What they don’t tell you in engineering schools... 

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@@ThomasDo hey Thomas … please can I get your contact/emails/socials there’s so much I want to talk about

Math Is definitely used in electronics. For instance you have transistor circuit say voltage drop bias circuit and you need to calculate the voltage at the base so you have a reference for what to look for when you build and actually test the circuit. There is an equation that you need to know In order to do so. Actually there are multiple equations you need to know in order to get to the equation you are looking for. Knowing the voltage at the base can help determine the amplification at the output. This is just an example on why math is necessary. I do agree that most universities make a larger emphasis on it when it doesn’t have to be.

Yeah, it's super convenient and slick but it's also a BEAST when it comes performance.

@@ThomasDo A 100% right 👌

haha, thanks.

Im looking to do EE next year. How hard is it for you right now?

@@yepimethan1815 I am currently interning a year as an electronics engineer so I don't have the answer to your question right now. However, 2nd year was really tough though that I had a mental breakdown lol. Hopefully going back to 3rd year it is going to be better as I have found my field of interests to study in and choosing subjects that I'm fully knowing I am going to use the knowledge in the future rather than just mindlessly studying.

Yeah don't lose hope, my man. Once you start working it's only going to be uphill from there but first you have to get that degree which is the toughest part.

@@ThomasDo Roger that💯

Hahaha it is Il Matto and yes currently finishing my final year in UoS

Start and finish a simple home project and put in the C.V. This shows that you are doing electronics outside of uni and you are actually passionate about it. For internships, companies are really just looking for passionate people who are ready to be a sponge and pick up things fast and learn so my advice is to demonstrate that as much as you can.

Skills like explaining technical things and knowing how to communicate effectively to other people, programming (includes reading other ppl codes), basic soldering skills, reading datasheets, diagnosing hardware, documentation (a lot of writing), managing your time and setting yourself your own deadlines and goals.

What do you mean by board exams? In the UK after you finished your undergraduate degree, you are considered as an engineer and do not need to take any further exams to work. However, you can take a board exam to become a charted engineer which is I believe equivalent to taking the PE exam in the US.

I read the first chapter of your book. First thing I have to say for a book that is $20 there are a lot of grammar, spelling, and typo mistakes. Second, I personally feel like there is too much talking where the story is not progressing forward at all and you are just using the conversation as a way to give a background about the characters which is kind of boring for me to read. Third, the writing is very plain in terms of you are just telling the story where it invokes very little mental image of the scene/emotions instead of showing the story. I feel like you could benefit a lot from reading stories on subreddit called /nosleep, the stories there are surprisingly quite well written where it's really descriptive and captivates you to keep on reading. It invokes a lot of mental image of the scene/emotion which I personally feel like your writing is lacking. However, good job on publishing your first book! That's a HUGE accomplishment in itself. As you write more books you will definitely get better so don't stop writing and keep it up! Your first book is definitely not going to be outstanding but it's a step forward for you to write a masterpiece in the future.

@@ThomasDo Thank you for the advice! I actually needed people to critique me and give me their honest views. Each book I write is an experiment. I am trying to learn as I write. I am sorry and am actually a little embarrassed that there were so many. In truth I kind of rushed the first book and did not polish it. I serious appreciate the critique you gave me. Also do you mind next time if I show you a manuscript that is totally free for you to give me your critique on. I am working on my second book right now. I also don't have any people to read over them.

​@@CinemaKingTheaters I would love to help but I feel like I am not the right person for that as I am not a writer myself. A better person to get advice and critiques from is either a writing coach or a person who has written a lot of books and are quite successful at it.

@@ThomasDo Alright then. It will be a while, but I hope that you can one day read a cheaper and better book I write.

@@CinemaKingTheaters don't get me wrong $20 is a decent price for a book but for the quality not so much.

Be greedy. Communicate to your managers on what projects you are interested in and would like to take on and push for it. Would recommend on taking projects where you can learn a lot of technical skills that would progress you forward to become the engineer that you desire.

To be honest with you I only read like 1-2 fictional sci-fi book in my life but definitely down to read some more and review some in the future if any of the book peeks my interest!

@@ThomasDo I wrote one science fiction book lightly touching on genetic engineering, but the book I am writing now cover Materials Science & Engineering along with Mechanical Engineering. I hope that when it comes out you can take a look. See if it peeks your interest.

For sure lemme know when it comes out, I'll check it out.

Well with my current work, I would say I specialise in mainly developing test designs which consists of prototyping, programming, PCB design and working closely with embedded systems. The benefits that you can get from taking a gap year will vary company to company but for me personally I gained a lot of practical engineering skills. Further, I learned how to apply the knowledge I learned in school to my work and designs which is surprisingly very satisfying, as you can see your fruit of labour come to fruition. Idk what it would be for you but taking a gap year to work further solidified that I made the right choice of becoming an engineer as it is definitely what I want to do in the future. This has motivated me further to finish strong for my final year when I go back where I am not learning just for the sake of getting the degree but I am going to actually learn the materials and understand it for my future engineer self. Hope my answers provided you with some values and best of luck Patrick!