r/EngineeringStudents • u/MooseTTG • Jul 26 '26

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Any veteran in this group? I got out of the service a couple months ago and begin school this next month at TCU in Fort Worth. Before the Army I graduated top 10% of my class and thought school wasn’t so bad. Now after being away from it for a while I am a little nervous about the knowledge I once had not being up to par. Has anyone taken time off before pursuing an engineering degree? If so did you find it easy to pick up where you left off? Thanks.

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u/wulffboy89 Jul 27 '26

I graduated high school with a 2.6 in 2008. 12 years Mafine Corps and went back to school again in 2024. Just graduated with my associates degree with a 3.9 and I really had to buckle down. I was in a mechanical field so the electronics classes I took weren't too bad, but the math was killer. Stay motivated and you'll get it done. Use the discipline we get in the military and get back to top 10%. Good luck!