My Hardest Semester of Engineering, How I Made It Through

[@comicstwisted]

I love how specific you are. Like for example instead of just saying "it was hard I had a lot of courses" you just show us your schedule. I think that is one of the biggest contributors to the success of your channel

[@spicyshizz2850]

For realll

[@knowledgeispowerofgod]

Thnxx for pointing that out

[@J3R3MY17110]

Perfect timing as I prepare for my linear algebra final and Calc 3 final in 30 minutes. Thanks for the inspiration!! Update: I got an A for my Calc 3 class and a B+ in linear algebra and finished the semester with 3.9 gpa!! Thank you!!

[@mainstreamvoltage]

Hope you got that A+

[@J3R3MY17110]

mainstreamvoltage thank you!

[@isick357]

Good job man. Sorry I'm late. How your doing good now? Edit: Grammar

[@J3R3MY17110]

@@isick357 I’m doing great I’m about to finish my undergrad in pure math with a minor in philosophy, I never looked back since writing this I can’t believe it’s been 2 years ! I’ve been on the deans list every semester and mostly A’s and B+! CANT complain even with Covid and work and money being tight it could be a lot worse. Sending you best wishes !!

[@a_smile55]

I just started my Calculus 3 and Linear Algebra classes. Wish me luck!

[@entropyz5242]

Sounds like my study habits. Awesome it means I am on the right path.

[@you_just]

Me, procrastinating instead of studying for my finals: hmmm yes what a good student

[@ゾカリクゾ]

I'm starting to like these face to camera presentations more and more. Keep them up!

[@zachstar]

Thank you! Yeah I'm trying to do more of these for now just to add a 'familiar face' to the channel and get more comfortable on camera.

[@Elontusk40]

That Girlfriends Part Killed me 😂..Lul

[@devinshook3289]

Who knew engineers could have girlfriends?

[@jordanlazaro1676]

*Thanos Voice*: Impossible....

[@barryallen3311]

How are u writing this message bro

[@ijt540]

Im watching this now. And my biggest issue is not having office hours and the lack of actual lectures. The pandemic has taken a lot of resources away and i always feel behind.

[@alex_m3rc3r]

totally agree

[@kapildeshmukh7878]

Thanks for the info. I'm going to select Electrical Engineering as my major and I think I'll have fun from what I've looked around and learnt from your videos.

[@rayy6096]

It's been 4 yrs since you made your choice, how's the journey so far?

[@bitsbytes123]

It is 100% important to fully learn the stuff when it’s taught, that’s how I got a 5 on the ap physics exam.

[@marcinsobotka447]

How can you evaluate that you fully learned something?

[@andrewong3724]

@@marcinsobotka447 do a bunch of practice questions and get them right

[@MildSatire]

@@marcinsobotka447 Feynman technique

[@BimmerWon]

During my hardest semester I did half a semester of coding in one single night. The crazy thing is my code worked completely flawlessly on the first run. I felt like an absolute legend because the other half took me weeks combined since I kept having problems getting it to work. Then I had to write a 30 page report and prepare presentation on it, barely finishing in time for the presentation after being awake for over 48 hours straight. In summary, I thought I was completely screwed but somehow I pulled it off and the project was worth 60% of my final grade. I ended up getting a solid A in the course :D

[@zJitt]

that’s crazy cause i didn’t ask

[@BimmerWon]

@@zJitt epic bruh. I wasn’t talking to you

[@zJitt]

@@BimmerWon if I’m not mistaken , I’ve gone through all the parallel universes and I still couldn’t find a single person who asked for your opinion..

[@BimmerWon]

@@zJitt please stop. You’re hurting my feelings.

[@miguelgarcia6493]

@@zJitt actually I ASKED

[@HeyEveryoneHi]

I am a petroleum engineering student, this semester I am taking: Well completion, well testing, reservoir description, integrated petroleum geology, computational geophysics, and a general course. All account for 19 crd hours. I will work hard and do my best and hopefully I get a good GPA. Plz wish me luck. and good luck to you guys in your studies :)

[@Pclub4ever]

Good luck from Germany! I'll work hard too!

[@HeyEveryoneHi]

@@Pclub4ever Thanks man you too!

