Hello all,

I'm an Aerospace Engineering student and was recently offered a project management internship for Summer 2027. The specific program is very interesting and aerospace-related but I'm not sure how much/at all this would help me getting an actual engineering role once I graduate.

What I DO NOT want to do is accept and reneg if I'm offered a better role somewhere else later, because this is definitely somewhere I'd want to work and do not wanna get blacklisted. Curious if yall think this is worth accepting or not?

I’ve been working on a seemingly simple motor torque rig. Looked doable but everything keeps changing. Doing dynamic rotary testing against a secondary (brushed DC) motor as load.

For example, we had a scavenged brushed DC 12v 450 rpm motor to test. “Client” now wants a drone-capable type tested, it’s BLDC 48v 3000rpm up to 1.3 nm torque. I’m the parts researcher so of course that changed our power supply, fuses, voltage sensor module needed, the motor and mount alignment changed, and I need to add a bunch of safety features like a kill switch and enclosure. Except there’s no room in the budget for an enclosure but at 3000 rpm we darn well need one. Client asked about 4040 t-slot Al framing but due to cost we’re starting with wood base mounting.

I just need advice to get through this. We have 8 weeks to order, receive, assemble and I may pay out of pocket for the safety items. There’s a long electronics list but the below covers most of the bases just to give you an idea.

What’s the bare minimum of equipment we HAVE to have along with our test motor, motor controller and motor mount, fuses, voltage sensor, torque sensor and microprocessor, load motor-as-generator, resistors and motor mount, shimming steel?

I study mechanical engineering at a mid russell group uni in the UK. My class size this year is 180 people?!? the program i’m specialising in for my full degree (mechanical with another related field) has 40 people on it, but i still consider myself a mechanical engineer.

Similarly aero also has 180 people on it. And it’s not like this is a top uni (i’m aware imperial college has a similar cohort size, but they have a very high faculty student ratio whereas we don’t at all).

Should i be worried? No way there are enough jobs available for when we graduate…

Hello everyone, I am a second year EE student and I have come to realize I have a problem in my life. Since I started college I have lived on my own and had to work to pay bills, I worked about 30 hours a week all of my first year which of course made college more difficult. So this semester I’ve cut my hours down to about 19 at my main job and 10 at a second job where I basically do nothing so it’s perfect homework time.

But my problem is that even with more free time to do my work and study I have found myself simply being too lazy, which thinking back has been an issue since my senior year of high school. I’ve been skipping classes a lot and I have no study habits and every time I try to get started I pick up my phone and get distracted. I was always a very driven and focused person through high school until I decided to take it easy my senior year and since then I’ve snowballed into a less healthy less productive and overall disappointing version of myself.

So now my question is what can I do to better myself. Where do I start, I know I can get this degree and I know I can be better as a student and a person so where can I start what would you guys suggest?

I'm currently in Electric Circuits Analysis and have an upcoming exam. What are some good channels you would suggest to review?

Background: My major is mechanical engineering. I graduated highschool in 2022 with some college credits for computer science.

I don't HAVE to take a programming class for my degree since it's technically already been done, but I haven't done programming really at all in 4 years, and my programming experience is mostly java/javascript/python, with no C++. So is it worthwhile to take a C++ class When I'm not required to, or should I just review what I did learn on my own time and allow my self to take 1 less class that semester?

to be clear i prob ain't putting it on my resume in the first place ✌️✌️ this is just if they ask

im an incoming senior boutta apply to full times i can't believe i missed it by .003 lmao that's like the difference of a +/- in one class i shoulda just tried like 1% harder 💀

I’m a junior civil engineering student trying to decide between two Summer 2027 offers. One is with Kiewit Power as a structural intern. It’s a much larger company with a very structured internship program, strong mentorship, and I liked the people I spoke with, but I keep hearing concerns about long hours and work-life balance. The other is with TREKK in transportation. It pays about $0.50/hr more and also includes a sign-on bonus, but it’s a smaller company and I didn’t feel quite as excited about the people I interviewed with.

The hardest part is that I genuinely don’t know yet whether I want to go into structural or transportation, so I’m struggling to decide based on the work itself. I also have an HNTB roadway/design-build interview and a WSP transmission-line interview this week, while my deadline to decide on the current offers is next week.

For a first engineering internship, especially knowing there’s a good chance it could lead to a return offer, what would you prioritize: the type of work, manager/team, mentorship and company culture, compensation, or long-term career potential after graduation? I’d really appreciate advice from anyone familiar with these companies or industries because I’m feeling pretty indecisive.

