UBC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING: A Week-In-My-Life VLOG | 2nd Year, Semester 1

Imagine being an "academic weapon" LOL couldn't be me...
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[@luke_s.3168]

“I worked on it even though it due next week because it was the only thing I knew how to do” is the most relatable thing I’ve heard being an EE student.

[@AveryCheng]

FACTS

[@science1004]

Dang

[@adelaxi7724]

As a 2nd year ELEC student in UBC, I have to say your video is sooooo relatable. Good luck with semester 2!

[@AveryCheng]

Thank you! You too!

[@KINGDOY8000]

THE KING IS BACKKKKK

[@AveryCheng]

Man, I've really been gone for a while LOL

[@haba_01]

This was sick, thanks for uploading. I’m a 3rd year computer engineering major and it’s refreshing to see someone else not liking their computing systems class(because I didn’t either lol).

[@haba_01]

I also felt like every lecture u were being showered with a dump truck full of information that u didn’t understand.

[@AveryCheng]

Thanks for watching! Yes, CPEN 211 was definitely a pain in the ass and I'm so glad that I passed the course LOL

[@benjaminliu4121]

MY FAVOURITE KZbinR

[@AveryCheng]

THANK YOU!!!

[@mmk9480]

Amazing video! Thanks for uploading!!

[@AveryCheng]

Thanks for watching!

[@user-pm1su]

You deserve more views! Very informative video

[@AveryCheng]

Thank you!

[@david7260]

Very cool to see an EE program from a different perspective- just graduated undergrad and see a lot of parallels between how schools teach the subject. Good luck with the rest of the coursework!

[@david7260]

Btw would highly recommend the TI-NSPIRE (CX CAS II) if you’re allowed to use, it’s a lifesaver when it comes to solving systems and working in the complex domain/phasors which you will soon get to if you haven’t already- just a tip in case it’s of any help- great video again

[@AveryCheng]

Thanks for the tip! Do you have any other tips regarding navigating careers and life as an EE undergrad?

[@david7260]

@@AveryCheng I know it will vary across schools, but I know for certain this is a common struggle- not much time during exams (especially ones with a lot of problems). I think a lot of people miss this aspect when they’re prepping for exams, and it can be costly. I would definitely advise you to practice exam-like problems in a timed environment, preferably with less time than you’d get in the actual exam. If you can perform accurately with less time on your own, you’re more likely to do better with more time + pressure in the real exam. This has and continues to be my personal test taking strategy whenever possible.

[@AveryCheng]

Thanks for the insight! I'll definitely try to incorporate that into my study workflow this semester!

[@david7260]

@@AveryCheng Hope it benefits you as much as it has me- thanks for the replies, I’ve subbed and am waiting for the next videos. Good luck again!

[@loganridley2305]

Answer to the "socks-in-the-microwave" question: no they will not dry, the microwave will scorch a hole in them. 👍

[@AveryCheng]

I don't even want to know how you know that, but thanks for the answer!

[@ryan_17kosh8]

I'm a third year student. Electrical engineering is a great program. By now you've completed the first semester. 2nd semester is more interesting with 291 and 202. Good luck.

[@ryan_17kosh8]

But man, 6 courses term 1. Gotta be painful, let's hope you're not a changed man after that.

[@AveryCheng]

Thanks for the insight! Honestly, after making this vlog, it just felt like I had only 5 courses because I neglected PHIL 211 so much. But yes, definitely interested to see what ELEC 291 and 202 are like...

[@SR-lh4rm]

This was amazing. Thanks so much.

[@AveryCheng]

Thanks for watching!

[@christinecamley]

Terrific video! I did my undergrad at UBC - M.A. and Ph.D. at SFU. Terrific campus! Cheers!

[@AveryCheng]

Thanks for watching!

[@christinecamley]

@@AveryCheng YW!!

[@pham3383]

As a 3rd year EE student in TU Dresden,EE is devastating me.But we will get through,keep fighting!!

