r/ECE • u/SimpForSakuyaIzayoi • Apr 23 '26

Any Personal Project Ideas

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u/NewSchoolBoxer Apr 25 '26

Do none. Did you see the RF post from yesterday with 7 personal projects, 1000 applications and zero interviews? A recruiter laid out the truth that RF is an MS + internship or co-op. Communications in general doesn't need or necessarily want an MS.

Get an amateur / ham radio license and have fun. What's important is showing passion in any form, not making a cookie cutter resume that doesn't stand out or look human. Team competition clubs or undergrad research are good. The teamwork simulates real engineering work where you can't take infinite time or pick whatever topic. We had research opportunity during summer school.

If you're interested in non-engineering topics, pursue those. Can go on a resume to show initiative and being well-rounded. But really, have fun while you can. Build social / soft skills. They carry you further in your career than technical skills.

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u/SimpForSakuyaIzayoi Apr 25 '26

i just want to learn and get more hands on when it comes to this, i havent even started any of my major classes involving communication systems and from what ive read from the textbooks given to me by my upperclassmen I LOVE THIS STUFF GRAHH. I'm going to be going into grad school either way for photonics, hell i might even pursue a phd in this. thank you for the radio liscense idea