Advice from an EE or CoE major

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<p>This is not really a question I can get a honest answer out of my advisor nor do I really know anyone to really ask to get a honest opinion. So any good/bad advice is welcome!</p>

<p>Im still early on in my EE undergrade schedule. I am actually a 1yr transfer student from a branch campus where all my gen courses came easy and transfered into main with QPA of 3.5 </p>

<p>I transfered and my GPA has seen a change above all but I am less worried about that and more worried about my choice of major. I am taking physic 2 (electro&mag) and the course is just brutal. As an EE major I would think the concept and my motivation would be high. Unlike Physics 1 where I enjoyed the concepts and did exceptionally well in HS and college. I may be pre-judgemental about this, but coming into college I picked EE over CoE because the advantage of more opportunities. I guess its worthy to also note in HS I enjoyed the 3yrs of programming until I realized I can't see myself programming at a desk as a career. </p>

<p>I guess what I am trying to get at is, I want to pursue a degree where I'll enjoy my everyday work life after school. Right now electro and magnetic physics is tough and my interest has declined in the course. I don't want to say EE isn't right, but at the same time I'd assume it would be something I should do well at and be exceptionally interested. The only part I've enjoyed is circuit problems since they have a unique aspect and design.</p>

<p>Please some advice from an upper EE or CoE on your opinion. My advisor only helped by saying I should take a CoE course (JAVA programming) to see if I enjoy it and then decide if I should switch. </p>

<p>thanks in advance!!!</p>

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<p>First of all, your advisor is right - you might want to sample a course from CompE to see if you prefer it.</p>

<p>Second, most EE’s do not do E&M problems on anything like a daily basis, and many don’t do them ever. The practice of engineering is highly specialized in most cases, and any particular engineering job will really only draw from a few required EE courses. So if you don’t like E&M, realize that you can push through it and then select courses and jobs that will not require you to DO any more E&M.</p>

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<p>CpE (sorry, I am very picky with acronym >:0 ) … I find that prettier than CoE. Hhahahaa</p>

<p>Now I find this interesting: java programming… I thought typical engineering students have to take one introductory computer science, in whichever language is offered. Are you sure this Java programming is not a requirement? Or you have completed that introductory class either at another institution, or through AP credit? I just wanna make sure you have the right information.</p>

<p>Well it depends on the curriculum your school constructed. Our CpE is pretty much 1/2 CS and 1/2 EE, and we just take as many core CS classes as the a CS major does. This is not the case in every school, so be sure to check it out.</p>