Important advice for all those considering studying engineering next yr

[-may-cat-]

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Originally Posted by procrastinater

if they wanna pay me out, then what can i do aye?
they post whatever they want, i can't control that.
if i retaliate, the site will probably delete my posts and account for offensive comments.

lol, i doubt it, have you seen the news and current affairs forums?

[procrastinater]

Originally Posted by -may-cat-

lol, i doubt it, have you seen the news and current affairs forums?

meh, not interested.
plus i cbf arguing with my responders.

[ehtefaz.hedayet]

OMG for god sakes, there's heaps of people that make similar mistakes like yours to begin with, but they either manage to change to a new course or decided to just stick with it.

EDIT: sorry man, didn't really know that you were intending on giving advice.

[untouchablecuz]

tbh i dont know why everyone is angry at the OP

he just trying to share his experience with engineering as a degree he chose "because he could"

with bonus points and whatnot, heaps of kids dont know what their getting themselves into, only to end up depressed half way through the semester

[-may-cat-]

Originally Posted by ehtefaz.hedayet

OMG for god sakes, there's heaps of people that make similar mistakes like yours to begin with, but they either manage to change to a new course or decided to just stick with it.

In conclusion stop your whining n00b. It was your fault to begin with.

Isn't that what he's doing?

[procrastinater]

Originally Posted by ehtefaz.hedayet

OMG for god sakes, there's heaps of people that make similar mistakes like yours to begin with, but they either manage to change to a new course or decided to just stick with it.

In conclusion stop your whining n00b. It was your fault to begin with.

sure didn't see that coming

[procrastinater]

Originally Posted by untouchablecuz

tbh i dont know why everyone is angry at the OP

he just trying to share his experience with engineering as a degree he chose "because he could"

with bonus points and whatnot, heaps of kids dont know what their getting themselves into, only to end up depressed half way through the semester

sure didn't see that coming either..

[Finx]

Originally Posted by procrastinater

if they wanna pay me out, then what can i do aye?
they post whatever they want, i can't control that.
if i retaliate, the site will probably delete my posts and account for offensive comments.

The site will probably already delete your posts, because your main argument at the moment is "Don't do Engineering, it was too challenging for me and therefore it's a bad course".

[procrastinater]

Originally Posted by Finx

The site will probably already delete your posts, because your main argument at the moment is "Don't do Engineering, it was too challenging for me and therefore it's a bad course".

only time will tell

[ehtefaz.hedayet]

Originally Posted by -may-cat-

Isn't that what he's doing?

if he's doing that, then why is he complaining begin with?

@OP: i don't really blame you for disliking your course, it's just quite useless complaining about it and people should decide on what they like to do themselves rather than being persuaded that something is horrible or enjoyable.

[-may-cat-]

I dunno, i think he just doesn't want people to repeat his mistake so they don't end up in his position. Perhaps he could have been a little more subtle about it but i can empathise , i don't think you realise how shit it would be being forced to finish out the semester in a subject you loathed, no idea how you would manage to motivate yourself to do anything.

[ehtefaz.hedayet]

Originally Posted by -may-cat-

I dunno, i think he just doesn't want people to repeat his mistake so they don't end up in his position. Perhaps he could have been a little more subtle about it but i can empathise , i don't think you realise how shit it would be being forced to finish out the semester in a subject you loathed, no idea how you would manage to motivate yourself to do anything.

yeh you got a point there i suppose, but if people still want to do it and think that they'll enjoy, then they should do it. But i clearly understand both your and the OP's point of view.

[-may-cat-]

Originally Posted by ehtefaz.hedayet

yeh you got a point there i suppose, but if people still want to do it and think that they'll enjoy, then they should do it. But i clearly understand both your and the OP's point of view.

oh no definitely, im just saying i think the op intended more to give advice than whinge, but people kinda got obsessed with the latter.

[Uncle]

OP, best take this to the UNSW Faculties of the Built Environment & Engineering subforum.

Originally Posted by procrastinater

i've applied for science/commerce next yr at same uni. if not, maybe just a science degree or might even combine with arts. not too sure yet.
hopefully it should be less boring, and i should settle in the environment sooner or later.

lol arts.
Science would have been my next resort though.

Originally Posted by Finx

Sorry, but most of us on here don't need warnings. We actually know what our courses offer, and we aren't fooled by the advertised gimmicks fed to us by a plethora of faculties.

You were fooled. You payed the price. FYL.

At least I wasn't in for all the gimmicks.
I was in because I knew that I would be on top of everyone else and be prepared with and work on the toughest problems and create and maintain what people take for granted.
Not everyone can be a godly engineer.

Originally Posted by procrastinater

you move me uncle,
i want to be you.

You just need to have utmost excellent time management.
Then it also comes down to some tricks up your sleeve.
Then it just comes down to various other miscellaneous skills.

As Mister tommykins has pointed out, you need to manage your time properly.
Sure the first year Mathematics subjects can offer you 100 questions per week but the point is you don't have to attempt them all but complete as much as you can until you understand it.
Sheesh I never attempt problems that don't have solutions or don't have another way of doing so, like substituting your function back into the original ODE.

Originally Posted by procrastinater

pretty much my order of preferences are:
1. science/commerce

lol

Originally Posted by procrastinater

3. science/arts

lol

Originally Posted by Omie Jay

There are a couple of engineering design subjects in first year which involve hands on, making something.

No, not MMAN2100 Engineering Design 2 lolol.
It's a phony design subject.
PHONY.
Calculate machine speed, inertia and statics equations, select materials, draw mechanical components, write a massive 60 page report, etc and despite all that you don't make a real machine anyway.
lol that could add insult to injury for anyone who thought they would make a real machine by second year.

[ehtefaz.hedayet]

Originally Posted by -may-cat-

oh no definitely, im just saying i think the op intended more to give advice than whinge, but people kinda got obsessed with the latter.

ah i see, it just looked like he was whining about his course haha.