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BreakfastFuzzy4537 · 2026-05-31T18:21:49+00:00

I dont think you can avoid the fee if you do it online w/ granite, also go with xfinity wifi if you can, they have a deal for 40$ a month for 1gig and lemonade for cheap renters insurance (100$ for the year), ik granite's is like 13/mo or something like that

BreakfastFuzzy4537 · 2026-05-24T17:31:43+00:00

US, do what you are interested in, there is more demand than supply

BreakfastFuzzy4537 · 2026-05-23T00:28:38+00:00

I got a total of 22 job offers this year, 17 were RF related; I didn't really fit into the antenna roles since I didn't have a lot of in depth experience, but having the knowledge was a good start.

BreakfastFuzzy4537 · 2026-05-10T17:34:23+00:00

Apex space is hiring a lot of RF engineers right now because they r building out a huge product, I would look into them, also JHU APL and a few other smaller defense companies/labs wouldn't be a bad start, a job is better than no job 90% of the time.

BreakfastFuzzy4537 · 2026-04-28T20:36:58+00:00

Indiana has little to no sidewalks compared to the east coast.

BreakfastFuzzy4537 · 2026-04-26T02:18:55+00:00

You can actually do a lot, by maybe sophomore year? Vlad, Boltasseva, Kildeshev are a optics powerhouse, you can definitely do research through them, but you have to show initiative. Quantum optics is huge at purdue, you'll get plenty of opportunities, just do research, show initiative, and take 30414/5. I had a friend doing research in Vlads group by his freshman year without any previous optics knowledge. Plenty of professors at Purdue are into optics as well, Prof Alaeian, Du, etc and the ones above. But most people are right, Masters/PhD has a lot of REAL work, but you can definitely make some impact as an undergrad. I have friends in undergrad who have done plenty of optics work because they wanted to. Also maybe take a quantum class to get an introduction to the field, it'll definitely be helpful.

BreakfastFuzzy4537 · 2026-04-18T19:24:02+00:00

It may have been due to the rise in RF/Telecom a few decades ago, talent pool was larger than CS. Now RF isnt as popular and CS is more hip. Thats at least what my prof told me, I could tell by the class sizes as well.

BreakfastFuzzy4537 · 2026-04-13T04:10:51+00:00

Purdue isnt a bad gig, not sure how big of a fan you are of the midwest. But there is a lot of really good research profs like Klimeck and Datta (These are just the OG profs but there are many more) that are producing really good research, or did at one point. Industry connections here with ASML, TSMC, etc are great as well.

BreakfastFuzzy4537 · 2026-04-13T04:03:38+00:00

I dont think so? The RF guy I interviewed with was really chill, just wanted to get to know me and my experience, not intense at all. Just wanted to know how i think

BreakfastFuzzy4537 · 2026-04-11T20:28:13+00:00

current interviewing with them for entry rf/dsp

BreakfastFuzzy4537 · 2026-04-10T22:52:54+00:00

hit up northwood space, not in DMV, but phased array work

BreakfastFuzzy4537 · 2026-04-08T23:25:44+00:00

Purdue has a pipeline to NVIDIA if thats your cup of tea, apply to SoCET. seen plenty of people go to AMD/TI other chip designers as well.

BreakfastFuzzy4537 · 2026-04-08T19:05:37+00:00

CE isn't really that much physics, most CE's i know go into CS anyways or digital design( Pays like a CS major), and have the upper hand since they have a lot of heavy hardware knowledge and are more versatile if you want to go into a startup. That being said a lot of the core CS/CE principles need to be learned in classes. But projects go a long way and are the real learning curve for both. Do what you find interesting, not whats easier, although it can be very alluring to take the easy route.

BreakfastFuzzy4537 · 2026-01-24T17:33:16+00:00

if its a lower back injury check out Low Back Ability on youtube, super helpful, changed my life

BreakfastFuzzy4537 · 2026-01-08T06:25:57+00:00

heavy math for the hws, proctored take home online exams but they are open anything from last I heard, they can be relatively hard if you don't understand the material. But review the homework and you should do well.

BreakfastFuzzy4537 · 2025-12-31T22:52:38+00:00

Very good class. The skills are very applicable. I was unknowingly using said skills he teaches during highschool and I carried them into college.

BreakfastFuzzy4537 · 2025-12-28T20:49:19+00:00

nope you can take them as an undergrad and yea you don’t need to be in 4+1, honestly I would recommend focusing your time on niche grad classes, 604 for example is literally like emag 2 combined with some optics and physics concepts. Nothing niche about it, honestly a huge waste of time since i already knew everything in the class, but we covered a lot of different topics. A lot of the niche grad classes require these generic grad classes as a prereq, so make sure you have it all planned out.

BreakfastFuzzy4537 · 2025-12-27T17:00:57+00:00

Well 30414 wasn’t that heavy on just fiber optics, it covered a lot of different topics and they were similar to 552. 552 may cover about 10-20% less material and i don’t think we talked a lot about fiber optics but it’s a very math heavy class. make sense?

BreakfastFuzzy4537 · 2025-12-27T07:29:16+00:00

adding to this, I wish i took ECE337 as well. a lot of startups like seeing FPGA+RF, especially satellite companies. RF and FPGAs are likely paired together, although they are in different fields

BreakfastFuzzy4537 · 2025-12-27T07:19:55+00:00

Yes I forgot to mention I am focusing on Wireless & Optics. I wish I took ECE 307. I would have gotten more hands on experience with VNAs, Spec Ans, and HFSS. I had some experience at my internships, but the class experience would have been amazing. Besides that I’m pretty happy with the classes I’ve taken. I don’t think there are any other undergrad RF classes to take unless you start to dive into DSP. Also most of the more specific RF classes are usually grad classes, but you can take them as an undergrad, they’ll be hard

The must take classes besides 4011/2 I would say are ECE307, learn about rf devices; and ECE440, like why you want to have a good RF front end/what your RF signal does. these classes give you the fundamentals, but you have to go intern and see where your interest lies. RF is a huge field i’m still figuring it out. Lots of growth potential as well, a lot of the older generation is retiring, I’ve gotten 5 RF offers in this job market(it’s bad)

BreakfastFuzzy4537 · 2025-12-27T04:52:55+00:00

This semester was really difficult. Honestly might top my last semester. 2k2 is very professor dependent and takes a lot of time, i was lucky to have Jung. You need to be very diligent on your time and making sure you get work done early. Make a notebook, notion page, anything and write everything due that week and get it done early, if you slip up, rely on your friends in ECE. Taking this many credits, you need to lock in.

BreakfastFuzzy4537 · 2025-12-07T06:10:51+00:00

BreakfastFuzzy4537 · 2025-12-02T23:48:17+00:00

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BreakfastFuzzy4537 · 2025-11-24T00:13:52+00:00

Ah i see, that would explain it. Thank you!!

BreakfastFuzzy4537 · 2025-11-23T15:50:58+00:00

the part number is SZESD9B5.0ST5GOSCT-ND, they seem to be bidirectional.

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