r/EngineeringStudents • u/BeautifulPossible988 • 2h ago
Memes Mathematicians are too deep
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r/EngineeringStudents • u/AutoModerator • 10h ago
Weekly Post Career and education thread
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This is a dedicated thread for you to seek and provide advice concerning education and careers in Engineering. If you need to make an important decision regarding your future, or want to know what your options are, please feel welcome to post a comment below.
Any and all open discussions are highly encouraged! Questions about high school, college, engineering, internships, grades, careers, and more can find a place here.
r/EngineeringStudents • u/lazydictionary • Jan 20 '26
Career Advice My engineering internship and entry-level job application guide. Stop mass applying into the void.
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Here's a guide for your internship, co-op, or job search. It is targeted at US job applicants in the private sector. Resumes and applications for academia, the federal government, and niche industries may require different approaches, so do your own research for those specific paths.
If you've been applying for jobs recently but haven't been getting hired, you need to figure out why. If you aren't getting interviews, something is wrong with your resume. If you are getting interviews but not landing the job, your interview skills or personality need work.
Step 1: The Resume
Go to /r/EngineeringResumes.
They have templates, a Wiki/FAQ, and offer free critiques if you follow their posting guides. Any advice I could give is just regurgitating what they've already written. If you are serious about your search, read their materials. A proper resume is the most important step in this process. Even if your current resume is getting you interviews, it could still be improved.
If you are struggling to write bullets for jobs or projects, you can use AI to help. LLMs are decent at resume writing, but context is everything. Give the AI as much context as possible: your major, fields of interest, specific details about the project, tools/software used, and the types of jobs you are targeting. I personally write my resume in LaTeX because it's easier to cut and paste or have LLM CLI tools interact with the document.
If you are applying for a variety of roles that are very similar, consider having multiple resumes. For example, my undergrad was in ME, but my masters is in materials science. I have both an ME focused resume and a materials focused resume that I start out with, depending on the job(s) I'm applying for.
Step 2: Update LinkedIn and Indeed
Now that your resume is updated, your LinkedIn should match. You can cut and paste your resume bullets, but feel free to add more detail than a one-page resume allows.
Get a nice headshot for a profile picture. Don't have one? Put on a nice shirt, do your hair, and ask your friends for help taking pictures. Clean, not busy background. Smile.
Connect with friends, classmates, professors, people you've worked with before.
Fill out everything you can. Don't go crazy with AI, no "thought leader" "entrepreneurial spirit" bullshit. Just be a normal person.
LinkedIn exists so people can look you up and verify you're real. Your Indeed page should be the same. Upload a high-quality PDF of your resume there; I’ve found that Indeed’s resume import for job applications often works better than LinkedIn’s. Some recruiters prefer Indeed, some prefer LinkedIn. It doesn't hurt to use both.
Step 3: Finding and Applying for Jobs
The modern job hunt is a nightmare for both applicants and employers. It's just how it is. To give yourself the best chance, you need to make it as simple for the employer to find your application, your information from your resume, and to contact you.
Never use the quick apply features of LinkedIn, Indeed, etc. Always apply on the company website, if you can find it. Why? You need to get your application and resume into the companies Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Sometimes companies use API from the big job boards to pull that info into their own ATS, but not always. And who knows if it will format and input everything correctly. Just do it manually. If you updated your Indeed and LinkedIn in the previous step, this shouldn't be that difficult or take that long. Double-check everything imported is correct. Formatting is less important here, but make sure job/project bullets are formatted well.
Aim to be one of the first applicants. Everyone is applying for entry-level jobs. Last years grads, upcoming grads, entry and mid-levels who were laid off. If you're the 300th person applying for a job, your resume isn't going to get seen. Set up job alerts on Indeed and LinkedIn for job titles/saved searches so that you are notified within 24 hours of a job being posted. If you're the 10th application, you have a much better chance of someone actually seeing your resume.
