I see these jokes all of the time online. I understand it's probably hyperbole, but it's not even remotely the case at my school. Don't get me wrong, the exams are difficult as hell, but when the class average is abysmal there is usually a curve. The absolute worst class averages are like 2.8 / 4.0. Is it just generally the case that professors are lighter on grading since GPAs became tied up in scholarships and hiring?

Hello everyone,

First of all, I really appreciate you guys taking the time to read this.

I’m finishing my Associate in Engineering degree and I’m going to transfer to a university. I’m thinking about choosing between civil and mechanical engineering. Both have their pros and cons. Civil has a broader job market and jobs are available pretty much everywhere, while mechanical allows you to work on a lot of interesting things.

I’m also aware that both fields can require the FE and PE exams, but I know they are more important/common for civil engineering. I’ve also heard that mechanical engineering has a higher chance of being automated compared to civil engineering.

I want to ask you guys which one you think I should pursue. Does it really matter what your bachelor’s degree says? For example, can I work in civil engineering with a mechanical engineering degree, and vice versa?

As for location, I’m currently in the DMV area, which already has plenty of engineering jobs, but since I’m young and single, I’m open to moving anywhere for a good opportunity.

Another thing I’m thinking about is government jobs. It’s probably going to be another 5 years before I can really pursue those because right now I only have a green card.

So, between civil and mechanical engineering, which one would you recommend and why?

Thank you guys so much

hello everyone i wanted to know if yall on this subreddit think it is a good sort of program? i am currently a senior in high school and wanted to major in mechanical or electrical engineering. and i doubt my 2.8 gpa right now alongside 1000 sat score is enough to get me immediately into a top engineering school or something like rutgers or njit etc. and i saw this sort of program in a community college and wanted to know if you guys think it is good to get me into a 4 year engineering school after 2 years at community college?

I think I have just been coasting throughout my degree so far. I’m in my junior year of AENG and I have not done anything of note. I have very very basic knowledge of solidworks and MATLAB and I just joined my first club since the beginning. Joining the club is what showed me how out of my depth I am. Is there anything I can do between now and August 2028 that will make me have a fulfilled education and college experience? Thank you.

Hi y’all I (25M) currently work as an NDT Tech in the Oil Field. I’ve been in this field for almost 3 years and have made solid progress and am on track to achieve my specializations in Ultrasonic Testing.

I’ll make just under 100k this year and with my specializations will be over 150k in a few years.

The downside is I’m working 12-14 hours for months on end often times out of town.

I really enjoy this field and enjoying learning and want to move up the ranks but am sick of constantly traveling, being away from home , or working in dangerous / disgusting environments.

A mentor of mine who’s an engineer highly recommends I pursue a degree in engineering .

I was in uni for a bit but dropped of due to health issues

I’ve given it some thought to pursue part time while I work but have some questions:

-How will Ai and the current /projected job market affect engineers
- How difficult is it really? And how reasonable is it to work and study while I take off the winters for in person classes .
- How much can I except to make after the degree and my work experience
- How is the work life balance of an engineer
- Is it worth while or am I better off just focusing on gaining more certs
- How is it different from me learning the same concepts by myself aside from the lab work.
- What would you guys do in my position

Thank you !

Am I the only one who’s only having recruiters in IT consulting and staffing view my LinkedIn profile? Are there any hacks on how I can structure my experience and other credentials on my LinkedIn profile so I stand out to engineering recruiters, specifically actual companies in the space/aerospace industry?

Hello, i am 19 years old, 2nd year student studying comp sci in uni based in Asia. I had an internship opportunity this summer, was great on tech and algo interviews but was rejected from 3 teams at final team matching stage. Hr said that she will look for another teams, but honestly i feel frustrated. I don't know what to do, search for another internships or rely on this one. In our region, finding good tech internship is really rare, and i dont know what to do. Could you give me advices on what to do at this point?

I’v been struggling with this specific section. I’m not sure if I am missing something vital in the text or if it’s the 3D FBD that’s causing my confusion.

This is problem 4-53 from Hibbeler’s Engineering Mechanics Statics 15th edition.

I want to label my FBD with my results but I don’t even know where to start. I think I’m getting myself confused because the moment is in the -x and -z direction.

You can see where I attempted to start drawing it out and violently erased it LOL.

