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- Senior333%
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Austin PhanElectrical engineering comes with a certain satisfaction that I find difficult to replicate. Analytically solving for something, building it, and then measuring it in the real world is an incredibly satisfying learning loop that…
Enjoyment & fit
Get on the internship grind early and build resume and practice for interviews early
Careers & next steps
Very challenging, math and project heavy, but doable if truly interested.
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Student reviews
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Electrical engineering comes with a certain satisfaction that I find difficult to replicate. Analytically solving for something, building it, and then measuring it in the real world is an incredibly satisfying learning loop that is only really found in engineering.
Switched from Computer Science
- Interested in Engineering · Research & academia
- Planning a PhD
Austin Phan · JuniorElectrical EngineeringGet on the internship grind early and build resume and practice for interviews early
- Interested in Business · Engineering
- Unsure about grad school
Very challenging, math and project heavy, but doable if truly interested.
- Interested in Engineering · Tech & software
- Unsure about grad school
The course work can be challenging but being able to complete them is fulfilling. I also wish I explored ither fields of engineering instead of forcing myself into Electrical Engineering.
- Interested in Tech & software · Engineering
- Unsure about grad school
What changed for you when you switched from Computer Engineering to Electrical Engineering?
Not much changed for me since the two majors are in the same department and the curriculums share a lot of classes already save for a few.
Switched from Computer Engineering
- Interested in Engineering · Public service
- Unsure about grad school
When you're exposed to new hard concepts, frustration is a good sign, it means you're learning.
- Still exploring careers
Try your hardest and do your best! This major takes a lot of work, but is extremely fulfilling and rewarding. Nobody is born with everything that they need to know, and learning takes time. Don't beat yourself up for struggling. Just keep going!
- Interested in Engineering
- Planning a PhD
I really like electrical engineering because I think it will set me up well for the future!
- Interested in Business · Tech & software +2
Learning about software and hardware teaches mire about how the world runs.
- Interested in Business · Entrepreneurship +2
- Planning a master’s
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