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[quote=”Pithy Radish” post=137194][quote=”KeithLG” post=137176]Don’t get me wrong guys, I have every intention of working hard to pass these classes, I just know that sometimes (more often than not in my life) things don’t always work out the way you want them to despite all the effort you put in.[/quote]
The point I was trying to make is that right now you’re expecting yourself to fail. Don’t do that, you’re setting yourself up for failure if you do. Even if you don’t believe it start thinking that you will pass your class. I was the biggest failure at math, yet I ended up getting pretty far in an engineering degree. If I can do it, you can do it too.The key is making use of the resources available to you. My school had a free tutoring center. I could sit in that room and do my math homework, and if I was lost I could ask for help from the tutors. You could also work with other people as well. Those two things helped me immensely.
I would also suggest spending some time on youtube. They have some great teachers on there. You can always you can find one for the type of problem that you’re doing. Last but not least, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS check your answer after you’ve finished the problem. Usually you can plug numbers that you got into the equations, and see if they work out. Always write out every step as well so you can backtrack and see if anything is amiss. This really helped me “diagnose” what I did wrong. I would check my answer and it wouldn’t work out. Then I would go back through my work and find out what I did wrong.
By the way, why would you have to switch majors if you failed your math class? I failed my first pre algebra class and I didn’t get my financial aid taken away. I wasn’t forced to “switch majors.” I really don’t get that logic.
As far as Auto Body, and Repair go I would think twice before I get into the field. I decided to get into the field because I had a burning desire to fix cars for a living. I had a passion for wrenching on my old clunkers, and I always secretly loved it when they broke down because I got to wrench on something. I always helped my friends out with repairs, and I used to help my father fix the family car when I was around 12. Unless you have the passion, and you have the same desire to get into the field I would look elsewhere.
This career is hard on your body, especially if you’re doing body work. You’re also going to be exposed to dangerous chemicals almost every day. You’ll be working on flat rate which means if the book says a brake job should take 3 hours and it takes 10 hours that you’ve only got paid for three hours worth of work. That has happened to a few guys almost every day since I’ve been there. You will also only get paid if you are physically working on a car. That means if you’re in a slow shop, or overcrowded shop you will not get many hours, or you’ll spend all day cleaning your tools for free. You will spend a lot of money on tools, as I said there is at least one guy here that I know of that has $100,000 in tools alone. I know of at least one guy at the shop I work at that has that much money in his tools as well. You will also have to deal with a metric ton of shop politics.
I haven’t been working at my job for very long, but I’ve already seen new techs wash out and call it quits. This is a brutal field, so unless you have an aching desire to work on cars, I would not even think about getting into it. You need to be thick skinned, and maybe a little bit of a masochist to be successful here.[/quote]
To get into even the introduction to computer science class (http://www.nvcc.edu/academic/coursecont/summaries/CSC200.pdf), the pre-req is the class I’m taking now (MTH 166). To get into Computer Science I, I need MTH 173. So if I don’t pass, I don’t get to take even the introductory class to my major. It doesn’t have anything to do with my aid, just getting into the actual CS classes.
EDIT: I think I might be able to take the intro course without this summer class… I feel like such and idiot right now lol. The thread still applies I guess though
EDIT2: I can take the intro class in the fall, but I still need the summer class to get into 173 for Computer Science I
Don’t get me wrong guys, I have every intention of working hard to pass these classes, I just know that sometimes (more often than not in my life) things don’t always work out the way you want them to despite all the effort you put in.
Aaaaaaaaand I’ve been let go yet again. This time for a different reason. I walked in today and the owner of the shop said “We’re gonna let you go. We’ve tried to work with you on improving and getting things done. I don’t think you’re cut out for our business”. At this job, I didn’t get to work on cars that much, I was mostly washing cars and emptying trash cans. The boss only really got on me about not getting things done as fast as he would like to, but other than that, I thought I was doing fine. I was a little angry, but I’m fine right now, just looking toward the future and finding another job in the industry. Should I list this job on future applications or just leave it off? I only worked there for a month
Aaaaaaaaand I’ve been let go yet again. This time for a different reason. I walked in today and the owner of the shop said “We’re gonna let you go. We’ve tried to work with you on improving and getting things done. I don’t think you’re cut out for our business”. At this job, I didn’t get to work on cars that much, I was mostly washing cars and emptying trash cans. The boss only really got on me about not getting things done as fast as he would like to, but other than that, I thought I was doing fine. I was a little angry, but I’m fine right now, just looking toward the future and finding another job in the industry. Should I list this job on future applications or just leave it off? I only worked there for a month
I just started in the industry about 3 weeks ago. Most of the automotive work I’ve done has been changing tires and balancing them, other than that, I mainly shadow the experienced techs, wash cars, and other miscellaneous work. It’s definitely a ladder you have to climb, but you learn new stuff every day
I just started in the industry about 3 weeks ago. Most of the automotive work I’ve done has been changing tires and balancing them, other than that, I mainly shadow the experienced techs, wash cars, and other miscellaneous work. It’s definitely a ladder you have to climb, but you learn new stuff every day
Boss gave me another shot, which I almost had a happy cry about lol. Just need to keep my shoes dry and make sure my foot doesn’t slip off the clutch. Also I should practice my hill starts
Boss gave me another shot, which I almost had a happy cry about lol. Just need to keep my shoes dry and make sure my foot doesn’t slip off the clutch. Also I should practice my hill starts
[quote=”Rereonehundred” post=94240]Thanks guys. Also a bit of Googling found this Schrader document about valve cores and there were tables of core torque specifications, but mostly 3 to 5 inch-lbs.
There is no doubt that all four cores on the 2007 Accord were very loose.
Do auto techs ever take out the cores when installing the valve or seating the bead on the rim? Maybe they came from the supplier loose. I wonder why they were loose?[/quote]
I take them out when I am dismounting tires to get all the air out. When the new tire is mounting, I put air in to seat the bead, then put the core back in and fill it to specs. Maybe the last person to do tire work on your car left it loose?
[quote=”Rereonehundred” post=94240]Thanks guys. Also a bit of Googling found this Schrader document about valve cores and there were tables of core torque specifications, but mostly 3 to 5 inch-lbs.
There is no doubt that all four cores on the 2007 Accord were very loose.
Do auto techs ever take out the cores when installing the valve or seating the bead on the rim? Maybe they came from the supplier loose. I wonder why they were loose?[/quote]
I take them out when I am dismounting tires to get all the air out. When the new tire is mounting, I put air in to seat the bead, then put the core back in and fill it to specs. Maybe the last person to do tire work on your car left it loose?