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Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
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Emily Mar 15, 2018 1166 views

Why aren't more engineering courses taught in a hands-on setting?

At my college, 90% of #engineering classes are based on #theory. A common belief is that you will only end up using a tiny portion of all that knowledge once you reach the workplace, and instead employees end up learning most their skills on the job. This makes the burden of college seem...

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Emily Mar 15, 2018 756 views

Is it okay to pursue a major in an area that I'm naturally weaker in?

I love #engineering but my high school failed to adequately prepare me for most of the engineering courses I have had to take in college. Instead, I'm good at reading books and writing essays that analyze them, but I hate doing that. So, I am struggling through engineering in order to round out...