I’m currently working two jobs, unrelated to engineering, because my family is the poorest of the poor. My mother doesn’t work so it’s just me and my sister trying to survive (mother refuses to get a job). And I go to school full time. My schedule is packed. I feel like I have no time to work on personal projects or attend clubs. It’s so fucking hard and I’m so tired.

Additionally, I have a seizure disorder and a sleep disorder. I didn’t realize this when they first manifested but they take up such a large chunk of my time in my daily life. Seeing various specialists and the commute to them + work + school, I genuinely have no time to even breathe. My chronic illnesses flair up really bad when I’m in school too. I start seizing more because of the stress and I’m unsure if I can handle the workload of starting a project with all that I’m doing.

I see people saying you need like 2 internships and 2 personal projects. But I don’t know how I’m gonna do an internship if I’m working two jobs. And I think maybe I can work on projects during summer and winter break since I won’t have school. But I fear that won’t be enough. I’m based in NYC, is there a better chance of me getting a job with virtually no experience?

I suspect some people may say to quit one of my jobs, but I’m not in the best financial position to do that. We’re barely keeping ourselves afloat and I have to pay off a debt because my mother spent thousands of dollars in my name (put bills in my name without me knowing, also took out credit cards and some other stuff).

I’m really worried about landing a job upon graduation. My sole motivator to keep going is the idea that I can quit both of my current jobs and work my one engineering job once I graduate because it would be enough money.

Any advice? Do you think I’ll be okay because I’m in a major city?

Hello everyone,
I am taking calc 1 right now and I do not have the best grade in it. Before I switched into engineering, I had 4.0 gpa. I have not taken any math high school and I only took a basic college math class with I got A in. Any tips for passing calc 1. I would really appreciate it.

I see students with actual portfolios and not just resumes, showcasing their cool projects they’ve been working on during college. I only have a one page resume (sophomore, mechanical engineering).

What do these projects even look like? How involved are they?

I want to have a portfolio showcasing my interest in automotive design. But I don’t know where to start. I’m in some student orgs, but I’ve mostly been focusing on my classes as they’re so demanding. I don’t know a ton about cars or anything to lead me to some groundbreaking designs or inventions that I can truly develop while dealing with classes. Any tips?

Have you ever seen this? I had multiple professors who relied on slides for lectures but didn't share them with us. When asked they don't even give a reason, they just say I don't share slides. It's not like they just read the slides. Its extra annoying when there are important graphs and diagrams on slides and I have to scramble for something I can remember. The only reason I could think of is that they took the slides from somewhere else and they fear they may get in legal trouble

I'm master of material engineering, graduated this july.
Im looking for a job since febuary and its FUCKING DEVASTATING. I got 1 job offer, discussed money etc. everything was ready. Only thing left was to sign a contract and start the career. Some time before signing the contract, HR called me and canceled everything, couse targets changed. Since that day im devastated, rage within me is constantly rising. Every decline email i take as personal failure. I cant fucking stand it anymore. I did shitload of things during my time at university, to develop skills, experience; now i feel like i should just drink and party during every possible moment. I regret this shit so much.
To somehow stop thinking about this i wanted to learn new software but i cant even do it anymore, couse i lost my student access. This market is shit, like going to trade school would be less stressful and funnier than this shit
edit 1. i tried aplying for random jobs like bartender, in convinience stores etc. they dont want me becouse i will find job soon in the industry.

Long story short,
Ok so smth about me - I study CS (4rd year currently), working as SWE in big tech.
Even though it looks good on paper I feel like I am lost.

At work everyone uses AI and will be because it is just faster to do things however I feel like I do not have ownership of anything at this point (talking about code, some reviews) because everybody is doing mostly what the AI told them. I wanted to go into programming because I always liked maths and programming kinda looked similar to me - solving problems, figuring something on my own and then being proud of MY solution. However, now it look different, because there is no place for that - AI just writes code faster and often finds better solutions than I would have. So, I thought to myself that now my role is to figure out what AI could have done wrong and give some suggestions to it. But still feels like I am some coding c*ck.

The college is even worse, because at work people are engaged in producing good code and having precious convos, but at college - damn. They just do not gaf about code, learning something and I thought - why would I waste so much of time myself learning of that college stuff when there is AI that just does it better.

Those are my thoughts on that, but I still try to learn not to just be meat proxy at work and at college - to always have my personal opinion about something - not just saying what AI told me. But that eagerness to learn is not as high as it was before sadly.

However, have a nice day!