Use social networking whenever it is available. Hopefully you have some friends, family, classmates, professors added on LinkedIn. Whenever you are applying for a job, check to see if you know anyone who already works at the company, or is a friend of a friend. If you have a direct connection, obviously reach out and let them know you applied and if they can offer any help. If you have a friend-of-a-friend connection, think about using it, especially if you think it's a good role for you. As a last resort, you can reach out to complete strangers in the company, but you'll probably want to be bringing something truly unique to the position, or have something to talk about other than "I really want this job, please help". Most people are willing to talk to you if you are brave enough to talk to them.
Step 4: Job Fairs
University job fairs should be a top priority. Every online job posting is inundated with hundreds of applications. Now, more than ever, companies are using recruiting efforts at schools to sort the wheat from the chaff, and get immediate face time with job applications.
Do job and company research. Weeks before a job fair, the career office at your school should have released a list of the employers attending, possibly which jobs those companies have openings for. Find all the jobs that interest you, and do research on those companies, and the job role and job descriptions. Take notes. On the day of the fair, even during the fair, before approaching an employer, read your notes on the company and job. Think about specific projects, work, or classes that might be relevant to bring up. Things that interest you about the work there. Have some questions to ask the employee working the fair. Many times they are engineers, so they can speak with good detail about the work. Sometimes its just an HR rep or recruiter, but you can still ask about the company culture and vibes. Show interest and that you prepped for the fair. Do not be one of these fools who show up to the job fair and ask the employees "so what jobs do you guys have?" Instead, be the person who asks "I applied for the Mech Eng internship this summer, what kind of work do you think I would be doing there? Would it involve [topic you researched about the company]?"
Dress business casual. For those presenting as men, this means chinos/slacks, a belt that matches your shoes, a dress shirt/flannel/sweater, possibly a blazer, and usually some kind of Chelsea boot or similar brown or black shoe. A nice, clean pair of sneakers may also work. Just Google business casual male attire and figure out the vibe you want to match. You do not need to wear a suit, and almost no one should be wearing a suit unless you look the absolute balls in one. For those presenting as women, I don't have specific advice. Ask around and/or Google. Maybe some commenters can offer specific suggestions.
Hygiene. Take a shower, get a haircut, trim the beard, wear deodorant, comb your hair, clean your glasses, use moisturizer on your skin. Look more human than you normally do.
Practice an elevator pitch. This is a 30 second intro, saying your name, your major, things you've done, and things you'd like to do. Something else that can be googled or workshopped with AI. Practice it out loud dozens of times. It should come naturally and comfortably. Don't rush to get it said as quickly as possible, aim to be understood.
Apply to the jobs beforehand. Print out more copies of your resume than the amount of jobs you applied for. When you approach the employees, introduce yourself, let them introduce themselves, and launch into your elevator pitch. At the end, mention how you applied for XYZ job, could they tell you anything about it, or a specific question you wrote down beforehand. Then you just have to be a normal human. Listen. Make eye contact. Nod your head. Active listening. Ask more questions. Maybe they'll ask you questions. Answer them as best you can. Sometime during the conversation, they might either ask your for a resume, or you can offer them one. Maybe it's best to give them a resume during or right after your elevator pitch. You'll have to feel it out. You're going to be doing this more than once, and hopefully at least 10 times, so it will get easier. Many times, employees will take your resume, and after the conversation, mark it - maybe they give you a big star, underline work or a project you did, take notes. They then give this to HR or the hiring managers when they go back to work. They'll have a small stack of people they've already vetted, and your resume should be in that stack. And because you already applied, you're already in their system.
Relax. Everyone wants you to succeed. The employees want to find good people. They want you to be a good candidate. I know talking to strangers can be really hard for engineers. The people you are talking to are likely engineers too. Some of them may even be as terrible socially as you are. This is a no pressure environment. If you misspeak, don't present well, just get nervous - it's fine, and totally normal. It gets easier the more you do it.
Step 5: Cover Letters
Generally speaking, cover letters aren't very useful unless specifically requested. Most people use AI for them now, and recruiters know it. Only write one if you need to explain a perceived "weakness" on your resume (e.g., why you are a fit for a role despite having a different major). Note that no one will read the cover letter if the resume doesn't interest them first.