[@mitoCoroadoJr]

GPA Dont matter guy

[@fallout3freak360]

@@mitoCoroadoJr employers definitely look at your GPA. It’s not the only thing they look at, but it is important

[@datascientist9357]

Which college bro?

[@mhh5002]

Man, That’s a lot of hard work. 👍🏼It’s some good advice for my upcoming freshman Semester in my information Systems major.

[@waqarahmed4200]

0:38 forever alone 😂💓

[@joseb.junior1455]

Waqar Ahmed hit hard in the feels.

[@waqarahmed4200]

José B. Junior 💔 thuglife

[@davidnelson2204]

This is what I did and I graduated from GA Tech with honors. One other thing I would add is actively work to keep your stress in check. You can't learn well when you're stressed. Spend some dedicated time getting rid of it so you can spend the rest of your time effectively studying.

[@MrDryx7]

I was studying Business Engineering, but you made me think, a lot actually. I am now studying Civil Engineering. Thanks :)

[@briskyfrisky1737]

Mightysoldier What is business engineering

[@MrDryx7]

Learning to build administrative complex private structures. It's essentially what you want if you want to build your own company or if you want to take up a high position in an already existing international company. people mostly go there for the money, because it's pretty lucrative. I suggest you make a google search for more ;)

[@inticastro7731]

Mightysoldier you from Chile?

[@MrDryx7]

No, Belgium

[@inticastro7731]

Mightysoldier I didn't know that shitty degree existed outside south America, here it is called "ingeniería comercial" though it is not a real engineering

[@markrandolph2726]

Yep. That's how it's done. I received a BSc in '77 and MSc '79 in Civil/Structural Engineering. GPA 3.6+. Never skipped class. Did the homework when assigned. Worked extra problems. Focused on the questions I got wrong. Part time work as a lab tech. And, I had a girlfriend (also an engineer). To be fair, I think engineering students today are expected to learn more now a in shorter time than I did, and that would have made my achievements, such as they are, unattainable. Oh, and he is right about the math. Take all you can.

[@anshumanagrawal346]

But.... The fundamental theorem engineering also states that engineers don't have girlfriends

[@markrandolph2726]

@@anshumanagrawal346 My girlfriend was an engineer which makes her a colleague, so I had a colleague who was a friend who happened to be a girl.

[@caleb_wole]

Nice, I can tell that you really like Signal processing. I'm a freshman in EE, your videos have been very helpful.

[@change5450]

Hey how is EE going??

[@caleb_wole]

@@change5450 EE is going very well. I ought to have graduated last year, but I'm still in my penultimate year. That's because I attend a public university in Nigeria, where things don't go very well: we have incessant academic strikes, which disrupts program duration. Lol. I didn't even remember I commented on this video.

[@change5450]

@@caleb_wole lol Yh it’s been 4yrs, fr I’m Nigerian too lol heard about the strikes tho sha hope things get better, how difficult would u say it was like on a scale of 1-10 gotta be prepared😭

[@caleb_wole]

@@change5450 Maybe 7. It depends on you: you may be passionate about engineering and math, or you may not. Also, your lecturers (or professors) can make things difficult or easy.

[@quiveryhurdle7175]

I love the way this video is made! He looks at the camera gives specific examples and is straight to the point!

[@2320Jason]

Great content, as usual! You deserve more subs!

[@zachstar]

Thank you!

[@seraiahlopez6]

Dear god the "late Sunday night homework run" is true blight

[@46ers337]

Your videos are phenomenal, keep up the awesome work!

[@MozwGamer]

Man, you're a well organized man. cheers

[@tejakondammagari816]

Thanks for the video, definitely helps me get an idea of how I should schedule my workday for college.

[@JawnsGaming5]

Thank you so much. I was very successful In my first two years as an Engineer, and largely stayed on habits like these. But now everything is online, its much harder to be motivated when you’re not around students all the time, and the classes have only gotten harder. My Junior year as an ME has been a mess. This video has motivated me for my Senior year, and I hope to feel like a true engineering student again when everything returns to normal! 🙏🏼

[@spyre8732]

It's honestly a shame most labs count as 1 credit hour. None of my electrical engineering labs were short. Most had 3-4 prep hours, 2-3 in lab hours, and then 2+ hours of report writing. I was taking 17-18 credit hours each semester so labs had a pretty big impact on time left to do hw and study. I also began college as a physics major and can definitely say that the classes were really interesting. Very tough though. Switched because I wanted more freedom with where I was working after school. You had much better study habits than me though it seems.

