Well to start off with, I received a summer internship for electrical engineering last semester, which is beginning to heat up. I had a rough semester last semester and my gpa dropped tremendously even though I didn't technically fail anything. This semester is looking up, but it's not glamorous or anything to brag about. I've been in school with no break for the past 2 years and honestly am excited to finally get a summer out of school. I'm hoping it will drive me more, since this semester I've been extremely burnt out. But aside of all that, I am finishing my first year in electrical engineering, and I'm petrified that I'm not ready for the internship. I know the only reason I received it was because I will be getting my journeyman's in electrical over the summer and I was subcontracted to work for the company that is giving me the internship, so I know the plants. But I'm stressed out of my mind I'm going to lose it. The internship has really only been the only thing driving me this semester. Sorry for the long read, I was just curious on what y'all had to say. I see y'all as my family. I haven't even been told what my job duties will be once I get there.
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you're interning..with a journeymans license?
usually interns are apprentices they stick under a journeyman... not saying it doesnt happen.. just seems odd that you wouldnt be getting paid as a journeyman as the company is definitely benefitting from using your license on any jobs they put you on..
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interning as an Engineer.....but good you know the real world work side...I work with too many that have no clue to how it really is done....good luck!Comment
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Well I will be taking the test for my journeyman's in electrical over the summer. But that's not for electrical engineering. And thanks for good luck and everything.Originally posted by systemnt View PostComment
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I have as well when doing electrical, that's why I wanted to go back to school. But as I'm attempting to figure out now, electrical engineering has nothing to do with electrical! Go figure!Originally posted by bwssr View Post
which is the main reason why I'm petrified. I just hope my knowledge of how everything goes together benefits me.
On a side note, the chance of me losing it is getting bigger by the day. I graduated high school and went to junco and flunked out on two separate occasions before starting in electrical. So that has dropped my gpa down tremendously. Well all those are still on my transcript, even though I started back to school last year and maintained a 3.415 over the year. Last semester though dropped my gpa down a lot though with three d's, one c and one a. And I know they won't understand when I tell them that I was in a new area, school, and wasn't situated yet.Comment
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Speaking as a Mechanical Engineer that designes large scale HVAC systems for a living, Engineering school teaches you very little that will transition over to the real design world (assuming you plan to go into industry and just use your undergrad degree). If you go into R&D, thats another story......
What an engineering degree does do is: prove to employeers that you have the ability to solve very complex open ended problems. It also proves that you understand the principles and foundations of the equipment we work with today.
If you have practical experience, along with intern experience, your grades are not as important as you think they are in the long run. You may not get a job head to head with peers in school that have better grades, but you will be a valuable commodity that will find a place to work. And after that first job, your grades never mean anything ever again.
Also, dont worry about slipping grades affecting this summers internship, I have never seen an internship where once they agreed to let you work, they re-check your grades before you come in for the summer. You should be fine.
Keep your chin up, keep working hard, and good things will come. There is nothing easy about engineering school, or engineering in general. It is hard work, but it is fulfilling when it is all done!Comment
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yep take a deep breath. Nothing to worry about.Comment
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An electrician and an electrical engineer are two very different professions. I am an EE. I understand power transmission, electromagnetic transmission, analog and digital circuits and communication. My job is being a computer architect. That being said, I would not wire a house, I don't know the codes and I would leave that to professionals.
Some internships are more stringent than others. Since there is little you can do about it now, I would not worry about it.
what it really sounds like you need to do is talk to a career counselor and figure out what you really want to do in life.Comment
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Enjoy the ride my friend and roll down the windows and breath the air. Before you know it, college will be behind you and you'll wish you were back there- it wasn't so bad at all.
Internships are practical stuff, 1st year EE is math and theory stuff. It should be fun.Comment
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Well thank you, but you could prolly wire a house as well as me, I don't know the codes for houses much either. I'm mainly an industrial and commercial electrician and mainly focus on terminations. And I know a little control. The point I'm making with this, is control is very similar to what I do EE, making relays work and such. So it's a lot closer than what you think. And that is pretty much what I've been learning this semester is analog digital and NAND/nor gates. That sort of stuff. And I know what I want, it's just about getting there. I don't enjoy all the bs on the side. Like business classes. What my internship is for mainly is what I think I already know. I think.Originally posted by SwampRabbit View PostComment
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I work with EEs who would have no idea how to do residential wiring, and know electricians who don't care about the theory. Electrons in common I guess.
It all depends on what makes you happy, and pays the bills plus extra for retirement and having fun.Comment
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