<p>We all know that engineering is considered one of the toughest -- if not the toughest -- majors in college. My question is this: does anyone here know how difficult working in the real world is compared to college stuff? In other words, how hard is it to BE an engineer, compared to STUDYING engineering? I'm not going to let the answers deter or attract me to the field...I'm just interested in knowing what I'm in for in the long run.</p>
<p>perhaps being a mere engineer wouldn't be hard. just got a license and working in a firm. and stay at the bottom of heirarchy of the company.</p>
<p>however you wanna go up, you need keep up with new stuffs as well as having some management/finance skills. i'd say in general it's hard(harder than most of occupations). however it wouldnt be hard as studying engineering, i guess.</p>
<p>i think it's basically same idea; if you want more money/fame/satisfaction(in a way) you need keep working hard.</p>
<p>p.s : of course it's all depend WHAT KIND engineer you want to be.</p>
<p>After talking to many engineering alumni, generally they agreed that engineering jobs are more difficult than studying engineering. You will spend hours and hours working on some project. In the end, you really don't make that much for the amount of work.</p>