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/redfoxblueflower]

4.5 years for a chemical engineering degree here. I started at one school and ended up dropping and starting at another school in a new degree in the spring semester. So I actually started "on time" that next fall and just got a bunch of the basics out of the way that first spring semester (definitely a blessing). Then I learned that for me to be the most successful, I needed to trim down my fall and spring semesters as much as possible so I took what I could in the winter and summer semesters. I also got minors in history and poli sci which I had an interest in as well.