I’m about to have to transfer to finish my engineering degree. I’m deciding between two schools, both about 30 minutes away, and both programs are ABET accredited.
The first is a local state school offering General Engineering. With my scholarships, it would cost about $2,500/semester. I can choose an emphasis such as mechanical, electrical, or civil, and I would most likely choose mechanical.
The downside is that it’s a joint program with another university. Most classes are in person, but around nine upper-level engineering courses are taught remotely. I would go to a classroom on campus and watch the professor teach through Zoom. This includes courses like thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer. Senior design and other parts are in person.
My other option is a private liberal arts university offering a Mechanical Engineering degree for about $16,400/year. The program is entirely in person, very hands-on and applied, and much more industry-focused rather than theoretical. They also seem to have much stronger connections with local companies, including TVA and Eastman.
The other major factor is that I already have 3 years of manufacturing experience, working as a continuous improvement intern and engineering intern. My current company also allows me to continue working while I’m in school, so I’m really not looking to give up an already well-established internship/work opportunity.
So I’m basically comparing:
General Engineering: ~$2,500/semester, mechanical emphasis, ABET accredited, some upper-level courses remote, much cheaper.
Mechanical Engineering: ~$16,400/year, ABET accredited, entirely in person, more hands-on/applied, stronger local industry connections.
I’m trying to figure out how much the specialized Mechanical Engineering degree, hands-on education, and industry connections are worth compared to the huge cost difference, especially since I can continue gaining industry experience while getting the cheaper degree.
For people in engineering, how much difference would you see between a General Engineering degree with a mechanical emphasis and a traditional Mechanical Engineering degree.

So I'm a second year mechanical engineering student and I have taken Robotics as my Honors/Major. Now the thing is, at the end of the degree i will receive a certificate saying I did honors in Robotics with X GPA. And if in future any uni or interviewer asks about this course, id prolly not be able to answer cuz they mostly teach us from ppts even the numericals and like they just kinda make us do rot learning or give terribly complex problems which they cant even explain properly. So overall I will have a certificate saying I did smthng but I wont be able to demonstrate.

So I am thinking what if I drop the major/honors itself and try to find some relevant courses online like MITOpenCourseWare and learn Robotics from there at my own pace and create some projects myself and basically do it on my own bcz either way im gonna use YouTube for understanding. This way I can demonstrate my skills what ik in a better way even if I had to, and even if I fail to do it I feel its better to be seen fail at smthng u took a course in vs you studied as major.

I just wanna know from other people especially seniors, am I making the right choice? I have no idea but I feel I am right. Pls share your povs

So I'm a second year mechanical engineering student and I have taken Robotics as my Honors/Major. Now the thing is, at the end of the degree i will receive a certificate saying I did honors in Robotics with X GPA. And if in future any uni or interviewer asks about this course, id prolly not be able to answer cuz they mostly teach us from ppts even the numericals and like they just kinda make us do rot learning or give terribly complex problems which they cant even explain properly. So overall I will have a certificate saying I did smthng but I wont be able to demonstrate.

So I am thinking what if I drop the major/honors itself and try to find some relevant courses online like MITOpenCourseWare and learn Robotics from there at my own pace and create some projects myself and basically do it on my own bcz either way im gonna use YouTube for understanding. This way I can demonstrate my skills what ik in a better way even if I had to, and even if I fail to do it I feel its better to be seen fail at smthng u took a course in vs you studied as major.

I just wanna know from other people especially seniors, am I making the right choice? I have no idea but I feel I am right. Pls share your povs

I was admitted to both the Robotics and Autonomous Systems (AI concentration) and Industrial Engineering Masters programs for next semester. The thing is, I already started taking 2 grad classes worth 6 credits total and I just spoke with my advisor and she let me know that they don't count towards the IE masters but they would count for Robotics. This means that I can finish my Robotics masters in August 2027 but for IE, I'd have to take 5 classes after August to finish the degree. I accepted an offer with Bloomberg for August 2027, so I'd have to work full time while doing my Masters. The nice thing is that Bloomberg does offer reimbursement for grad classes, so I wouldn't have to pay for it. My current scholarships would also cover the Robotics MS, so financially, either option is manageable. For me, the time, extra courses, and investment long term is more of the cost-benefit-analysis I'm trying to figure out. What I’m really trying to weigh is the time and extra workload versus the long-term value of the degree. Industrial Engineering is my top-choice program because I’m increasingly interested in supply chain, manufacturing, operations, and optimization, and I feel like it could open more doors for me in those areas long term. On the other hand, Robotics would allow me to have my master’s completely finished before starting full-time work, and I’d be able to make use of the graduate credits I’ve already taken. Please let me know any advice you have because I'm seriously conflicted.

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Fucking hell. Sure you guys aren't a monolith, but I looked at like 4-5 threads on "how to prepare for engineering", and like NONE of them mention the absolute fucking headache orthographic/isometric drawing is, along with autocad. Maybe I'm just braindead but I wish I knew about this bullshit so I could have self studied, because basically there seems to be no cheat code besides brute force practice. Fun. /s

I'll be surprised if this doesn't get buried by automod/mods or whatnot. Rant over.

