What classes?

RCmuzicGuy, im going to be a coaster designer to. Right now im in 10th grade, i took engineering drawing last year, and this year im in C.A.D. and next year im going to be in C.A.D. 2 and engineering design(another computer aided engineering course) if your high school has some classes like that i suggest u get into them, and get good grades in math.

Also keep the science grades up.

"not too sure of the college classes but i know they're impossible"

That's not true. I've survived 4 years of non-stop math classes in college, not to mention 6 years of science and engineering.

College is only as tough as you make it. The same goes with it being as fun as you want.

Lord Helmet,
What are you majoring in?
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-Matt in Iowa
193 coasters ridden -- #1 Shivering Timbers
Just say no to Gerstlauer!

I e-mailed B&M a few months ago. I found the e-mail address on this European Fair or something on the net.

I asked what carrer did I have to study. They told me chances were very slim but that if you were good enough there should be no problem. You have to do a major on Structural Engeneering or Civil Engeneering and then emphasize (sp?) on structures.

Guess that's all I can say...

-Daniel

Wow! you guys are great!

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I have the exact same dream as you RCmuzikGuY. I've known for awhile that I wanna be an Engineer, but being a Coaster Engineer is a recent passion. I'm in 10th right now, and I already have all my classes generally-planned til I graduate (which is scary)

9th - Geometry & Biology
10th - Advanced Algebra & Chemistry I
11th - "Functions, Statistics, Trig" & Physics, along with CAD I
12 - Pre-Calculus & Chem II, and CAD II

And hopefully in College, get into Calculus, Trig, etc. Probably will take tech classes and physics classes. Good luck to ya!

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Tommy Penner - Variable X
"Yes. The Force is strong in that one." - Stifler, AP2.

As stated, you need the degree in Mechanical Engineering. But in college you will have electives. You need to concentrate those on Physics, Architecture, and Computer Science. You need summer internships every year, and you may have to take a few of them without pay. What you need are credentials so when you do graduate and apply for jobs, you can show more real world experience than your competitors. You also need to start modelling. Buy yourself a couple of old Erector sets or something similar and build model coasters of various types. Enter the competitions and win some awards. That also establishes your credentials. If you're still in high school, go after the National Science Fair competition in a big way. Get yourself a local sponsor and advisor and work your butt off to make it at least to the nationals. Previous posts have mentioned the NBA, but there is a valid parallel there : to get to the pro sports leagues you have to work every day all the time for about 12 years. So do you. Every day you aren't working on your goal, you're losing ground to the kid in Japan or Germany or Seattle who will be competing against you for that job. It isn't a matter of ability. It's all drive. You have to outcompete the other thousand candidates. You have to know about parks, rides, friction, centrifugal force, CADCAM, and a thousand other details. Good luck. Sign off now and get busy.