Need some confidence from fellow mechanical engineers!!!!!!!

HI I am a junior at the University of Arizona and I am studying mechanical and aerospace engineering. I have been having a hard time just because I am starting to get burnt out on school. Last semester I worked my heart out and got B's :( I just need a little extra momentum.

Now with me planning the wedding everyone on here is done with schoo, or seems to be, and I am not! So it is just disconcerting because it feels like I wil NEVER be done!!

Sarah - I am in school to to get a finance degree!  I work FT and take 3 evening classes, summer this year and winter this year too!  I feel the same way as you do -because I have a boatload of classes left.  And also on top of wedding..I am one of those insane chicks who wants a honeymoon baby!!! We are women - We can do it all :)!!

Hi Sarah, I am marrying an engineer and I lived with an engineer all through college. It feels never-ending, I know, but believe me, when graduation day comes, it will all be worth it. AND when you see your first year salary, it will ALLLLLL be worth it.

Just keep working. Remember, wedding planning doesn't have to be hard, hire some help, delegate, and only take on what you can.

As far as motivation, go online and look at the amazing jobs you will be qualified for when you graduate, made my roomate feel really good.

Well said kpnice! I forgot I was a woman there for a second! :)

breathe!  and take it one day at a time... i hate to sound so non-chalant about it - but youre still in school - there is a whole slew of life left to live and this is just a small stepping stone for you in a long path...

life is never going to be perfect and you're never going to want to be where you want so just look at everyday as a step in the direction you want to travel in.. b/c once you get out of school - then you're gonna be starting your career - then comes a new set of challenges---> being in a male dominated field, overcoming being the new kid on the block, and you are female, the "glass ceiling" at some companies, etc...  it's always gonna be something ...  and remember what got you HERE wont get you THERE - meaning once you've reached a goal - it's gonna take more to get you to the next step and so forth...  graduating college is not the "end" pre se - it's just the gateway to another arena.

my advice: dont be so serious about things - i mean there are things you should definitely take seriously but overall - you're only around once, so might as well have fun also.  the key is to find the right balance

I just want it to be over :( But I guess you have to be patient for the good things in life huh! I will go take a look at some jobs :0 They always make me happy, esspecially when I break down how many Hermes Birkins I can buy with it!!!!!!!!!!

I'm not a mechanical engineer, but I have my degree in Interior Architecture and Design.  You are so close to being done.  I remember feeling like graduation would never happen.  Before I knew it, graduation came and went.  Its a long haul and completely worth it.  Education is such a luxury.  Take it to the fullest advantage :)  I know its hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel some days.  Its there, rest assured.  You'll be a graduate and a Mrs. in no time :)

Since you're still in school while planning a wedding, enlist the help of others as much as possible.  A wedding is a very special day and takes a lot of planning, but education paves the way of your career.

Good luck and Congrats!!!

I'm finishing up my Master's degree in nursing and I totally sympathise with your frustration. Everyone else in the whole damn school finished their degrees in May, but, OH JOY, to be a nurse practitioner you need so many clinical hours that we don't finish classes and clinical until the middle of August!!!!

Planning a destination wedding for this October has been interesting with juggling schoolwork and clinicals and working full-time but it has also been a great distraction some nights. That's how I'm trying to look at it, the fun planning stuff I get to work on when my schoolwork is caught up. I have a mid-term next week and instead of studying I'm surfing around the boards here getting more great ideas from all you wonderful ladies!

Hang in there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And don't stress about the B's - not one employer I have interviewed with has asked me what my GPA is!

I got my BS in Chemistry with a minor in Biochem, and my grades were not even as good as yours.  When you go on a job interview, they don't ask for your college GPA, or how many A's you got.  They want to see experience and the willingness to work.  You can get through it; once  you have that piece of paper, the world opens its doors for you

i'm gonna pipe in and say--- my last year, i worked 3 jobs, went fulltime at night and barely made an effort b/c i was too burnt out (still got decent gpa of 3.3---but i just wnated to "pass" and get on with "real life")... this was in the days when i was still contemplating law school...

just concentrate on one quarter/sem at a time; break that down into one month at a time; furthermore, break that into one week at a time, then one assignement or test at a time...

nobody cares what gpa you earned honestly - well, unless you're a neo-natal surgeon or something...

case in point----> last year when we were interviewing for a spot, we had someone from cal-berkeley come in all arrogant and "i jsut graduated from cal attitude"  trust me - nobody cared...  we ended up hiring someone from arizona state who had work experience instead of the brainiac from cal b/c she was arrogant with her cal alumni attitude and most importantly had no real world expereicne, not even an intern position...  how are you 21 or 22 years old and not know anything but "theory"???

it's really in the day-in day-out of it that makes you stonger and developes your character as a working professional... once you're out of school - it's gonna take more out of you to be a working professional - there are gonna be some days when you're like "man i wish i had all-nighters and tests instead of this real-life problem i have to find a solution for" hahhahhahhaa!!!

always remember:  what got you HERE, wont get you THERE... 

HANG IN THERE HON!!! WE'RE ALL HERE CHEERING YOU ON!!!