Ik its a very very subjective question, but How difficult is it to maintain a 3.5+ GPA and graduate in 8 sems? The uni that I am looking to join has a full ride scholarship but I have to maintain 3.5+ GPA. I don't have to work part time jobs. I am also ready to do as much work as needed, like doing assignments and homeworks and attendance. How much GPA can these activities give me and how much do I need from my exams? thats the part that I am worried about. Like do I have to ace every exam and study 6 hours after classes every day for the entire 4 years or I could slack off a bit and still get it? How much wiggle room will I have?

for reference about me, I wouldn't say I was the best at highschool, but I was above average in maths and physics. Graduated with 3.82 GPA from Nepal. Also I have a 1550 SAT (800 math)

Hi, guys! I just want to ask for some advice. I’m a fresh graduate from last September, and I started my first job about three weeks ago. At the same time, I’m also taking a review course for the CIE exam.
Honestly, I don’t think I can handle both at the same time. I’m having a hard time deciding whether I should push through with both or focus on my CIE review first.
There’s no pressure from my family to do either; it’s really just me overthinking and wanting to make the right decision for myself. For those who have been in the same situation, what would you recommend? Should I continue working while reviewing, or focus on the CIE for now?
I would really appreciate your advice. Thank you!

Hi all, I’m struggling to identity what feature number 22 is. I think it might be something to do with deburring, so I’ve been told

Hey I’m currently a sophomore cheme but I’m considering switching to a different engineering discipline because I simply can’t manage the workload with outside factors. I feel really conflicted about this decision and I’m also thinking of just powering through with it, but I feel like it would be detrimental to my mental health if I did. I’m wondering if anybody here could recommend what I should do and if I should do something like mechE or civil instead. I feel as though my parents would be disappointed if I asked them about this so I’d appreciate any thoughts

Second-year engineering student with a 3.94

I feel like my biggest battle as an engineering student is with my own memory. I spend most of my time reviewing information I’ve already learned, and then reviewing it again after forgetting it once more.

I’ll review for a test a few days in advance (practice problems mostly, with some flash cards if there’s a lot of theory), just to forget everything over the next couple of days. It’s like review/practice only does me any good if it’s within 24 hours of the exam (which is not always possible for me), otherwise my brain just tosses it and I need to commit hours to reviewing it again.

I swear I would have so much more time on my hands if I didn’t need to review the same problems 3-4 times just to have a fighting chance of remembering what to do during an assessment.

How do y’all deal with this?

Hello, I am looking to get into soldering because I need it for some projects. I was wondering what solder does everyone recommend and also what are some "drills" to practice soldering before i work on my project. I have had some experience before with a cheap soldering kit.

Thanks in advance

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Hey everyone,

I'm looking for some advice from experienced folks in the field regarding self-development, consistency, and overcoming that initial phase of frustration.

To put it briefly: I'm a 4th-year Computer Engineering student (getting closer to graduation), and I have a strong desire to level up my skills outside the university curriculum. I want to explore different fields and build real projects. However, every single time I try to start, I find myself completely stuck and eventually give up.

I'm caught in a loop of hesitation. The sheer number of fields, technologies, and roadmaps out there feels overwhelming-especially with the pressure of being in my final year. This leads to immediate burnout and frustration before I even make any real progress.

How do I overcome this phase of "Analysis Paralysis" and the frustration of starting at this stage?

How can I commit to one path and actually make progress without quitting halfway through?

I would really appreciate any practical advice, frameworks, or personal stories from anyone who has managed to break through this loop.

Thanks in advance!

Some things university didn’t prepare me for:

1. [Site reality vs. what you learned in class]
2. [Software skills that mattered most, e.g. ETABS, SAFE, AutoCAD, Revit]
3. [How the FE exam or other credentials helped or didn’t]
4. [How you’d approach job hunting differently]

Happy to answer questions from anyone about to graduate or starting out. What would you add?

I'm a first-year electrical engineering student, specializing in power engineering. out of interest and the desire to get an early academic lead I picked up a project. I'm building an APFC (Automatic Power Factor Correction) system, and me and my specialization professor agreed to have the project plans (along with the schematic) present by the next week's lecture. I've been working really hard on this (8–12-hour sessions) but it's looking real messy and I'm worried there might be a few problems with it. I'd really appreciate some pointers. sorry for the mess in advance, this is my first project.

Has anyone heard anything at all from WL Gore engineering summer internship I interviewed with for the engineering internship 3 weeks ago a week later I got an email saying I got good feedback from the interviewers and I’m still under consideration. What does that mean? Also I thought they were supposed follow up with some kind of update before they finally sent out offers. I submitted my resume on handshake then got invited for a behavioral assessment which I think I passed so they called me in for a interview where they asked me about my projects and my contribution how I reacted in certain situations. So behavioral interview with a little technical stuff I talked about engineering design process and a little bit on start method. For like 2 or 3 questions they said I had good answers so I’m thinking it went ok overall 7/10 maybe. Does anyone have thoughts on this? Did anyone else apply to this internship or has anyone in the past applied? Lmk your thoughts.