[@AveryCheng]

Wow, never thought this video would reach Germany! Best of luck to you in your studies!

[@ethansingh45]

My brother the way is through discipline u have the keys in ur hand 👍

[@AveryCheng]

Thank you! I just hope I can keep pushing through...

[@user-lr6zh8se1c]

Bruno here. That was a solid video my man, watched it while procrastinating on my Math 256 HW XD

[@AveryCheng]

Thanks Bruno! Don't worry man, I haven't started yet either 😂

[@towlatrip6529]

You have good note-taking habits. I believe you will be successful. Good Luck!

[@AveryCheng]

Thank you!

[@sabrihaamin4043]

I’m in second year mechanical and why are we all the same LOLL the “not having it” the night before a lab test AND essay due. So real

[@AveryCheng]

Engineering really be like that 😭

[@derek5353]

Finally a new video! Can tell you have been super busy

[@AveryCheng]

Yup, definitely been quite busy lol. Hope civil is going well for you!

[@SenkoKitsune]

ong is this derek???

[@user-jy5xg2qe1o]

During third and fourth year I remember having to pick which assignments to not submit due to being overwhelmed with a lack of time. Third year sucks and at least fourth year you get to enjoy the material a lot more.

[@AveryCheng]

Oh my word...they really lied to us when they said "it gets easier"

[@user-jy5xg2qe1o]

@@AveryCheng Same workload but you are at least studying stuff you are interested in so it's not as painful. No more things like statics and dynamics. All the best with your studies. Myself, I opened up a business after 15 years in the field. I make far more now than I used to as an employee.

[@AveryCheng]

Thanks! And congrats on your successful endeavour!

[@ammar_arain]

Avery Cheng dropped a new vlog?!?!?!😱

[@AveryCheng]

You know it :))

[@williamperry5767]

BME student here, awesome video!

[@AveryCheng]

Thanks! I really appreciate it!

[@Kevin_Liu0505]

I'm interested in taking EE so this is very helpful, thanks

[@AveryCheng]

Glad it was helpful!

[@user-hz1zx9ey7d]

My electrical engineering students in industrial vocation high school are doing the similar circus board assignments on a weekly basis, too! Btw, I saw my son in the video, thanks!

[@AveryCheng]

Interesting!

[@mirkoslav0194]

Finally a realistic video, great job man! I have one question, how do you spend your time on the bus? I am also a student of electrical engineering, and I travel a little longer than you to the faculty (about 1 hour a day in one direction), and I wonder if this time can be used for something useful? Keep up the content, it's awesome

[@AveryCheng]

Thank you! Unfortunately, I commute on a really crowded bus which doesn't give me much room to actually take out my laptop/iPad and do work, which pretty much means I lose ~2 hours a day 😭. I pretty much just listen to music while I'm commuting

[@nullptr.]

I try to listen to some audiobooks, podcasts or read on my phone, but some days you're just not feeling it and you need some music to prepare yourself for the day

[@Sir-Dexter]

bests days fun days ...have fun gd luck lol

[@AveryCheng]

Thanks!

[@xcanadiaa7187]

im glad im not alone when it comes to getting less than 8 hours of sleep (i think?)

[@AveryCheng]

I feel like if you're able to get 8 hours of sleep, you're in a healthy minority (unfortunately, this is our reality)

[@cutet.v8613]

Which software do you use for taking notes? Btw loved your video ❤

[@AveryCheng]

Glad you enjoyed it! I use GoodNotes for my note-taking!

[@mycake1515]

Lmao, I couldn't get into 3rd year EE UBC so I settled for the Engineering Technology diploma. Been an electrician ever since as I prefer the hands on work. If any EE student is struggling, know that there is always pathways to success where you don't necessarily have to start from zero.

[@AveryCheng]

Thanks for sharing your experiences!

