[bigshoe]

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]

I'm going to sign off on this thread now least it turn into one of those "in my day we had to walk uphill to school both ways fighting off the woolly Mammoths" conversations  (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

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No one-upmanship intended .... the point is that getting through engineering school is physically and mentally tough. You have to be commited.

You also have to realize that some of what makes it tough are the extra hurdles you place in front of yourself, whether it's aggressive self-imposed deadlines (or the opposite), (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/drink.gif) (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) :drive: $$$ or whatever, but it CAN be done.

Just look at all the people here who made it through (in the careers thread)(IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Jason also raised a very good point - some of the toughest classes will also be the classes you learn the most in.