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Jason Svoboda

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Lexington (KY) Lafayette
AAU: Louisville Magic

Ht: 6'8"
Wt: 220 lbs

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Has picked up Ivy League offers from Princeton and Columbia. If what they're saying about education being a prime factor, I see him going Ivy League.
 

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My money is on Texas Tech landing this kid. I am not so sure we will even get the visit in November, he may decide before that.
 
That does seem to be the way things are going as of late. A lot of good looking prospects that we are in on... Just cant seal the deal on any of them.
 

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Southgrad07 said:
That does seem to be the way things are going as of late. A lot of good looking prospects that we are in on... Just cant seal the deal on any of them.
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In this case, his decision is obviously weighted 60-40 toward academia, and ISU simply can't present viable options to "engineering," unless he wants to seek a non-design aviation-related career (logistics, pilot, air traffic control, etc.).

How long has Bradley been Pres. of ISU? I thought he'd be working toward some type of ISU "shared" engineering program w/ Rose-Hulman by now.

Also not sure that going from Lexington, KY to NYC (Columbia) is gonna match this boyz aesthetic needs...
 
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BankShot said:
In this case, his decision is obviously weighted 60-40 toward academia, and ISU simply can't present viable options to "engineering," unless he wants to seek a non-design aviation-related career (logistics, pilot, air traffic control, etc.).

How long has Bradley been Pres. of ISU? I thought he'd be working toward some type of ISU "shared" engineering program w/ Rose-Hulman by now.

Also not sure that going from Lexington, KY to NYC (Columbia) is gonna match this boyz aesthetic needs...
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Although ISU is not known for our Engineering Program, and considering I am an Engineering Student, I do know some facts. ISU's Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology program is rated to be of the same quality of Education as schools such as Purdue, IUPUI, and Notre Dame. I feel as though I will have no issue getting a job upon graduation and our program(in my opinion) is better because of our smaller class sizes. We are one of the only engineering programs in the state that is HIRING more professors because we have more students coming in.

Not trying to be a prick.. Just giving some facts about engineering and education here at ISU. Carry on.
 
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GuardShock said:
Although ISU is not known for our Engineering Program, and considering I am an Engineering Student, I do know some facts. ISU's Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology program is rated to be of the same quality of Education as schools such as Purdue, IUPUI, and Notre Dame. I feel as though I will have no issue getting a job upon graduation and our program(in my opinion) is better because of our smaller class sizes. We are one of the only engineering programs in the state that is HIRING more professors because we have more students coming in.

Not trying to be a prick.. Just giving some facts about engineering and education here at ISU. Carry on.
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Interesting. How does it go with grads when competing against PU and other grads who have engineering degrees vs. the Engineering Technology degree from ISU? I had always heard the difference was one math class, but I have no idea. Just curious...
 
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Interesting. How does it go with grads when competing against PU and other grads who have engineering degrees vs. the Engineering Technology degree from ISU? I had always heard the difference was one math class, but I have no idea. Just curious...
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Well, if you are talking about for example a Mechanical Engineering to a Mechanical Engineering Technology degree. It depends on two things. The individual student and the program. As far as the programs go. The ME degrees are not hands on. Everything is theoretical and basically numbers based. MET students learn to weld, machine, and do other basic hands on things that ME's do not. For me, I feel as though I can think like an ME but work like an MET. Then lastly, as far as how it pans out when you get into the work field. MET's are normally in manufacturing areas and are not necessarily in the design stage of a project but bettering a system or process in an industrial setting. I do not plan to take the manufacturing route but that is kind of what our program pushes us towards. I want to be in a R&D type environment in an improving stage of the process of some design. Our progam teaches the same material that PU, IUPUI, and Notre Dame's does in the MET degree.
 
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Although ISU is not known for our Engineering Program, and considering I am an Engineering Student, I do know some facts. ISU's Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology program is rated to be of the same quality of Education as schools such as Purdue, IUPUI, and Notre Dame. I feel as though I will have no issue getting a job upon graduation and our program(in my opinion) is better because of our smaller class sizes. We are one of the only engineering programs in the state that is HIRING more professors because we have more students coming in.

Not trying to be a prick.. Just giving some facts about engineering and education here at ISU. Carry on.
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Just curious where I can view these comparative "ratings" of Purdue & ND v. ISU?

My ex-bros. in-law had an EE degree from UE...hired into Cessna in Wichita, then went to Boeing. He's been Chief Investigator for the NTSB since the mid-90's. I'm not sure that he could've made the progression w/ an EET degree. He had to petition the Dept. in order to graduate because he couldn't pass the final Advanced Calculus class.

My father was an aircraft mechanic in the RAF in WWII, retired as a rolling mill maintenance mechanic @ Alcoa. I recall a few times where he'd comment on a few of the ME's they'd hire out of college, citing their "rawness" for practicality. However, all re-design's that my father submitted had to be scrutinized & approved by the engineers.
 
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GuardShock said:
Well, if you are talking about for example a Mechanical Engineering to a Mechanical Engineering Technology degree. It depends on two things. The individual student and the program. As far as the programs go. The ME degrees are not hands on. Everything is theoretical and basically numbers based. MET students learn to weld, machine, and do other basic hands on things that ME's do not. For me, I feel as though I can think like an ME but work like an MET. Then lastly, as far as how it pans out when you get into the work field. MET's are normally in manufacturing areas and are not necessarily in the design stage of a project but bettering a system or process in an industrial setting. I do not plan to take the manufacturing route but that is kind of what our program pushes us towards. I want to be in a R&D type environment in an improving stage of the process of some design. Our progam teaches the same material that PU, IUPUI, and Notre Dame's does in the MET degree.
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So if I'm reading you right, our degree and their degrees are basically the same thing, but theirs are more theoretical driven while ours are more practicality driven, right? Sounds like a great niche for ISU. I know ever since I was in school our Tecnology programs have been considered among the tops in the nation. Nice to hear good things like that about ISU. Thanks for the reply!!!
 
The ME's do the design and theoretical work. MET's do the fabrication, assembly and hands on work for the ME's. ISU doesn't have an ME program. ISU has an MET program that he says is comprable to PU, ND and others.
 
My niece is a freshman at RHIT majoring in chemical engineering which I understand only RHIT, PU, and Trine offers. It will depend on what type of engineer he wants to be as to our chances.
 
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The ME's do the design and theoretical work. MET's do the fabrication, assembly and hands on work for the ME's. ISU doesn't have an ME program. ISU has an MET program that he says is comprable to PU, ND and others.
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Back in the dayz, there were NO "MET's...they were called MAINTENANCE MECHANICS, and most had a significant resume of WORK success that supported their career. They were multi-disciplined...electronics, hydraulics, welding fabrication, etc. My father was trained @ McDonnell Aircraft in St. Louis before joining the RAF early in WWII. McDonnell merged w/ Douglas (Calif. - based) in '67, and merged w/ Boeing in the late 90's.

Does anyone know if ISU is planning a tour of our on-campus MET facilities and discussion of the merits of our program?
Hell, I'd personally pin Dr. Bradley (and Cheri) to this kid!
 
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