Always the case. Push through it, the classes are made to be confusing and hard for most students, and tbh are pretty useless in the actual field as you'll learn so much more on the job. It'll all come together when you graduate.
@@mrs.potatohead8471 What you learn is the nitty gritty parts of engineering. I initially entered thinking that I'll do more CAD work but in reality its lots of math, physics, material science, heat transfer, fluids, etc. Lots of paperwork stuff. All expected but it was not what I thought I would mostly focus on when I decided to do mechanical engineering.
@@bigg.grizzlybear2670depends on the engineering you choose and your school, electrical and computer engineering will probably take 1 chem class like I did. If you’re doing like Chemical engineering you may need way more.
As Music Composer and Sound Engineer, I've always had a love for Mech. Engineering and as 24 year old I seriously want no 50 year old man thoughts on what could've been. Fuck this. I'm Resurrecting my math and physics. I'm beciming a Mechanical Engineer.
College also helps develop these skills. I wasn’t the greatest at teamwork when I decided to dedicate myself to this path, but after many projects with passionate and talented people, I look forward to working with people more. Definitely helped me learn to be more humble, especially as I saw the brilliance of some of the other students.
No you don't, these things help but they are not paramount. I came into it for money and I'm doing just fine. Only thing u need to know is that u can fail easily, so get used to it.
I said “should have” not “need to have”. Not everyone is okay being unhappy in their career☺️ if you are, then that’s great for you! & if you aren’t unhappy, then you DO have some of these.
@@KatVoltage I'm not unhappy or anything like that, I just do what I have to do and move on with it. I chose engineering because it's an honest career with nearly no morals involved (depends on the type). I don't wish to start a company, or be a part of something big and cool, I just want a decent job with a 6 figure salary without a master's within the first 10 years post graduation. If u're anything like me then you too can breeze thru engineering, provided you are willing to take on the hardships. You don't need passion, you only need dedication.
All your comments describe why "things" lack innovation and are such a mess these last 40yrs.. ..Sadly "money" is your only real "passion" same w Dr's, Lawyers, etc.
@@francom6230 Can you blame us? When everything costs so damn much that 4-5 people have to share a house and still have barely enough to get through the month, you bet your ass I'm only doing this for money. I could care less about innovation, I'm trying to survive and the best thing I can do is study. The average Americans decadent lifestyle won't be affected by what I do, those mfs can't even think for themselves.
Especially the patience part is a bone of contention between engineers and managers. Managers like the (illusion of) predictability. This task will finish at 3pm on Thursday, then the next one by Monday noon... Engineering tasks are by their very nature unpredictable. They are done when they are done.
I'm in high school and honestly I'm planning to do engineering for the money too. I would go for an art degree but it literally pays low and it's useless. It's not worth going 50k+ into debt to learn new art skills when I could learn whatever I wanna learn off RU-vid or the Internet for free. I've decided that art is just a hobby, and it won't promise me a stable job with a good income. I love music as well but literally I will be broke as hell if I get a degree in that major.
yes, the video's advice can help, but it really depends on the person, what strategies they need to do & habits they need to build. An advice may work for many people, but it may not work for others.
As a senior masochist myself, I'll say you should also be immune to companies lowballing you and telling you you're overpaid while knowing youre the only line between them and total collapse... also you should enjoy watching sales guys and youtubers make more than you while you fix yet another multimillion dollar problem. Honestly its getting hard to recommend the profession. Super interesting, but the cost/benefit is def not there anymore
At one point I considered electrical engineering because of my curiosity about the science behind technology and how it can help people. I wish I’d job shadowed pros in the careers I was interested the summer I graduated high school. At the time, I felt pressured into choosing a career quickly. I once told one of my parents I had doubts about art as a career, as I wanted to be an animator, storyboard, or character artist. Having graduated from community college, I’ve become wiser. Even though I wasn’t good enough at math, and that played into my reluctance to switch majors form the arts to engineering. At this point, I’m hoping to get my bachelors in graphic design at snhu and at least get a good graphic design job. As I tried design tech before, and for many reasons, the class to get the certificate just didn’t work out.
My main problem is with teammates, I’m good in groups, but i always need to double check other’s work before I can move on. I need to kick the habit of not having confidence in other peoples abilities. But when I was younger and saw something cool, I would take it apart, see how the little parts functioned, then put it back together just to see how it can do what it does.
That doesn't mean you know what you're doing any better or are able to check their work. Plus no one likes that one person who acts like they're the manager when they're not.
