I had a Civil Engineering grad tell me, "if you can pass calc 2, you can be an engineer." Perhaps I remember his statement wrong, but Calc 2 is a big weed out class for sure. But for me, Ive found that with tons and tons of math practice, eventually things do "click". I won't stop, because now I am finally seeing some gains and results.
I think the biggest reason is the fear of failure. You can have the curiousity and the discipline, but you also need perserverence because you are going to fail at something. Its what you do with failure is what you'll be tested
It's also worth noting that most engineering students who don't graduate with an engineering degree do still graduate with a degree in something, just not engineering. Transferring into another program is much more common than outright dropping out and students transferring from engineering programs tend to do well in their new field since the workload is much lighter by comparison.
Calculus 2 was one of the toughest math courses. However, doing practice problems repetitively helped a lot. Most engineering courses are like this. You just have to grind out as many practice problems as possible until you understand the material.
I ended up liking chemistry actually. Maths is always very easy for me, physics is a bit of a struggle but I can understand it with time, and chemistry is a mix between the two
Good thing most programs you only have to take 1 Chem course in EE. Chem doesn't really become relevant again until you take solid state physics and learn about MOSFETs.
Im taking calc 3 and physics 2b this fall, I was never great at math but just worked on it over and over. I just took courses on udemy before each of my classes to help me prepare so far it has worked out.
My best advice when doing math is when working on your homework problems do not look up the answer but try and work through them all on your own. If your stuck then get help or look up a step by step guide and then do a similar problem on your own. This builds problem solving skills and helps ingrain the material. Doing this gave me a better grade in calc 2, while I struggled in calc 1 because I was going about it wrong.
@@mrwhitesam6917 I consider interest as a given, since that motivates one to make the first steps. It's the fun component. A deep interest in a subject is necessary to maintain the motivation to pass through "the valley experiences" when they occur.
I had one bad test in calc 1, related rates. didn't feel like I Was getting it and relied on grants for my school and had to drop that class so I didn't get a D. This was late 90s and IT was blowing up. I was working full time, paying for my college myself at night and going to classes during the day. So obviously a very difficult load for someone that didn't work at math in HS. I made a lot of progress even getting to calc 1. I got my chemistry out of the way and all my other classes but never got past calc 1. I started getting good job offers in IT so I didn't see the need for a degree I was good at fixing computers and doing cad so I took the job. I did IT for years and then tired of it. now, my step son is in engineering degree plan and he's made it through all the first 2 year classes so he's going to make it. Also something I wish I would have finished, but I am an engineer anyway. I had a very strong upbringing fixing everything, building cars, working my my dads family garage where we built everything and restored classic cars. I could do almost any trade by the time I was 25, carpentry, electrical, welding, fabrication, machine work, cars, engines, transmissions. Now I make custom pool cues, run my own cnc I built and do machine work. it's still engineering just not sitting at a desk much.
you are not an engineer bro you are technician :D we can calculate just by sitting on a desk magnetic fields engineering is different don't lie to yourself.
@@burakkeskin2155 this guy is more of an engineer than you ever will be. Being able to be practical and take a hands on approach to tackle problems is what engineering is all about. All of these trades are based on fundamentals laws of physics, chemistry, metalworking, and mechanical systems. Being able to excel in working with all these things is 10000% being an engineer. Show some respect.
2/3rds+ of the engineering students at the university I went to (across diciplines) dropped out. Mind you, this is in northern Europe, so things are a little different especially money-wise and culture-wise from the US, but I can still see a lot of your points in the reasons the people in my class quit. We were 8 mechanical engineers who graduated with a bachelors degree in my class. I, like most others, did feel a sense of panic every other day in this program. I never felt I was ahead, always either caught up temporarily or behind. The good thing for me is that I'm stubborn as hell plus I have both great interest and no problem with learning stuff. Even with that, the classes was hard, the time management was hard and just forget having a part time job. I didn't cause I knew I wouldn't get through the course if I tried to have yet another thing on my plate. Now, after the degree, I'm so extremely happy I pushed through.
