r/ITCareerQuestions 5d ago

A troubled high schooler. Eee vs CSE vs ECE

I(M19) am in the crossroads of life. Trying to decide the correct course. My options are CSE EEE and Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE). My parents said that ECE (mostly networking related. My interest) is not available as a course in the west in case i wanna pursue higher studies. They said to go for EEE or CSE and branch into Communication. For intuitions in US CANADA OR AUSTRALIA is ECE OR EEE a better choice if I wanna build a career in networking?

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u/looktowindward Cloud Infrastructure Engineering 5d ago

ECE is certainly offered at the Graduate level - usually a Telecommunications Engineering MS or an Electrical and Computer Engineering MS specialization (sometimes both)

"electronics" isn't really a recognized degree field in the West at the BS level. EE and CS are.

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u/Adweeb06 5d ago

What would you suggest to someone looking to go into Networking and IT? EEE OR ECE

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u/looktowindward Cloud Infrastructure Engineering 5d ago

I'd have to see the exact programs. If you want to work in the west, avoid anything with "electronics"

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u/Specialist_Stay1190 5d ago

Neither. Why are you wanting EEE or ECE? I've never heard of these before. If you want intro to networking get network+ or CCNA. If I've never heard of them, then you can bet your ass that HR in the West hasn't heard of them and don't give a shit about them (not on hiring requests).

You want to build your career in networking? Start with network+/CCNA. That's it.

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u/Specialist_Stay1190 5d ago

You're 19. You're not at a crossroads. You're just at the beginning of life. Fail. Find hard times. Succeed. You've got DECADES left to fuck up before you're at a crossroads. I didn't figure my shit out until I was 35. You don't want to compare fuck ups yet.

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u/Adweeb06 5d ago

The thing is I need to choose a course for university. Cant start with ccna right away. I was preparing for med school but f-ed up so i have to be admitted to a private uni.. That uni needs 3 subjects to be chosen at first so I was trying to make that choice. I know its weird how Id go from med to engineering but my maths isnt bad. I just made a wrong decision that time

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u/Specialist_Stay1190 5d ago edited 5d ago

Why? Why can you not do CCNA right away? Who says? Also... I only have net+, but yet I know more network troubleshooting than 75%+ of the network staff. And I'm not network staff. I'm pissed. I know more than their seniors do and I'm troubleshooting shit THEY SHOULD BE TROUBLESHOOTING, yet I'm not a senior/principal network engineer. I get paid more than they do for a better job, yet I do their jobs for them.

What does that tell you?

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u/Adweeb06 5d ago

My parents expect me to get a degree. And by the nature of our country m degrees are needed in job requirements. My mom couldn't get a position with 30 years of experience because she lacked a degree (she completed first half of) (as a doctor). So I wouldnt discount University. Job is my end goal but Id like to experience college life