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Originally Posted by ziggyx
Hmmm it's hard to say. Mining engineering was my second choice and I really liked it at first. The field itself is kind of "a small community" so it's fairly easy to make connections which will help you get a job in the future. As long as you are somewhat outgoing. It also doesn't hurt that mining engineers are paid very well but that's also because of the fact that they are usually required to relocate or move far away from towns. That being said, there are still lots of jobs for mining engineers in Vancouver if you don't really like to relocate to the boonies. Vancouver is a city where lots of mining companies are based or have offices here. So now here I am going into 4th year and my opinions about it often sway back and forth. I really don't want to relocate to the middle of no where but it's probably the best idea to gain valuable experience and then come back to vancouver and work at an office. My major problem with that is just leaving the city because of friends, family and basically city life.
However, I technically never really got a job outside of vancouver so I am somewhat biased and others have told me it really isn't bad at all. I used to be in the coop program but I ended up dropping it. I had to drop it because of personal health issues (but i also didnt like the program) which required me to stay in the city which made it harder for me to find a coop job. In the end i couldnt find a job for my last semester of coop so I had to drop it. Coop is not for everyone, some people will say it's good and others will say it sucks. It depends on the person.
Also remember i'm just one person's opinion on the major. 90% of the students within the major seem to really like mining engineering. To be honest I am not sure if engineering is for me at all. I just want to get out of school and we'll see what happens after. I might stay in the field, I might not haha.
Are you going into second year?
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Thanks for your response, it was exactly what I was looking for.
I've already taken a couple 2nd year courses last year and in the summer but yes I'll be in 2nd year.
You sound a little like me, not sure and swaying back and forth between what you really want to do. I hope I grow to like mining engineering. My first choice was civil but later on I hoped I didn't get into civil and got into my second choice which was mining.
In regards to being a consultant to our field/working at an office in Vancouver, you will probably need years of experience outside town before you are there right?