[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by aschen

Im siding with P-O-P on this, unless he knows absolutely without question aerospace is the only industry for him.


I disagree that ME is any less of a difficult curriculum, or at least that wasnt the case at purdue in the mid 90s. I guess it can be "optioned" easier because there were alot more choices for tech electives.

I agree, aerospace is very niche. I went into AE because I knew I wanted to work in the local aerospace industry. I love aviation, so there weren't really any other options in my mind.

I think ME has more flexibility, so I'm sure you can make it as hard or harder than the standard AE curriculum depending on electives. I'm sure it also varies by school. In my case the AE program required more hours, which definitely made it more demanding if not "harder".