[@change5450]

How’s EE going??

[@nasim3269]

Am gonna take all those classes next semester but without the labs or senior project but with control systems and electromagnetic waves!

[@tony91200211]

If I have a professor that teaches well I won't have to study for final I usually use that time to help class mate understand things.

[@natedogmarik2554]

One bit of advice I have for students. Don't just copy homework. I know he said in the video that don't get the homework from someone else, but tbh I don't agree with that since often times it's encouraged to work on assignments with a friend/study group. The key here is though to not just copy and paste what they did, but rather understand their methodology. For example, in my differential equations 2 course, I really was having a hard time with dirichlet problems, laplacian transforms, solving heat and wave equations applications, etc. But my friends had it down pat. We worked on it together but they understood it so well at the time they were flying through it. Instead of copying them, I worked on the problem myself and asked questions about why they made the steps they were making or how they came to a specific conclusion into solving the problems. Up came the 2nd exam of 3 total for the semester and I got a 96%! Where as for my friends, I think they got around 70-80% range. Point is they understood how the problems were solved from the notes but they didn't know why the professor solved the problems with specific steps/methods.

[@tan_ori]

I’m also having my hardest quarter so far as an second year EE right now, 5 classes plus 2 labs. (Electromagnetism, vector calculus, circuits, cs, history, circuits and physics lab)

[@theappgirl6615]

Thank you for the video! It’s always so helpful :)

[@Pseudo___]

my last year 1 semster: 2 parttime jobs , 2 semester senior project radar, controls 4020, DSP, VHDL, Embeded System design

[@Fx_Explains]

lol I was going to say: "how did you have a girlfriend while being in Engineering " then you said that wasn't true, classic plot twist.

[@soberanisfam1323]

so not possible?

[@calebereid]

I'm worried for next semester but this made me so calm!!!

[@emilyparnell4661]

"because I'm weird like that" Same

[@grid9343]

Very nice video. Similar to my habits as well.

[@ericksodmg]

My last semester as an undergrad that I just completed was the toughest with Analong/Digital Electronics, Electronics Lab, Complex Analysis, Electricity & Magnetism, Thermodynamics (Half semester), Advanced Physics Lab, and my Senior Thesis. Honestly, going out on weekends and partying helped keep me sane, but throughout the week I was literally always working.

[@change5450]

How’s EE going so far?

[@obi-wankenobi1750]

I’m glad you mentioned how you actually tried to learn the material. A lot of people in my classes just cheat off of each other on the homework and never learn a thing, however I just think that’s stupid. I got 22 points above the class average on the last midterm (and I didn’t study lol), so it pays off I guess.

[@ksjb85]

I dig your channel, I'm a non traditional student majoring in economics. I'm finishing up College Algebra. Next semester I'll have a full Econ course load and your stuff helps me thank things out. Props!

[@schizoframia4874]

That was inspiring.

[@ncedwards1234]

4:32 was probably THE most important moment in the video.

[@igmpvgoa1837]

Taking DSP, Control systems, and senior design my last semester.

[@petargameplay2998]

0:43 instant like

[@Osmanity]

Always good tips in your videos!

[@Alex-qd7ly]

Really caught me lacking on the girlfriend part😂😂🤣🤣

[@luisdiaz1997]

Digital Signal Processing is a must have in my school

[@girlsforstemusa970]

Thank you for inspiring future Engineers

[@Ryan_1997]

awesome man. 👍

[@clyden1685]

I just finished my hardest semester in engineering. My university cut down our normal 5 month semester down to less than 3 months. They did this to re-adjust the school calender due to the pandemic. I was not aware that our semester will be shortened before deciding to take a lot of classes (full units). It was a stressful semester...

[@aniketvishwakarma5295]

When you said you were doing engineering and you spent time with you Gf ... your respect were skyrocketing in my eyes.... Then you killed it with the next statement 😂😂

[@908hanhouni]

Keep up the great work! 👌🏻

[@weegenissrival7390]

Great video!

