<p>So, everyone says that engineering is really hard. </p>
<p>Alright, so what can those of you who've already experienced freshmen year of engineering suggest to those of us who are just going into it next year? Any kind of tips, suggestions, anything really. . . </p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>Your going to experience hardship, so don't lose faith and be persistant</p>
<p>Just take it a chunk at a time.</p>
<p>Engineering <em>is</em> really hard if you try to swallow everything at once... looking forwards at four-plus years of engineering education and trying to contemplate learning that much info in such a short amount of time will send you into tears. Just think about what you need to learn each day, and learn it, and the rest will follow.</p>
<p>I remember thinking how difficult long division and fractions were when I was in elementary school. I remember thinking how difficult algebra was before I really got a handle on it. I remember how much grief Taylor's Series gave me before it clicked. People told me that the high school I went to was really hard, and it was, but I toughed it out and did fine. Same thing with college, and engineering, and grad school. They were all hard, but doable, provided you keep a calm mind about things and organize your time well.</p>
<p>Work in study groups, and don't be afraid to ask questions in class... Chances are pretty good that nobody else understands that confusing professor, either. Use all the resources available to you when you don't understand a concept... it could just be that nobody's explained it to you in a way that makes sense to you yet.</p>
<p>And don't forget to have fun, too! Work hard, but play hard, too. A well-rounded engineer who is easy to talk to and has lots of diverse interests will get hired before an introvert who stares at his/her own shoes and lives solely in their little world of engineering.</p>
<p>Best of luck. Don't freak out. =)</p>
<p>Good post, aibarr. :)</p>
<p>Listen to her. She's a smart one. </p>
<p>Yes engineering is hard. But its doable. You just have to be willing to work hard. If you find it really cool, this is a plus since it makes it easier to work hard and dive into hard problems. </p>
<p>I love engineering, but this is from the kid who just Opened Div Grad Curl and all that last night...</p>
<p>yea it's pretty damn hard...especially relative to what your business and humanities buddies might be doing...but if you work dilligently it's very doable</p>
<p>i just finished my first year in engin., and there were many times i found myself asking "why did i get myself into this?" ...but as one bright TA told me, "engineering is hard. but life is hard." </p>
<p>in any case, do some job shadowing and figure out if it really is your passion before you get too far into it that you end up having to major in something you don't really want. i know a kid who went through that, and they were glad to have gone through it but at the same time it was not fun taking classes that he was no longer passionate about. he's going to law school now.</p>
<p>i'm still in the midst of figuring out if its REALLY what i want to do...so we'll see. as always, do it because YOU want to, not because of anyone else's expecations or because of the money.</p>