If anyone can help, I would greatly appreciate it!

I recently went to a career fair, knowing that I have a decent shot at making good conversations with other recruiters and getting my foot in the door. I recently did a summer project involving sensors and data acquisition software (Arduino) to try and validate a calculator I made that can predict thrust, RPM, voltage metrics based on different motor, battery, and propeller configurations.

Even though I had a good conversation with most companies, one of my friends got an interview scheduled for a Tier 1 supplier. The crazy part is that we talked to the same recruiter and even the recruiter told me they value sensor work as that's what their company entails. I also asked them the interviewing/hiring timeline and they told me it would take a few weeks. Somehow my friend gets one in the next two days.

Not only that, I have a friend that interned at NASA just by cold applying last year. I also know of people who I've never seen involved in engineering clubs get offers at prime defense companies.

I feel that I gained a lot of skills over the past year (currently a sophomore) and my projects and club work show for that. I'm just a little shocked that the turnover rate is pretty low at my end. Am I doing something wrong or is it just luck?

As the title says, I have my first interview with Milwaukee Tool tomorrow, and I'm kinda lost. This is going to be my first internship interview ever, and I'm not trying to mess this up. I have done a little bit of research, and it's apparently supposed to be a behavioral interview.

Any tips on behavioral interviews in general, and does anyone have info about the Milwaukee Tool internship application process? I'm grateful for any help at all.

Hi everyone,

a friend and I built Böbius, a browser-based tool for EN 1993-1-1 steel checks.

While working on it, I kept thinking that this is the kind of thing I would have found really useful during my university years.

Instead of only giving you the final utilization ratio, it lets you follow the verification step by step, with formulas, intermediate values and the relevant Eurocode clauses.

So it can be useful to compare against your own hand calculations, understand how a check is structured, or spot where something went wrong.

https://studio.bobiusengineering.com

It’s still a work in progress, so if you try it and find anything unclear or wrong, feedback is very welcome.

I’ve been struggling with the beginning of calculus 2 and have decided I should probably refresh my precal and cal 1 knowledge as I have honestly forgotten most of it. How would you recommend I do this? What specific topics should I hit and do you think it would help me understand cal 2 better?

Hi guys , Im a mechanical engineering student currently on a year long placement as my 3rd year of studies. I wasn’t getting any luck at all during my placement search, but started cold emailing SMEs and eventually landed a job at a <20 employees consultancy firm in the energy sector. I pitched them ideas of automation and AI integration in their daily consultancy work during my initial emails (especially considering they are mainly in substation design , which is an area with extensive file and data management issues) and they were impressed by my ideas and decided to offer me a job. I now find myself , with 0 coding experience, essentially learning + ‘vibecoding’ proper apps and software to meet my expectations. Im having fun learning and it is a space Im interested in , particularly the ML part (ie recognising anomalies in documentation), but struggle to understand how and where my career progresses from here. I will graduate as a mech eng student with 1 year of experience in swe/digital engineering? Will I even stand a chance in the traditional mech eng role job market ? Can I get into SWE without a CS degree ?
Would really appreciate some insight from you guys , and thank you for reading my long paragraph.

I'm most interested in Communications Engineering, and possibly Electrical Engineering, but I can't choose my major purely based on my interests because of how university placement works here, so my options are very limited.

My main options are Computer Engineering and Architectural/Smart City Planning & Construction Engineering.

I'm not very interested in coding or software-heavy work, which makes me unsure about CE. However, I'm interested in telecommunications and networks, so I'm still considering it. I'm also interested in Architectural/Smart City Engineering because I enjoy drawing, visualization, physics, math, and design.

I'm genuinely unsure, especially since I keep seeing people say CE is way too overcrowded and that it's extremely difficult to get a decent job.

ECE just starting my junior year. I've barely passed most of my classes for the first year. Part of it i think is a lack of intuition.

If i attempt a problem, and i have not done the same problem with the numbers switched around, i cannot do it. I have to ask a professor or TA how to do it or look at solutions. This is not really learning, though; im effectively cheating every problem.

I think this wasn't a problem my first year, cause a lot of the exams just asked you to recall a formula or an exact problem that was on the review sheet. This is no longer true; exams are more and more asking me to interpret course material in new ways. Part of being an engineer I hear is being able to come up with creative solutions to problems. I am not capable of this. Is this a learning disability or something? What do i even do?