[@jakesteele4047]

I work full time and am finishing my AE degree, trying to survive right now

[@konradw360]

Super video! I applauded for £50.00 👏👏👏👏

[@DerangedIntellectual9]

i am a first year in electrical and since it’s first year we have to take some general intro courses too. i’m doin intro statics, hating it and i’m just about to fail. i need a 70 on the final next week to pass. God i can’t wait to just take stuff i wanna take.

[@ArcticSilverFox1]

You should consider taking an MS in Financial Engineering

[@guerrero4982]

You know what, you’re absolutely right. I should. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@K1LL3Rrz]

VIDEO ON THE TOOICS YOU LEARN IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PLZZZZZ

[@calebk8518]

this is inspirational

[@NJcinemaHD]

I am studying automotive engineering in germany, and it seems like you have (had) like double my work^^ I never read ahead, but i also do not skip classes. I go very minimalistically about my studies, but i have a 2,85 avg grade (1=best, 5=failed) which i am very happy about, considering the lazy mf i am^^

[@bleach2557]

What university?

[@TheLastWizardOfTheCentury-u7o]

0:38 Loooool 😂

[@imane2148]

well.. signal processing is my nightmare this semester... i'm just wondering how it was one of your favorite classes!!!

[@ryanlyle9201]

“I didn’t have a girlfriend, I want to explain how I managed to pull that off” the smoothest masturbation pun I’ve ever heard.

[@samuelobe5714]

God bless you 😢🔥

[@danieleron4971]

I need to learn how to organize my time, I have no idea how I passed the first semester and now in the second I'm just so behind in everything

[@basicname3007]

Goodluck you can do it, im actually planning on taking mech eng in college

[@superkrystal98]

My hardest semester (yet) was my past spring semester as a sophomore. 18 credits. Physics 3, Calc 3, Signals and Systems, Programming, Physics lab, and History (gen ed). Taking so many credits of demanding courses was not such a good idea and my grades suffered because of it. I really wish I was able to manage my time better during this time though.

[@huey1153]

I’m worried because I have to take 1. Mathematical Computation 2 (Discrete2) w/lab 2. Probability and Statistics 3. Data Structures w/lab 4. Low-Level Systems programming w/lab I’m going to die

[@genny1814]

Looks exactly like my coming semester

[@theman2449]

Man...what are the chances that I watch this video as an EE at Cal Poly too...

[@mateo61323]

Worst semester is when I took numerical methods and linear algebra at the same time

[@gaberillman6778]

Hey man, I just found your channel because right now I’m a sophomore in university, and I’m seriously considering changing my major to Civil Engineering. Your videos have been so insightful and interesting to watch so far! They have also made me feel a little bit better about switching to Civil Engineering. However, I am very afraid of failing and not doing well if I switch to Engineering :( Do you have any recommendations for me as for actions to take to see if I have really have what it takes to do well in Civil Engineering??? I really need like an experienced person to talk to about this.

[@JB.Rochwol]

If an “Antenna Theory & Design” course is not available for a semester or a year, hypothetically, what’s an alternative class to learn how to make an Antenna for Wifi or local TV channels?

[@idonotmakevidsyet]

Thats pretty much like me Starting semester: mindless and lazy Next: pick up slack and realise I had a lot of work. Then cram in my gaming late at night because I was fucking stressed after doing work. Rinse and repeat.

[@StEvUgnIn]

Why don’t you try applying for a PhD in a (even foreign) postgraduate school with your 3.5 GPA?

[@zachstar]

I very likely will at some point but I don't want to go back to school just yet.

[@StEvUgnIn]

MajorPrep because of your student loan?

[@zachstar]

Yeah that's one reason for sure. I know many PhD programs offer a stipend but I'm trying to actually save money right now.

[@StEvUgnIn]

I'm sure we all can guess the reason x) You made a joke about last video lol

[@Squiderrant]

Awww your gf

[@bernardthankachen6833]

Hey, in your classes did you like rf communication? I think so it is awesome Great videos BTW

[@zachstar]

Yes I loved RF and it's why I took extra electives in it.

[@bernardthankachen6833]

MajorPrep thanks for the reply

[@philpezze5695]

Just remember, you can’t spell GEEK without EE.

[@kennethchan2803]

Damn, that no girlfriend pysche was funny but also sadly true

[@danielwright4987]

Can you do a video on the difference between engineers and engineering technologist?

