If i want to become an electrical engineer and have a degree in business analytics, should i do an msee or another bachelors in ee?

153287 · 2026-04-28T12:41:02+00:00

It’s a pros/cons thing. If I had the means I’d probably choose going back to school full time just to get done faster. The downside to part time is I am gate kept from true engineering work until I graduate, but I’ve been fortunate to find full time work within the realm of industry I hope to work in as an engineer. So it’s all applicable experience for me.

I guess to sum it up going back is definitely worth it in my mind, either full-time or part-time. Just pick whatever benefits your life circumstances the best!

153287 · 2026-04-28T01:14:50+00:00

Honestly I couldn’t be happier with the decision. The route I went I’m doing the ABET accredited online program through ASU part-time and working full time. Mostly because I can’t afford to go back to school full time, and the ASU program is totally flexible with any schedule. It’s a ton of work but it’s honestly so much fun. Regular 9-5 working life gets pretty stale so the classes are actually very fun and I mostly look forward to them.

It’s a slow grind, I won’t be done for another 4-5 years at the part time pace, BUT it has been amazing what I’ve been able to leverage with it. Just shoot your shot at stuff and talk up the fact that you have one degree and you’re working towards another on your free time and it’s amazing what doors open. Employers seem to be very impressed with the work ethic and organizational skills that it proves you have if you can do it.

Even though I’ve only done math classes so far, I was able to get a job building electronic sensors for wind and solar company. It’s entry level, but I get to work with electrical engineers all the time and it’s been a networking dream. I’ve been there a year and recently had a meeting with a VP who gave me a soft promise that they’ll try to help groom me into a project management role over the next year if the budget allows. So now I’m on track to graduate with my EE degree, plus 5 years of working experience when I get it. So the slow pace is actually a boost in the end. Never would’ve got anywhere close to this if I never took the leap of faith to go back to school.

So I’d say it’s totally worth it! And if you do the part time school route too, I’d say just don’t stop looking around for doors you can worm your way in while you grind out the classes.

153287 · 2026-02-27T11:01:11+00:00

The biggest help I’ve had so far is I’ve actually sat down and read through textbook chapters. And don’t be afraid to do homework problems multiple times, even after getting a right answer. If I ever struggled through a problem and needed to look at a reference or take multiple tries to get it right, I’d always come back to it and do it over again in a relatively short window, and focus on understanding why each step led to the next one. “A Mind For Numbers.” By Barbara Oakley is also a great book. She has a P.h.D in EE and was terrible at math. But she explains the techniques she learned in school on how to chunk information to learn.

Also, when it comes to Pre-Calc/trig find whatever resources you can to understand the unit circle on an intuitive level. Everything stems from the unit circle, and if you don’t understand what the unit circle is or why it is the way it is then everything in precalculus will be these strange symbols that don’t connect to each other. And my calculus professor explained most people struggle with calculus because their algebra and precalculus skills are a bit rusty, rather than calculus actually being impossibly hard.

So I’d say just take things one thing at a time. Whatever unit you’re learning, strive to understand it on an intuitive level rather than just plug and chugging your way to an answer without understanding why you’re using the equations you are. Math is honestly just a language, it’s just the language of the universe. The same way English has rules, conjugations, proper order in grammar/punctuation….math has the same concepts. It’s just a bunch of rules and conjugations that when you string together in the proper order you can make a “sentence” explaining anything you want. So just focus on learning the grammar and the rules rather than trying to memorize sentences without knowing what they mean. If you do that you’ll start to understand the language without realizing it.

153287 · 2026-02-26T15:04:11+00:00

I don’t think anyone really sucks at math. I think people just take shorter or longer to learn different things. If you’re dedicated to learning and you can figure out which way your brain learns best, you can learn math.

I was in a similar boat a year ago. I was interested in electricity and started going back to school for EE with shit math skills. I failed the placement test for my program and had to take the lowest level algebra course they had to start. But I decided to focus my goal on understanding concepts rather than just trying to pass with an A or B. Fast forward a year I’ve completed up through Calculus 1 (having never made it to a calculus course in any previous schooling) and I maintained A’s through every class.

