What was your experience like, studying mechanical engineering in college?
What was your experience like, studying mechanical engineering in college?
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I’m considering mechanical engineering, and I want to know what it would be like to major in it. What was your experience like? Did you have fun studying it? Was it overly difficult? Do you regret anything about it?
I would also gladly take any of your tips, pointers and advice!!
I would also gladly take any of your tips, pointers and advice!!
RE: What was your experience like, studying mechanical engineering in college?
I enjoyed my undergrad. It was a lot of work, it wasn't "overly difficult" to me but I'm not sure how many of my fellow students would say the same.
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RE: What was your experience like, studying mechanical engineering in college?
RE: What was your experience like, studying mechanical engineering in college?
RE: What was your experience like, studying mechanical engineering in college?
RE: What was your experience like, studying mechanical engineering in college?
Advice:
1. Definitely try to find an internship in a related field so you get a feel of the day-to-day. Engineering can be lot more than just solving problems, certainly a lot more than what's thought in school.
2. Do a lot of hands on work! Get in the machine shop, join clubs/organizations that build and compete.
RE: What was your experience like, studying mechanical engineering in college?
Keith Cress
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RE: What was your experience like, studying mechanical engineering in college?
My best advice - Focus on getting assignments done as soon as they are assigned. I vividly remember that the odd bits of work/studying which I put off until the last minute always seemed infinitely more difficult than the stuff I did right away. Secondly, use the school's tutors and teacher's office hours to ask questions and solicit feedback, even if its simple things like asking, "Is this good enough or can I do it neater/better/more thoroughly?" Third, find a brief distraction that you enjoy to break up studying which won't develop into hours of waste. For me, whenever I started to struggle and needed a break I either went for a run or hit the gym. 30-60 mins later and my body wouldn't let me keep going, I had to go back to studying. Had I broken up studying with TV or gaming then I'd lose hours screwing off like some classmates who struggled.
Good luck.
RE: What was your experience like, studying mechanical engineering in college?
RE: What was your experience like, studying mechanical engineering in college?
But yes, I enjoyed it. Make sure you get internships.
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RE: What was your experience like, studying mechanical engineering in college?
I studied Materials Engineering, but took a lot of ME classes in place of the required versions that were weak. This has helped me a lot over the years since I work with so many ME's at customers.
We figured 2-3 hours of study for each class hour, and that includes labs.
The lab for Systems and Measuration isn't called S&M for no reason.
Work on getting an internship, all real exposure is good.
Join a technical society where they build and test real equipment. Practical experience helps.
Think of a specialty that you are interested in. It can be divided many ways such as R&D, design, or production. Or heat transfer, dynamics, or controls. Or by industry of interest, vehicles, appliances, hand tools, and so on.
Don't ignore some of the smaller engineering disciplines, they can be very interesting and the experience is more personal, even at a big school.
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