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in my lone act of selflessness , i am trying to save you from getting in too deep to the point of no return. the problem isnt that engineering is hard, as medicine too is no piece of cake. its that its needlessly hard, meaning you put yourself into a bad situation without any benefit. now, well into my senior year, i wish i could have taken a major that would have taught me about society and people, like econ, psych, socio, or who knows--any other suggestions? rather, engineering is a trade school that produces people who are ready to jump out into the workforce and make 50k+ right away. you dont learn $hit about anything else except engineering concepts.
im just bummed out that my senior design project is requiring so much commitment. its one thing to put in hard work but its another to put in hard work and get nothing out of it in the long term, which i dont think future docs do (in an engr major). or future anything for that matter, except future engineers. i might gripe some and express regrets in my interviews if the topic is broached, i hope it is received all right as long as i clarify it
caveat: i could do well in engr given enough effort. and i do perform fairly well, just to clear that up so ppl dont think im a dunce. but the question is, why? why bother?
im just bummed out that my senior design project is requiring so much commitment. its one thing to put in hard work but its another to put in hard work and get nothing out of it in the long term, which i dont think future docs do (in an engr major). or future anything for that matter, except future engineers. i might gripe some and express regrets in my interviews if the topic is broached, i hope it is received all right as long as i clarify it
caveat: i could do well in engr given enough effort. and i do perform fairly well, just to clear that up so ppl dont think im a dunce. but the question is, why? why bother?