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Re: "field" of study: electrical engineering
12This outcome of this thread is a real shock. Wire you posting this shit?
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I'd rather be throwing darts.
Re: "field" of study: electrical engineering
14Everyone's so negative. Or maybe i'm just out of the loop.
Re: "field" of study: electrical engineering
15I believe the correct expression is "no fun".
jason (he/him/his) from volo (illinois)
Re: "field" of study: electrical engineering
16every good joke is grounded in reality.
Re: "field" of study: electrical engineering
17It's a great undergrad degree if you don't have a desire to investigate the humanities. There's not much room for that kind of thing in an EE curriculum.
I only worked directly in the field for four years, then I went off to do other stuff.
But all that studying rewired my brain and made me smarter and vastly more employable.
Broadly, you learn how to approach systems logically, and there's not a field of work on the planet where that isn't applicable.
Also, many/most employers know it's hard to coast through an average EE program.
You pretty much have to put the time in, and it suggests that you can learn complex concepts and sets of details, which is a valuable trait.
All that said, i liked how focused it was, going back to school later than most, but it's not going to be for everyone. It's a trade-school type of thing, not liberal arts (which I personally value as much or more as engineering studies).
I only worked directly in the field for four years, then I went off to do other stuff.
But all that studying rewired my brain and made me smarter and vastly more employable.
Broadly, you learn how to approach systems logically, and there's not a field of work on the planet where that isn't applicable.
Also, many/most employers know it's hard to coast through an average EE program.
You pretty much have to put the time in, and it suggests that you can learn complex concepts and sets of details, which is a valuable trait.
All that said, i liked how focused it was, going back to school later than most, but it's not going to be for everyone. It's a trade-school type of thing, not liberal arts (which I personally value as much or more as engineering studies).
Re: "field" of study: electrical engineering
18Your kid should do it. If the course is anything like UK science degrees, it'll be loads easier than in our day and there are more resources avilable. He'll pass easily; courses aren't as hard these days. That's not just an old-man's view, ask my son or other post-2023 graduates. You can miss loads and cram it ,etc etc, and still pass cos the institutions have an interest in getting a high pass rate. Though it is stricter when it comes to the hard sciences like maths and physics (and EE).
Aside from the quality /politics of teaching these days, an electronics degree of any sort is highly respected and if he's gonna commit\ has a talent for it ., definitely do it.
I did things the wrong way round- I did a degree in the 90's which was nothing to do with electronics, but when I started working in AV I had a shitload to learn, Had to do some courses after work, etc, and have been in the electronics repair world for 30-odd years. There's always concepts I'm not familiar with even now- a proper EE degree would have been highly useful.
Aside from the quality /politics of teaching these days, an electronics degree of any sort is highly respected and if he's gonna commit\ has a talent for it ., definitely do it.
I did things the wrong way round- I did a degree in the 90's which was nothing to do with electronics, but when I started working in AV I had a shitload to learn, Had to do some courses after work, etc, and have been in the electronics repair world for 30-odd years. There's always concepts I'm not familiar with even now- a proper EE degree would have been highly useful.
Re: "field" of study: electrical engineering
19he is, in fact. Graduates next year. Anybody need an intern this summer? I promise he’s nothing like me.ogpuprison wrote: Your kid should do it.