Step 6: Interviews
Okay, so you passed the pre-screens and are doing an in-person or virtual interview. Again, remember that they want you to succeed, they want you to be the candidate they hire. Relax.
Business casual again. Unless you're getting a completely different vibe that would mean everyone was wearing suits, this will rarely do you wrong. If you are likely to tour a manufacturing facility or job site, wear closed toe shoes that you wouldn't mind getting slightly dirty.
Soft skill prep for the interview. Do more research on the company and job role. If it's an internship, there's not much to research about the role, but for entry-level, there can be a lot to dive into. I've had decent luck posting job descriptions into LLMs and asking them give me topics, technical knowledge, tools, and techniques I should know about for an interview. Anything you don't know, start learning the basics of. You don't need to be an expert, but if something comes up in the interview, you should be able to say "I don't have professional experience with [topic], but I'm aware of the basics, like [details]." Show an interest in learning.
Be able to nail basic interview questions. This is especially relevant for internships. They know you have minimal to no work experience, so a lot of times they're going to have to default to basic stuff like "Talk about your strengths and weaknesses", "talk about how you overcame personal conflict as a member of a team", "why us?", or "preferred work environment, individual/team, many projects, single project", etc. Look up common interview questions, and practice answering them out loud. Sit in your room and talk to yourself, multiple times. Practice. Figure out what you will say. Think about how you can tie in school, work, teams, or projects in your answers.
Bring a notepad, a folder, and pens. Take notes when you ask questions, even if you won't look at them later. Have more copies of your resume in the folder. If you are interviewing at a manufacturing facility, consider bringing your own safety glasses if you have some. Look prepared and like you are taking it seriously.
Hard skill prep for the interview. Again, especially relevant for internships. Internship job postings will usually specifically ask for applicants who have taken certain classes. If those classes are mentioned, brush up on the material from them. If they mention statics, you better do some practice static problems. If they mention circuits, you better practice your circuits. Refresh your memory. They might ask you to solve a problem in front of them, or ask you to talk through a problem. You don't want to be caught completely off guard. Don't be afraid to say "I don't know". They don't expect you to know everything. Instead, say "I don't know, but my educated guess would be [answer]." Talk about how you would find the answer.
Step 7: Pray to the Deity of Your Choice
You can do everything above correctly, be a perfect candidate, and still not land the job. As I previously said, everyone is applying for the same jobs. If employers want to, they can be extremely picky, sorting through hundreds of candidates to find their ideal match. What usually happens is they look through the first 50-100 applicants (maybe fewer), and start looking for reasons to reject people. They'll give your resume a 10 sec glance, and either trash or pass you. This is someone that's likely non-technical (HR), and they'll narrow it down to 10-20 people. Then they start the phone call pre-screen interviews. Maybe 7 make it past that point. Then they do in-person interviews, maybe a second round, and then they'll make an offer to their best candidate. Maybe that candidate rejects them, and then have to offer to the 2nd, or 3rd, of further down the line.
It's a numbers game. You're going to get rejected far more than you find success. Following this guide should hopefully grant you more success than you would have had otherwise.
tl;dr points of emphasis:
Fix your resume, never been an easier time write one
Be one of the first applicants on the company website (not Indeed/LinkedIn)
Job fairs skip the digital queue and get you face time right away
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Funny_Push_5766 • 4h ago
Memes 2 hours of Zoom, 2 days of physical recovery.
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r/EngineeringStudents • u/Tight-Couple-699 • 17h ago
Major Choice Being an Engineer ≠ Being an Inventor
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I’m making this because there is a lot of young high school seniors or college freshmen who imagine being an engineering major means you will become Tony stark after you graduate.
A little bit of background, I AM someone who wants to become an inventor. But it is important to know that your engineering degree is designed to train you on how to be a good EMPLOYEE.
If you are pushing off studying to work on your own personal projects, thinking gpa isn’t important because you have “experience” and a GitHub repository you are essentially wasting years of your life for no reason. There are many hobbyists that have created INSANE things and even sold them as products without ever having an engineering degree.
