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It is very difficult to enter to Formula 1 has an engineer that part i already know but how hard is it?
I mean only people with degrees from MIT Harvart and that king of Universities have the oportunity to be in F1?
For exemple if someone has a degree in computer science -for example- but taken in a University that doesn´t have the same prestige is able to enter in F1?
sandokan83 wrote:It is very difficult to enter to Formula 1 has an engineer that part i already know but how hard is it?
I mean only people with degrees from MIT Harvart and that king of Universities have the oportunity to be in F1?
For exemple if someone has a degree in computer science -for example- but taken in a University that doesn´t have the same prestige is able to enter in F1?
Depends. F1 teams has a horde of IT engineers behind the scenes - either writing custom code or maintaining the existing one. Simple example would be the database used to maintain different versions of engine maps.
I met a very important Motorsports Engineer, and he told me the two ways to get in to F1 are to be THE expert in a certain thing, or to be good at what you do, and know someone inside.
Three of the four people I know who worked in F1 did not go to especially prestigious universities, although all 4 were somewhere between clever and very clever. If I were you I'd make sure you worked long hours and got good results at uni if F1 is your aim, because being poorly paid like a student, working long hours, and getting good results are all part of F1.
You can absolutely get into F1 as an engineer without an advanced degree or coming from a "highly prestigious" university.
Don't expect to just jump in right out of school. Establish yourself as sharp, hard working, and an expert in a relevant field.. and opportunities open up in competitive fields. True outside of F1 or auto racing as well.
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Which University you graduate from is only going to help you get your first job, but it won't inherently do so either. For example, if you are not top of your class at a prestigious university, first-time employers most likely will overlook you from someone who was at a less prestigious university. But if you both had similar results, the employers would lean towards the student that achieved them at a more prestigious university.
Results are what matter. Once you have gotten your first job in the field and are looking to move on, where you studied isn't going to help much either. How well you did results-wise at university will still have a moderate influence (depending on employers), but employers don't look for the most impressive applicant - they try to find the most suitable for the job. Experience is what matters most, not what worldwide rank your university had when you graduated 10 years ago.
If getting the best possible first job in the field is important to you, you will have a better chance of getting it if you do well at a prestigious university. If you are more worried about the long game, then employers don't care what school you graduated from 20 years ago. And don't expect to get straight into F1 either.
