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re: Attention engineers and engineer students...
Posted on 1/23/20 at 11:58 am to LSURussian
Posted on 1/23/20 at 11:58 am to LSURussian
This is very true
The boy needs to nut up and finish.
D for Diploma
The boy needs to nut up and finish.
D for Diploma
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Posted on 1/23/20 at 11:59 am to LSURussian
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The main thing he needs to learn from majoring in electrical engineering is how to be condescending towards anyone he meets who graduates with a different college major.
Psh. Chemical engineers learn that first semester.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:04 pm to tigerhoney
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electrical engineering
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minor in math and Mandarin Chinese
he's going to be assembling iphones in China
In all seriousness, from a chemical engineer's perspective. You can forget 80% of what you learned in school during your first 5 years of working. Youll spend your time learning the more practical ways of doing things, industry standards, company standards.
After you've gotten accustomed to the high pay and somewhat intellectually lazy work, you may find yourself digging back into your textbooks with a renewed sense of curiosity. Then you can choose to become a super engineer or a just a project manager
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:10 pm to tigerhoney
A certain amount of engineers fail out. That’s how programs stay competitive. If he can make it through, he won’t be doing work anywhere near that difficult in his career
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:14 pm to tigerhoney
I got my degree in Biological Engineering.
I've worked in the oilfield for 12 years. Just because you get a degree in something doesn't mean that's what you have to do.
Holla at me girl
I've worked in the oilfield for 12 years. Just because you get a degree in something doesn't mean that's what you have to do.
Holla at me girl
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:15 pm to tigerhoney
He should look to Austin TX for fun opportunities in the computer world....
His education can absolutely offer him things beyond what he fears.
I am a licensed PE in consulting engineering (Civil) and a Senior VP. I am basically a salesman now......but, I like it.
Tell him to take a deep breath and know many have overcome his current mindset. Graduate and live your life!
His education can absolutely offer him things beyond what he fears.
I am a licensed PE in consulting engineering (Civil) and a Senior VP. I am basically a salesman now......but, I like it.
Tell him to take a deep breath and know many have overcome his current mindset. Graduate and live your life!
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:17 pm to Jack Daniel
Oh.. Well please share some light on what I said.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:23 pm to tigerhoney
I was in the same shoes as your son, except in Civil Engineering. To me it wasn't that it was so hard, it was just that they gave you so much work to do. I was spending 3 hours doing homework per every hour I spent in class. I finally set a schedule where I was going to bed at midnight and waking up at 5:30, regardless. Whatever didn't get done just wasn't going to get done.
We had one professor in particular that graduated with the largest engineering class (at least at the time I was there). I think he truly believed in quality over quantity and was all for weeding out students that didn't have a good work ethic or that couldn't manage their time. He was actually my favorite professor and the hardest working one.
As far as doing the same thing everyday - I started out in Aerospace and at that time everyone was having to go to grad school which I had no interest in. I started looking at other options but with ME and EE I was afraid I would be doing the same thing everyday. That was why I went with Civil. I have a brother-in-law that is an EE and for a large part of his career he was doing the same thing everyday and hated it, he has switched jobs and loves what he does now. So there are jobs in EE where you aren't doing the same thing all the time.
After being totally burned out and saying I would never take another class, 6 months later I was taking pre-reqs to start my masters in management.
I will finish by saying I would put my quality of life up against anyone on here. There are plenty of you that make more money, have more things, etc, but I feel truly fortunate to be able to have the lifestyle I have. While it took more than having an engineering degree for me to get to this point, I do recognize I wouldn't have what I have without it. Not saying that to brag, just saying that perseverance, patience, and endurance are all part of the process. Wish the best for your son.
We had one professor in particular that graduated with the largest engineering class (at least at the time I was there). I think he truly believed in quality over quantity and was all for weeding out students that didn't have a good work ethic or that couldn't manage their time. He was actually my favorite professor and the hardest working one.
As far as doing the same thing everyday - I started out in Aerospace and at that time everyone was having to go to grad school which I had no interest in. I started looking at other options but with ME and EE I was afraid I would be doing the same thing everyday. That was why I went with Civil. I have a brother-in-law that is an EE and for a large part of his career he was doing the same thing everyday and hated it, he has switched jobs and loves what he does now. So there are jobs in EE where you aren't doing the same thing all the time.
After being totally burned out and saying I would never take another class, 6 months later I was taking pre-reqs to start my masters in management.
I will finish by saying I would put my quality of life up against anyone on here. There are plenty of you that make more money, have more things, etc, but I feel truly fortunate to be able to have the lifestyle I have. While it took more than having an engineering degree for me to get to this point, I do recognize I wouldn't have what I have without it. Not saying that to brag, just saying that perseverance, patience, and endurance are all part of the process. Wish the best for your son.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:30 pm to tigerhoney
I hated every minute of college. Every single minute. I got through because I was going to get my degree and go into a completely unrelated field.
Instead, I took a great offer out of college and almost 20 years later I've never had it as bad as I did in college. If you can manage stress, it's a good quality of life in most industries.
The best part is an EE opens a lot of doors that you never considered while in college.
Like design? Get a PE and start a firm.
