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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

sgarnett View Member Profile	Nov 22 2004, 11:31 AM Post #2
Seeking round tuits Group: Advanced Members Posts: 5,522 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Kentucky Member No.: 33	At my school there was a formalized weedout cutoff between the sophmore and junior years. That made it a little tricky, because I was on the part-time decade plan and had started out as mechanical before switching to electrical. Finally the mechanical college was tired of carrying me on the books when I was not taking mech classes anymore, and I was still one class short for formal admission to the electrical upper division. They actually suggested that I transfer to Arts and Sciences for one semester, then transfer back, but finally agreed to let me register one more time. The material didn't get any easier after the cutoff, but the classes were a lot smaller and they at least weren't TRYING to fail half the class. In that sense it was a little easier, I guess.