<p>I am going to the University of South Florida for EE and am in my last semester of prerequisite courses. My current schedule is:</p>
<p>Engineering Calculus III
Physics II
Differential Equations
Engineering Economics
AFROTC</p>
<p>Through the classes that I have taken to this point I have a 3.85 GPA. However, I am sure that things are going to get much more difficult. I was wondering how well of an indicator these prerequisites are as to what to expect in EE as far as difficulty and time consumption. Its just bothersome because every time I talk to other students at USF about EE they tell me how they had to change majors, how difficult it is, how the professors are hard asses, etc...</p>
<p>Any and all advice/input is greatly appreciated</p>
<p>The classes get harder in the sense that, if a freshman jumped into a senior class he would be in pretty bad shape. But it doesn’t “feel” any harder because you learn as you go, in babysteps. From my experience, everyone who got weeded out from EE deserved it in one form or another…many people have very poor study skills as they enter college.</p>
<p>However, when you get into your senior-level design courses, they are much more time consuming than freshman level classes as you will spend many hours in the lab. But not necessarily conceptually difficult.</p>
<p>Thanks, that makes sense. I am just trying get a sense if I’m biting off more than I can chew because I have to take all these calc and physics before I can even get a taste of EE.</p>
<p>It’s all relative. I have friends who did EE at USF and most considered it a joke, but most people don’t consider USF too difficult of a school. The only thing I can really guarantee is that it will definitely be hard compared to your classes in other areas.</p>
<p>I guess I can only wait and see. Has anyone here actually done EE at USF?</p>
<p>I think that it has more to do with the major. I find EE concepts to be too abstract, so it doesn’t matter where I do it. Mech, chem, and civil, for example, are much easier for me.</p>