Engineering Fundamentals: An Introduction to Engineering Moaveni
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Chapter 2
Preparing for an
Engineering
Career
Engineering Fundamentals: An Introduction to Engineering Moaveni
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Making the Transition
from High School to College
You belong to an elite group of students now
because you are studying to be an engineer
5% of B.S. graduates in the United States are
engineers
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Making the Transition
from High School to College
What you do for the next four or five years will
affect you for the rest of your life
How successful and happy you are will depend
primarily on you
Take responsibility for learning
In college, most of your education takes place outside the class
Have good study habits
Develop some new study habits and get rid of some old ones
Engineering Fundamentals: An Introduction to Engineering Moaveni
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EGR 102
Getting Started with your Engineering Studies
Your studies here will likely be very different than
what you’ve experienced in the past
Most of what you will learn will come from outside
the classroom
Reading
Projects
Research
As such, your classroom time will only occupy only a
part of your day, week, etc.
You should have a plan to manage your time
throughout the week, etc
Time is your only resource that can NEVER be recovered
Engineering Fundamentals: An Introduction to Engineering Moaveni
EGR 102
Budget your time
There are things you want to do – Ski, movies,
party, kid to the park, etc.
There are things you need to do – Eat, sleep,
work, pay bills, STUDY !
You could procrastinate the things you need to do
