[Corsa GT]

I've read various threads on the forum, and talk to Kevin (Trackbird) frequently, and just figured this would be a good place to put my question out there. I can't very well get it answered if I don't ask.

I'm fresh out of high school, and currently plan on going to Kettering University (the former GMI) in the fall. My question is this: What exactly goes on during an average day for you guys? I'm talking automotive mechanical, of course. I love playing around with my Miata, thoroughly enjoyed my short ownership period of an LT1 TA, and have been learning intensively about cars in the last few years. I always find myself wondering how something could be improved when tackling a problem, or processing a variety of ways to attack a problem. I strongly feel this is something I want to do, and could enjoy doing for quite some time.

What I don't want is to be sitting in front of AutoCad for 10 hours a day, 50 weeks a year. This is not saying I don't want to use something like that weekly, even daily, just not all day every day. I'm not an artist, either, much past giving poor representations during dinner on napkins (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) . I see myself wanting to be with a few other people, bouncing ideas back and forth, finding shortcomings and improvements on each other's. I don't mind working the often required late hours, nor do I mind traveling. I'm not sure how much it really matters, but when I recently took a questionnaire through school a few months ago, asking me about my interests, interaction habits, and other personality traits, engineering was high an the list of recommended occupations.

With all of that out of the way, I come back to the initial question: What is an average day like? Is there any advice you can give me about this field? I appreciate any and all input. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Corsa GT]

94bird, thanks for some positive outlook...I was beginning to not be so hopeful about my future and love to play with cars. I'd be overjoyed to work for Lotus, or even SRT...that'd be awesome. I'm a performance guy, like most of us. I know there are a lot of good jobs to be had co-oping at GMI-when I start job hunting I think I should keep my sights set on good companies. I'm not looking to become a millionare several times over in life; just make enough to live in decent comfort. Less than six digits is no problem really. I can always hope for the best.

It really seems from the comments others have posted that ME is a really hit and miss future. But, it's beginning to sound like where you go, who you interact with, what programs you get your hands dirty with, etc, that make you or break you. And truthfully, I don't mind an obscene amount of spent time and determination over the next four years if that can significantly increase my chances of designing the next SRT supertoy.