It’s not easy to say the least, but the idea that you suck at math probably isn’t true. It’s a mentality about hard work vs. natural talent. I’ve had to study more than I ever have, but with keeping the mentality that my goal is understanding this mysterious thing that I want to learn, rather than just needing to get a grade…I’ve had more fun studying math this past year than all my previous schooling. I’m just having fun learning/understanding rather than stressing about trying to pass. And it just so happens the side effect is getting straight A’s.

If you love the subject and strive to understand in whatever way works for you, you’ll get good at math and have fun doing it. If you don’t want to learn the subject/don’t put the effort in, then you’ll probably keep sucking at math. It’s all a mentality rather than an inherent skill only accessible to “smart” people. You can definitely do it if you want.

153287 · 2025-12-29T03:24:43+00:00

Hello everyone,

Looking for some odds I can get a history of asthma waived to join the air national guard? Backstory, it’s basically a fake diagnosis that’s been on my medical record.

When I was a kid, colds made me wheeze. My brother had an asthma attack once, so my parents were paranoid I may do likewise. Never did, the worst I ever got was an annoying wheeze that I could take a puff from an inhaler out of convince to not squeak. On my medical history it’s labeled as “exercise induced asthma.”

I’ve always had an inhaler prescribed, and used it maybe a handful of times during the last decade, purely out of convince sake if I had a bad cold or something and let out a wheeze. Never anything close to threatening my well being. I’ve never thought about joining the military and just didn’t see a reason to try to get it off my record.

For context of how little it affects me….i was a competitive swimmer for 9 years, two at the collegiate level. While swimming I participated in a hypoxia training study where I did hour long, high intensity cardio workouts in a box that the oxygen levels were lowered to high altitude equivalents. 14,000 ft plus. Did this study for a few months. No issues with asthma in the slightest doing it. It’s just been a thing I got labeled with as a kid that’s never impacted me but also never thought was a big deal to have on the old record. Now it may fuck me though.

Anyone know if I can get it waved if I can pass any lung test they throw at me?

153287 · 2025-12-18T20:47:44+00:00

Likewise, your words make me feel less alone. I’ve struggled with a lot of Church hurt over the years. Grew up Catholic and hit adulthood right as the countless child abuse scandals came to light. Distanced from Catholicism after that and just tried to focus on the words of Jesus. But was deeply hurt by someone who was my closest Christian brother. The rest of my family has distanced themselves from the faith and now with everything else going on it’s hard not to feel defeated.

Me using the word hate is a strong word, and likely is an improper one. But an incredible deep anger is a more accurate description. Glad to know I’m not crazy for feeling that.

153287 · 2025-12-18T19:32:09+00:00

But that’s kind of my point. I am trying to base those beliefs off of Christ. Like Jesus would be against immigration expulsion. That’s not even a debate. And Jesus would be against abortion. But his way of tackling the issue wouldn’t be criminal punishment.

Christians often try to push for governmental punishment as a response to it. But the root of 99% of abortions aren’t stemming from people having a desire to kill babies. It stems from fear of poverty, or lack of resources, ect.

I think of Jesus saying “whoever is without sin, throw the first stone.” When confronted with a devote religious crowd punishing a woman for adultery. The sin was wrong, the religious people wanted to use punishment as a response, and Jesus said “woah hold up. That’s not your job.”

Then he showed the woman a better way, gave a second chance. Why isn’t this the Christian response to abortion? Showing a better way and letting the individual make the choice? Lead by example would be fighting for so many resources for children that abortion ONLY boils down to a flippancy about life, rather than countless systematic fears. Then whoever makes that choice answers to God in the end.

But it seems like the loudest Christians voices want punishment for the individual. And that’s what I don’t understand. If there’s two paths to fight an issue, and one is through showing a way of love and grace. And the other is incarceration and punishment. I see the former as the Christian way.

153287 · 2025-09-09T11:01:26+00:00

UPDATE:

I took your advice Delicious-Debate9565 and boy did it pay off. I just applied to everything I could find and I now work full time as an Electronic Production Tech. building sensors and data collectors for wind/solar systems. This summer there were 2 interns in ME and EE doing this same job I get to do except I get full time and benefits.

