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  • I'm an electrical engineering student at a well known university near Toronto. I have completed 2 1/2 years of my studies before I began to run into some problems with my education and more specifically with myself which some people might consider strange. I am not failing in school, actually I'm an above average student because i am a hard worker. Also, i never really cared what people think about me but recently things have been taking a toll on me and I feel like i am starting to break down into depression because I 'think' about things too much. I'm definetely not a geek/nerd either, although i know i sound like one right now. Actually, many of my colleagues are surprised to even see me in the program and i for sure feel like i dont fit in at all but i continued to push forward anyways. I noticed that the engineering program and mindset has started to change me as a person and i dont' feel like myself at this point. I am for sure an overachiever, athlete of the year in highschool, always one of the top students in most classes,and i was always a very fun person to be around. But every since i started this engineering thing, i lost many friends because i dont have time to hang out with them. No time for a girlfriend. and quiete frankly telling them that im an electrical engineer doesn't help... I switched programs to business but now i feel even more lost then ever because im wasting time, money, and sacrificing 2.5 years of intensive stressful studying which i'll never get back. Reasons for going to business? Other graduated engineers told me its not worth it to be an engineer and they've seen their business friends earning more. I guess i am simply expecting more exciting things in life. and i don't know what a life as an engineer really entails but at this point i know its not something to do for the money. I went into engineering because i did very well in math and sciences in highschool school ,and business seemed a little simple and boring. In highscool, like most people, i chose a program based on general interest and salary and i stuck with it for 2.5 years because I absolutely hate giving up at anything but then i began to think and reason. So my questons for engineers out there are: Would you do things differently if you were still in my shoes? Is engineering in real life as stressfull as it is in school? In the end was all the hard work and social isolation worth it? Any engineers change their career after graduation? (i feel if i finish engineering i'm trapped in it for good because i'll have to pay off these student loans and i wont have time to goof around with other careers) To tell you the truth i would be much happier working as some kind of hands on technician or mechanic or even a cop but i know that i have the capacity to do soo much more. I see other dudes on facebook who barely finished highschool and they''re getting t he girls right now and seem perfectly happy. While i'm only trying to be the best person i can be, but at the same time being an engineer doesn't seem like the best thing anymore. Sorry for writing a book.

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    You could try switching to another discipline of engineering. Chemical engineering is more of an applied science than anything, and if you were to become a CE you wouldn't be wasting those 2.5 years you have already spent in university. It's my understanding that they make higher salaries than the other 3 areas of engineering (mechanical, civil, electrical).

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Deep question the one you ask. In order to put things in perspective, I graduated from EE in 2001 and went to grad school until 2007, when I got my Ph.D. in EE, so I know how stressful can be the life in the trenches of EE. Having said that, I don't regret at all my choices. It can be a hard life but I believe has big rewards. There are not many professions where you can choose to work with big equipments (people in Energy, Power Electronics, and Electrical Machines), small equipments (Digital Systems, Electronics, Robotics), applied math (Communications, Control and Signal Processing) and radiating signals (EM). Beside the obvious choices, your experience in EE can help you enter into other fields, such as finance (market analysts positions are filled with people from signal processing and comm's as well as finance people), medicine, entrepreneurship, and even law (I went to a seminar of a EE graduate that went into Law to become a lawyer that specializes in intellectual property violation cases), etc. If you fell that the student life is taking over the rest of your activities your need to get know what is the reason behind it. Are you an organized person? How much load are you taking each term? Do you feel frustrated with the subjects and procrastinate avoiding doing course work until the last minute? Another topic you touched is related to money and how cost-effective is your money and time investment. As in most professions, you can make a decent or a huge salary depending on your skills, knowledge and the particular demands of your industry. However, EE has been consistently one of the top ranked earners after graduation. Average salaries oscillate between $45,000 to $65,000/ year for recently graduated. If you have a master's you can start at 65K and even get to 80K or 90K per year. With Ph.D. you will surpass the 100 K barrier most certainly. But regardless of potential salaries, what you need to know is determine why did you enter the program in the first place. What were you trying to accomplish? are you there under the suggestions of others or because of your own decision? Is the money factor the only reason you are studying EE? If that is the case, is not a reason strong enough to get you through 4 years of courses. So I'll suggest reflecting on that matters first. Talk to your undergrad advisor, and check on the IEEE Spectrum magazine for some amazing stuff that people from our profession is doing in the world. .

Kevin Eckman

sounds to me like you need to see a shrink and get some anti-depressant meds...and i think you'll feel better and finish your school......i once read america is in need of scientists and engineers...not enough kids are doing these type studies...so america has to import science and engineering students from around the world...i imagine being an engineer is difficult...but...it probably not physically demanding...my dad once told me to go to college...get a real job...you dont want to do construction for the rest of your life..and be a broken old man at 40...he's now 60...and just about crippled from hernias..accidents...just a beat up old tired man...i didnt listen to him..and neither did my bro..i'v done plumbing/hvac work...repaired commercial swimming pools...and now i'm an exterminator...my bro does kitchen cabinets...i should have gone to college...i wish i did when i had the chance...i'm kinda smart like that too...just wasnt guided right i guess...now i've taken up trying to teach myself computer programming by myself...maybe if i actually learn some of it..i might go back to school....

Uncle Salty

I would go back to engineering and stick it out. It is worth it in the long run. Many engineers end up running large businesses anyway. Studying engineering should not change who you are. Trying to enjoy your social life in college is probably a mistake anyway. You need to focus on the work.

Lloyd J

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