<p>This is what I've seen from my engineering friends...</p>
<p>Freshman year isn't so bad and the students do really well in their math and physics and intro engineering classes. And then Sophomore and Junior year comes and GPA's plummet.</p>
<p>I really do not want to be in the lab for 8 hours a day...
How is the computer science department? Is it as time-consuming?</p>
<p>so, is system engineering supposed to be easy while EE demanding?</p>
<p>I'm CS. There are some time consuming aspects, but really, it's not so bad if you get the fundamentals. I'd say it's definitely less time consuming than the more lab based engineerings.</p>
<p>What exactly is systems engineering good for? To me, it seems like a waste: you learn basic theory that you really can't apply to anything; you might as well major in something that is actually applicable to the real world. </p>
<p>Do M&T kids who want to go into banking just do systems b/c it's easy? Or does it help them solve financial conundrums?</p>
<p>what about chemical engineerin how hard is that?</p>
<p>Guys I have put this question through my rigorous "difficult-o-meter" and it came out something like this</p>
<p>Engineering: not getting laid
Systems: maybe getting laid
College: probably getting laid
Wharton: getting laid by someone who hates you, but will love your paycheck</p>
<p>What about the dual degree programs JCoveney :p ?</p>
<p>jon, isn't systems in engineering?</p>
<p>yanno, bioengineering understands the biology...</p>
<p>and chemical / biomolecular understands the chemistry...</p>
<p>now what does systems know? =p</p>
<p>What about Cognitive Science?</p>