Another piece of advice I would give to current engineering students would be to potential work in the industry for a few years before going back to get your master’s degree. This is an approach I have taken with my education, and I feel like I am benefiting from it. Working in the industry for a few years allows you to start to understand what it is like to work for a company, what types of skills are required, and what types of skills you may be lacking. Getting a good understanding of these types of things allows you to take classes during your masters that you can truly get the most out of and that are directly related to your job / career. This will also give you an opportunity to take classes that are specifically related to a specialty skill / knowledge that you need for your job. One example I can give from my own experience is that the company I work for does a lot of high volume injection molding manufacturing for disposal plastic products. During my master’s degree I have taken a class called “engineering design of plastic products”, which was specifically about learning about the injection molding manufacturing process and the design considerations associated with designing products that will eventually be manufactured by the injection molding process. If I had no industry related experience for me to know that I could need knowledge like that I may have never taken that course. Also going into that class with a background of injection molding products allowed me to get the most out of the class and really gain a deep understanding of the content.