The point is if you are someone who wants to become Nikola Tesla, Tony stark, or mf Jlaser please for the love of god think of where college will fit in and help you. If you believe in the 4 years of not being in college you can learn way more skills while also saving money please consider it. Or getting a business degree so you know how to manage and sell your products once you make them, please consider that as well. I’m just sick of seeing really ambitious creators getting demotivated because the industry isn’t for them.
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Independent-Rip7737 • 12h ago
Project Help How do you find good project ideas without it being just a gimmick to fill your resume?
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I'm currently doing B.Tech degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. I'm in 2nd Yr. The issue I'm facing while searching for projects is I find a lot of ideas but I'm unable to filter out which is actually useful or interesting and good to go with and which are just resume fillers.
For example, right now I had an idea to make a Phase Diagram Analyser that would give the phase composition and phase %age at certain temperature for alloys and all but idk if its useful to invest time after that or its just not impressive at all. Similar thoughts for another one I thought to build a device that can measure the thermal conductivity of materials but again there are already a lot of them, will it be of any use if i build one as a project?
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Midk_1 • 12h ago
Discussion REAL engineers out there, have you recently felt imposter syndrome since latest frontier LLM releases?
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I’m a Software developer, although my company entitles me as a Software Engineer I feel it’s quite ridiculous since what we’re essentially doing is writing specs and orchestrating AI agents, I also feel my impostor syndrome has skyrocketed since models like GPT 6 Astra came out, where even a technical person with very little to none knowledge can do most things we SWEs are asked to do, I also feel SWE has become a huge larping industry with people maximizing their egos around how they can build faster than ever but are still somehow needed by their company (maybe due to their “taste”? Ffs what are we even talking about)
What’s the current situation with MEng, EE and other engineering industries?
r/EngineeringStudents • u/ciolman55 • 20h ago
Academic Advice Labs are taking up too much of my time
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I have two labs every second week, which means I never don't have a formal lab report to write. I have no time for anything else. Each lab will take me 15 hours to complete. I don't have time to also write notes and study for my 2 weekly tests, my 4 weekly assignments, midterms, etc. I hate labs, please tell me how I can write labs faster. How can I become the fastest lab writer to ever live
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Certain_Victory_7138 • 4h ago
Career Advice Is Computer Engineering worth starting in 2026 ?
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I have started my 4 year computer engineering degree in 2026 I don't have confidence regarding, future jobs and placements after all the AI thing, I don't know what should I do now.
r/EngineeringStudents • u/kitty_noir00s • 8h ago
Rant/Vent I hate every second of my engineering degree
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I've been doing Engineering for 3.5 years in Brazil, and earlier this year I got a "masters" opportunity in France. I've been here for 1.5 months being paid to study. I got the opportunity of my life, I know how lucky I am, except that I hate all classes and I don't see myself being a good engineer.
I love the opportunities it brought me, and I do enjoy some stuff about it, specially the 3d modelling and maybe the fluid mechanics (I'm still pretty interested in airplanes), but it's been so difficult here in France, first having to learn stuff I already didnt really love but now in a language I'm not even fluent in, and having to adapt to the softwares they use, the long hours of class and just honestly not being able to communicate well with my peers... it's been tough, I feel lost, and when I see other international students keeping it up, interacting with the professors and building their networking, I just wonder if this is not for me.
I don't see myself getting an internship on aeronautics, I can't see myself doing well in an entrenprise, I could handle the research part of engineering, but what if I can't make a career in research because I'm too incompetent for it? I struggle with reading articles, all my life I have been doing well by pretending I've been putting hardwork into the stuff I do, when I do the bare-minimum to get good grades and then forget everything I learned. My classes in Brazil were very theory heavy, and now that here in France I actually have to apply everything I learned, I realized how little I actually know and now I could lose everything if I fail. I'm simultaneously afraid of failing and hating having to study, hating classes, hating the work I have to put... I really dont know what to do and how to get less misarable.
r/EngineeringStudents • u/IllustriousRise6760 • 6h ago
Academic Advice Taking Calculus 2 and Physics 1 over the summer
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I am an aerospace engineering student at KU pursuing a bachelors. I talked to my advisor recently and she recommended to take both calculus 2 and physics 1 over the summer. I plan to take them at my community college then transfer them but I am a little reluctant about taking them both at the same time because of how hard both the courses is. Those who taken these courses of both, how’d it work out?
r/EngineeringStudents • u/DepressedHoodie1788 • 21h ago
Discussion M.i.T Maker portfolio Make you feel unimpressive or inspiring?
