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how much trouble have you had in getting your degree?

I'm starting to have a tough time, but its mostly because I don't have the time to study. currently i'm only in the beginning, general chemistry(with lab) and calculus 1.

my chemistry teacher is hard to follow (foreign), i'm getting a high D
and calculus isnt that bad, I'm getting a low C
chemistry lab is a low A, but that was a pretty simple class.

my problem is i work 40 hrs during the week, and i have alot of travel time also. I have an interest in this stuff (not so much chemistry), but find it very hard to lose sleep to study.

anyways, i was able to move 24 of my work hours to the weekend for next semester, that should help greatly, I'll be taking calc 2, physics 1 (with lab), and c programming.

Ok guys, how bad do i have it???
I know i'm only in the beginnings of engineering here, and i'm not looking good, i really hope that will change next semester since i've made some changes for it.

what did you guys find tough or demanding when it came to engineering classes? I find it takes me absolutely forever to do my homework and focus on it, I blame being out of school for 5 years for that (although i know it could be alot worse).

Did you guys find the later engineering classes to be much more difficult than this earlier stuff?

btw, i'm a Mechanical engineering major, and if it matters, i've completed an associates in EET in 1999 from a tech school

bigshoe View Member Profile	Nov 21 2004, 06:56 PM Post #1
Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 128 Joined: 17-March 04 From: Cleveland Member No.: 275	how much trouble have you had in getting your degree? I'm starting to have a tough time, but its mostly because I don't have the time to study. currently i'm only in the beginning, general chemistry(with lab) and calculus 1. my chemistry teacher is hard to follow (foreign), i'm getting a high D and calculus isnt that bad, I'm getting a low C chemistry lab is a low A, but that was a pretty simple class. my problem is i work 40 hrs during the week, and i have alot of travel time also. I have an interest in this stuff (not so much chemistry), but find it very hard to lose sleep to study. anyways, i was able to move 24 of my work hours to the weekend for next semester, that should help greatly, I'll be taking calc 2, physics 1 (with lab), and c programming. Ok guys, how bad do i have it??? I know i'm only in the beginnings of engineering here, and i'm not looking good, i really hope that will change next semester since i've made some changes for it. what did you guys find tough or demanding when it came to engineering classes? I find it takes me absolutely forever to do my homework and focus on it, I blame being out of school for 5 years for that (although i know it could be alot worse). Did you guys find the later engineering classes to be much more difficult than this earlier stuff? btw, i'm a Mechanical engineering major, and if it matters, i've completed an associates in EET in 1999 from a tech school

bigshoe View Member Profile	Nov 22 2004, 12:54 AM Post #2
Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 128 Joined: 17-March 04 From: Cleveland Member No.: 275	i checked that site out the other day, doesnt have all of the proffessors on there from cleveland state, but it had almost 300 of them. the electrical concepts or whatever course should be a breeze for me, i'm woried about the later math courses, physics 1 and 2, strength of materials, thermodynamics and whatever else. those I'll probably go to 2 classes per semester. I really want to get it done though, i'm kicking myself for going to a tech school out of high school and not going into something like this, i would have been done 3 years ago, and i'm sure it would have been much easier. oh well, cant harp on that too much, what other pitfalls did you engineer guys have to get through?