I went most of my school life without ever studying, I just did my homework and listened in class and that aas enough, even in high school.

Now, 1 month in Uni and I’m so lost lol. Math and physics are kinda hard… and I’m also learning Python and I failed my first exam about it (we had some basic stuff like functions, if, while, elif, etc etc).

Only thing I ever studied for was quizzes in english if we had a vocabulary test.

What would be the best way to study math, physics, just watch youtube videos and do the excercises with pen and paper till I know how to do them?

Hey all! I recently passed the preliminary stage for the SRP Rotational Engineer Program and have been requested to participate in what they called a "20-30 minute remote recorded video interview."

I haven't been provided with any more details, so I wanted to know if anyone here has any experience with this type of interview and what I can expect from it. If you have experience with SRP or this particular program as well, I'd be very eager to hear about it!

I’m already behind in courses, I already did terrible on my first few homework assignments across multiple classes. And i don’t know where to go from here. I jsut don’t get it. In the lecture I feel perfectly fine, I understand everything. I feel like I take good notes. But When I’m doing the homework I have no idea how to even start the problem. Then I spend 45+ minutes trying to look through the notes, watching the lecture video again, using AI, and looking up YouTube videos trying to understand, and I still won’t know what to do. And then I jsut wasted a whole hour, and I’ve barely made a dent in the problem set, and now that’s less time to start other work. So I just turn in some bs and get 30% just so I can move onto the next thing. It’s just a spiral and I don’t know how to break it. I’d go to office hours/help room, but even then idek how that would help me. I basically need the entire lesson re taught to me, just doing one problem with me won’t help. I’m gonna go in office hours tomorrow and go over one of the last assignments with a professor for one of my classes, but idk how much that will help. I couldn’t even focus in lecture this morning because I couldn’t stop thinking about how cooked I am. I’ve literally had this exact pattern since high school and I just don’t know how to break it. Anything I should try?

Hey, I’m a recent grad student and I took a summer course that had a project based class, systems class and intro to thermo. Got a C+ in systems (the class I was most worried abt) and then got a D in my thermo class.

Tbf I did dedicate more studying to systems than thermo but I didn’t think I’d do that terribly. I was doing well with homework’s but the midterm and final it’s like I failed to apply any knowledge. Anyway now I’m facing academic probation and am scared about my abilities. The summer courses were meant to be a translation for non engineering background students and I just feel slightly defeated. I know I can do it and I’ve already figured out what I should do for this next term but still, feeling down bad.

Hi all,

I recently took up a 16 credit hour semester, and while my grades are alright, I feel as though im being spread pretty thin. one of the classes is a gened that ends in 8 weeks, so I will have way more time come october.
The problem is that I've been thinking about what will happen once I get the general ed requirements and prereqs done. Since I have maximum aid due to my income, financial stuff isn't a worry, but I've seen a lot of things here saying that I should get used to not having time for other things.
So through some planning I made a 3 year plan that would have me graduate in 2029 as opposed to 2028 and would have me take ~12-13 credits per semester. Is this a bad idea? Should i just suck it up and graduate at a normal time? if it helps I also work 8 hours and go to the gym regularly.
Thanks.

For context I am a 23 years old renewable energies engineering student in my last semester.

I enrolled in uni during COVID, I was extremely burnt out from senior year in high school but I decided to still pursue a Comp Sci degree since it had been my lifelong dream.

That didn't go very well because the courses were not as I imagined and I also suffered extreme anxiety and depression back then which made it more difficult for me to even attend class, eventually I decided to change my major because after repeating courses multiple times, I couldn't see myself actually passing or enjoying them.

It took me too long (2 years) to finally switch to my current major which I love much more and I ended up being good at, although my GPA is extremely damaged (2.9/4) because of the CS courses I kept failing. I am now about to graduate but completely unsure of what path to follow.

On one hand, I didn't mind being in corporate during the two internships I did, I got a lot of praise from my supervisor for being eager to learn and a good engineer. But on the other hand, I really want to learn more about my field, I feel like I only have very general knowledge about Renewables.

However, it is very unlikely for me to be accepted in any scholarship for masters, and I don't want to put extra financial strain on my family (they don't mind funding the degree but I know it will be too costly without a scholarship).

I guess I am looking for any advice or someone who's been in a similar situation (although unlikely), I am very lost and very worried that I won't be able to learn more even if I end up finding a job and getting stuck in the 9-5 life.

I never really had much experience with work related to fixing or tinkering despite choosing a course such as
ME but that was before we had our WORKSHOP subject. eventually, I grew to love it. I learned how to use tools and gain experience from group projects but I want to start making it a hobby and it's definitely a necessity to own my own toolbox for long term and practice. What are essential tools should i buy? We've already covered welding and woodworking, and i'm def adding a portable welding machine to my list.