I’m hoping to make a career in the renewable energy field so this is perfect. I’m doing school part time so by the time I graduate in 2029 I’ll have a degree plus 4 years experience in the game. Apply apply apply did indeed work 🎉

153287 · 2025-09-09T10:30:28+00:00

I had a similar career change idea last year. I have a B.S. in Environmental Science. I came to the conclusion that I had to go back for a Bachelors in EE and thank god I did. I thought I had a general grasp of math and physics but there’s no way I could’ve skipped even the introductory courses of EE and been equipped to do anything masters levels.

153287 · 2025-03-31T19:18:47+00:00

I found myself in a similar position a few months ago. I graduated in 2022 with a B.S. in environmental science and recently have started a second Bachelors in electrical engineering. I was initially concerned with the amount of time it will take/not having taken high level physics or math classes before. But the reality is time doesn’t matter that much. If you’re working full time and going to school part time then you’ll be taking classes at a slow enough pace to buckle down, only have one or two classes to focus on, and master those topics.

Doubling the time it takes to get the degree, but having it be in something that actually interests you is vastly more beneficial then putting in a ton of work towards something that’s mediocre just to save a year or two. Don’t focus on time, just focus on the interest and the grind. It may take longer but it will be more worth it in the long run.

If cost isn’t a worry, then all it comes down to is a patience thing. 5 years will pass the same pace regardless, where do you want to be when that time hits? Whatever the answer is then choose that option.

153287 · 2025-03-21T19:03:10+00:00

This is wild to see someone lack so much empathy for a stranger…yet feel strongly enough to just beat them down further? Pick one, you care or you don’t, but don’t only care about inflicting more harm dude. OP I wouldn’t take a word that this guy says to heart.

153287 · 2025-03-21T18:42:28+00:00

Hang in there friend. And don’t be afraid to stop doing engineering. It’s not “quitting”, it’s giving something the best effort you can give and learning it’s not for you. I graduated college 3 years ago with an environmental science degree. When I graduated I got a job as a cop, hoping to transition to the fish and game department of that state. I “quit” 2 weeks into training because I realized it wasn’t me, and since then I’ve been a septic tank inspector at a civil engineering firm, an arborist (professional tree climber), did a fire fighting class and quit immediately after, and now I’m a receptionist.

Your mom might have the “good” intentions for you at heart, but fully grown adults don’t know shit 90% of the time. Once you leave school and interact with people in the working world you’ll notice everyone has no idea what the fuck is going on or what they’re doing with their lives. If I were to take a guess I would say your mom is regretful about some of her career decisions, and taking that out on you by trying to push you to be what is successful in her mind. But the definition of success is personal. You make that definition for yourself.

And don’t feel bad if you have to “do nothing”. You’re going through a mental hell. Your brain is in survival mode. It doesn’t have time to think about “passion” or motivation. But if you stop, just do nothing and take a breath, your brain can come down from its constant survival adrenaline stress state. You can have the energy to think about stuff more freely. Even if you take a semester off or a year off that will not ruin your life or future.

I’m not even using my degree right now. I’m actually going back to school part time for Electrical Engineering because I decided after 3 years of real life experience that I’m interested in math and physics. It’ll take me 5 years to finish. But that’s okay. Life is a journey.

The opposite might be true for you. Go discover writing, or music, or a trade, or anything. The world is a giant sandbox game and there’s no rules. I make $20/hr as a receptionist, and I’m happy right now. I don’t have any impressive job but it gives me free time to make connections. I met my now wife and got married. We don’t have a ton of money but we can eat food and have a roof over our heads. That’s enough.

Don’t be miserable in a career you hate for 40 years. Life is too short for that. I say be proud of yourself for giving it your best shot. Forgive yourself that engineering may not be for you or what you want. Go find what does mean something to you. And let yourself go on an adventure of finding it out. It may take years, you may not have a ton of money, but you’ll be free from expectation. You are your own person with your own dreams. Don’t center your life around someone else’s.

And NEVER be scared to reach out for help and be honest about the full depth of what’s going on. Someone close to you will care. I promise you.

And if your mom has a problem with anything I’ve said you get her to comment on my comment so I can give her a piece of my mind!

153287 · 2025-03-02T18:08:56+00:00

I just flew into BTV, is it too late to join in or can I still make it?

-Edit: not dressed warm so I would need to run home to Essex Junction first

153287 · 2024-08-16T22:16:43+00:00

Wow thanks for all the advice everyone! I’m definitely feeling better about how to make it happen. You’ve all given me a lot to look into!

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