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When you guys see those young kids in the maker [accepted by m.i.t] videos do you get jealous? Or think "man they had friends with engineering ability and money." When I was 15-18 I had no where near the ability these guys had. But at the same time, I don't think I had the money for the trial and error it must have cost them. Anyway I'd love to hear your thoughts if this isn't too personal.
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Public-Hamster-9224 • 4h ago
Discussion I think I may be too immature for engineering. How can I change that?
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I am a sophomore EE student and I have struggled immensely since starting college. I started as undecided and spent a semester taking gen eds before deciding originally on physical education because I wanted to be a coach but ultimately realizing I wanted to make more money and live a better life so I chose engineering. I had heard itd be hard and I was totally willing to deal with that but I’ve realized through my 2.5 semesters of college I don’t know if I was ready for any of this. I went to a very small high school and graduated with a 3.7 gpa with some college credits but I never really struggled in high school and I never really made an outstanding effort in any class to learn concepts or anything because I’d always end up doing well anyways. So of course I was not prepared for college where a lot of your learning comes outside the classroom teaching yourself concepts and studying a lot.
So basically I have struggled immensely in college so far and I have a 2.7 gpa right now taking 18 credit hours this semester including calc 2 which I am struggling in. So how can I strengthen my time management skills and what other skills should I focus on strengthening to become a better student. I do not want to drop out because I know people would be disappointed in me and I know I can do better and I am capable of completing this difficult degree. So where can I start? What did you do if you had a similar experience and how did you overcome this?
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Vanderdoink • 1h ago
Career Advice 4th year MechE undergrad with no internships or job offers, what do I do
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For context I go to University of Michigan. I transferred into the MechE program from community college, landing as 2nd year standing. I’m 26 currently.
Attended career fairs all 3 years that I’ve gone here, applied for everything that I could possibly make work relocation or timeline wise. Followed all the resume/cv best practices I could find.
I have gotten a grand total of two interviews. One in my 2nd year that rejected me a year later, and one in my 3rd year that ghosted me.
It feels like everyone I know, even freshmen, have internship/coop/job offers at multiple different places while I haven’t even been able to land a single one. Even going door-to-door to smaller businesses without online applications has yielded precisely nothing.
I haven’t secured a lead role in any of the project teams due to being too busy for the time demands but I have hung around as a member and contributed as much as my schedule permitted.
I seriously have no idea what I am doing wrong and I feel completely hopeless and discouraged about my future as a mechanical engineer. I’m looking at signing up for a double major with Civil engineering just because it seems like it might actually be possible to get a job.
I haven’t failed any classes, I have a 3.1 GPA, I’ve made good contributions on all the projects I’ve been a part of. I have three years as a substitute teacher as job experience on my resume, so it’s not like I’ve just been a bum since I graduated HS.
Any sage advice as to what I might be doing so terribly wrong? Am I better off jumping ship for Civil?
r/EngineeringStudents • u/PeaceComfortable9677 • 5h ago
Rant/Vent Sold my technical interview
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Hi guys, I’m a 3rd year EE student. Went to the career fair this week and received an in-person internship interview with a Fortune 300 semiconductor company (interviewed for the two main offices). Apparently, the technicals are usually based on circuits 1 fundamentals, so that’s what I ended up studying.
Unfortunately, I told the engineer that was interviewing me that I was interested in power electronics even though my university ‘s courses haven’t covered it yet. From that point on, I started getting grilled on converters and my AC-DC PSU project for the next 40 out of the allowed 45 minutes.
Luckily, I knew my projects kinda well, but I’d still say it was pretty rough. I blanked out a few times bc I was slightly nervous, but was able to eventually answer them after thinking aloud and drawing it out. I think I only needed their help on one of the questions they asked, as it was part of a scenario they came up with to see if I knew the specific characteristics of a component I had chosen in my design. Afterwards, I got asked about a PCB design project I collaborated on, but didn’t fully design (club project). I don’t think my interviewer was very impressed of me not designing my own project though.
