Engineer Answers the Web’s Most Searched Questions

I’m a mechanical engineer and I’m going to answer the internet’s most asked questions about engineering. Timestamps are as follows:

00:00 Intro
00:07 Can engineering students use Macs?
00:29 Can engineering make you rich?
01:43 Can engineering be self-taught?
02:18 Can engineering majors’ study abroad?
02:33 Can engineering students do MBA? Pre-med? CA?
03:06 Which engineering has the highest salary?
04:04 Which engineering major is the easiest? Hardest?
05:05 Which engineering major has the least math? Most math?
05:29 Which engineering major has the most females?
06:49 Which engineering major has the most jobs?
08:33 Which engineering major should I choose?
11:30 Will engineering be replaced by AI?
11:58 Will software engineering die?
12:10 Who studies engineering?
12:32 Why engineering is better than medical?
12:51 Why is engineering so hard?
13:18 How engineering students’ study?
14:00 How are engineering marks calculated?
14:38 Are engineering internships paid?
14:42 Are engineering jobs stressful?
15:28 Are engineering jobs fun?

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ABOUT ME:
My name is Tamer Shaheen and I am a recent mechanical engineering graduate from the University of Waterloo, currently working as a Mechanical Design Engineer. I like to make videos about university/college, engineering, and personal development. Thank you so much for watching!

[Bobbob-npux]

could you do a video on how to make a good LinkedIn profile

[MarkoOo]

You were a big part of my decision to go study mechanical engineering. I managed to get into my college without having to pay a tuition. Just a big thank you man🙌🏼

[gabrielgarcia]

For any prospective freshmen I will tell you as a ChemE that any engineering degree is a good investment for several reasons.

1. You can switch into other careers really easily compared to most other majors.

2. You will probably have an easier time getting accepted into law or med, MBA, school if that is a plan for yourself.

3. Worst case scenario you can just work as an engineer making really good money.

4. It is easier to get into the business side of operations as generally companies see it easier to train an engineer about business rather than a business major about engineering.

5. Engineering gives you a lot of practical skills on how to be sceptical, ask questions, accept failure, and being handy. You won’t be a know it all but rather a person who is very curious and willing to get to the bottom of thing as well as having practical skills on how to fix your home or your PC or what have you. It’s all about the mindset that is the most important.


Anyways I recommend this career to anyone, sometimes the job market may be not the best and you may not immediately work a great job but you will have a job and a bright future which is honestly a lot more than what others can say for themselves.

Engineering is a hard major that requires a lot of discipline, hard work, and good time management. You will learn a lot about yourself in those 4-6 years to get that major. It is possible to still have fun and meet people of the opposite gender, it is important to balance that time. Some majors just live it up and that’s alright for them; engineering is not like this (or else your grades will suffer). It has a high drop out rate because of this. Take only the classes necessary and don’t be afraid of having to repeat them or take summer classes.

Best swindle for your GPA is take some of the general classes at a community college during the summer (or even concurrently if possible) and then transfer those classes to your uni. Therefore if your grades are low passing it doesn’t matter because transfer grades don’t affect your uni’s GPA.


Anyways, if you’re here and on the fence I say pick a major that works well with you that has a community that you find supportive and really think about the ROI on this degree. It is a massive investment and engineering is probably the best as you can make as much as some doctors and attorneys with just a BS (and years of experience) which is honestly kinda crazy. There’s more open doors with this major and you can absolutely have a fun college experience with this major; it requires being real with yourself and disciplined.

Best of luck!

[TheExaltedHerobrine]

In my opinion of course, the hardest engineering degree is either Chemical Engineering or Electrical Engineering.

Most likely Electrical Engineering because the concepts are very abstract and require a lot of imagination.

[anujswaminathan]

I really appreciate your videos of spreading knowledge to people about engineering and it's something I aspire to do myself one day when I have more to reflect on. BME is definitely the jack of all trades master of none major. I naively went into it and completed the most unfulfilling degree I think I could have chosen. Turns out all the cool stuff of biomedical that I liked such as robotics, design of neural implants, etc. was focused in hardware + manufacturing, which fits a mech e criteria more. All the BMEs at my internships were paper pushers, while I would go towards the mechanical focused roles and work on really awesome projects. However, I knew of some of my peer BMEs who really enjoyed their roles, but were focused more in pharma/biotech areas where they were able to shine in terms of skills. I'm now heading to UT Austin to study Mech E for graduate school with a focus in Additive Technologies for aerospace.

I think anyone going into engineering should watch your videos and really pay attention to what their coursework is like, what their peers are like in their FIRST semester, and start scouting for prospective jobs and internships EARLY and understand what your roles look like at both big and small companies, what experience you need to get there, etc. Try and visualize if you see yourself accomplishing those goals while being interested in them, and if the current academic path you're taking is conducive to that. I know it's really hard to do especially as a lot of people don't know what they even like or want to do until their junior or even senior year, but better to get those thoughts rolling early before you realize halfway through your degree that it's not what you want, too late to switch, and you feel stuck in a corner. Career transition like you said down the line is always a possibility but why not find that passion and desire to learn early while you're still young in school, can afford mistakes here and there, can experiment, have access to student resources, etc. Just my opinion and would be interested to hear if people agree / disagree

[Grapheneolic]

Not a chem (am mat sci/eng, rip the rep lol), but from what I have heard I would likely put chem up there with electrical in terms of difficulty

[supernovic]

All right, that's it I'm taking electrical. I was always interested in it but never sure whether to take it or not but looking at all the rankings, i love it even more!

[benjaminfriedman]

Could you make a video about the pros and cons of working for small startups versus larger companies versus government agencies vs government contractors

[farhanrahim]

Congrats on getting a new job, Tamer!
When the video on that one is coming?

[fatimadarling]

I am an EE recent graduate myself.
I think Electrical Engineering has one of the least female to male ratios with females comprising anywhere between 20-21 % compared to 79-80 % of males.

[wasabiii_]

bro seriously just said "female density" with a completely straight face. What a guy

[thilakdissanayaka]

Hey Tamer, awesome video! I was wondering, would it be possible for you to share some of your Cheatsheets? I know it might sound like a silly request, but I find your content super helpful, and I'd love to learn more from you! Keep up the great work!

[normalguy_]

In my university Mechanical engineering is called The Men Major because few or no females study it. Also as a chemical engineer male student, there were a lot of females in my class, it was stressful having a lot of girls in my class but its what its 😅

[microwave]

Me watching this as an aspiring aerospace engineer: 👁️ 👄 👁️

(But seriously your channel is a blessing thank you for making such informative videos)

[roberturquiza]

Difficulty should have been subtracted from the totals in the decision matrix because its a negative

[Bobbob-npux]

Also disclaimer, all information varies on your school that you go to for engineering!

[DarkCastleBoy]

The only bloody thing in engineering is Calculus doesn't matter what branch u choose u have to take Calculus subject and it's a bloodbath 😁

[benno]

Do you think comp eng is a better eng degree since you can very easily pivot into software engineering. In fact, most comp eng grads just work as software engineers.

[ssgamer]

11:45 u said engineering sat on a desk and drew.We in India. Still have the same practices instead of AutoCAD in engineering graphics in India, I have already given hopes to my career and have started looking at alernative career options to earn money....

[flashfunk]

Hey Tamer, is writing the question before you solve a problem in your notebook a good idea or is it time consuming? (I’m an EE Major currently dealing with this in my E&M class).