As some people know , i really like to become an engineer , and i will

[elabed haidar]

as some people know , i really like to become an engineer , and i will reach my goal by doing pure physics in lebanon , and then when i get at least the bachelor degree , i will travel to the country where i was born (australlia) .
anyway i was talking with my parents and they like disagree with me , they want me to become a professor in physics, and i hate teaching , i have no patience to any dumb student , and i sometimes talk fast and , its not cooler than engineer ,
my parents disagree because , even though i can reach my goal , they think that i may not come back , and they think that money is the goal from this , and i won't be able to marry until I am like 35 .. i don't know why my parents think that way please your thoughts and thank you

 

[alphali]

hey, am from lebanon too,and am kind of having the same problem with my parents, i want to study civil engineering and work outside lebanon because there is no work here.but i am ging to study civil engineering because what u choose is what ur going to do the rest of ur life.And i think that u should try ur best to study engineering because if u chose physics professor and u don't like it u will regret it ur entire life. that's my opinion and good luck.

 

[h_robert64]

Engineering can be considered as a subset of physics. It is an application of physics principles. If you study physics, you are also studying engineering but at a different level and from different point of view.

As a matter of fact, one with a physics degree can easily practice as an engineer. All what you would need, is to learn some specific tools and methods used by the engineers in that field, but the concepts you would already know. A differential equation is still a differential equation, it does not matter in which book it is written.

 

[elabed haidar]

i know but my problem robert is that my parents disagree with me that i can contiune my studies in asutrallia even though i am first in my class , and as for you alphali , i was in the faculty of engineering in the lebanese university, but i failed by taking 53/100 so i switched to physics and now I am first in my class but back to subject , i really don't know what to do?? how can i convince my parents to go to australlia

 

[JakeBrodskyPE]

Elabed, a real engineer is someone who builds devices and infrastructure to solve problems. Like Medicine, you can practice that anywhere on Earth at various scales ranging from the very small to large scale projects.

The economy of the country you live in may not be in the best condition. To make it better, they need people like you.

Another issue is that of getting the appropriate certification. Like it or not, many countries seek some measure of competence before entrusting the vast sums of money that engineers control. Getting a score of 53% is not a good start. Are you able to take that test again? I'll be the first to say that if the test means anything at all, people will fail it. I have. I picked up the pieces and tried again.

You have to be persistent. Engineers do this in real life too. Sometimes we screw up have to make things right. You need that kind of attitude if you expect to be trusted with anything of consequence.

Good Luck!

 

[elabed haidar]

man you have no idea what is the meaning of being a student in that faculty if , you see how i used to study 24/7 and theory after theory . to me i would ove to come and contiune my studies in australlia , 53 isn't bad in that university the problem in that faculty is that no time is given for you to study i swear ask everyone the highest grade was like 70

 

[elabed haidar]

when i moved to physics i tookl mostly the same and i have an average of 80/100
it only differed in 2 subjects , i really want to do engineer but not in that faculty i was reading in sydney university ,a dn they have this new major called professional engineer man in mechanics , in lebanon there no many makores in engineer either civil or telecommunication or mechanical, i read that even in though there are many sub majores,

 

[alphali]

That's true believe me 53 in that university is not bad at all its hell in there for students u would be really smart if u get there in the first place.my friend is also studying physics in the faculty of science in the Lebanese university and now he's going to Germany to continue studying . in Lebanon students dream of studying outside because the quality of learning here is low and and the certificate u get from most universities isn't recognized from most countries that's if u find the major u whant. u should let ur parents know that its for ur best interest to go outside and that depends on how ur parents think u should know how to approach them and convince them.they should know that what u choose now will decide how ur life is going to be its something that should be discussed.

 

[JakeBrodskyPE]

There are some who believe that by making exams ridiculously difficult, that they will get a better class of engineer. From my experience, I think this opinion is nonsense. It presumes that the exam is actually a good indicator of performance later in life. From what I've seen, it is not.

I have known students who received excellent grades all through school, graduated top of their class, and had absolutely no common sense. I wouldn't trust them to design a paper airplane, let alone a real one.

If you are studying in a place like that, it is best to go find another university.

As for not wanting to disappoint your parents, I can sympathize. However, it is almost inevitable. It is part of becoming an adult and building your own life the way you want to live.

 

[elabed haidar]

That's true believe me 53 in that university is not bad at all its hell in there for students u would be really smart if u get there in the first place.my friend is also studying physics in the faculty of science in the Lebanese university and now he's going to Germany to continue studying . in Lebanon students dream of studying outside because the quality of learning here is low and and the certificate u get from most universities isn't recognized from most countries that's if u find the major u whant. u should let ur parents know that its for ur best interest to go outside and that depends on how ur parents think u should know how to approach them and convince them.they should know that what u choose now will decide how ur life is going to be its something that should be discussed.

is wa2el the guy you are talking about who is going to germany or hadi?

 

[elabed haidar]

There are some who believe that by making exams ridiculously difficult, that they will get a better class of engineer. From my experience, I think this opinion is nonsense. It presumes that the exam is actually a good indicator of performance later in life. From what I've seen, it is not.

I have known students who received excellent grades all through school, graduated top of their class, and had absolutely no common sense. I wouldn't trust them to design a paper airplane, let alone a real one.

If you are studying in a place like that, it is best to go find another university.

As for not wanting to disappoint your parents, I can sympathize. However, it is almost inevitable. It is part of becoming an adult and building your own life the way you want to live.

i totally agree with you man , they think the more the hard , the better you become but what if it is very hard but hard to comprehend ?what is the use of it ?

 

[alphali]

i am talking about Hadi

 

[elabed haidar]

i am talking about Hadi

we know him very well lol

 

[elabed haidar]

but as i said in this university and in this faculty in particular my grade wasnt so bad , i switched to physics in the same university and there are many similar subjects and i have an average of 80/100 ? so my main point is that when i finish the bachlor degree in physics should i go to australlia and switch to engineer especially that i was born there? or is there any alternative ? in other words if i go to australlia may i come back to lebanon for visits?

 

[elabed haidar]

or should i become a professor in physics even though its not a carrer i like