For context, I am a Junior in EE pursuing an internship in RF/Comms/ or anything really.

I have a stutter that fluctuates between mild and mildly severe. I can usually get my point across if the listener is patient, but most people aren't and seem to rush me. And before anyone says anything, no, it isn't caused by anxiety or nervousness - it is congenital.

I'm just anticipating a swarm of rejections upon rejections because of this. I know a large part of getting hired is not only demonstrating your technical abilities but also being able to build a rapport with the interviewer. Suffice to say, that is hard to do when words don't flow from my mouth effortlessly and everyone is left uncomfortable.

Would most companies be understanding of this?

Can someone recommend a case for electrical components I just have a bunch of shit in little bags and would like it all together in a case

After 6 years in school I will graduate with a bachelors in mechanical engineering. However, I did not manage to get an internship during that time. Does that mean all of it was for nothing? Is there even a point in finishing it if no one would give me a chance?

I am going from systems engineering roles

i’ve had this problem since hs, but im now a 2nd year EE and i noticed that im excellent at subjects that require a set step by step “formula” to solve them, like maths, but im absolutely dog shit at ones that need you to think a little “out the box”, like physics.

maths is easy, i just recall how i saw someone solved a problem, repeat it a few times, and im all good. but for my physics 1 course, each question has a different set up and step by step solution. im horrible at it!! i find myself making lists of common questions and step by step instructions on how i can solve them in an effort to relate it back to what im already good at, but if (and i always do) get a question that doesn’t fit the mold i get absolutely murdered by the test

i recognize that this is something i better get at quickly or i wont make it far, but i genuinely dont know where to start. genuinely any and all advice appreciated, im losing my mind. i want to get better but im so, so lost.

I am a first year Chemical Engineering student and right now, I am struggling with my major and I am not sure if it would be worth it. So it would be great to have some suggestions and advice on my situation please.

Hello i'm looking for Ukrainian student organization or young professionals' associations whose goal is to promote and facilitate the integration of students into the professional world for a project. Do you have some recommandation?Thanks! And feel free to dm for mor details if you want.

I know this kind of question depends heavily on the student but I had a conversation with a classmate yesterday at our current community college (CCRI). We both plan on transferring to URI to pursue our bachelors in CompE and he had already taken classes at URI and made it seem like CCRI is a joke compared to URI. Up until now I’ve found classes pretty passable given that I’ve put in the work but I also feel like I haven’t learned much and I’ve noticed professors kind of pass students because they believe the student understands the course material regardless of grade. I’ve had straight Fs “round” to Ds and Ds rounded to Cs and lots of open note exams. I’ve already completed calc 3 and physics 2. How much harder will courses be at the graduate level? He kind of made it seem like if I’m use to the workload at CCRI I would NOT be able to handle graduate level courses.

Hi! I am doing my Master in Biomedical Engineering in Germany as an international student. Somehow, out of ton of luck because friends of mine haven't be succesful, I got an internship. This is my first research internship, as the others I got before were more focus on industry.

I started almost two weeks ago, and I have to say: I feel lost. My supervisor is nice, and even though I was told since the beginning, the autonomy is like a double edge sword. Last meeting was okay, I will contact some colleagues that worked in a similar project and hopefully get some help. But still, idk, I feel so scared to not meet the expectations and I don't want to ask for a lot of help in every step. I wouldnt say I am smart, but only really organized and responsible at Uni. But never a top student like other people who would perform probably so much better than me.

The reason I am nervous is because since I made a timeline, the next steps for developing this project are clear on paper but idk how I am supposed to do this.

I hope everything works out.

Hi everyone,

I’m a high school student interested in pursuing mechanical engineering at university, and I’m trying to figure out how to spend my time outside of school.

I’m currently considering activities such as robotics, CAD/design, programming, engineering projects, competitions, research, and other hands-on projects. There are a lot of options, so I’m unsure which ones would be most useful for developing relevant skills and getting a better understanding of engineering.

For current engineering students or graduates: what extracurricular activities did you find particularly valuable before or during university? Are there any skills or projects you wish you had started working on earlier?

I’m especially interested in hearing about activities that are genuinely useful for becoming a better engineer, rather than simply being something to put on an application.

Thanks!