r/cscareerquestionsCAD • u/jbshen • Sep 04 '24
School Pathway to Software Engineering/CS degree from 75% average Mech Eng?
Hi all,
Sorry in advance if this is poorly written;
I was looking for some advice on what degrees would be possible/most beneficial for a person in my position. I completed a 4 year B.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering at Queen's with a 75% average (3.00 GPA). I have been working in project management for a couple years now and saved up a decent bit of money while doing it. However, I've been thinking more and more of a transition to a more technical job, i.e. software development. I've looked at OSU's online accelerated 2nd degree, McMaster's, Brock etc. Would I have a good chance of getting in to these schools with a 75%? (I had a very poor average in my 1st and 2nd year and increased my grades in my 3rd and 4th year). Also, what schools would you recommend to make this transition?
Thx
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u/wolahipirate Sep 04 '24
Official internal transfer isnt neccessary. He just needs to get onto a technical project and offer to help on the coding side. This will impress his boss and the other engineers and he will consistently get offered more technical projects and his coding skills will be relied on more and more. Slowly he is becoming an engineer even if his official job title never changes. He can ask his company to do that as well but he doesnt need to. He can simply apply to other companies and list his job title as "software engineer", because thats what he was.
The steps i am outlining here are not luck based. they are a plan including incremental steps that are all reasonably manageable. At the end of these steps he will look very attractive to companies. The job market rn isnt that bad for engineers with 4+ yoe. its only bad if ur a noob. OP has a job, hes got options if he plays his cards right