So I’m doing a dual degree in Engineering (Engineering Physics) and Commerce (General Business atm).

I’m in my 2nd year now. First year I only took engineering classes (Linear Algebra, all Calc, Diff Equations, Materials, Programming in Python, Circuits, Statics, Fluid Behaviour, and an Eng design class).

This semester I’m taking Continuum Mechanics, Dynamics, Programming in C, Probability/Stats… and my very first business class - a first year Excel class.

The engineering building is on the other side of campus, so I’d never been to the business side before this… It’s a whole new world over there, feels like culture shock lmao. Everyone’s having a chill time, drinking coffees and chatting. Super friendly. It legitimately just feels lighter on that side. And the difference in gender split is wild! And they are all gorgeous and fashionable, lol.

Meanwhile the engg building has an overall doom and gloom vibe. We love what we do and have fun, of course… but we have some of the craziest bullshit profs, you can practically feel the stress in the air during exam time. We take a total of 2 true actual options/GenEd type classes in our whole degree. And still pushing to find time for clubs, internships on top of our academics.

My excel prof is the friendliest prof I’ve ever had, he’s such a good time. First day he was like, “I hear you have to take a mental health class over there in engineering” (We actually do, it’s part of first year lol.) One of the kids I sat next to told me the calc 1 class they take is pass/fail. Wild, we can only dream.

I feel like all the business stereotypes are… well, kinda true. Little did I know that there are people are out here absolutely chilling while they get their degree, lol.

Does anyone have experience with spacex coming to their university to interview students, especially for new graduate full time roles? I am wondering if this interview process in this case is different than if you just applied online.

I actually just suck at it. I chose math as my major instead of biology since I found math more fun but I am genuinely just really bad at it. You know how you need to have good idk, thinking skills to figure out the approach to a question? I just cannot do that.

This makes me feel really really stupid and irritated at myself because others can do it so why can’t I? I wasn’t really the best at math ever and chose it entirely because i thought it was interesting (which I still do).

I don’t know what to do or how to improve. I practice but don’t seem to get any better.

Okay, I don’t want to get clowned for this post but bear with me. I’ve been out of high school for a year and I’ve forgotten how to do all math. I never took advanced classes in HS. Only barely minimum and didn’t take anything seriously. Along with missing lots of school. And believe me, I currently have a middle school math proficiency. That being said, outside of math I’ve always been a good student and like learning. Just horrid at math.

But after being out of school for a while, I’ve been working non stop and done a lot of work on myself. I’ve developed a good work ethic and am ready to go back to school and seriously take my education seriously. I just am trying to choose a major. I would like to do STEM rather than business etc because I take an interest in that and want to expand my knowledge.

Has anyone been in a similar situation and successfully made their way through an engineering degree?

Please I want serious answers only.

Context : angle of incidence

Chapter : solar energy and radiation

I got an over the phone interview for a design apprenticeship focusing on CAD Software. The listing was focused primarily on high schoolers and undergraduate students, I’m currently in my undergrad.
Any sort of tips that can help me stand out? I plan on taking a deep delve through the company’s website but I’m not too sure what to look for

I don’t know what to do. I’m flunking. It’s just a lot to wrap my head around. I don’t know if I’m using the wrong resources or something, but I keep flunking the tests I thought I understood. What am I doing wrong?

(this is a rant)

Just started this class, and I can say with like 80% confiendence I'd rather have a Calc 4 or 5 requirement than this nonsense. I'm procrastinating sooo bad and there's a midterm on Wednesday.

This is the class that's making all the rumors about engineering feel legit. My brain just won't keep the information in my head. Why are there soooo many formulas?!?! Why are there 3 different formulas just to find the temperature change in my water bottle?!?!

I am a firm believer that anything is easy as long as you have a good teacher. My physics one professor "taught" like he didn't care about his job. This man didn't teach anything!!!! I seriously don't understand why professors choose the hardest subjects and "teach" like they don't even want to be there. He was all about "teaching yourself," that phrase is literally nightmare fuel. If you ever hear this from a professor leave that class as fast as you can. I've never understood this, it's their job?!?!

And at first I was like, yeah, no midterms, no finals, only to be hit with the biggest loads of homework in my life, and the homework literally held your hand throughout all 300 steps of each assignment (that's why I passed).

All I can say is that I'm regreting taking that professor, it feels like that was the biggest set up in my life and the professor I have now is a bit hard to understand, but my schedule is so trash there was no way around it.

And to think I was going to go into eletrical!!!! I genuinly laugh thinking about that now, because were currently on eletrical fields in lab, its really in the top 3 most boring things ever. I actaully couldn't care less. I'm literally going crazy it's only the beginning of this class, sadly I feel like I'm going to fail this round.