[@abdullahyousef6308]

I have an electromagnetic exam in 2 days... And let me tell you...I know absolutely nothing in that course... I have no idea where to ever start or how to study for it....

[@MattYT10192]

How'd it go lol

[@abdullahyousef6308]

I will be lucky if I got a 5%

[@2320Jason]

Could you make videos about getting into engineering schools/ getting scholarships please?

[@zachstar]

Will put that on my list!

[@briskyfrisky1737]

How much writing do engineers use?

[@levibeam100]

I assume you’re talking about in the job, the only writings Engineers do are normally technical writings. So if a company discovers something, they would write a report on how they discovered it. That’s normally it, but I’m sure there are a few exceptions

[@maramalnahhas8442]

can you please do a video on private vs. public schools for engineering majors? Does it matter where you get your undergraduate from? Private schools have smaller classes and students definitely build more connections there, but is it worth the extra loans and money?

[@jasonreed7522]

Definitely late but calc 3 at the closest public school to me only covers up to Exam 1 of Calc 3 at my private school, so the school definitely matters. (And the professor)

[@lawalbolaji3715]

Wtf?! I'm currently in my 3rd year and doing 9 courses ?!

[@itsnadchaos]

What was your senior project

[@Hanh-jm6cp]

Dont mind me. Just stopping by, trying not to have a mental breakdown. Honors research. Calculus-based physics. Calc 2. Chemistry. And drafting. Cool cool cool cool cool

[@Adomas_B]

But was it worth it?

[@d_wang9836]

Between UC Berkely and Cal Poly, which school is better at getting you a good engineering jon?

[@andrewong3724]

Which one did you pick? I just picked cal a week ago over cal poly.

[@ThePr0Br0]

I was thinking... ee and gf are mutually exclusive

[@6s6]

Where/what industry are you in working now? How long has it been since you graduated?

[@zachstar]

Graduated 3 years ago. Worked in the defense industry for a while after graduating but not in an engineering job at the moment.

[@6s6]

Thanks for replying, just went through another 3 of your videos. You've got another subscriber!

[@zachstar]

Thank you for the sub!

[@lite6384]

what major did you want to do

[@kevinzheng2898]

10-20 hour of work a week how do you afford for rent and food?

[@levibeam100]

student loans. lots of students in college don’t even work.

[@mmieskon]

Was it ever a problem for you not sleeping in classes? I really want to learn and listen but I’m just so tired at classes that i sometimes fall at sleep

[@zachstar]

Usually if I have to wake up early I'm pretty good at not falling asleep in class. But I almost always either scheduled late classes, or big breaks where I could nap if I had to wake up early.

[@mmieskon]

MajorPrep Aight thanks

[@whatwhat8524]

I'm sure you have a girlfriend now. You're adorable!!!!! I wish I would have know there were lots of engineer students needing a girlfriend when I was in college.

[@skhumbuzocele1330]

Nah..... It is difficult for engineers to have girlfriends..... They are too specific and analytical.....

[@lucasmendes6629]

Greetings from Brazil, could you make a video talking about telecomunication engeneering?

[@AppleBloom21]

Im just curious maybe you already said this but if so forgive me. Did you specialize in any category with electrical? If so what was it?

[@zachstar]

Yes I mainly focused on RF and wireless communications (but took a few other electives as noted in this video).

[@AppleBloom21]

MajorPrep ok thank you

[@mustafacontactor5602]

Subbing .... Why dint i have u in my life till now ? 😂

[@zachstar]

Glad you found the channel!

[@zakizulfikar3979]

are you telecomunication enginering?

[@eduardomunoz7643]

I know the cal poly ee flow chart anywhere haha.

[@JoseContreras-kj1re]

Damn I thought I had hoped until he said he didn’t actually have a girlfriend

[@Shadow77999]

This is electronic engineering?..

[@Nohandle4me2]

Just wondering; do GPA’s work the same globally? At my uni the highest GPA is 7.

[@zachstar]

Definitely not then haha. In the us it’s a max of a 4.0 at most colleges.

[@sikhatheist651]

Highest is 4.5 in Canada

[@dj_b1627]

I never failed a class in college. You want to know how I did it? I never went to college. If you don't go you can't fail. 1000 iq

[@youngchristie5188]

Does anyone know step by step to be a Reverse Software Engineer