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In general, met isn't really a fallback. You really need to be committed to it. But if you're into some other kind of engineering and you like it, do that. Job prospects are much better in other engineering fields than in meteorology. Univ of Washington definitely has some sort of Met program, might be only grad school, I'm not really sure.

Whose decision was this? I want to know who to be pissed off at. The MIC of LOT explained the hiring system, from the application to the points to the "gold group" to the interview and whatnot and it sounds nearly impossible to get in unless it's through SCEP. So it really sucks that SCEP is going away.

Oh and by the way I see you're new, so welcome. But VortMax might not be the best choice for a username.

I'm glad baro could speak on it a little bit, because frankly I have no idea. I just know that I've heard from now 3 different NWS mets that whatever it is, it's very valuable. I think a GIS minor combined with Teresa's FORTRAN class and maybe a refresher course in Java should hopefully qualify me for whatever SCEP will become in the future.

The NWS road show stopped in at Valpo on Monday and this year it included a Valpo grad who was working for United Airlines (technically ENSCO) as well. The MIC of LOT and IWX were both there, and they said right now they can't desperately want people who have GIS minors, or CompSci minors, or in LOT's case, people who can speak/write Spanish. It's all about diversifying yourself, interning EVERYWHERE you can, getting good grades, and being professional. This is why I like Valpo meteorology, the program is so small that I know all the professors and they all know me, and they are telling it like it is: be a go-getter and be better than everyone else or reconsider your major.

Was Tuscaloosa ever upgraded to an EF5? I see people referencing 4 EF5s, but I can only think of Hackleburg, Smithville and Joplin so far...

Please remember, you can help without even getting out of your chair by texting REDCROSS to 90999 to donate $10 per text. It's not just for Japan relief.

Tuscaloosa mayor says his city is "devastated" and "catastrophic" 1 fatality, "parts of the city have literally been obliterated"

TWC reporting a mile-wide damage path is Tuscaloosa

uncharacteristically low-precip SUP near Berry and Oakman. Usually you don't see something so LP this far south.

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I'm too lazy to look up who said it, but someone commented about TV shows like Storm-Chasers While the popularity of those shows is something to be considered, it seems like most people who only get turned on to the idea by popular media are usually the ones who either don't finish or do finish with a B.S. and don't get a job. I've talked to girls people (didn't mean to be gender specific there, sorry) at schools where I'm applying whose goal in life is to be a "storm-chaser". Obviously, unless you're Reed Timmer or a researcher then there's no money in that! I know it's a hard field, and being a senior in HS this stuff worries me, but: I plan on going to a school with a good Met rep (i.e. WestConn, Kean, California State of PA will get you nowhere) I plan on getting a M.S. I already have a good relationship with a few forecasters at my local WFO I'm taking AP CompSci this year, and plan on minoring in CompSci My grandfather own his own business (not at all related to Met though) and he always says he doesn't gire the applicants who tell him why he should hire them, he picks the ones who tell him why it would be a mistake not to hire them.