<p>So, not to flatter anyone here or anything, but seriously, you guys know your stuff. </p>
<p>Now, as a college freshman, Id like to know how did you find out about what you all know? Was it just plain experience? As in hanging around in a university engg major just automatically taught you stuff or did you guys read, if so, what did you read? </p>
<p>Who all did you talk to? Etc?</p>
<p>That’s the whole point of going to university, no? To become knowledgeable in one’s field. Now, go hit the books.</p>
<p>100% experience. It is based off of the time spent getting the degree and what I have seen afterward and then the realizations I came to upon reflecting back on my undergrad knowing what I know now.</p>
<p>I can’t speak for anyone else, but in my case I’m just smarter than the other posters on this forum <grin>.</grin></p>
<p>I’m just old as the hills! :)</p>
<p>Oh, and I like to eat the brains of those who I defeat so that I gain all of their knowledge for myself.</p>
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Knowledgeable in respect to what?
LOL I KNOW A LOT ABOUT GOOGLE. I am really good at googling stuff. Ha.
As a sophomore, I learn a lot from the CC fellows and I always talk to the upperclassmen.</p>
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This explains quite a few of your posts!</p>
<p>Probably because every two days somebody posts:</p>
<ol>
<li> Something related to engineering and no social life</li>
<li> Something related to engineering and no girlfriend</li>
<li> Something related to engineering and GPA</li>
<li> Can I do engineering even though I have no clue what I want to be when I grow up</li>
<li> Can I get into X school (grad or undergrad)</li>
<li> Something related to engineering pay</li>
</ol>
<p>So that’s probably about 95% of the posts. When it’s the same questions asked all the time it’s not so hard to sound knowledgeable.</p>
<p>Good summary, navy! You’ve pegged it really well!</p>
<p>Also if you’re really interested in your future and your goals, the things that are related that you learn about tend to stick pretty well… especially, as someone else said, when you read forums with threads asking the same questions that you did (over and over again, but hey, we were all noobs once). Also, somehow I end up knowing a lot of people who are engineers or engineering students. It also helps that my father has an engineering degree.</p>
<p>But yknow I’m a freshman just like you. Only reason I know anything is because of people who posted up there about their experiences, the experiences of my father and his friends, discussions I’ve had with professors, experiences of other engineering students (mostly upperclassmen), and the vast amounts of information on the internet. Wikipedia is a great source despite all of those stupid grade school teachers that say otherwise.</p>
<p>But I have to mention that this forum has been a very useful learning tool thanks to all of the successful guys who spend time helping us noobs. I don’t think I’d have as good a picture about the field in academia and industry as I do now, and a lot of it is very useful even after making the decision not to go into engineering.</p>
<p>Everything I know I learned from the interwebs!</p>
<p>How?</p>
<ul>
<li>Undergraduate degree in an engineering-related major (math)</li>
<li>Spent first two years of undergrad as an EE major</li>
<li>Worked as an engineer for 20 years</li>
<li>Did obtain a graduate degree in engineering…and online</li>
</ul>
<p>…so basically by past experience.</p>
<p>I learned from my mistakes and the advice from people like GLOBALTRAVELER, jwxie, boneh3ad, and Enginox</p>