First year computer engineering student. What should I expect /sci/?

Unexpected difficulty, misplaced optimism, and a lot of work.

But don't give up. It's worth it.

I graduated with a BSE in computer engineering back in 2008. I now make a great salary from a job I enjoy. I love it!

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>On? Or off?

>>8845990
Location, job title, salary?

>Oh Anon, you're a computer engineering major? Can you help me fix my computer? I think it has a virus...

>>8846003
Pennsylvania
uiuuh.... "software engineer"? I dunno
about $100k, but it's tricky to compare because it comes with a lot of perks (like free breakfasts and lunches) and the cost of living in a 30 minute drive around here swings around wildly.

>>8846006
yes

>>8845977
lots of indians in your class, its basically EE with a coding class

>>8845977
expect to switch to CS or Computer Science if you realize you like software way more

T. former CompE major

>>8846021
>CS or Computer Science

derp I meant CS or Software Engineering, a bit drunk atm

>>8846021
>>8846025
This, don't forget, all engineering is making someone else's dream come true

>>8845977
Don't burn the multimeters. The guys responsible by the hardware get pissed.

>>8845977
Write microcontrolers,using signal processing or study circuits.

Advice get social live,get girlfriend, don't wasted time play video games or watch porn, make interships, start to build you CV.

If like some class or topic study about it, don't fear.

>>8846030
it really is

it's not a bad life if you want to live comfortably though

>>8846013
Nice. Just wanted to know your job title to see if you actually landed a high paying ce job rather than a se one

>>8846021


I'm going to college to get a degree in something I wouldn't be able to learn on my own, hence computer engineering with a focus on heavier focus on hardware. I can learn software engineering and programming online on my own time.

>>8846096
you might as well go full EE then

>>8846021
>implying you can't learn about software as a CE

i like physcial stuff does computer engineer make me lab coat toyuching physcisl stuff

>>8846101
you won't get all the theory that CS students get

>>8845977
A future at either Intel or Nvidia. That's pretty much it. And Intel laid off 20000 engineers a couple years ago. Moore's law is dead. Maybe newer compute fabrics or specialized coprocessors will become more popular, or embedded devices, but not much else besides that.

>>8846132

Not OP, but which realm of engineering has the best outlook for jobs?

My friend is about to graduate as a Chemical Engineer and he's having trouble getting any job offers despite being top of the class.

Other people I know are studying Mechanical and Materials engineering

>>8845977
>what should I expect

about half of the people you meet to not be there after about two weeks, statistically including yourself.

>>8846149
Well, at least then I can look for jobs without having to worry about debt, since I can go to college free of charge.

bumperino for the late anons who got a nickel to throw in

>>8846109
Very valid point. If your school's program is more on the theory side of CS, there will likely be a shit ton of theory covered that you just won't come into contact with unless you actively have to. I see a bunch of people saying "I can just learn that online", and you probably could, that goes for anything, but the overwhelming majority will not reach the depth of things unless they're forced, like in school.

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>>8846132
But anon I wanted to work on hardware or robotics

>>8847349

Don't listen to these misers, there are plenty of cool jobs out in the world.. you just have to put some effort into finding them.

>>8846132
its funny you say that because i just got a job with Intel as a mechanical engineer.

>>8846045
>Advice: be a god

Fuck you too, bud.

>>8845977
Be ready for the lunch rush and practise wrapping those burgers fast anon

>>8847443

BUMP.

>>8845977
Lots of calculus and physics, and some very basic coding classes. Maybe you'll learn some architecture.

Also, expect everyone to think you're a CS/CSE major.

>>8846003
About to graduate as a CE in PA as well, have a job lined up but it's also SE (turns out I like math & CS a lot more than CE). It's for the government so the pay is shite but I love my job.

>>8846096
see >>8847188

I had the same sentiment as you, but now I'm about to graduate and really frusturated at all the time I wasted writing VHDL and doing stuff I hate, instead of more math & cs. On the other hand DSP and control theory is the shit, and I wouldn't have seen it at all if I wasn't CE, so...

>>8845977
>engineering
Expect to suck some dick before Junior year. Expect to crave it by senior year.

its badass. im about to get my phd this year. what do you want to know?

>>8845990
pretty much this, but i'm still keeping my optimism

>>8845994
what?

>>8846006
yeah i can fix it but that has nothing to do with what compE is about. people have no idea what compE is. they think you are an IT guy. even IT guys don't know what compE is and have no idea how hardware actually works

>>8846014
>lots of indians in your class
not true at all in undergrad, but true in grad classes. but thats true of all engineering

>>8846021
you made a bad decision. you should get an ABET accredited degree

>>8846030
that's retarded. you're projecting your insecurities

>>8846034
lol ive never seen anyone do that

>>8846045
pretty good advice

>>8846076
that's not really logical. it would have been much more comfy to do business or some easy shit. i dont need the extra money

>>8846096
good thinking here

>>8846099
not if you know for sure you want to do compE shit and not waste time on E&M and other less relevant topics

>>8846108
i have an awesome lab coat but dont wear it cause it seems kinda pretentious. its not like im mixing beakers and shit, i dont need a coat. but yeah you could absolutely do more physical shit, or less, depending on which area you want to get into

>>8846109
eh you pretty much do. most of the classes they take that we dont are electives

>>8846132
There are way more jobs than that. You just don't know any successful people in the field or something. Almost everyone gets a nice job in govt or industry. pickins are good if you are in a good program.

Oh and Moore's Law is dead? Oh never heard that before lol. Let's just give up on making computers better forever! Fuck the whole thing!
>newer compute fabrics or specialized coprocessors will become more popular, or embedded devices, but not much else besides that
you act like these things are not already well underway. and there are not many people qualified for this shit so if you know it you are valuable. despite the shit that /sci/ says everytime I talk to a physicist about FPGAs they are so impressed and think im a genius

>>8846142
they're all good for jobs if you are competent. pick whichever you are interested in most

>>8846149
pessimism

>>8846156
that's the way to do it. remember, getting funding for grad school is pretty easy so if you get through undergrad with a decent GPA and no debt you can get a free ride in grad school and get a MS or PHD with no debt

>>8847349
you can definitely do that

>>8848079
>some very basic coding classes. Maybe you'll learn some architecture
sounds like a bad program

>>8849354
lotta PA guys in here. Me too

>>8849363
VHDL is awesome though. And VHDL and FPGAs are super relevant to DSP. Also any FPGA project can be more or less math/cs related depending on what you are doing

>>8847349
dude the guy is a moron, why are you asking /sci/? Google this shit, look up articles, go to Wikipedia, talk to people IRL - you'll see that you there are limitless and interesting options for EE, and that includes hardware and robotics, especially robotics come to think of it.

Read, research, get to know the trends. These fuckers here have no idea what they're talking about.

>>8846132
loool neck yourself imbecile, stop discouraging others with your BS.

Just Intel and Nvidia? ARE YOU RETARDED? Literally thousands of companies across dozens of disciplines want EE, both major and minor ones. Energy, telecommunications, space exploration, automatization, robotics, each with companies to numerous to name.

Christ, I thought the autism here was just a meme...

>>8845977
It's a low-skilled profession so you'll be replaced with a Pajeet.

>>8845994
on