mech engineer questions..

[nl12]

Sounds like you have a plan, most engineers (in my experience) do not do most of the building and testing themselves they have a machine shop or assistant do it for them. I would suggest the military but it sounds like you have a kinda serious relationship... If you go the ME route the best suggestions I can give you are
1. Dont give up
2. Dont party too much
3. Have fun but dont forget #2
4. Do as many internships and Coops as possible, look for then as soon as possible. They will get you a good job faster than good grades alone.

I have a BS degree in engineering management and taken many ME courses.

Good luck