Any Engineering Majors here??
Long story short, I'm a registered nursing major at the moment, but I'm interested in switching over to engineering. Looking for advice from engineering majors on what classes are like, how much you study, how you felt when you first went into engineering etc etc. I'm specifically interested in electrical, mechanical, and aerospace engineering. I'm just open to hearing from all sorts of different backgrounds right now as I make a decision on what path to go down. Tbh, I don't know much about engineering but I know you don't have to be the smartest cookie to do it, just need to work hard and want it.
EDIT: Sorrydidnt realize this post was posted in the wrong forum section.
September 21, 2016
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I study computer engineering with a specialization in programming for embedded systems. Hard? Not really, when faced with a subject that looks tough, it becomes so interesting that it's actually fun. It's funny because you'll see like 4 engineers on a white board solving problems just for fun. You probably think that sounds stupid, till it happens and 3 hrs go by conversing about theories and problems. My concentration so far is in the ability to slow down the transfer of energy long enough to make more use of it. It's kinda like the theory of perpetual motion but more plausible. Nice to meet you
@redeyed: actually you need to do calc 3 for engineering, and physics 1 & 2 and then depending on which major you go into there is more you HAVE to do
@epicnarwhal omg wow hi .__.
I'm also on my last year of undergraduate bioengineering. As a bioengineering student, mechanical,aerospace, and electrical engineering classes are definitely more on the mathematical and physics side. At my university, the bioengineering professors here focus more on concepts than actual calculations and CAD.
You are pretty spot on about engineering. You don't have to be the smartest cookie. I got pretty high marks in my first year of upper division courses, but it's because I studied 4 hours a day by googling topics my professors barely covered , studied with Epicnarwhal-senpai and friends, and went to office hours when I needed help.
If you plan on switching majors, I highly suggest fiddling with CAD and programs and become familiar with them before your classes start. I'd also be familiar with reading research papers and don't fall behind!
@evalithia: hi eva
i enjoy mechanic but sometimes i get bored of the slow movement. i enjoy classes with a little more mobility
I just finished my master in aerospace, yea its hard, i think, never did anything else so ant compare, then again USA is probably different and bsc will be easier
I'm actually doing Fluids homework at the moment haha.
The classes can be difficult if you don't study at least a little bit outside of class. @evalithia is right when she said that studying in a group is helpful.
Try to understand why things work at least a little bit, even if you have to go to office hours and ask the professors. If you know why formulas work rather than just copying them down, then you'll remember them much easier and can apply them better to problems.
Also, many of the classes are closely related, so don't fall behind in anything. They build on top of each other, so if you don't understand in something in one class, it will probably show up in another class and bite you in the butt.
well im a engineering major in renewable energy and currently so far im having it good like i got 6 classes
2 or 1 class a day with the exception of monday which i got 4 thats it so far so good but idk about later on as im only gonna take pre calc then calc 1 and 2 then im out of maths
I graduated with a bachelor's in ME three years ago. I picked engineering because I wasn't good enough at drawing for art school, but I was good enough at math to mix the creativity in with it. Classes are obviously difficult, and the professors are typically not the type that's able to effectively teach material. They'll copy from the book, or get too vague, expecting all the students to immediately understand everything. Exams will allegedly be on topics you never covered in class. Therefore, you'll have to do a lot of studying past any assigned homework. Study with a friend, so you can cross-check and bounce ideas off each other. There's a slight chance those homework questions might be altered and put on an exam, but that isn't as common as you get into higher-level classes. Also, group projects. Be prepared to be the one to do everything for your group. If you can pick your groupmates, then you can grab a friend or two who will probably want to help out. There will be a LOT of calc 2 and 3 stuff used in your other classes, so make sure you do well in calc. If you pick mechanical engineering, there will be lots of classical mechanics physics in all your classes. You may also be required to take a basic electrical class too, as well as CAD.
tl;dr: School was tough. Be prepared for long nights of homework. Study with friends so you don't sacrifice your entire social life. I bet @eternalmemory doesn't know what calc is.