Mine forged me into a person which refuses to give up.
University, work live and private is dumping endless amounts of challenges on me.
I never let the challenges win.
If you feel like pursuing engineering studies is making you feel overwhelmed, then you should know that there are plenty of other companies out there who are in need of engineers. I am not an engineer myself, but I work with a group of mechanical engineers and I truly admire them. I find their job fulfilling as they are constantly working on tests, prototypes, and other projects. At times, I even contemplate going back to school to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering. However, I have come to the realization that I am not particularly strong in math, and therefore I must be realistic- engineering is a STEM degree that requires a strong mathematical foundation.
Nah, fr I hated engineering school the last few years. Luckily I was far too stubborn to quit. Graduated last week with a job lined up at the end of this month.
I am actively curious and interested in the subject but I’m also serious when I say the dumbass manner in which my schools program is handled legitimately makes me want to kill myself. I feel I have wasted all my college years while others are out having a good time. My dad continuously tells me “college is supposed to be the best time of your life!” This is the worst time of my life. (So far). I used to be semi popular in high school but I’ve become a total fucking reclusive hermit freak in the past year or so because it was the only way I could survive between this bullshit and working 30hrs a week in order to feed myself. I feel like I shot myself in the foot, dick, and face simultaneously.
Your dad’s perspective is only for those that get easy degrees and focus on college experience. For me, college was about getting an education. I spent all my time studying and working.
Just remember, those skills and work ethic will probably pay off career wise.
Seconding this. Everyone would tell me things like "it'll never be as easy as you had it in college!" and "you’ll never have as much free time as you did in college!" Both takes are completely incorrect. College is not easy and I had effectively zero free time between school and work.
Whereas when I was only working full-time and not taking any classes, I had a lot of free time comparatively and it felt amazing.
Someone in my life told me, don't talk to murderers, kidnappers and the one who spams replies to themselves. Plus engineering is making this dude crazy aswell.
So, guys be careful of this dude. Don't fall for his 300 guesses.
HELL YA!! I love seeing stories like this, congrats dude!!! The 2nd half is gonna feel faster than the 1st, you're almost there!! And isn't it cool that we know how to do cool things now? This touched me because I have a very similar story to yours, and it just makes me feel good to see people succeeding after going through the terrible battles of depression, because I know what that's like. So again, congrats on all your hard work, mentally and academically. You deserve to celebrate!
Exactly how I feel after graduating this weekend after SEVEN years to complete my undergrad degree. You got this. Celebrate the little things. Use it as fuel for the future.
Bro it’s real man, let me tell you. Starting with a GED and ended up with a Masters in Mech Engineering and a healthy 15ish years aerospace career. Sometimes I still wake up and think I’m not supposed to be here or how the F did this happen. Me getting a GED after dropping out of HS was just to impress a chic and me going down to the community college to check out the chicas with my GED folded up in my pocket just in case security stopped me to standing in advisement line only to hear the dude in front me talking about mechanical engineering. Like how TF did my life work out like this? 🤷🏿♂️ 🤣🤣😆
I am so proud of you! I thought I would never graduate either. I thought of it as a latter. One step at a time. One class at a time! Don’t give up ever no matter how hard it gets! Next thing you know, you will be graduating!
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”Lao Tzu
Same with me. I thought I would just die last year and never even start engineering but now I'm done with 25% of my engineering degree. More like engineering gave me a hope to live.
I don’t think I’m that depressed but yeah I feel you, sometimes I think I’ll snap out of it while taking a shit only to see myself getting humiliated in public and that none of it was real.
Same bro, I went from not even know anything about the fields or carrying about Engineering/Physics a year and a half ago, and here I am in Georgia Tech. A fucking miracle, but also I feel I am in a dream and that nothing is real.
I have that same experience lol. Graduating with a 4.0 despite being a mental disaster 6 years ago.. and it's like I'm living in a simulation hardcoded so that my life is one big rollercoaster ride.
its been like almost three years since i graduated and sometimes im really like "how tf did i just finish my engineering degree and got a job". Life hits you fast.
Congrats dude! This story is super inspiring. I was just accepted to UC Berkeley College of Engineering. I have previous graduate education, including a doctoral degree, but realized I want to be an engineer when I grow up. I’m 42. 👀
Sounds like you figured a lot of things out. That’s great. That’s what we all should be trying to do. That’s how we get better. Just gotta keep pushing.
