<p>Hi everyone. This question has come into my mind for the time I entered college. Why do we actually keep studying? What is the purpose of studying a lot? What happen to those who study for like 3years and after that they quit because they don’t think it was for them?</p>
<p>I’m currently studying in college. After investigating for hours I have figured out that being in any Engineering field is very hard because they require ton of hours. What are the pro/con after getting your degree? I want to know the opinion of some people who actually finished or are almost finishing their engineering career. Did you really enjoy what you were studying?</p>
<p>I graduated with my B.E. and M.S. degrees and I actually did enjoy the classes in my major. The first two years weren’t as enjoyable though, and I didn’t have as much of an interest in those core courses (math, pure sciences, etc.). </p>
<p>Now that I’m in the industry, I’m still “studying” (if you want to call it that). You never really stop learning, so if you find yourself not liking your courses in college, it’s not a good sign for the future if you choose to pursue that field.</p>
<p>i decided to apply for engineering because I’d rather be able to create something than just make money out of things that have already been created(aka business major). I’m not the artsy type and I don’t want to go to school for 11 years so that really narrowed it down for me.</p>
<p>So ultimately, I would hypothesize that the greater time spent studying is necessary because engineers do more than other majors once they graduate, they create things.</p>
<p>I would have to say that I can see where you are coming from. I spend a ridiculous amount of hours studying, and I don’t see it letting up in the very near future. It is often questionable if it’s actually worth all the extra effort. My answer; if I was just going to college to get my ‘ticket punched’, meaning just for the piece of paper, I would have chosen another major. There are many college kids who have a lot more free time than I do. However, I wanted a degree that would allow me the flexibility to go on to do many other things. It gives me the quantitative skills that I want and need for the kind of work I want to do, and no employer is going to balk at an engineering degree. I would say that I enjoy some of the class work, though those classes are far and few between. Do I really enjoy math and physics? Not particularly. But I like using math to solve problems in my field. And I find the concepts of physics interesting, but I don’t have the desire to conquer the subject for fun. </p>
<p>All in all, I study hard because I believe it will pay off in my future. If I didn’t think it would, then I wouldn’t do it. I do realize, however, that some students work hard and end up with a low GPA, making it hard for them to find a job even if they worked harder than the business student with the high GPA. So, I work extra hard to make sure this doesn’t happen to me. I believe you have to choose your battles wisely, and if you do well in engineering I feel that it will pay off. If you don’t do so well, you should probably stick with a different major.</p>
<p>You study because it’s impossible for the human mind to fully “learn” everything we get in the classroom. You have to spend time studying to actually let it all sink into your brain. You go to college to learn. Therefore you have to study in college.</p>
<p>Regardless of the college you go to , engineering consists of a lot of studying and I would say if you are an engineer you will always be “studying” because you will probably be involved with the development of technology. It’s not a major for everyone but I feel that it has its own rewards. I’m not even a freshmen yet but I enjoy using math ( so far I’ve done vector calc and one course in ODEs) / phy for actual real world problems and I want to be involved with research in the future.</p>