I'm a senior mechanical engineering student that graduates in December 2025, but I still feel too stupid to graduate.

I did an interview for an internship where the interviewer quizzed me on a statics question. I answered it properly but he was disappointed by how long I took to solve it. At my current co-op I feel like the dumbest engineer who can't understand simple concepts. And for my current capstone design team, I feel like the dumbest one because I always feel behind on our design concepts.

I have a 3.66 gpa and I've had above a 3.7 for all of my college experience, but I don't feel "smart". Does anybody have any textbooks, YouTubers, or resources I can use to increase my engineering and critical thinking skills? I'd hate to graduate next semester still feeling like an idiot.

Edit: I really appreciate all the encouragement guys! But if anybody can provide me some resources as mentioned above that would be much appreciated as well. Thanks guys! Also, I should probably add that I'm a woman as well lol

I'm a senior about to graduate in aerospace, and I've fully given up on the prospect of having a job lined up after graduation. I've applied to about 100 jobs at this point, not counting the internships I've applied to since sophomore year, and I've not had a single interview. I'm lucky to even get a no as a response. The university has been absolutely no help and has left basically all of the aero majors out to dry. I feel like I'll be stuck in a shitty retail job for at least a year before I get anything even remotely related to engineering, and given the amount of debt I'm in I'm going to struggle waiting that long to pay everything off. I worry too what it's going to look like applying as a grad from one year ago that still has no relevant experience, as I've heard about the expiration date on engineering degrees. I feel like I've been robbed blind and left with nothing useful at all to show for it

I graduated with a liberal arts major (yeah yeah I know) and currently work a job in analytics. I'm really not loving the career. I'm considering going back to school for a degree in electrical engineering.

However, before I do, I want to take some community college classes before making the leap and to prove I can handle it.

Question: which math or science classes should I take to prove I can handle the course load?

Thank you.

Especially videos for the more "accessible" programs like solidworks. It genuinely feels like some people torrent it, play around for a week or two then decide they need to make 500 videos about it.

Unconstrained sketches, stupidly constrained sketches, making a gear by randomly drawing something that looks like it, putting chamfers on the sketch.

And most of these stuff they make is so simplified it looks like a third grader made it.

Tomorrow, we have to present our project — including a working model — and I’m honestly terrified. It counts for internal marks, and our professor is strict, cold, and known for picking apart every little thing. I’ve seen how she asks deep, unexpected questions that completely throw people off. That fear has been sitting in my stomach for days now.

The project we’re presenting… I don’t even know how to feel about it anymore. I’ve put in effort, but now my overthinking is making me doubt everything — whether it’s good enough, whether we’ve missed something, whether it’ll stand up to questioning. I can’t tell what’s real and what’s just anxiety messing with my head.

My team? They’ve barely contributed. They don’t really care. I’ve been the one trying to hold it all together, making sure something gets done. And during the presentation, I already know I’ll be the one talking while they just stand there. And if anything goes wrong, the embarrassment will fall on me. Not them.

I don’t even like the degree I’m doing — I took it out of fear, not passion. But I still try. Even when I feel disconnected. Even when I feel like my brain doesn’t work like it used to because of chronic anxiety. I still try, and somehow, that just makes the fear of failure feel worse.

I overthink every little thing. I worry that if I say too much, the prof will start asking deeper questions I won’t be able to answer. But if I say too little, I’ll seem unprepared. It feels like there’s no winning.

I’m exhausted. I just want to get through tomorrow without completely breaking down or embarrassing myself. I needed to vent this somewhere.

I’m a sophomore mechanical engineering major going into my junior year. I applied to around 20-25 internships, got one interview, then got ghosted. I want to make my summer count and do something that can build my resume and help me get something for next summer, but I have no clue what or how I could. I’m taking one summer course to finish up my core classes, but all of the engineering courses I need are not being offered. Any suggestions other than work a job that has nothing to do with engineering to at least make a little money?

I'm thinking of applying to become a member but I'm still a bit hesitant. If any IEEE members could share how it benefited them/if it's a good idea, I'd appreciate it a lot! Thank you :D

I'm not sure if it's relevant in this discussion, but I'm a Computer Engineering student.

Honestly i dont know what to choose, i think engineering is better no?

I mean paid internships after graduation. Like, if I am unable to add value to the organisation?

Or are they stuck with paying me for the duration of my internship??

Or, conversely, are there Internship programs that I can get into with my bachelor's, and guaranteed pay for the duration of the internship, even if I am unable to contribute at all?

Hi folks, I’m currently in community college right now but I transfer in a year to my state’s big four year university.

I wanted to do aerospace engineering for my bachelor’s originally, but I am pretty good at physics and I had people suggest I study that instead.

While I ultimately would still want to do engineering, I am curious to see if having a physics degree (with some professional electives in engineering of course) would be beneficial for me to get a master’s in aerospace engineering.

Would this give me an extra edge? Or would it be better for me to continue my aerospace engineering route? I did also consider minoring in physics, though I am unsure if I will pursue a minor (but I intend to go to grad school regardless of my major, I have some big dreams).