[@miaperez9534]

Hiii I’m Mia girl who took a picture with you at the APSC tutoring thing lol. Any tips on the Chem 154 midterm, really any tips you can give I’ll be so thankful I have it later this week and I literally don’t know anything.😊

[@AveryCheng]

Hi Mia!! Ummm, I kinda failed that midterm last year...so not really the best person to be asking for tips. But honestly, just try to have something written down for every question and pray that you get some part marks. The CHEM department is really ruthless and will throw stuff on the midterm that you may have never seen before

[@msbanda2123]

🤩👍

[@samiulislamdurjoy9416]

Hey buddy I'm in 12th grade now so I have 1 year left to University and I have started to think about what will happen when I'll have to do some work for my living and covering some tuitions if I go there....don't you have any Friends who work beside studying??? What about them? How can they manage. ..plz reply...

[@AveryCheng]

Because I'm in engineering, most of us don't have time for a job; and for those of us that do (such as myself), we only work a very minimal amount (< 20 hours per week). Unfortunately, that's just the reality for engineering students. If you are in a different faculty with a lighter courseload, you may be able to work a little bit more.

[@user-hh4lx3yc1d]

Hey, quick question. Do you have any advice on how to prepare for an electrical engineering degree while I'm still in high school? Any topics or skills to focus on? Anything you wish you would have worked harder on in high school? That would help thx.

[@AveryCheng]

Definitely make sure that your math and problem solving skills are proficient and well-trained. Also, one of my regrets in high school was not taking an electronics course, as that would've been super helpful coming into electrical engineering. If your high school offers an electronics course or something related to that, I would take it

[@user-hh4lx3yc1d]

@@AveryCheng Thank you so much, I will make sure to do that.

[@user-cm6qm3he5v]

I am also doing my second year in electrical eng and this course is so stressful...

[@AveryCheng]

I feel you...keep the grind up!

[@snib_elol]

What notetaking app do you use for your iPad?

[@AveryCheng]

GoodNotes!

[@pitam9382]

please upload more videos.

[@AveryCheng]

School is definitely taking up a lot of my time at the moment, but I'll do my best!

[@ang-de2kc]

OMG 28:53 is that Evan Lim and Evan Ng and Nathan Wong?

[@evan_ng]

sh*t maybe

[@AveryCheng]

sh*t maybe

[@alex-vr4cv]

Hi, I am sorry, but it does decide what specialization or you study overall? I am just deciding between 4 specialization? So I would like what specialization is that

[@AveryCheng]

There aren't any specializations within our electrical engineering program, so it's just one broad "Electrical Engineering" program

[@alex-vr4cv]

@@AveryCheng ok thanks Our studies are all divided into specializations, which bothers me quite a bit.

[@alex-vr4cv]

We divide it into the following specializations: Audio Engineering - Sound production and recording, Audio engineering - Sound technology, Automation and measuring technology, Biomedical technology and bioinformatics, Electronics and communication technology, Microelectronics and technology, High-current electrical engineering and power engineering, Telecommunications and information systems. I can't decide what to go to, I'd like to know something from everyone.

[@alex-vr4cv]

@@AveryCheng I only have a month left to choose my specialization, so hopefully I'll find one that I enjoy so that I can study it for the whole bachelor's degree

[@AveryCheng]

I hope you find something that suits you!

[@shad0wstar]

great video!! - from a current 1st year eng academic victim

[@AveryCheng]

Thanks! Good luck with your remaining exams!

[@Abh1shek.r]

AMOGUS!

[@AveryCheng]

Sus

[@annabelfield4535]

Is Miranda your prof for 256?? I'm getting flashbacks to having her in 152 last year lol

[@AveryCheng]

Yup, she is my prof and I'm definitely suffering right now 💀

[@SmritiMinhas]

Could I know what you did in the summer after 1st year?

[@AveryCheng]

Worked as a lifeguard and a swim instructor!

[@SmritiMinhas]

@@AveryCheng That's nice. Thanks for replying.

[@jt1380]

lol I'm doing 1st year engineering rn in sfu and I can relate

[@AveryCheng]

What's the courseload like in SFU engineering?

