Is engineering really that difficult?? Nope..

Kinda swayed from the title on this video, I still think it'll be helpful to anyone wondering if they are questioning on whether to do engineering or not based on the difficulty.

Check out my other vids to see an Industrial Engineers full curriculum.

[willyt]

I only had an 8th grade education, started at 35 with precalc, no algebra, geometry, trig.. now on calc II. If you want it you can get it.

[samrichardson]

Anyone can do math, its all about repetition and practice. Love the positive mental attitude!

[podjam]

"one apple a day, not the same as 7 apples on Monday" good one

[andreyon]

I finished high school with a 2.1 gpa and now I am a Electrical Engineer. I started at algebra at a community college and went to DFQ. Transferred and finished the degree. Anybody can do it.

[optimuslibby]

usually when someone says "oh I can't handle that much math" i usually respond with "neither can I" I love the looks on peoples' faces because I'm a biomedical engineering student with a problem in math.

[ShreyButle]

I was high school graduate who barely made it out with a 2.5 GPA. I'm in CC now and am transferring to University in a few months. I've completed all of the required math, physics and general education class all while maintaining a 3.5 GPA. Just goes to show that it's never too late to make a change and work towards your goals.

[sao]

Math is like a language to me, once you know the fundamental its like making up a conversation

[SRP_OP_KINGS]

I am a student and suck at math but I still want to be a engineer and I will work hard for it I will not give up

[Judgement]

Is engineering really that difficult, the CORRECT answer is: It depends on the individual. It all depends on your level of interest.

[preyapatel]

I really needed to hear this. Watched this video at the end of last semester after getting 2 Fs, 2Ds, and 1C in my first semester engineering classes. Had to see everyone move on to calc 1&2 while I was still stuck in precalc, it was really defeating. Watched this and a few other videos and worked my ass off this semester to get 2 Cs and 2 Bs. Still not great but it’s progress for me. Engineering degrees shouldn’t be a sprint it’s a marathon. Thank you!!

[joseaveiga]

I’m not the best at math and I’m not the worst but something about engineering exites me. Glad I don’t have to be the best at math to do engineering.

[gacaptain]

That last statement he made about studying is something I really wished I had realized in Engineering school. I call it the tortoise hare syndrome. You can learn 2xs more and do much better in your classes if you just very consistently slug along every single day like the turtle in the race than if you goof off consistently and then try to put forth a herculean super effort with all nighter cram sessions a few days before the big test like the hare.

And it's just actually easier on you that way.

[Peter-gfkj]

I'm a 60 year old engineer and I'd say that there are two types of successful engineers, the people with natural math skills and guys like me that busted their butts and made themselves learn it. I am only speaking about math skills here. I also believe that some people just don't have the attention to detail required to be a good engineer, so you are right and wrong. Yes, work will get you far in life but the truly great or good engineers have some innate abilities as well. You seem to have great presentation and people skills and those are skills most engineers don't have, so you're going to do well. Make sure you can write as well! Writing is a very much overlooked requirement of engineering that many engineers need to work on.

[sajag.]

I'm starting my Civil engineering degree this year. See you guys after 4 years.

[phaniemariem]

I’m scared that I’m not good enough in math but I want to study engineering so bad

[jasonpeterson]

I just started going back to school again, and your words are a very strong source for encouragement me. Thanks

[ggdharris]

Agreed! Your mindset/attitude and how you approach a STEM degree dictates it’s outcome. I love that you said there is no such thing as “math people”, as David Goggin says best “people like to put titles on you so they can feel better about themselves”. Roger that. I’m 33, and decided half way into this semester (Fall 2019) and only a year away from graduating with a graphic design degree, to change degree plans completely and do Mech E instead. How I see it, is I started with a disadvantage: I hated math and i’m not good at it “YET”, so, to attack that fear I must get good at it, this so called math phobia is something I conjured up in my head at some point in my life, and it’s exactly that: conjured up. To be honest, I’m afraid of math so bad that I associate the word “math” in the same way I associate the word “trauma” lol!!! So getting an engineering degree is exactly what I need in my life right now!! Get some. DO HARD SHIT. Hopefully your all done with your degree, congratulations if so!

[najgrey]

i'm not good in math but i graduated civil engineering..the key is to focus on study, never mind those 3 or 4 hours of sleep..

[KingOfTalesofficial]

For me. I was an honor student when I was a kid. Then I had a head injury, my skull shattered and they had to sew it while Im awake... so they had to put anesthesia on me..after that I notice that I feel like its hard for me to memorize... nobody believed me not even my parents and siblings but it cause my life to go 360°, I cant remember conversations that happened 2 minutes ago, I cant remember names(unlike ordinary people, even old people beat me to it) which my brain BEFORE the accident can memorize everything without me even trying. I remember how I always raise my hands or getting called to answer and I was always half focus but I know the answers, even my classmates ask me for answers and I tutor my own classmates before..
Anyway long story short I used to memorize everything without even trying.. and I dont even call it smart, I was just gifted with a sharp memory. Nobody listened to me, I was kick from my 1st honor title, went up I keep getting F on my classes. (I STILL LOVE READING AND studying alot of things like how smartphone chips works, gpu cpu etc, how this and that are made, how this thing works... I always check it on google and youtube, even purchase books about psychology and books about owning a hotel) but sadly if I dont do it over and over again I wont remember any of it and education is memorization(to be honest, even if you understand it, you still need to memorize it) anyway I was only honor roles for 3 consecutive years before graduating to HS... do I go to college now? No, I took doctor of dental medicine but I couldnt even handle 1st year which is a regular class because I cant memorize sht and I was serious and focus and everyday I read the books, do the hw and projects.. but when it comes to exam I just couldnt remember it, I cant even remember my classmates name or my professors name which is funny because professors grade that and I always dont put it because I cant remember.. people get pissed of me for asking a "stupid question" .. for them its a stupid question to ask who is our professor because weve been there for almost a year now.. but for me its a real struggle.. I wish I could go back in time or there is a magic pill that can make my brain function again like it used to... I want to study alot of things even making smartphone chips. Sadly im a dumb person who cant even memorize peoples name now. I wish my future kids will have my brain that can memorize fast and not the after accident. I want to do computer engineering but I am not capable of doing it, we can give examples of people with bad memories but were capable of doing this and that, but its really hard if you're the one in this position. Trust me I never stop trying, I do accept it now. All Im doing now is recording everything on a notebook and make sure that the notebook is visible to me so I wont forget even the notebook itself haha

[PunkHippie]

Being good at the sciences is more dependent on perseverance than being “naturally gifted”. So I suppose you could say that it requires a type of person that doesn’t quit easily, and takes challenges head on.