Allen Gilliam

Review of Missouri S&T

I went here 1972-1976 for BS/ME and again for grad...

I went here 1972-1976 for BS/ME and again for graduate school in 1982 when it was University of Missouri-Rolla. It was difficult back then to get an engineering degree as course work was grueling but alas has only gotten harder. Mechanical Engineering is such a broad subject area that the degree can only give you the tools you need for a job where you apply talents and learn what the company expects. My career did not really take off until I got my masters, improved communication and writing skills and found my niche in QA. But the problem-solving skills I learned at UMR have served me well. I hope the school has improved their programs as I found Assistance such as tutoring non-existent when I attended. Study groups were popular for the harder classes like. Social life back then was the pits if you didn't drink..hope that has changed too.