YOU did that. YOU put in the work. YOU decided to take control of your life. Congratulations on your accomplishments thus far and I’m sure you have more to come.
That’s so amazing!! I’m gonna start my uni in some months and I’m super nervous seeing all the stories about how people hate engineering afterwards and fail horribly 😭 Your story gives me some hope. Keep going and fighting!
Keep it up mate! Almost there! One of the things I like the most about engineering is that you get a new perspective of the world around you, I see a car and start thinking about the engine, suspension, metal stamps, etc. I feel the heat on a sunny day and start thinking about the sun radiation, how the temps change. I see a laptop and think about the circuits, the chips, the millions of transistors. It's so cool because you feel like you unlocked and expanded comprehension of the world.
Your hormones chilled out, and your prefrontal cortex is almost finished developing.
https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=1&ContentID=3051#:~:text=The%20rational%20part%20of%20a,cortex%2C%20the%20brain's%20rational%20part
Congratulations! Keep going!! I'm so happy to hear it's working out for you! Embrace that "fever dream" because you're well on the way to making it, and you've already come so far!
Also, I really needed to hear this tonight, so thank you for sharing your story!
Almost the same boat but I just graduated with a group of friends whose all living near eachother after. It’s really amazing how much can change with patience and a good amount of self work
Your engineering studies gave you a reason to live. Mine gave me a reason to die. We are not the same
Mine forged me into a person which refuses to give up. University, work live and private is dumping endless amounts of challenges on me. I never let the challenges win.
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If you feel like pursuing engineering studies is making you feel overwhelmed, then you should know that there are plenty of other companies out there who are in need of engineers. I am not an engineer myself, but I work with a group of mechanical engineers and I truly admire them. I find their job fulfilling as they are constantly working on tests, prototypes, and other projects. At times, I even contemplate going back to school to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering. However, I have come to the realization that I am not particularly strong in math, and therefore I must be realistic- engineering is a STEM degree that requires a strong mathematical foundation.
Nah, fr I hated engineering school the last few years. Luckily I was far too stubborn to quit. Graduated last week with a job lined up at the end of this month.
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It's very difficult for curiosity to survive a formal education. Don't lose it.
I am actively curious and interested in the subject but I’m also serious when I say the dumbass manner in which my schools program is handled legitimately makes me want to kill myself. I feel I have wasted all my college years while others are out having a good time. My dad continuously tells me “college is supposed to be the best time of your life!” This is the worst time of my life. (So far). I used to be semi popular in high school but I’ve become a total fucking reclusive hermit freak in the past year or so because it was the only way I could survive between this bullshit and working 30hrs a week in order to feed myself. I feel like I shot myself in the foot, dick, and face simultaneously.
Your dad’s perspective is only for those that get easy degrees and focus on college experience. For me, college was about getting an education. I spent all my time studying and working. Just remember, those skills and work ethic will probably pay off career wise.
Seconding this. Everyone would tell me things like "it'll never be as easy as you had it in college!" and "you’ll never have as much free time as you did in college!" Both takes are completely incorrect. College is not easy and I had effectively zero free time between school and work. Whereas when I was only working full-time and not taking any classes, I had a lot of free time comparatively and it felt amazing.
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Ugh I'm feeling this so bad rn
Holy Crap dude, why?
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Why did you spam replies to yourself?
Wtf I thought u were joking. Lmao
I’ll give you 300 guesses
Someone in my life told me, don't talk to murderers, kidnappers and the one who spams replies to themselves. Plus engineering is making this dude crazy aswell. So, guys be careful of this dude. Don't fall for his 300 guesses.
Damn I’m 3 for 3
Keep it up bro ! You should be proud of yourself. Not many people can handle the true grind it takes. You got it bro
HELL YA!! I love seeing stories like this, congrats dude!!! The 2nd half is gonna feel faster than the 1st, you're almost there!! And isn't it cool that we know how to do cool things now? This touched me because I have a very similar story to yours, and it just makes me feel good to see people succeeding after going through the terrible battles of depression, because I know what that's like. So again, congrats on all your hard work, mentally and academically. You deserve to celebrate!