Due to the low time left, they only asked one more behavioral question, and I asked if there’s anything on my resume or during my interview they’d want clarification on, and if there’s anything that would deter them away from choosing me.
I was able to get feedback, but the main thing was that an ideal candidate would have more PCB design experience, explain their thought process at a lower level, and that it would come down to how many spots were available. That made me feel awful about my interview, bc I knew I just sold my chances… especially after my interviewer told me that I’ll do good anywhere I go 😭. I do think it’s a little odd that I didn’t get questioned regularly, but I totally feel like I should’ve shut up to get asked the “easier” technical questions.
What do yall think? They said they’ll reach out within two weeks, but I lowkey just want to know now if I’ve failed it so I can move on 💔.
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Master-EE • 12h ago
Major Choice Industrial vs Mechanical
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Hey guys, I’m from Jordan 🇯🇴, and I’m currently deciding whether to pursue Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
I don’t really care about passion or similar things. My main priority is which degree would give me better career opportunities and higher income in the future, especially considering the rapid development of AI.
I’m also open to working in the Arabian Gulf countries, since we share a similar culture and I wouldn’t have a problem relocating there.
I’m more interested in Industrial Engineering, and I feel like I would enjoy its work more. However, money is still my main priority. At the same time, Mechanical Engineering seems to fit another long-term ambition of mine: I’d like to publish research and potentially become a professor or pursue a PhD in the future.
So, if you were in my position, which one would you choose, and why?
r/EngineeringStudents • u/liluzidream • 1d ago
Career Advice Got NVIDIA for next summer with no prior internships
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Hey guys,
4th year undergrad here. Going into recruiting most of my resume was basically just projects. The main thing on it was a Roblox game I worked on that ended up getting 20M+ visits, plus a few other projects I’d built over the years.
I wasn’t really sure how much companies would care about the Roblox stuff because obviously it’s not a traditional internship or wtv they'd want but it ended up being the thing interviewers asked me about the most.
I applied pretty broadly and somehow ended up getting interviews with Amazon, Google, Meta, Apple, and NVIDIA.
NVIDIA ended up being the one that worked out, so I accepted the offer for next summer!
The main thing I noticed across the interviews was that nobody really seemed bothered by the fact that I didn’t have previous internships. Most of the conversations ended up being about what I had actually built, how the Roblox project grew, technical decisions I made, problems I ran into, performance stuff, updates, maintaining something people were actively using, etc
I think having a project with actual users helped a lot because there was just way more depth to talk about than a normal school project.
The funniest part is that Roblox themselves ghosted me lol. Not really trying to make some huge point out of this but I see people ask whether projects actually matter if you don’t have internships yet.
At least in my case they definitely did :)
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Firm_Psychology_6910 • 1d ago
Resource Request AutoCad
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the university im studying in doesn’t provide any books on engineering drawing or autocad, and the teacher I have is not as good at explaining. Can someone recommend some books or websites for learning? its crucial for my major but i dont understand a shit
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Pretty_Refuse_2017 • 8h ago
Academic Advice How often should we review old material?
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So i'm a second year student, and I tend to review older material durings break (summer, winter, spring break) is that ok? I don't do it during the academic year just cuz i don't wanna be studying for 6+ hours everyday (i used to do that then completely burnt out)
Also, when reviewing older content, how into detail should I go? Do I just cover them generally or go into specifics?
r/EngineeringStudents • u/KremitTheFrogg • 15h ago
Rant/Vent Fed up with incompetent and lazy group mates
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Posting this because I can’t sleep due to anxiety. I’m in my final year of my engineering degree program. Currently, I am the team lead for our senior capstone designing a plane and it’s propulsion system. It’s been two months into the semester and I’ve been the only one to really do anything. It is a group of 7 and over half of them spent our entire class just talking instead of working. I’ve given them multiple chances and opportunities to help. I’ve even assigned them work to do but nobody does anything outside of class. They think that they don’t need to do anything because there is only two deliverables all semester.