You have to learn to put up with stupid people a lot, my father's a software/electrical engineer but the teamwork part drives him crazy 💀🙏 I'd say leadership is also as important because you have to learn to not put up with ppl's BS
Also problem solving is one of if not the most important skill to have as an engineer. Things mess up and fail all the time and as an engineering you need the ability to fix those issues.
@@whoknows7812 Haha, thanks! And this year I am trying to make it a goal to work on those two things- and it's been a lifelong dream of mine (since elementary) to be an engineer (either aeronautics, robotics, or mechanical) and people say you can get what you want if you put your mind to it so... but still, thank you so much!! 🫶
Join a union, I'm a boilermaker welder. Started when I was 19 (you can start an apprenticeship at 17) making the average engineer's salary. Barely passed high school bc I didn't care. I have no debt, work in nuclear plants, and just bought a house at 21. Also if you're worried about competition, 30 guys were in my class at the start, by 3 months in half of them already got dropped. None of them wanted to work. Literally all you gotta do is show up and know how to take shit from your journeymen/ foreman/ steward/ anyone not in your class or lower lol it's aaalllllll about respect
That looks interesting. Wish someone anyone had mentioned it could be like that. All I ever heard from anyone in reference to engineering is “you need to be really good at math for that”
Do computer engineering. At most schools it’s pretty much 50% of the computer science curriculum and 50% of the electrical engineering curriculum. Obviously computer engineers have specific classes, but it’s pretty split Software vs Hardware side.
As someone whos about to fonally get his MSc in Engineering, let me tell you the most important trait u need: DISCIPLINE! STUDY HARD EVEN IF U DONT WANT TO STUDY STUDY STUDY!
@Bryan Pacheco 1 of my engineering professors from college who teaches math surprisingly dropping out of elementary, middle, high school to focus on automotives bcs he was very interested in that he didnt like math & never did math @ school cos he dropped out as a kid he fixed vehicles @ a young age, instead of going to school then he applied to college & university, became an engineer & is now teaching applied math in engineering when he hated math as kid lol inspiring & shows that u can be anything w/ support from others & determination to do what u like
Surprised that this comment doesn’t have more up votes. Literally the only two traits you really need but this chick is brainwashed by tenured professors because she’s regurgitating what they usually say to first year students.
I'm curious if I stole from a geologist who kept the deed to his house in his pocket and I left him on the side of the Las Vegas road, would you consider going out for coffee with me?
I'm doing it cuz I wanna be a mad scientist and make a bunch of ridiculous shit for fun and I've got most of this covered, idk about teamwork though I'm a very big fan of taking all the credit and I don't wanna just lie so I do plan on doing everything myself unless I absolutely cannot do something without help
1. Passion: Didn't have a passion for it. 2. Curiosity: Didn't have curiosity cause I wasn't good enough (even now) in the field for that to come naturally to me. She's right about patience and teamwork. But the most important thing you need to have is grit. Unyielding grit with a dose of imposter syndrome. Keep pushing through the levels of insanity till you've become competent at the field.
The problem with me is that as an electrical engineer I have many social issues with people and I can’t work as a team bez I’m just able to do the most difficult things myself
But here’s the problem, you make it sound so simple oh just so simple because you’re describing traits that I HAVE as an individual. However, from what I’ve heard, engineering is far more complex obviously and I’m not even that proficient in math so idk if I’ll even consider it at this point. It’s high paying of course it is ugh, hopefully I’ll find out what I want to do someday.
You have engineers who were top graders in their classes, but you also have engineers who weren't but are highly self-driven. You also could have very mechanically minded engineers who have excellent hand skills, but you also have engineers who a theoretically smart but are terrible on the tools. Overall, it really comes down to how determined you are in making a Carrer out of engineering.
If ur working with metal that needs to be machined ask machinist on some things before u send out ur part cuz u either made it impossible or more costly than it needs to be
@@bamf6603 I’m already an electrical engineer. 😂 There is research engineers where if you fail, it no big deal just move onto the next project and hope that is successful. On the other hand, there is production engineers who take the research engineer’s project and somehow make it work practically. And if you fail you get reamed out until your customer decides to give you more money😂.
And this is why I hate engineering lmao, it is the most boring thing to study in my view. I mean working with your hands like a mechanic or labor... going deep in machines, screw driver, wires... it sucks.
@@nycto16 maybe for some, but it depends on the type.. My electrical engineering job consist of emails and project driven deadlines.. I'm a relay protection engineer and work from home mostly
Ok but wearing safety glasses while soldering? I've literally never seen anyone do that. Also the fact that you already wear glasses normally makes it even more strange. Like do you wear contacts just so you can wear safety glasses for soldering?
