OT - Ferns parts ways with OSU because he wants to be a petroleum engineer (Front Page)
This was in the Recruiting Roundup, so if this is inappropriate, mods feel free to delete.
However, I was shocked (and pleased) to see that Ferns will not be a Buckeye because he wants to be a petroleum engineer! Apparently they don't offer the right curriculum, so it isn't going to happen.
Has a recruit with NFL potential ever decided against his favorite based on the major? I know it can be a final factor, but I'm not aware of any that have made it THE factor.
Good for him for making his post-football career a priority.
My uncle quit Michigan baseball because he hurt his arm.
Are you an alternate reality version of me?
Picking schools because of coaches is a fools game. Picking a school because NFL dreams is a bad idea. Picking a school that gives you the education you want is the only good idea. Coeds and weather aside.
Who has a dream to become a petroleum engineer? That's a little random.
I suggest you google the starting salary for a petroleum engineer. I think that will answer your question.
I wouldn't be surprised if Penn State his new leader as they have a well known Petro Eng program.
They make good money, but if getting rich is the goal, being a petroleum engineer should not be your first choice.
However, if you've got an engineer brain, it's pretty much the best way for an engineer to get rich
(aside from converting to non-engineering roles once you join a company)
If one wants to be a leader in the Petroleum industry, starting as an engineer is an excellent choice.
What would be your first choice? Petroleum or bio-chemical engineering are express tickets to $100K salary, are they not?
laudably specific.
Yeah, so just a basic chemical engineering program isn't hard enough for him? Kid's a beast.
Yeah, that is random.
He wants to be a petroleum engineer. Ok?
He eliminated OSU. Um, so, ok, that just happened.
That's normal, ok, moving on.
This is supposed to be a picture of Newman from "Sienfeld" proclaiming his lifelong goal of being a "banker," but I can't post pictures...
Is in an area where the fracking boom is taking place. There, Martins Ferry, etc are really taking off right now, so I would imagine he sees the impact the oil business has down there. That is a really run down area since all the Steel companies left, now it is starting to be rebuilt again, so maybe he sees that as a good chance?
Good for the kid to have a goal/dream.
What odd timing. In the elevator in my office today on the little TV screen was a factoid that petroleum engineering was one of the top paying jobs out of schoool with something like an average starting salary of $130k per year.
When I was coming out of school (2010), your typical ChemE / ME could probably expect to make $55-65k/yr. A lot of people going right to petroleum (Shell, BP, Schlumberger, etc.) were starting out around $90k
$$$$$$$
I will say that I can't exactly recall a case lately where the degree program or lack thereof at a school was the dealbreaker, but a few where it has been that plus other items rolled into simmering irritation and eventual decommitment, if you will.
I actually was curious and looked up the top petroleum engineering programs (ranked by a site geared towards steering people into this field) and they are in unsurprising locations - Texas (specifically the Austin campus), Texas A&M, Penn State (mentioned in the article), Colorado School Of Mines, Tulsa, Stanford, USC, Oklahoma and other schools, several of which are mentioned in the article posted.
I can't remember his name, but there was a recruit who picked FSU over Michigan recently because they offered a criminal justice major that Michigan didn't.
I'm guessing Brian would recommend that he go play for Bob Stitt at CS of M.
U of Montana. Forecast is for scoring flurries in Bozeman.
Good for Ferns. The kid's got his head together.
Secondary to that, but still important to Michigan: OSU's loss is our gain, even though it's highly doubtful he's coming to Ann Arbor.
You just don't know what a Ferns is gonna do.
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Both of you are correct:
1. He wanted to major in engineering
2. Probably realized he wouldn't make it through UM's engineering program so he picked an easier one.
My old stomping grounds. They can't get enough petroleum engineers.
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Rumor going around that 2016 OT Michael Jordan may be committing to your team, have you heard anything? I thought he was a UM lean, so I'm hoping the rumors are just rumors.
voting down Jon just because he's a Bucknut. He may leave and then there would be no evidence of life in Ohio. Seriously, give the guy a break.
Didn't he choose FSU over UM and others because of the accelerated medical program he could enroll in?
The difference between Petroleum Eng and Chem Eng is that Petroleum Engineers specialize in getting oil out of the ground. Chem Es specialize in the refining process. Being in St. Clairsville, he is right in the heart of the fracking, which is the "taking it out of the ground" part, and probably why he is interested. The only refinery in the area is in Canton, and that is where I work. I am an Mechanical Engineer. In general, the Chem E's make about 5-10k more than MEs. ME's make more than EEs and Civils, but not by much. If he wants to major in Petroleum Engineering, you will probably find him at a school in Texas, most likely A&M.
That $130k isn't the starting salary, that is the median salary a petro engineer can expect to earn during their entire career.
It's probably not far off. Chem E's where I'm at are starting off making somewhere between 110-120k. Petroleum Engineers are more rare and with the recent boom, I can believe the numbers. Not to mention, there arent a whole lot of people who want to move to SE Ohio/PA or North Dakota, so it takes more money to get them there.
Thought Texas and Texas A&M both had good programs
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And he his brother are in on a tackle together, the play-by-play announcers will have their catch phrase:
To get my Petroleum Engineering degree? I did well at the college of Engineering 30 years ago!