| I think the issue here is that you are trying to balance "life" and engineering. And the problem is that if you are pursuing engineering, and seek to do it successfully, you will never be able to reach that balance. I agree that "all work and no play makes jack a dull boy/girl/whatever" but you must realize that your "life" will be seriously limited with engineering. Something like 20% "life" and 80% work is possible but a 50/50 is damn near impossible. Trust me, I've tried... and failed.
On the other hand, you can choose to strike a balance more agreeable to you but your grades can and will suffer. I have also noticed that engineering tends to attract the best and the brightest... people who will automatically be setting the curves. To just be in the same league as these guys, a normal person pretty much has to do overtime. Heck, not only do you forgo a large chunk of "life" you even have to say goodbye to sleep many times. Endurance, perseverance, patience, resilience, and passion are what you need to get through... brilliance is a plus since no one really has a control over that!
However, if you are good at something other than engineering... be it being social or being good at writing poetry, try to devote some time to those but just remember that for the next few years engineering is your life. |