[@jt1380]

there are two options for 1st year. option 1: you do 5 courses in fall, 4 courses in the spring, and 4 courses in the summer term option 2: you do 6 courses in the fall term, 6 courses in the spring term, and you get the summer term off @@AveryCheng

[@AveryCheng]

Interesting...which option did you choose?

[@jt1380]

I'm doing the advanced option@@AveryCheng

[@AveryCheng]

Best of luck to you!

[@Alpha-fc3bo]

whats your laptop? im wondering what i should get for my first semester.

[@AveryCheng]

Currently using a Dell XPS 15!

[@Alpha-fc3bo]

Thanks for letting me know! Good luck with your studies!@@AveryCheng

[@pragadeeshwaranuk2345]

Can you just mention the course(names) you have taken up in your 3rd semester?

[@AveryCheng]

- CPEN 211 - CPSC 259 - ELEC 201 - MATH 253 - MATH 256 - PHIL 211 (elective)

[@pragadeeshwaranuk2345]

Thank you,@@AveryCheng

[@AveryCheng]

No worries!

[@suthiraphanassarat8669]

Is UBC's EE program as good as the EECS at MIT or not?

[@AveryCheng]

I honestly cannot answer that for you because I am not in MIT's EECS program, so I can't speak to that personally. It's also like comparing apples to oranges because there are VASTLY different standards for each school

[@suthiraphanassarat8669]

@@AveryCheng How competitive is it to get accepted into UBC's EE program for the BS degree?

[@AveryCheng]

As far as I know, we don't have a Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering program; it's only a Bachelor of Applied Science (Engineering) program. As far as competitiveness goes, historical averages have shown that half of the students who got into the EE program had an average of ~77% or above in their first year.

[@suthiraphanassarat8669]

@@AveryCheng Is 77% comparable to EE programs at University of Toronto or McGill?

[@AveryCheng]

I don't know

[@crickbuzz31]

Viewer from nepal I am in 1st sem of EEE course

[@AveryCheng]

Greetings!

[@evan_ng]

IM WITH AVERY CHENG RIGHT NOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... see more

[@AveryCheng]

I can confirm that he is with me

[@rohankamineni2778]

Im one of the two people in cpsc

[@AveryCheng]

Respect 🫡

[@norman6546]

bruh there’s still webwork in second year im dead

[@AveryCheng]

Lmao you can't escape it

[@SenkoKitsune]

I have to do 3 weekly lol. Uni = webwork simulator

[@norman6546]

webwork = pain

[@AveryCheng]

Agreed

[@naomiyusuf7147]

I'm in secondary school, watching this video to motivate myself. I really like this video. Also how different is electrical engineering from computer engineering?

[@AveryCheng]

Thanks for watching! Regarding your question, ELEC and CPEN are quite similar, in essence. But while ELEC focuses on more circuit and hardware-related courses and content, CPEN focuses more on abstract math and software concepts. Both programs do take some of the same courses though (for example, CPEN 211, ELEC 202, and MATH 256 are shared between ELEC and CPEN)

[@SenkoKitsune]

At least bro is passing all his courses lol (Math 220 pains)

[@AveryCheng]

Lmao bold of you to assume that I'm passing any of my courses right now (all my courses are pain)

[@KINGDOY8000]

MATH 220 💀

[@AveryCheng]

Lol imagine having to do mathematical proofs, couldn't be me

[@ang-de2kc]

OMG 2:01 is that Evan Lim and Evan Ng?

[@evan_ng]

YES.

[@AveryCheng]

Maybe...

[@ratibkhan9258]

Hate from Bangladesh ❤

[@AveryCheng]

Damn, it was like I was expecting someone to say this...

[@Abhisheknayak640]

Can you share your notes please....

[@AveryCheng]

Sorry, I don't share my notes with others.

[@andyatmosphere]

Why do they make you take arts..? complete waste of time. its like religious studies, complete waste of time.

[@AveryCheng]

"The Humanities requirement is an opportunity to explore areas outside of the core engineering courses." - UBC (a.k.a. we want more money from you)