Automotive Engineering

[RBbugBITme]

I did valet cars on Friday and Saturday nights last year but I had to quit due to the lack of time (was the President at the time). Now I don't have a job at all but I'm also a senior working on a very time consuming senior design project and 19 credits. I've never had money problems before now though cause my school has the co-op system. Thank you parental units for weekly deposits!

[Nacho_240]

What is this co-op system you speak of? Please enlighten me.

[RBbugBITme]

5 year engineering programsophmore, pre-junior, and junior year we do 6 months of class and then 6 months of work in our field. companies come to the school to hire us and jobs are pretty much guaranteed.

[crzycav86]

Gotcha. How much are your dues if you don't mind me asking. We don't have dues and I think we should to get rid of some of the people that take on jobs and don't care enough to get them done when they say they will. Do the dues go to a specific item or does the money just get thrown into the big pot? Personally I thought $50 was reasonable for the year and it would go toward that person's uniform and food at competition.

Dues are $20/yr. $10 from that goes to the SAE international collegiate (to become an SAE member), and the other $10 gets thrown into the A&M SAE pot.

Anyways, I was curious to know how many of you students (Red Coupe, zalicar, RBbugBITme, crzycav86) have jobs. My full-time job is starting to make it really difficult to keep my 3.0 GPA, but I still want to get involved in the SAE program.

I haven't had a full time job during the semester, but it might be worth mentioning that I got my internships(and most likely future full-time job) through SAE rather than through the career center.

[Red coupe]

i just read this whole thread and was surprised to see how dedicated some people are to their fsae teams. Although I 'm a chem eng major, I decided to show up to one of my schools SAE meetings just to see what it's like and find out what they really do. I was pretty disappointed in the lack of organization though.

Anyways, I was curious to know how many of you students (Red Coupe, zalicar, RBbugBITme, crzycav86) have jobs. My full-time job is starting to make it really difficult to keep my 3.0 GPA, but I still want to get involved in the SAE program.

working is for p******.

We pay $20 per quarter.... Just goes into the club account. We need money, any of you guys wanna give us money?

[duffman1278]

Red coupe, are you in th SAE program at Cal Poly Pomona by any chance?

[Red coupe]

Formula Hybrid

(<---- is Suspension team leader for "that competition")

Cal Poly Pomona

Red coupe, are you in th SAE program at Cal Poly Pomona by any chance?

No, why do you ask

[duffman1278]

haha mybad, I didn't feel like reading all the post. I wanted to join that but the class is so crowded whenever I get to campus on thursday which is 12:20pm. Plus that would make me late as it is to the meetings.

[Red coupe]

haha mybad, I didn't feel like reading all the post. I wanted to join that but the class is so crowded whenever I get to campus on thursday which is 12:20pm. Plus that would make me late as it is to the meetings.

I am in formula hybrid, not the regular formula... We meet on Tuesdays during U hour, and we are definitely NOT crowded

We could always use more help... our Saturday meetings are really whats important, the Tuesday meetings are just a recap, work is actually done Saturdays in building 17 from like 9:30am till.... When ever we can't stand working any more.

Its our first year so the core group who actually does more then just show up at meetings is really small (for some reason we still have 8+ guys who do nothing more then come to the hour long Tuesdays meetings ), so we could always use more help.

If you want to check it out, come to any meetings, ect shoot me an email... its in my profile. Its a pretty welcoming group, and since we are just getting the team started you can actually have a pretty large role even in your first year with us

If you wanna come tomorrow, I don't think anyone will mind you showing up late if you want to help us with design. come talk to me at the end of the meeting.

I'm that guy, ignore the terrible picture... horrible lighting + waiting 5 seconds for the guy to actually take the picture = that.

[zalicar]

Anyways, I was curious to know how many of you students (Red Coupe, zalicar, RBbugBITme, crzycav86) have jobs. My full-time job is starting to make it really difficult to keep my 3.0 GPA, but I still want to get involved in the SAE program.

Well it took me a couple months to respond...been busy...but, yea, I do have a job, its only part-time though, and it looks like I'll be getting an A in all my classes except two, in which I'll end up with a B. SAE collegiate design series activities do take up a lot of time, but like everyone has been saying, their def. worth it, and really improve your odds of getting a job.

[zalicar]

Its our first year so the core group who actually does more then just show up at meetings is really small (for some reason we still have 8+ guys who do nothing more then come to the hour long Tuesdays meetings ), so we could always use more help.

Holy **** man, I think those same 8+ guys have been flying across the country between yall's tuesday meetings and our wednesday meetings...what are the odds!!

[Red coupe]

Holy **** man, I think those same 8+ guys have been flying across the country between yall's tuesday meetings and our wednesday meetings...what are the odds!!

They do seem to like their general meetings.

Actual design work... not so much.

[RBbugBITme]

Anything good I ever said about FSAE I take back. I've been sitting in the lab designing and analyzing our new chassis since Wed. morning and my birthday occurred somewhere between then and now.

Younglings... quit now... go drink... have sex with random people... don't do this...

[Red coupe]

Give up... then direct your funding in our direction...

[RBbugBITme]

I'd rather run away with it.

[Red coupe]

I'd rather run away with it.

all the way to Pomona?

screw, I have to be up in 3 hours... why cant I fall asleep...