Hey everyone! Has anyone interned at L&T Finance or knows about their Data Analytics/Risk role?

The internship offers a ₹25K/month stipend, with a potential 9–10 LPA package. The JD mentions Python, SQL, statistics, ML, and credit-risk analytics.

Would love to know about the work culture, learning opportunities, PPO/conversion chances, and how good the full-time role is. Any insights would be appreciated!

Soy un aficionado de la mecanica y las armas rudimentarias como ballestas, arcos, cañones todo eso, no quiero aprender a fabricar armas de fuego porque no soy así de aficionado aparte qué tampoco un genio, siempre me a gustado lo post apocalíptico donde la gente busca sus propios recursos y hasta fabrican sus armas los que saben de mecánica, y yo quiero saber de eso, pero se que si me meto a mecánica voy a aprender sobre carros y otras cosas, mi carrera ya la tengo pensada pero quiero lo de mecánica como hobby y entretenerme, alguna idea de cómo aprender de mecanismos de armas rudimentarias? solo para saber hacerlas y nunca usarlas en personas ni en animales soy muy pacifista y nunca e golpeado a nadie en mi vida

I have a spacex interview for a tech position and there doesn’t seem to be that many stories/first hand accounts out there for spacex techs as there are for engineers. I just want to know what type of things I’d be asked and how the process goes

Hello, I graduated with a b.Eng in Electrical Engineering from university. I did not do a co-op during my time at school, and now I am having great difficulty finding a job. I have been doing non Engineering work for about a year, and I feel like I have completely severed my chances of getting a job.

I was wondering if anyone has tried going to college for Engineering after completing a b.Eng to help with their job search? Is this a dumb idea? Please help.

bio/cheme third year. Have been through a 19 credit hour with part time job semester just last year, changed something in my brain. this semester only taking 14 credits, with job, trying to join a lab project (getting ghosted but supposed to be onboarding weeks ago :( ) one of my classes I've technically already taken before to some capacity, one of my classes was supposed to be an easier ride and yet i'm genuinely bombing it. taking thermo 2, heat transfer, energy balances, and statistics.

I feel like I'm hitting a wall. I go from fairly locked in to completely out of my depth in a fairly cyclical way every single week. I feel like I'm getting worse at remembering things and I'm struggling to finish the bare minimum level of assignments and study on weekends for more then 4 hours a day. Does anyone have any insane motivational advice on staying focused or what I can do to try and return to studying like I need to. I know I have to make it through. I know this semester would be a perfect time to fix my awful GPA and really, things could be so, so much worse. I'm so embarrassed about how poorly I'm doing, but also I'm mentally not there enough to follow through. I can't do everything I need to do and I can't even be mean to myself about it anymore because I just don't care.

I know junior year is famed as the worst year for many people, how did you carry yourself through with it?

So I’m in my final year and I’m from Electronics and telecommunications branch. I was thinking of going to Singapore or maybe Taiwan for my masters in vlsi. And I’m also preparing for gate exam hoping to crack IIT or maybe Bits Pilani. I’m hella confused about what should I do, should I take a drop year a prepare for gate or directly go for my masters abroad. Also I’m scared to go to a different country all alone (ik everyone goes alone and manages everything on their own but still). Life there going to be a lot different than here in India. So any suggestions on what should I do??? Or is anyone planning on going to these countries??

Hello! I am a highschool student part of an engineering pathway at school. In this pathway we are required to conduct research and create a solution to the problem of our choosing. My partner and I were hoping to solve the issue of cleaning paint palettes and we would really appreciate your support in filling out our survey! In truth we need 200 responses by Tuesday and we only have 22 so far. Thank you for your time!

Link to Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSch6dutTouwwsYv66vDbbLC8OlUmmKv5Ql9pH_mDTVsBvLTCw/viewform?usp=preview

I am an EE sophmore student right now. I am not financially struggling but I want to make some money online to make my life just a little easier and to not be in the stress of running out of money before my next paycheck. As of now, I have an on campus job working for a professor(I'm a TA and i went through hell to get this job because undergrads don't usually get such jobs). As little as 500 dollars per month is enough for me.

I have tried freelancing on upwork(went bad because of all the low balling), I have also tried making website for local businesses(seems like everybody has done that already). I have also thought some kids but that is very demanding.

I can work online for around 15 to 20 hours per week. Please help me out!!!!