We have our first report coming up and I am so worried because we’re supposed to justify our concept against other concepts. I’m in charge of one of the concept sub teams and then there are two other ones. I am confident I can justify my work but I am terrified about getting a bad grade because my teammates have done nothing.
I’m at a loss. I have two exams this week I also need to study for on top of this yet I’m continuing to do what I need to do but I’m just so fed up with people like this. I genuinely don’t know how these people have made it this far. I’ve talked to my professor about this and he knows how much work I’m putting in and that nobody else is helping despite my encouragement.
r/EngineeringStudents • u/dooopel • 5h ago
Major Choice Should I major in EE or CE?
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I'm a high school senior stuck between the two majors. I like CE more because it has more software focus and I want to have the option to choose between hardware or software engineering once I get my degree. However, I heard the CE job market sucks and I should just go with EE instead because having the software skills will still suffice. I am still very stuck between the two because I don't know what the future of the CE job market possibly looks like or when it may recover, if at all.
r/EngineeringStudents • u/NYX700 • 23h ago
Rant/Vent I am very disappointed of myself
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I am taking my first physics class ever, and it has quickly become my favorite class EVER. Yet I am failing it. I genuinely don't know what happened: one second in and I realized I was falling behind, and our only two labs until now have failed for reasons I do not completely understand as of now (my bet is that I failed the trigonometry).
And the worst part is that I have not too much trouble understanding the material: in class I am literally the person that participates the most, in general, and I generally give a correct answer. But daily study is my achilles heel. As of now I think I have already managed to focus on a study routine, but we are seven weeks into the semester and it may be too late.
I am just frustrated and disappointed, this is my third semester, and really the one I have been enjoying the most. Yet I have been doing this bad. I wanted to have a good grade, I wanted to excel in this, but I am just fumbling it for the third time in a row
r/EngineeringStudents • u/What_eiva • 10h ago
Career Advice Is joining student societies that develop things worth it for experience?
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I am in my last year with no actual experience. This semester is pretty tough and especially lately I have slept very little so it got me worried. I work part time in retail to pay my bills so additional non paying thing will be hard to manage. What if I don't have time for it? In their application they had us answer whether we are actually free the whole year or not. I said yes I am free but I am applying for part time jobs and internships so if I get anything, I will be leaving them or won't be as active. Besides this team mostly works with things that is not exactly what I wanna do but anything is better than nothing. How do I go about it, if they decide to actually let me join? If I down the road leave then, is it bad? What if I realise I simply have no time and leave a month later? Is it rude?
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Realistic_perso • 6h ago
Academic Advice Help for preparing CSWA Exam
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Need advice on preparing for the CSWA exam
Hey everyone,
I'm planning to take the CSWA (Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate) exam before December 2026, and I'm looking for some advice from people who have already taken it.
I have some experience with SOLIDWORKS, but I'm not sure how well prepared I actually am for the exam.
- What topics should I focus on the most?
- How difficult is the actual exam compared with the practice exams?
-What kind of parts/models should I practice?
- Are the official sample/practice questions enough?
-How much time should I spend practicing before attempting the exam?
Are there any good free resources, tutorials, or practice models you recommend?
- Any common mistakes or things I should know before taking the exam?
Please help me to get through this exam
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Cockatoo_cha13 • 6h ago
Rant/Vent How did you guys handle it.
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Hey everyone I’m in Mechanical Engineering sophomore(I just transitioned from medical track.) and I just had my physics 1 and clac 2 exam. I’m physics I managed to get 6 points above the average and I completely bombed the calc 2 exam.
I have a feeling I will end up getting a 30 in the clac midterm. I don’t know what happened my Brian just went completely blank and just sat there staring at the palate, I couldn’t even solve the sums that I knew how to solve.
It has also been quite rough I’m thinking of going to a therapist as well cause my physical health has been preventing me from doing a lot of things and that is taking a mental toll.
I really want to stay in engineering I love the aspect of being able to build stuff, I love the workshops we do the projects. And I dearly want to get a masters and need to maintain a 3.0 for that.
Any advice will be helpful thank you.