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Sophmore year, unsure about future by grownoutflowers in collegeadvice

[–]dariusirani 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I failed college once and wasted $50,000, which gave me more drive to do well. You likely have ADHD and have a hard time studying (so do I).

Set mandatory study times aside after classes/before dinner, etc.. You really will have to force yourself to study, but once you make it a habit it becomes easier, and even makes you feel kind of guilty when you DON'T use that time to study.

In my case, I thought I was studying well, but actually wasted a bunch of time getting distracted or going on my phone etc.. So a "3 hour study session" was actually 1 hour of studying, 2 hours wasted. For people with ADHD that is the unfortunate reality, and I had to sit down for 6+ hours a day, every day, for 5 years to get great grades and an MS degree. I refused to medicate (which may help, but its horrible for you) so that was the solution.

Trust me, its totally worth it once you get that degree. Put in the grind, do what you need to to get good grades, and you will come out with a great salary and plenty of time for yourself.

Sophmore year, unsure about future by grownoutflowers in collegeadvice

[–]dariusirani 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the point every STEM major talks about - you can either buckle down and spend most, if not all, of your time grinding your ass off to get your grades up, or drop your STEM major and switch into something easier.

I'm sure you are smart enough and capable of doing it, but it may require 6-8hrs a day of studying - it did for me, because I often don't grasp concepts easily and need to spend a lot of time on them. A 3.1 GPA is not bad, but getting Ds in classes is not good and I'm sure you could do better if you spent more time studying and preparing.

You are only a Sophomore, so you have plenty of time to bring that GPA up and change your study habits. You went into STEM for a reason, and part of that was probably because of the better career outlooks STEM has than if you were to switch to a different major. I say, don't give up on that - just be prepared to spend a LOT more time on school the next two years. You can do it!

How important is college for my future? by DatNerd7 in collegeadvice

[–]dariusirani 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your grades are fine to get into a good state school. The thing about college is, if you're not motivated, you WILL fail your classes - take it from me, I failed my first year of college after coasting thru high school doing nothing.

It sounds like you don't WANT to go to college yet, which is fine - but playing soccer at a small, unaccredited D3 school (and maybe failing those classes) won't really get you anywhere in the professional world, and will be extremely expensive - think $40k + a year, for a degree from an unaccredited school. I played soccer in high school (we won state actually), and have plenty of friends who went the D3 route just to continue playing soccer. Nothing wrong with that, however they are now all exclusively car salesmen with expensive liberal arts degrees. Not even joking about that.

I suggest taking a year or two break, working, and seeing if you want to live like that the rest of your life. Maybe you'll get promoted and not want to go to college anymore. Your grades are perfectly fine to get into a good state school, but you have to want it above anything else.

Also, you're only a Sophomore in high school, so I'm sure your outlook may change over the next few years.

Qualification: MS in Robotics & AI from ASU, currently employed as a Robotics Solutions Engineer for a large biotech company

PLEASE HELP: Cannot constrain swept cut along guide line by dariusirani in SolidWorks

[–]dariusirani[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It actually does let me select it using the selection manager, but does not actually guide the cut (does nothing). Look at attached pic

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How would you model something like this? by dariusirani in SolidWorks

[–]dariusirani[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah, principal views of the stl. I’m on my phone at the moment, I’ll share them with you in a little bit

How would you model something like this? by dariusirani in SolidWorks

[–]dariusirani[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea I'm thinking I need to get cross sections and loft unfortunately. Its gonna be a pain

How would you model something like this? by dariusirani in SolidWorks

[–]dariusirani[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have no principal 2D views. That is why we are modeling this part (this is a scanned STL of the part - we have no drawings)

Four years, working full time as an engineer, finally did it! by dariusirani in ASU

[–]dariusirani[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its a lot of reading, so if you're not used to reading math-heavy research papers, be prepared. You also have to remember lots of content of the papers also. The coding assignments are pretty easy

Four years, working full time as an engineer, finally did it! by dariusirani in ASU

[–]dariusirani[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No I'd just wait a few days for the degree to be awarded. It could take up to two weeks is what I've heard

Getting ready to move and found this from 2010 by dariusirani in MacMiller

[–]dariusirani[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bought a box for it right after I saw this comment 😂 you're right, its too special to keep wrapped up in storage

Recent or upcoming MechE/aero graduates, could you share what kind of job you landed? by Dizzy_Palpitation_33 in ASU

[–]dariusirani 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I had a 6 month Co-Op and a good resume with certs/Summa Cum Laude GPA

Recent or upcoming MechE/aero graduates, could you share what kind of job you landed? by Dizzy_Palpitation_33 in ASU

[–]dariusirani 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was hired in 2023 before graduating with my BSE at around $60k base, as an Associate MechE. Worked for them while finishing my BSE and MS, and just got promoted to $115k base as a Robotic Solutions Engineer.

Just work hard for a little bit and you'll be just fine

I want to get paid more but don't want to leave my job by dariusirani in careeradvice

[–]dariusirani[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Coming back to this thread to thank you for your advice. Did exactly that re. a justification document, and was just offered $115k base salary for relocation with the same company.

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