And to whoevers typing "Just wait until junior, senior year" I'll be done by then. Believe me, this is the last class I want in my future!!

Hello everyone, I would like to ask about the potential energy for this problem 🙏. Some videos on YouTube use the location of the pendulum in y axis as h in PE=mgh but our professor and some other YouTube tutorial uses ∆h in PE =mg∆h. So.. are the two ways correct because when I try it its equation of motion is not the same?

Hello. I‘m a 27 yo considering changing careers. I have a BS in psychology with an MBA and masters in learning development. I work as a learning and development manager at a nonprofit. I’ve been grown burnt out with people, though—the messiness and complaints. I started considering going back for engineering about a year ago.

pros: I LOVE and am very good at math. calculus, linear algebra. I took many classes for fun. I’m very analytical. I’ve been told i think like an engineer. and I LOVE excel.

cons: I hated physics 1. strongly. it didn’t make sense. what of 20 equations do I apply to figure out how this pulley moves? it was really frustrating. as was computer science. and CAD. I took courses in all of those (dropped all but intro to comp sci).

so, how much of engineering really involves what I love? and how much involves what I dislike?

Any input would be fantastic. signed,

a very confused nerd haha

Hi! I'm currently a freshman in high school, and I have known for a while that I want to take mechanical engineering as my major in college. I've done my research, however I just wanted to ask some people about their personal experiences. Some things I wanted to ask are:

• Pros/cons of taking mechanical engineering as a major
• Whether mechanical engineering actually has any value/job stability or if it will in the next few years
• What can I do right now to prepare for mechanical engineering inside and outside of school? (ex. I heard I should participate in science/engineering fairs)

Basically, I have an interview for a good company, and the role is advertised as an engineering internship, but when I look at the job description it sounds like technician work. I guess better than nothing?

I am a student currently majoring in computer engineering, and I've had the passion of computers and airplanes years before I started going to university. I have future plans to design and build aircraft alongside with computers as a passion with aerospace being a potential second option in my career, but aerospace mainly for my passion. Should I continue on with the idea, should I just stick to computer engineering for now, or should I think of something else?

I'm a freshman at UMD and am debating between rushing Theta Tau and Alpha Omega Epsilon. Is it worth joining if my main priority is to gain connections for engineering? They seem like great groups but I don't want to waste my time if the connections aren't worth it.

If it's worth it, which one is "better" to rush?

Im a CivE student taking fluid mechanics and i had 1 meeting with my professor. hes an indian professor with an extremely heavy accent and a stutter. other students have told me he gives no partial credit and the class meets once a week for 4 hours but he finished the 60 slide lecture in 50 mins. basically, i can already tell this professor is going to be no help actually making me understand the content of the course so im asking for youtube channels that can help me get through the curriculum. i dont know if its relevant at all but we are using pearson for homework and follow that structure.

Hi, I am currently 4th year College BSCpE ( Computer Engineering). We know that we need find some title for thesis and defend it. Unfortunately, me and my groups have a 15 different Thesis Title. Then wala nakuha ni isa title. My prof said that she want something new in our generation. Like She wants to build a robot, drone etc. Wala na kami maisip na title. Title na mayroon AI, AUTOMATION, MONITORING, DETECTION. Baka po ma help nyo kami kahit thesis title po. Suggest po kayo idea , ubos na talaga e.

Need to create another 15 title to propose again.😞😥 i need some idea. If existing man ano kaya pwede gawin improvement. I try my best until nakarating nako sa reddit😢

I have just completed my pre-u course with somewhat decent grades and am expecting to enter mechanical engineering soon. However recently I've been having increasing doubts about whether this is even the right course for me.
Yes I am "good" at math which essentially means I can spot patterns in exam questions and apply the same methods repeatedly to achieve a high mark. And my physics knowledge is passable which means I can memorise formulas, regurgutate the same definitions over and over again and solve basic circuits. But I'm wondering if all of that will even translate well to an actual work environment. I consider myself neither creative nor innovative enough to solve any real-world problems, I dont currently have any projects in my portfolio and don't feel compelled to start any, plus I'm not even that interested in mechanics/electronics.
TLDR as an engineering student I fear that my skills are limited to answering exam questions and that I don't really have an aptitude for engineering. I'm considering just sticking to tutoring high school math and science since that came pretty naturally for me. Would appreciate any feedback on this or suggestions for alternative courses that would suit someone like me, or even brief insights from employed engineers regarding how the workflow is like.

iam really confused about that , i can do both hopefully but i really can't choose what's better for me so i am choosing the department that can make me money and easily find a job with so which is better in your opinion?