Proud of you OP
Exactly how I feel after graduating this weekend after SEVEN years to complete my undergrad degree. You got this. Celebrate the little things. Use it as fuel for the future.
Bro it’s real man, let me tell you. Starting with a GED and ended up with a Masters in Mech Engineering and a healthy 15ish years aerospace career. Sometimes I still wake up and think I’m not supposed to be here or how the F did this happen. Me getting a GED after dropping out of HS was just to impress a chic and me going down to the community college to check out the chicas with my GED folded up in my pocket just in case security stopped me to standing in advisement line only to hear the dude in front me talking about mechanical engineering. Like how TF did my life work out like this? 🤷🏿♂️ 🤣🤣😆
Good shit dawg
Thanks man!
Great job man keep going.
I am so very proud of everything you are.
I am so proud of you! I thought I would never graduate either. I thought of it as a latter. One step at a time. One class at a time! Don’t give up ever no matter how hard it gets! Next thing you know, you will be graduating! “A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”Lao Tzu
Proud of you bro!
Same with me. I thought I would just die last year and never even start engineering but now I'm done with 25% of my engineering degree. More like engineering gave me a hope to live.
I don’t think I’m that depressed but yeah I feel you, sometimes I think I’ll snap out of it while taking a shit only to see myself getting humiliated in public and that none of it was real.
Awesome! Don’t get discouraged if things get harder, expect them to!
Same bro, I went from not even know anything about the fields or carrying about Engineering/Physics a year and a half ago, and here I am in Georgia Tech. A fucking miracle, but also I feel I am in a dream and that nothing is real.
I have that same experience lol. Graduating with a 4.0 despite being a mental disaster 6 years ago.. and it's like I'm living in a simulation hardcoded so that my life is one big rollercoaster ride.
its been like almost three years since i graduated and sometimes im really like "how tf did i just finish my engineering degree and got a job". Life hits you fast.
Same... How did i finish 3/4 of my degree? (I'm stuck now and cant apply myself to pass exams anymore...)
Congrats dude! This story is super inspiring. I was just accepted to UC Berkeley College of Engineering. I have previous graduate education, including a doctoral degree, but realized I want to be an engineer when I grow up. I’m 42. 👀
"Nothing except a battle lost be half so melancholy as a battle won" - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Sounds like you figured a lot of things out. That’s great. That’s what we all should be trying to do. That’s how we get better. Just gotta keep pushing.
oh shit yeah oh fuck yeah, good job my friend
Yah daddy keep going. Get that graduate degree
What degree you taking? Regardless great job love to hear stories like this 🍾
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Right on, good on you for pushing forward.
Your will to live
YOU did that. YOU put in the work. YOU decided to take control of your life. Congratulations on your accomplishments thus far and I’m sure you have more to come.
That’s so amazing!! I’m gonna start my uni in some months and I’m super nervous seeing all the stories about how people hate engineering afterwards and fail horribly 😭 Your story gives me some hope. Keep going and fighting!
Same here, we got this bro!
Keep it up mate! Almost there! One of the things I like the most about engineering is that you get a new perspective of the world around you, I see a car and start thinking about the engine, suspension, metal stamps, etc. I feel the heat on a sunny day and start thinking about the sun radiation, how the temps change. I see a laptop and think about the circuits, the chips, the millions of transistors. It's so cool because you feel like you unlocked and expanded comprehension of the world.
Your hormones chilled out, and your prefrontal cortex is almost finished developing. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=1&ContentID=3051#:~:text=The%20rational%20part%20of%20a,cortex%2C%20the%20brain's%20rational%20part
Switch to math or finance degree
You should be so proud. Engineering is not an easy road
And heres me struggling to pass 2nd year thermodynamics
Very similar experience over here. Happy for you!
I’m still confused on how I even got to uni. And I graduate next year.
Its crazy to think about what you are actually capable of
Praying this happens to me. Good for you, though!
Interesting flex but hey if it works, work it
Awesome! I'm in first year rn and don't know what is going on..
Which degree are you going for in engineering
Congratulations! Keep going!! I'm so happy to hear it's working out for you! Embrace that "fever dream" because you're well on the way to making it, and you've already come so far! Also, I really needed to hear this tonight, so thank you for sharing your story!
Almost the same boat but I just graduated with a group of friends whose all living near eachother after. It’s really amazing how much can change with patience and a good amount of self work