Yup, totally agree. Believe me, I have my rant about societies "Accepted Bureaucratic Curriculum" and all its flaws.... Egotistical Personalities floating around with in said system being a part of that. I have an Autistic Spectrum Disorder which I had to find on my own to explain why I had as much trouble with the "standard Curriculum" taught at most Schools and colleges, so I have my beef with "Standardized Education" believe me.
That said, I wouldn't be returning to college if I didn't think it was different enough for me to actually be able to keep my interest. I've looked at the "usual route" to engineering and decided I'd never be able to accomplish a 2 year transfer degree, or barely any "Academic Core Classes" (As the advisors LOVE to call them) in the standard fashion. Instead I found a Technical Institute Offering an AS of Graphical Engineering with Hands On education. Yup, Fast Forward through Calc II & III and Statistics IV and Chem 206 and go Straight to Catia and Revit and Solid Works and Learn as ya go (Collect $200). Then they offer a 4 Yr BS afterwards in Design Lead. Its unorthodox, but I've spent alot of time researching them and it genuinely seems up my alley, so here I am 20 days away from starting it..... Already met the Department Head & Staff and sat in on some of the summer classes, and can't help being anything but jazzed about it. So we'll see where this goes.
@JCitron
You ever make Electronic Engineer?
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