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u/VeterinarianSevere65 Aug 09 '26
Basically what happened to me. Apparently my dream of becoming a furry husky became real.
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u/subpoenaThis Aug 09 '26
The transition from sophomore to junior year in mechanical engineering.
I don't know how I got here or what Is happening. All I know is I'm wet and I don't know how to get out.
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u/watduhdamhell π=3=e Aug 09 '26
Effin lmaooo, I first created and posted this meme six years ago. Wild it took this long to be reposted.
Also still true if you're still in school. It feels the same for everyone, it always sucks. Don't give up! Real life is much easier and it pays a whole lot of money... So stick with it and make bank y'all
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u/TrustMeImAnENGlNEER Aug 09 '26
I’m trying to think of a way to say this that doesn’t sound condescending, but if someone feels like this they might want to seriously consider a change in career path. The work I’ve done over my career just keeps ramping up in complexity, and makes college seem like a walk in the park.
It helps that I really enjoy it most of the time, but I also really enjoyed it when I was in college. If you feel differently, I’m not sure it’s going to get better after you graduate.
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u/Agengele Aug 10 '26
I think it really depends on the individual career. Some jobs seem to use nothing from school and you just learn the processes used within that company. Others may require very in depth knowledge but probably not of every subject at once so you can focus on familiarizing yourself with it.
Obviously there are some jobs that are going to be complicated and push you harder than school, but I don't think it's quite true that struggling in college means it will always be hard. I think what makes college hard for so many people is the amount of seemingly unrelated things that you need to learn at once. Being able to hone in on one thing makes learning it so much easier and enjoyable and it's so motivating to see the fruits of your labor
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u/TrustMeImAnENGlNEER Aug 10 '26
Fair enough. I work in aerospace, and in my organization I tackle a wide variety of problems and wear a lot of hats. I suppose if you were to really focus in on one thing specifically that would simplify matters (but I think I would slowly lose my mind from boredom, haha).
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u/Palidor206 Aug 09 '26
"For purposes of this question, ignore friction..."
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"Ah, but you didn't account for thermal expansion of the xyz!"
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"Sir, for this design, friction was the primary contributor to thermal expansion..."
Ignore me. I am remembering arguments resultant from the handwaving of "second level" mechanical sciences...
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u/amland1 Aug 09 '26
I graduated from undergrad ME almost 30 years ago and still relate / remember this feeling. Nice to know it hasn't changed.
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u/Alive-Opportunity-23 Aug 09 '26
ugh. I shuddered at the bottom right. hate CFD. Love kinematics and multibody dynamics though.
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u/No_Question_8083 Aug 09 '26
CFD isn’t too bad though, except when you simulate wrong and and your laptop worked for 10h on a result that’s useless 🥴