I am about to graduate(heh I hope) this year with an ECE degree. Few of the points made here and by Don Dodge hold true.
Engineering is a tough degree, I have seen quite a few people drop out of CS and EE degrees in the last 4 years.
- Honestly the initial years of the program are quite boring, this is a huge de-motivator. People seem to get burnt early during the degree.
- Most teachers don't seem to give a shit. Not all, but many. Young people need motivation not everyone is driven, even as an engineering student. Especially with the content being tough, the faculty needs to show a little more enthusiasm through programs, events and 1-1 with the student.
- Its definitely true that I could have spent more time on working on my startup and other activities in college. Although I have managed to create balance between school and life. I party, I am not an A student. Although, I really don't aspire to be either. I could be more happy getting those As and Bs on all my classes but I will live with A/Bs and Cs. It does take a decent amount of effort to get a low B in an engineering class. Business and liberal arts classes are much much easier. I get a little annoyed when people whine about their silly little stats and writing classes.
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I am about to graduate(heh I hope) this year with an ECE degree. Few of the points made here and by Don Dodge hold true.
Engineering is a tough degree, I have seen quite a few people drop out of CS and EE degrees in the last 4 years.
- Honestly the initial years of the program are quite boring, this is a huge de-motivator. People seem to get burnt early during the degree.
- Most teachers don't seem to give a shit. Not all, but many. Young people need motivation not everyone is driven, even as an engineering student. Especially with the content being tough, the faculty needs to show a little more enthusiasm through programs, events and 1-1 with the student.
- Its definitely true that I could have spent more time on working on my startup and other activities in college. Although I have managed to create balance between school and life. I party, I am not an A student. Although, I really don't aspire to be either. I could be more happy getting those As and Bs on all my classes but I will live with A/Bs and Cs. It does take a decent amount of effort to get a low B in an engineering class. Business and liberal arts classes are much much easier. I get a little annoyed when people whine about their silly little stats and writing classes.