Marsh27

jenth

Oh, neat!  I didn't know you were going to get an engineering degree.  How hard is it to do that and hold a full time job?  I can't imagine...

I have a friend who has an english degree and is in our editing department- she corrects grammar, format, etc in documents and she wishes she had gotten an engineering degree but doesn't think she could hack that with a full time job.

I would warn you that engineering isn't what most people think it will be, but if you're already a tech editor I bet you know what it's really like.  And it definitely takes someone interested in science and math.  At least where I work, I have to admit that we are an interesting breed, haha.

marsh127

This is a pretty new development, actually.  After college I had always planned on going to law school, but I just got discouraged with the whole idea.  Then I took this job in February of 2009 and it kind of just fit.  So I started considering to go back for engineering and I finally applied this summer and just got my acceptance on Friday.  I know I probably sound crazy working FT and doing engineering, but I think I can make it work.  I probably won't take more than three classes at a time, but we'll see how it goes!  I figure the engineers I work with can help me with my studies.

jenth

Well, if you need moral support or anything, I'm here for ya! Good luck, it will probably be crazy.  And I'll be interested to see how hard it is for you, because I can tell my friend and maybe she'll decide she wants to try it, too.

Are you doing this online?

marsh127

Thanks, I will probably be taking you up on the offer of moral support.   I'm actually going to be taking classes at a nearby university.  Thankfully, most, if not all, the classes have sections offered in the evening, so there should be little disruption to my work schedule.