<p>Engineering gets the reputation of constant studying and no free time. My dad was telling me how slept for a good 7,8 hours a night, with a few hours of studying during his time at Cal Poly Slo for mechanical engineering. He graduated with a 3.6 gpa, that's pretty decent for an engineer major. Any other engineer here that has a decent gpa and doesn't constantly study?</p>
<p>Please state major also. Thanks.</p>
<p>I’ll be in that category. </p>
<p>Yes, there’s a lot of work but it is manageable and you can still have a life outside of engineering if you plan it well. I’m a rising junior, aerospace engineering. I have maintained a GPA of 3.45 at a fairly rigorous state university.</p>
<p>Nice,I am somewhate interested in aerospace,can you explain life as an aerospace student?thanks</p>
<p>I didn’t study that much and my GPA was decent. It could have been better (obviously anything below 4.0 could be better), but it was enough to get me the job I wanted.</p>
<p>engineering major=always complaining about studying</p>
<p>It’s really not that bad if you manage your time well.</p>
<p>electrical engineering, 3.9GPA class rank = 2/142, always studying, no girlfriend.</p>
<p>It is useful to have a good GPA, but I was always surprised about how people obsess between the difference from a 3.7 and a 3.9. Is it really that important/significant? Would recruiters or grad schools prefer a 3.7 with more research or more advanced classes over a 3.9?</p>
<p>3.92 GPA, always studying, no gf 
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<p>Actually, I do have free time but I don’t get much out of it cuz I’ve always got school on the brain. Can never truly have fun/relax unless large amounts of alcohol is involved but… I dont drink. Damn…</p>
<p>@hasuchObe, how do you know how alcohol is the only way for you to “truly have fun/relax” if you have not ever drunk before… btw, I don’t know because I don’t drink either lol</p>
<p>How does the GPA thing work??
does a 3.6 @ Upenn get trampled by a 3.9 @ Rochester?</p>
<p>A 3.6 at Rochester doesn’t get trampled by a 3.9 at Rochester.</p>
<p>Depends on how smart you are and how much you are retain.</p>
<p>Depends on time management and how long it will take to graduate, summer school, APs, etc. My roommate tends to get 8 hours of sleep a night and has above a 3.5, but he also only needs to do 12 units a quarter to graduate on time due to APs and summer school.</p>
<p>Hey ,Purdue EE. I have been admitted to Purdue (transfer student-sophomore) AAE. Can you suggest what classes I should register for the first semester? And one more question. I have been offered housing at Hilltop App. Have you any idea what they are like?
Thanks a lot.</p>
<p>No, you have time to do other things. Relatively speaking, however, compared to many other majors (arts/humanities) we do study a lot more. Its like a full time job, you spend something like 40 hours on class and work and studying on average. Actually, its less than that… in my case, I get around 40 hours after factoring in 10 hours of work. But sometimes its more… if you’re taking a CS class, then a LOT more! But it averages around 40-50 hours of work a week for me. That means you get the weekend off, if you plan things right. </p>
<p>Usually, for me, how it works is that if I know I need to do something I can make time without a problem. It tends to be hard to have spontaneous fun, but since most assignments are due at least a week later, you can always move things up and down and plan on having one really freaking horrible night in exchange for something fun during the week.</p>
<p>3.96, EE and Music dual degree at UT Austin, girlfriend, definitely study a lot…</p>
<p>not a lot of time to cook though…</p>
<p>Engineering = lots of study</p>
<p>But not always. Engineering students have part-time jobs and gf’s. </p>
<p>Keyword = PLANNING</p>
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<p>That’s a BIG if.</p>
<p>GPA 4.0 (with gen-eds, 3.96)
Rising junior.
Materials Science & Engr.
Average 18 hours/semester
Average 4 hours preparing for class/doing homework/reviewing for exams every day (inc. weekends) + lectures/labs/etc.</p>
<p>So it’s pretty much 8 hours every workday, and 8 hours every weekend… Still have time for plenty of other things, but not very spontaneous… :S I should spend more of my academic time on research and less on the 4.0 though… </p>
<p>knowing when you study best, for how long at each interval, is the key… and writing short summaries before exams helps tremendously…</p>
<p>Wow, all you people have incredible GPA’s. LOL.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, I have only a 3.4 :(.</p>