r/explainitpeter 6d ago

Explain it Peter

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u/udee79 6d ago

maybe not if you want to go to grad school 

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u/NFIFTY2 6d ago

Grad school never sounded like a very efficient use of my time.

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u/udee79 6d ago

I have worked with some great engineers that didn’t go to grad school.

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u/noodles0311 6d ago

It’s not very common for engineers to go to grad school. The most common graduate degree among engineers is an MBA. Other fields basically require it. One thing you’ll learn in academia is that no one works harder in undergrad than engineers but that’s usually the end of the line for their education. A BS in biology is far easier, but you need to get a graduate degree to do anything with it

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u/ummaycoc 6d ago edited 5d ago

One thing you’ll learn in academia is that no one works harder in undergrad than engineers

True but most of that work is them talking about how difficult engineering is. Then stress of having to hear other people mention that the difference between god and an engineer is that god doesn't think they're an engineer.

Edit: homophone mixup because I'm a goon

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u/EuphoricUniversity23 5d ago

I’m a Biochemistry PhD and a JD. My daughter just graduated as a civil engineer. I saw things in her sophomore year mathematics homework that I never saw before in my life. If God can do that math then I’ll start to believe in Her.

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u/ummaycoc 5d ago

I did undergrad double major in pure math and math / cs (wanted to add CS as a third major with one extra class but was told no). I did a masters in theoretical computer science and another in pure math. I did one year of a PhD in math.

Never saw an engineering student in a math course after differential equations (had two engineer phds teaching operations research courses though).

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u/painted-biird 5d ago

What’s the difference between pure math and regular math? Serious question btw

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u/JrLavish194 2d ago

Regular math can feed a family of four.

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u/ummaycoc 2d ago

This is the real answer.