just wondering could people give me an idea on nuig engineering reputation compared to ucd etc


  • #5
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 41,253 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    Dexster555 wrote: »
    just wondering could people give me an idea on nuig engineering reputation compared to ucd etc

    What discipline?


  • #6
    kevohmsford
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,317 ✭✭✭kevohmsford


    Go to a college or university where a placement is included in third year of the course.
    Will really make you stand out from the other graduates with a few months real experience. Some courses are 5 years now with a Masters included.


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  • #7
    Not a NSA agent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 781 ✭✭✭Not a NSA agent


    Is it electrical, civil, biomedical, mechanical or another type of engineering you want to do?
    CatFromHue wrote: »
    It's a bit of an impossible question.

    UL and DCU have work placements so that's good to have on your CV when you graduate.

    NUIG does as well.


  • #8
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,262 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    kevohmsford wrote: »
    Go to a college or university where a placement is included in third year of the course.
    Will really make you stand out from the other graduates with a few months real experience. Some courses are 5 years now with a Masters included.

    Or you could work in an engineering company each summer on your own time like I and many of my colleagues who didnt go to a college who did placements


  • #9
    Darren1o1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 744 ✭✭✭Darren1o1


    godtabh wrote: »
    Or you could work in an engineering company each summer on your own time like I and many of my colleagues who didnt go to a college who did placements

    Depending on discipline it can be hard to find, but not impossible. I did INTRA in DCU but also did another year where I found it myself. It was allot hard to find something when searching by myself, and the placement I found was marginally related to my field.


  • #10
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,416 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    I have to say I found getting an eng job for the Summer after third year as a non runner. I had at that stage completed a 9 month work placement so wasn't completely green either.


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