You have to find your "Knack". Maybe a STEM degree is the right path, maybe learning a trade. Experiment. Do. Be open-minded. Write down all of the things you'd like to try and sort them by "Job" and "Hobby". Do several iterations. It's the advice I give to my kids & they are doing well building lives for themselves. After clawing my way through High School Chemistry in my Junior Year of high school, I gave Physics a shot since it was the last science course offered; if that fell apart, "Scientist" would get scratched off my list. During my Senior Year, Mr. "Nix" helped me *rediscover* Physics: I was all into gizmos and contraptions when I was a little kid. It was revolutionary to discover that a thing called a "Physics Major" existed! Out of all of the other possibilities I was considering, he collapsed my wave function and vectored me into Physics. It has served me well over the years. That was a while ago: "Against the Wind" by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band was a hit. (We both have held-up pretty well!)
@@Danilio. It probably depends on your school's program and how its structured. But what I've found is that a full semester workload in engineering is really designed in a way to maximize your time as much as possible. Unless you have stellar time management and discipline, it will be difficult to keep a full workload and maintain above a 3.0.
Spent 7 years trying to get my engineering bachelor degree. Didn't happen. Developed depression, dropped out. Now working a shitty minimal wage warehouse job with no prospects, the very same job my classmates have who didn't even consider getting a degree. Considering alt+f4. Engineering can truly ruin your life lol
I'm a AE graduate (2022) working full-time and part time for 2 years and 3 years full-time school, mainly part time because if you fail any AE classes you had to wait a year to retake it in my university NMSU. But if I could do it, anyone can just don't give up I wanted to be a graphic designer and now I'm a design engineer, thank god...
Golden rule in engineering: do not assume unless you have tested (or at least verified the necessary literature). There is not enough data to claim that most engineers don't graduate. Most of these claims are anecdotal and should not be accepted as an engineer.
1 my engineering math lecturer from 2yrs ago said that when he was a kid he dropped out of school & instead worked at a workshop fixing cars. he hated maths as a kid but then he got interested in how these cars work, especially the mechanics. he started from lvl 1 engineering up to lvl 6/7 degree (UK system) now he’s moved to a uni teaching engineering maths. & 1 of my lecturer who specialises in mech eng said it took her ages to understand maths, now she’s a mech eng lecturer & was designing the steering mechanisms at volkswagen
@@Bubs. That's why I'd recommend starting with the big pictures and conceptual knowledge before you even dive into lectures, calculations, etc. You want it to (mostly) make sense before that.
Im a post bacc student in computer engineering at the age 24. I first started out with computer science at 17 but i ran away from the math I switched to IT, focused on front end web development built my own startup. Worked in web dev but now i want really puruse what i think i was meant to do all along i want to work with things hands on design boards, write code for chips etc. i plan to stop working full time after this semester and stick with my startup
I'm a electrical engineering dropout, and my life goal is still to be a NASA engineer someday I only need the electrical courses, deff eq and Phys 2 I just dropped out because I didn't want to take out loans, worse decision I made in my life but thankfully ever since I've been focused on cyber-security Still want to finish that dam EE degree and work for NASA
can you say please about 0:49 "convolution"? skillset (technikal skills, and desire to sit down solve problems) mindset (ability to bounce back from "ruts", problems etc) environment (digital, and physical to do work easily, and people) convolution what do u mean ? big thanks for video
Seeing other peeps doing good with minimal efforts whereas you are putting your heart and soul into this yet not getting satisfying marks. now that's frustrating. I think some people are just slow learners sadly.
Here's you one you haven't heard. I had to explain to the grad student teaching my class what was in the book. He knew a trick to solve an equation. I missed the class due to work. So, I read the chapter learned the proof and used it to solve his trick question. Even after I showed him the proof and how it worked, he said he'd give me partial credit. I was angry and most of all disappointed. I took a few more classes but decided to leave electrical engineering. My marriage was strained and on the verge of break up. By the way, I did o.k. Ultimately, getting a masters from USC in business. Wherever I went, businesses ended up pushing me to the technical side of things. My advice to a beginning student would be pick your school carefully. You don't want to end up explaining answers to someone responsible for your grade. In retrospect, I would've gone to a better school and taken out the loans.
Unfortunately a lot of us can’t afford to choose our schools or even take out loans (for example if i was to default on my loans my family can’t afford to pay it back either)
@@hadrian7495 My understanding is that you can established yourself independent from family by working for a year and living separate, then apply for a loan without your family being on the hook.. I was as poor as they come. I took out a loan for one year and ran into problems. I sympathize and wish you luck.
Went through a Mech. Engr. program in my late 30s on the Gi Bill, it was a fantastic experience! You have to want to be there though, otherwise you’ll be miserable.