I have a final tomorrow and I can’t wrap my head around double and triple integrals. Someone please give me a good resource to help me understand them🙏🙏🙏

I’m early career (EE) and have been working at a couple companies including internships , and each time I’ve been the youngest by far. Is there any way to find companies where there are people my age? I work in analog electronics.

I’m saying this because I would like to make some friends at work where I can do things with them after work. It’s a bit different when everybody is triple my age.

Hello Reddit. I'm looking for more advice on my career pursuits.

I have a BSMET degree as the title states. I want to pursue a masters in mechanical engineering. If you want to see my reasoning behind this, please refer to my previous post.

I'm trying to get into the most prestigious school I can that will offer me the most in terms of an MS program. Has anyone with BS-ET degrees successfully gotten into MS-E programs and what did you have to do to accomplish this goal?

Side note, I did not do BSMET for lack of ability, and graduated with slightly more than 3.7 GPA. Currently worked as an engineer, but not in my desired career. Pretty ok resume (I think), and seeking 3 strong LoR's (Wish me luck I am so nervous about getting a response from my previous professors I really hope they will help me .. )

School of choice is GIT if anyone with my degree has gotten accepted into the masters program pleaseee tell me how you did it .. And I'm willing to go back and finish BSME as a last resort.

Thank you for reading. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Hey guys, I am a high school senior and I am looking forward to partaking in a mechanical engineering (possibly switching to another engineering discipline) degree over my next four years of college. I am currently trying to decide between NC State, Colorado School of Mines, and the University of Maryland (College Park) to complete my undergrad. Since they are all very good schools for engineering and are all different many ways, I am having a hard time deciding which school I want to go to. I've closely considered non-academic aspects of the schools so my decision has boiled down to how my degree will differ depending on the school I go to. In terms of "best engineering school" rankings, UMD is first then NC state, then CSM. I am curious if the schools's rankings truly matter or if engineering degrees at "good schools" are roughly synonymous. Please let me know how the same degree would differ depending on the school, it would help greatly with my decision making.

I’m planning to attend UML this fall, likely studying mechanical engineering. However, I’m a bit concerned about how I’ll do since I haven’t taken calculus and opted for statistics instead. As a result, my highest level of math (besides statistics) is algebra 2.

Throughout high school, I wasn’t particularly interested in college and often didn’t do good in my classes. This year, however, I’ve been putting in more effort and focusing on my school work. Still, I’m still worried about being significantly behind everyone else.

On the positive side, I’m taking one semester of undecided courses so I can take calculus and physics. Even for these classes, I’m concerned that everyone there will be more prepared and that I might struggle. I’m also worried that my GPA could suffer as a result.

Part of my worries come from the fact that I’ve never developed good study habits and can be a major procrastinator. (I’m actively working on improving these habits, so I’m a bit nervous about how college will challenge me.) I know I’m capable of succeeding, but I’d love to hear from someone who’s been in a similar situation and how they adapted. Thank you!

I need to obtain:
(a) Actual intensity of the current source.

(b) Ic intensity in the marked direction.

(c) Resistance “seen” by the source, between A and B.

R1= 0.2 Kohms
R2 = 0.1 Kohms
R3 = 0.1 Kohms
R4 = 0.08 Kohms

can anyone help please, I have an exam tomorrow 🙏🙏

Is there anyone on youtube who teaches Fluid Mechanics as Engineering Deciphered teaches Thermodynamics, Statics and Materials?

Hello, I came here for the most common dilemma amongst college students dreaming of becoming an engineer.

Do I take a degree in Mechanical engineering or Civil Engineering???

Let me clarify my ambitions. I am very much interested in developing green technology and focus more on environmental conservation and sustainability from the technical stance. I'm very interested in renewable energy as well. In short, I want to do something good for the environment.

So you might be wondering "Just go for Environmental Engineering then?" Well here's the challenge, in the country I'm studying at, there is no distinction between environmental engineering and other engineering practices aka it is not a thing yet in most universities! So I have to choose between Civil or Mechanical. (unless I study in another country, which, only thing stopping me is my financial constraints)

I want to know the insights on:

1. How did you overcome this situation if you ever had one?
2. Which engineering practices gets more field work exposure and moneyyy
3. Which one should i pick??

Hlo , Ibwant to strengthen my coding skill . Pls help

what apps like solidworks , cad , autocad and ..... i need to learn before heading to the master maybe or to jobs ? Things to improve while in university ?

Hi I’m not sure which project to choose for my internship . I just want to choose the one with the most industry demand and the one to make my resume look a lot better for when I apply to another internship next year and eventually an actual job. Any advice is appreciated. These are the options

AI-Controlled 3D Printed Prosthetic Hand

Data-Driven Digital Twin & Defect Detection for LPBF

FEA-Based AI Modelling for Faster Design and Optimisation

I'm a mechanical engineering student struggling to get a good gpa. I'm in my second semester and my gpa was 3.24. I've practiced alot more but I just seem to not get it I guess. I can solve questions but I blank out in an exam as if I've never even seen it before. I haven't even gotten to the really difficult courses yet. And neither have I joined any societies but I am still struggling