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[quote=Anonymous]I have an engineering degree.  In EE.  From lofty "Delaware" J/k.  43 people started Electrical Engineering, 15 finished.  I was 2 or 3 in the class.  It was a good value then, even out of state tuition.  Not so much now.  They did get us out in 4 years though.

Math was always a struggle for me.  I had to bust my butt to understand it, and some of the math classes (diff eq, field theory, signals and systems) made me want to crawl in a hole and die.  I persevered.  I made up in quantity what I may have lacked in quality.  I had little time for socializing, I survived.

I got my degree, went to work for a military lab, and used about 5% of what my courses covered.  Got a masters in engineering management, and now I do program management.  A non-supervisory GS-15.  Its a good gig.  I'm not as technically smart as many people at my base, and there are some real giants of mental power for sure, but the flip side is someone has to make sure money gets spent and plans get done.  I fill that niche well.  And for the fun electrical tinkering and projects (hello, Arduino!) I have time at home for what has become hobbies.

An engineering degree can take you lots of places.  Whether you use those classes or not, you've proven [i]you can get through them[/i].  Apparently thats a thing.  Lots of folks turned into CS majors when they couldnt do the math or electronics classes.  They went on to have great lives too.

If you're doing engineering because you like math, go do finance. You'll make more money.  You really need to be into hands-on stuff and be passionate about it.  Not afraid to dig your hands in.  Sadly the place [i]I [/i]do that now is at home, either on my home or on hobbies.  The lab job I did simply didnt pay for the 3 kids I ended up having, and allow my wife to be a full time mom for now which she is doing.  [/quote]

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