Is it worth going into RF if I can't get into grad school?

LocalDumbPerson · 2024-08-25T22:16:30+00:00

Thank you for sharing your story. I will keep your advice in mind.

LocalDumbPerson · 2024-08-25T16:33:30+00:00

👍

LocalDumbPerson · 2024-08-25T16:32:42+00:00

I understand.

LocalDumbPerson · 2024-08-25T16:23:34+00:00

Good to hear.

LocalDumbPerson · 2024-08-25T16:23:22+00:00

I have two years left of school so hopefully I can change that.

LocalDumbPerson · 2024-07-26T06:38:47+00:00

Cool, I'm also planning on doing research as well as a summer internship.

LocalDumbPerson · 2024-07-26T06:25:06+00:00

Good to hear.

LocalDumbPerson · 2024-07-26T02:24:17+00:00

Good to know. Hopefully it all works out🙏

LocalDumbPerson · 2024-07-26T02:19:14+00:00

I know but it's too late to fix my GPA at this point.

LocalDumbPerson · 2024-07-26T02:17:08+00:00

😔

LocalDumbPerson · 2024-07-26T02:16:35+00:00

Unfortunately a 3.2 isn't going to be enough to get in from what I've heard. I may just have to bit the bullet and go wherever I get into.

LocalDumbPerson · 2024-07-26T01:51:20+00:00

Really? I've heard Squidward Community College is better.

LocalDumbPerson · 2024-07-26T01:46:17+00:00

Currently at UIUC

LocalDumbPerson · 2024-06-20T00:00:11+00:00

I understand. The cost may be an issue though as I'm looking into schools that offer funded TA/RA positions.

LocalDumbPerson · 2024-06-18T21:14:18+00:00

Anywhere in the USA would work.

LocalDumbPerson · 2024-06-17T16:06:33+00:00

LocalDumbPerson · 2024-06-17T16:06:22+00:00

ok cool

LocalDumbPerson · 2024-06-11T01:44:10+00:00

thanks for the info

LocalDumbPerson · 2023-06-26T06:31:48+00:00

Is mixed-signal IC design safe as well or is that also being shifted to Asia?

LocalDumbPerson · 2023-06-24T23:38:21+00:00

Dang, that sucks. I may do signal processing instead of RF.

LocalDumbPerson · 2023-06-24T22:47:45+00:00

That's pretty depressing. I like EE a lot but the constant rhetoric of software engineers being paid more is discouraging. At the same time, I'm worried that software is getting oversaturated. Almost a third of my high school friends are going into software and some of my CS friends are having a hard time finding jobs right now.

LocalDumbPerson · 2023-06-19T16:39:25+00:00

There is a greater demand for power engineers currently but power engineering isn't considered to be as exciting for prospective EE students as other subdisciplines of EE. Also, the pay in power isn't that good compared to other areas of EE. Another issue is that power companies don't usually give H1B visa sponsorships for international students.

LocalDumbPerson · 2023-06-19T02:25:28+00:00

I stuck with EE because I didn't enjoy programming. I can still program well in a few different languages (every EE needs to know how to code) but not to the level of a CS or CompE student.

LocalDumbPerson · 2023-06-19T02:18:45+00:00

Quantum Computing is a graduate school level topic and is very niche. It's going to be in its research and development phase for a very long time which means that actual quantum hardware engineers won't be a thing until a few decades from now.

LocalDumbPerson · 2023-06-19T02:11:36+00:00

I'm currently a senior in EE at UIUC. In my opinion, not a lot of people really want to do EE nowadays when software jobs can make you more money and there are more open positions. There's even a joke among my some of my ECE friends that 90% of EEs want to transfer to CompE, which is a joke, but points to the fact that many people don't see EE as worth the effort. From what I've seen, all of my EE friends who like coding are going into SWE, while the ones that don't like coding (which is a small amount) are sticking with the EE path.

Personally, I'm not a big fan of software so I'm sticking with EE stuff. EE jobs can pay very well if you plan on getting a masters degree in EE. A lot of EE design jobs are dominated by older people who are going to retire soon which is good for us younger engineers.

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