I was a bioengineering major for my first semester. Even though it was a huge transition from high school, I felt like I could handle the courses. Starting from my second semester to now (I am currently in my sixth semester), I was an electrical engineering major.
I understand it’s normal to struggle (aka, find it really hard to pass) in a few electrical engineering classes, but I struggle in about one electrical engineering class every semester. However, I could handle all of the core engineering courses (i.e., calculus 1-2, physics 1-3, differential equations, introduction to engineering design, chemistry for engineers).
Overall, I am comfortable with memorizing and solving nasty word problems (in the end, it is equation manipulation); I can manage small programming homework assignments, but programming projects look like gibberish to me.
To the question in your title: yes, normal. I’m doing fine in ChemE but don’t think I would do very well in EE. Just wasn’t a big fan of E&M or circuits above a basic level.
To your post: depending on your definition of “struggle,” it might also be normal to struggle with one (or more) engineering class(es) per semester. What are you referring to as “struggling”? How is your GPA overall?
@bodangles by struggle, I mean having to repeat multiple courses
@bodangles my GPA is a 2.8
Why did you switch out of Bioengineering?
@Studious99 my chemistry for engineers class was the first “hard” course I came upon and I whined; I passed although my study habits were not up to par in my first college semester…but in retrospect, that course was not too bad since it was a nationally required core class for all engineering majors
In addition, BioE grads find it harder to find jobs in the engineering field.