Like sales? Get some experience and be a sales engineer.
Like working with your hands? Become a field engineer.
Want upward mobility? Get an MBA and climb the ladder.
You have so many options that you wouldn't necessarily have with some degrees.
College is the hard part. Everything after that is the payoff.
Instead, I took a great offer out of college and almost 20 years later I've never had it as bad as I did in college. If you can manage stress, it's a good quality of life in most industries.
The best part is an EE opens a lot of doors that you never considered while in college.
Like design? Get a PE and start a firm.
Like sales? Get some experience and be a sales engineer.
Like working with your hands? Become a field engineer.
Want upward mobility? Get an MBA and climb the ladder.
You have so many options that you wouldn't necessarily have with some degrees.
College is the hard part. Everything after that is the payoff.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:31 pm to tigerhoney
Your son goes to one of the best engineering schools on the planet and he’s a junior. School is absolutely the hardest part. His day to day life is going to be a breeze and he’s going to be making a lot of money. It’s worth it. Don’t quit.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:33 pm to tigerhoney
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He loves computer engineering
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he worries the work he is doing now is what he is going to be doing the rest of his life
EE offers a wide range of career options from product research to robotics. Definitely stick it out.
FYI, I once had a CIO tell me he would rather hire an EE today over someone who is simply certified in networking because of the movement to Software Defined Networking appliances.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:35 pm to Tigeralum2008
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FYI, I once had a CIO tell me he would rather hire an EE today over someone who is simply certified in networking because of the movement to Software Defined Networking appliances.
I wholeheartedly agree.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:40 pm to tigerhoney
im an electrical engineer, but i work in the power area.
Math isn't as complex in this area, and it's pretty much the classical field of EE since Tesla started it with developing the power grid. However, i do design electronics as a hobby.
Now the really heavy math goes into research and fundamentals. Most math in all industries of EE is done by computers. Most of your circuits can be modeled on programs like PSPICE and others, and most can only be done that way due to complexity.
Going through the education is to make sure you can understand the foundations of everything. Industry usually takes you into small parts of the overall thing that whoever you are working with is designing, and you focus on that small bit. Then you use your arsenal of programs and fundamental knowledge to get it to do what you need it to do.
Math isn't as complex in this area, and it's pretty much the classical field of EE since Tesla started it with developing the power grid. However, i do design electronics as a hobby.
Now the really heavy math goes into research and fundamentals. Most math in all industries of EE is done by computers. Most of your circuits can be modeled on programs like PSPICE and others, and most can only be done that way due to complexity.
Going through the education is to make sure you can understand the foundations of everything. Industry usually takes you into small parts of the overall thing that whoever you are working with is designing, and you focus on that small bit. Then you use your arsenal of programs and fundamental knowledge to get it to do what you need it to do.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:42 pm to tigerhoney
I can identify, I was an electrical engineering major at South Carolina back in the 90s, and honestly for the most part I hated it. I loved some of the classes, but for the most part it seemed the professors didn't really care much about the students and the lessons weren't very engaging.
I thought about switching majors but by the time I was a junior I decided to stick it out since I was already into it, after college I waited tables at a restaurant for about a year until I got a job working with state gov't as an environmental engineer. It's not a dream job, but it's a solid job that I was able to use my degree to obtain.
In my opinion, getting the degree is the main thing; it doesn't define what you will do after you graduate. There could be much worse degrees to have. I know quite a few people who graduated with engineering degrees in different areas who are doing something completely different now.
I thought about switching majors but by the time I was a junior I decided to stick it out since I was already into it, after college I waited tables at a restaurant for about a year until I got a job working with state gov't as an environmental engineer. It's not a dream job, but it's a solid job that I was able to use my degree to obtain.
In my opinion, getting the degree is the main thing; it doesn't define what you will do after you graduate. There could be much worse degrees to have. I know quite a few people who graduated with engineering degrees in different areas who are doing something completely different now.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:43 pm to Tigeralum2008
OMG... You guys are amazing. If nothing else yall have eased my pain.... I just hate to see him struggle. He spent a semester in China on study abroad and he feels so behind - he thinks "life is passing him by". I keep telling him to dig in and stick it out... but the farther along he gets - the harder it is - the less he listens to my pep talks.... I am going to tell him to read this thread - you all have been very encouraging. Thanks so much....
PS... for those of you who think I should just tell him to "man up"... well I'm sorry you had such shitty parents.
PS... for those of you who think I should just tell him to "man up"... well I'm sorry you had such shitty parents.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:45 pm to tigerhoney
It'll get easier. I'm civil. When I have complex problem I just send an email to a bunch of staff with more experience. 98 times out of 100 someone has already figured that problem out and there is a go-by.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:47 pm to 777Tiger
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:49 pm to tigerhoney
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I am going to tell him to read this thread
Dear kid,
Your mother emailed nude pictures of herself to hundreds of strangers on the internet.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:49 pm to Displaced
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This post was edited on 1/24/20 at 7:30 am
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:50 pm to tigerhoney
quote:I started at LSU in the Fall of 2007 and graduated in December of 2013
he thinks "life is passing him by"
The class I came in with came and went. I finally got my shite together and graduated and we're all doing fine / the same now
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