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Thoughts Of An Engineering Student

A day in the mind of a student studying engineering.

Katie Neeb

May 02, 2016

University of New Orleans

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It is common belief that engineering is hard. If you're majoring in engineering, you know the struggle. If you're not majoring in engineering, you're tired of hearing your engineering friends complain about it. That is saying that they have friends, considering they rarely leave the building and are somewhat strange beings. Coinciding with popular belief, engineers are awkward people. This article summarizes the thoughts of these strange kids on a daily basis.

*alarm sounds at 7 a.m.* Already?! But it's only been 3 hours! I can snooze for 10 minutes.

*10 minutes later* Shoot, I can be a little late for class, right? I'll shower tomorrow.

*gets to class* I don't smell that bad do I? I'll just keep a one desk radius separating me from my classmates.

Tests back already? A 52?! Score, I got a C!

*can't keep eyes open* I should've stopped for coffee this morning.

"Can you understand this guy's accent?"

This makes absolutely no sense.

Technical writing? If you can't convince your teacher, confuse them.

Ah, COFFEE!

*2 problems later = 6 hours later* Finally done with my Diff Eq homework!

Oh man, I forgot to eat lunch again.

This will pay off in the long run, right? Right?

Why did I choose this major?

Is it acceptable to eat pizza for dinner four nights a week?

I wonder how much coffee a person can consume in one day...

I've probably had too much already...

I'll switch to Red Bull.

*still dozing off* There's gotta be something stronger than this, right?

*receives text message* "Hey, wanna go out tonight?" HA. HAHA. HAHAHA! Good one, pal.

I will sleep tonight. I will sleep tonight. I will sleep tonight.

Shoot, is it 4 a.m. already? Great I only have 5 hours left to finish this lab report. Looks like another all-nighter...

Hm, I wonder at what acceleration I would land if i jumped out that window...

Oh yeah, 32.2 ft/s^2.

Well no, I would have to take into account air resistance, drag force, etc.

Oh my, what am I doing with my life?

What was that noise? Oh, look there's other people still here too. They feel my pain.

I wonder if I'll be able to have a night outside of the Engineering Building soon...

Oh no, these calculations aren't working!

Oh well, looks like that's going into my source of errors.

Great, I finished! And only 35 pages this time! Maybe I'll be able to staple this one.

It's only 7 a.m. If I hurry I can get an hour and a half of sleep before I have to be back at school!

*REPEAT*

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All names should be "unisex names."

1. Communicating via email can be awkward.

2. Appointments usually accompany weird looks.

3. Introducing yourself to someone is never without a hitch.

4. You’ve probably thought about changing your name.

5. You’re often asked why you have the name you do.

6. You get excited when you meet someone of your gender with your name.

7. You feel awkward when you meet someone of the opposite gender with your name.

8. You’ve had someone say to you, “I knew a [your name], but they were [your opposite gender].”

9. You’ve heard a bad joke/pick-up line or two about your name before.

10. People are surprised when they see you.

11. You’re extra sensitive to other unique or unisex names.

12. You’ve fought with your parents about it.

13. All things considered, you’re happy your name makes you unique.

You know that all of these things apply to you. You'll just never tell.

I get it... I'm pale.

1. At least I can't lose you in a crowd!

2. Oh my goodness your skin is like glow-in-the-dark.

3. Can't you just get fake tan?

4. Do you tan or just burn?

5. Your kids are going to look like Casper the Friendly Ghost!

6. *holds arm against your arm* Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. *holds pale arm against another pale arm* Aw, at least you're darker than her!

8. I laid out by the pool almost every day over break!

9. I haven't used sunscreen since I was, like, five.

10. *adjusts selfie lighting to their face* Oops, where'd you go??

11. *after working out* Your face is SO red!

12. *wears white* Look! You're all one color!

13. You need to get some sun.

14. Aren't you excited for summer?

The struggle bus is real.

1. Child prodigies:

2. Hearing other musicians in the practice room next door and accepting that you will never be as talented as them:

3. That anxiety that takes over before every performance:

4. Taking a million 0 credit classes:

5. When there's a paper due the next day, but you have to attend yet another concert in order to pass a 0 credit class:

6. When your friends try to encourage you after a performance, even though you are criticizing everything in your mind:

7. Knowing that there's always that one professor during juries:

8. The oh-so-attractive band/choir uniforms:

9. Realizing that a college campus is maybe not the best atmosphere to finish your latest composition:

10. Hearing "Oh, you sing opera? I LOVE Phantom of the Opera!" for the hundredth time:

11. When people think finals week is a breeze for you.

12. When you're drowning in the stress that comes with 18+ credits (and not to mention all those 0 credit classes) and people ask you how you are:

13. When it all comes down to it, though, you know that at the end of the day, music is your passion:

Because you need it in your life.

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6. holds arm against your arm Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. holds pale arm against another pale arm Aw, at least you're darker than her!

10. adjusts selfie lighting to their face Oops, where'd you go??

11. after working out Your face is SO red!

12. wears white Look! You're all one color!