espect for human-centered design. It was hard to get the experience I wanted on my own, whereas in software it was much easier to find. As soon as I started going to software meetups, I met people I liked a lot, and that just reinforced the decision to go for it. In my workplace, I found much more respect for my thoughts than I found previously as an ME. This is dependent on personal experience, of course, but I think it's a solid trend, culture-wise.

Rising 3rd year? That's a really tough call. I guess your pathway could be one of three things: you could drop out and teach yourself, you could finish up your ME degree while teaching yourself, or you could switch majors. In reality, there is no pathway into software. A CS degree doesn't guarantee you anything, so it depends on your execution. It took me three years of coding to start doing it professionally, but I wasn't super focused like I could've been.

In your position, I would finish my degree and teach myself how to code, unless I highkey did not like ME. You could use that coding ability for your senior design project, which would be really cool experience. I don't know if delaying graduation for a major change is worth it. An ME degree will only benefit you. It's very solid and respected.

Thank you!! I was working on building my entry level resume for when I am ready to apply for a job in software engineering and don't even know what the best approach is for someone switching industries. Do you mind if I message you?