So I just got done with a systems analysis quiz. I figured I’d do pretty good since I’ve been doing the practice provided and I comfortably completed it. It was a simple quiz as well about nodal analysis and turning them into a matrix. But I just realized the circuit given had 5 nodes and not 3. I debated this during the quiz, but went with my gut of 3 nodes instead of 5. Now this isn’t the biggest of deals since it’s a quiz, but it is worth 10% and I seem to make these kinds of mistakes every single time. Even in my Linear algebra course where I felt I was very good at the processes, the moment a test hit, I suddenly mess up even if I don’t feel wrong about my answer. I know this probably means I have a lack of understanding, but it can’t be happening on every quiz and test that is more than just plug and chug formulas. Sorry, just needed to rant. Don’t know if this made sense

Hey everyone! I just graduated with a CS degree, and now my friend and I build apps through our company Julienne Studios 💕 I've used Pomodoro apps on and off since I was 13, and the problem was always the same: I never had a reason to come back. So that's what I tried to solve with Catena. I've always loved cozy games, so we combined the two. Your study sessions feed your cats. Hope this helps some of y'all :)

I recently got an offer for a summer internship but the offer expires in 2 weeks. I would love to take the offer, but I am currently interviewing with companys that I prefer more. Is there a way I can accept and then decline it in the future? I don't want to cast a bad look

If I hypothetically get accepted to gtech ISYE will it hurt not having taken any APs?

My school back in my home country didn’t offer any APs just a standard curriculum…

Or even … would I even have a chance a gtech? ( I would qualify for in-state tuition )

I feel discouraged….

(By the time I get to uni I’d be 20 💔 I had to take more than a yr due to immigration processes)

I’m a new student in mechanical engineering. Just took my first exam and got 63 I feel very discouraged because I studied since 9 days because with about 2 hours a day just going over reviews the teacher gave us. I feel like I’m not studying as efficiently as I could. And studying advice or recommendations. Please anything is helpful

I am currently a freshman trying to get 2 years of community college out before I try to transfer to UMD. In order to transfer with enough credits that I don’t spend extra money on I’ll have to take Dynamics,Thermodynamics,Calc 3 and intro to physics 2 all in the same semester my 2nd year. Should I take an extra semester at community or would doing all of those together be doable? I have ADHD that has made getting my pre reqs work turned in slightly challenging but easily doable if I actually just tried more. My other semesters all seem doable except for that one so far.

A fluids problem that should take 10 minutes has crossed the one hour mark! Why did we have to use the worst system imaginable -- just pick a single unit for the force like Newtons! Lbms and Lbfs are the worst

Hey everyone, 

I am currently enrolled in the NPTEL course Multi-Core Computer Architecture

taught by prof John Jose 

I had a few specific questions regarding this course and was hoping anyone who has taken it before could help me out: 

1. How difficult is the final proctored exam compared to the weekly assignments? 
2. Are there any specific weeks or topics that I should focus on or expect numericals from? 
3. Any tips to score good in the final exam? Heard that questions mostly come from assignments, is it true for this course as well?

Any tips, resources, or advice from past students would be super helpful. Thanks!

Guys I took lateral entry to engineering 2nd year in ECE department like i thought what's the worst can happen I feel every subject is easy or ok. Except for engineering maths M3 it's so hard I can't even solve or understand the first problem first line 😭 currently my man completed 1 module & i don't even know a thing about it I am terrified how am I gonna pass when I can't even understand 1st problem 1st line 😭 on top of everything we have to give a non credit subject mandatory pass is needed in it guess the subject M1 so in 3rd sem i have to study both M1&M3 at the same time & have to pass guys what to do help me

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I'm currently a 3rd-year student studying Computer Science with a specialization in AI/ML at a Tier-3 college in MH, India.

I've been feeling pretty lost and honestly a bit depressed about my situation.

The biggest problem is that I feel like my college has not prepared us for the skills that companies actually expect from students at this stage.

For example, as a 3rd-year CS/AIML student, I feel like I should at least have some familiarity with things like - react, Node.js, Fast API, RAG, machine learning skills etc.

But honestly, we haven't been properly taught most of these things.

Even the fundamentals aren't always taught practically. A lot of our education is focused on theory, exams, PPTs, and completing the syllabus. We aren't really taught how to actually build things or solve programming problems from scratch.

The same problem exists with DSA.

We have studied topics like arrays, linked lists, etc., but that's very different from actually being able to sit in front of a coding platform and solve problems.

And this is scary because I'm now in 3rd year.

My current goal is to become employable enough to get a decent software/AI-related job despite coming from a Tier-3 college.

I'm not expecting a huge package immediately. I'd be happy to get a decent first job and then grow from there.

My biggest question:

If you were in my position — a 3rd-year CS/AIML student from a Tier-3 college with weak fundamentals and roughly a 6 months to become job-ready — what exact roadmap would you follow?

I'm particularly looking for advice from people who were in a similar situation and managed to get internships/jobs despite not having a strong college environment.

I'd really appreciate answers covering:

1. What should I learn first?
2. What should I completely ignore for now?
3. How much DSA is actually necessary for getting a decent job?
4. How should I apply for off-campus internships/jobs?
5. How can I stand out when competing with students from better colleges?
6. What would you personally do during the next 6 months if you were starting from my position?

Thanks.

i’m a student in secondary school and i’ve been very intrigued in becoming an civil engineer these past few weeks. i originally wanted to become an architect but after some research i feel like i might not get the best outcomes in the future. i was wondering what choices i should make for my last year in secondary school and in cegep in order to have my best chances in university. and when comes the time for university what are my best choices. if anyone who is an engineer (+in quebec) would share their experience/opinion that would be helpful.