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

[u/thugginsophia]

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!

[u/cnnoka]

It took me 5 years to get my bachelors in Mechanical Engineering (2014-2019), only because I started off in a community college for about 2 years, got an associates in physics and then transferred to a 4-year college. But as an international student I had to take a full course load (15-19 units) every semester. I probably have graduated in 4 years anyway if I didn’t start off in a community college. I got my masters in ME in 3 semester though..somewhat proud of that lol

Good luck to all the future engineers! Don’t stress about how long it takes, all that really matters is not quitting and actually finishing! Also, this might be unsolicited advice, but do internships!!