Hate intro Mech. Engr. Class??

BigRev14
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:16:10 +0000

(Freshman at large state-school majoring in ME.)

Hello,

I was just wondering if anyone else has had similar experiences as I am currently having…

Situation: I’m currently enrolled in an Intro to ME class and boyyyy do I HATE it. To be fair, much of the blame is probably due to the absolutely awful teacher I have - yes, “teacher,” not Doctor, not professor, not even “guy with Masters”… “Laid off engineer with good connects but lack of teaching skill” I suppose is the most accurate name for him - but back to my problem… I HATE this class!

Is this an adequate indicator of how I would enjoy engineering as a profession?

I like to think that I have respectable quantitative abilities, which helped lead me to the engineering career path I am currently on; however, I am quite certain that I would not be the least bit satisfied if working as an engineer is similar to this class.

Should I leave engineering and explore other options, or try to tough it out and see how I enjoy later engineering classes ???