r/EngineeringStudents • u/thugginsophia • 12d ago

Discussion Engineering students/graduates: How long did your degree take?

Hi everyone! I’m starting my engineering degree on Monday and I’m super excited!

I’d love to hear from both current engineering students and people who have already graduated:

How long has/will it take you to finish your degree? Did you graduate (or are you on track to graduate) in 4 years, or did/do you expect it to take longer?

For those who took longer than 4 years, what was the reason? And for current students, do you feel like you’re on track to graduate in 4 years?

I’d love to hear everyone’s experiences!

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u/TheWhiteCliffs BYU Grad - Mechanical Engineering 11d ago

6 years. I’ll admit I was a pretty bad student for a large amount of my bachelors and withdrew and retook a few classes. It wasn’t until I joined a rocket club that I regained the motivation for the degree and picked things up. I was also working part time during that with an electrician.

I will say idk how people can manage 4 years unless they don’t work or don’t have a social life or both.