Aisyah Added Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 11:36 PM Is Engineering mostly a corporate job? How's your day like? Hi! I've always been interested in engineering because I thought I would be building and designing things. Until recently where I met someone who is a Civil Engineer (the field I'm thinking about) told me that she 98% work in an office-- in a cubicle-- and that its meetings after meetings. The reason why I'm interested in Engineering is because of the hands on and the variety of projects, I didn't expect to work in an office and I feel like I would die if I do. So how often are you using your ... Answers 2 Amber Hall, City of Somersworth Answered Monday, August 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM Hello there! Engineering is very broad, and there are all types of jobs! I spent my first 5 years in design, every day. As you progress in your career, you may choose to get more into project management than design all day! I found that I was losing my ...
EngineerGirl Team asked Amber Hall, City of Somersworth Added Friday, August 27, 2021 at 4:57 PM What studying hacks have you used to thrive in difficult subjects while studying engineering? I’m guessing college is a bit different than middle and high school so I’m wondering if I need to update my study habits to something more suitable for college courses? Answers 18 Amber Hall, City of Somersworth Answered Friday, August 27, 2021 at 5:18 PM I found that I did well in study groups if it was hard material. Find some people in your class and try to get a study group going so you can work together to learn after class. I found that I learned different thought processes and ways to solve ...
EngineerGirl Team asked Amber Hall, City of Somersworth Added Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at 3:02 PM Do engineering professors really want students to fail their classes? I've heard that engineering professors and professors of related subjects are really tough and try to fail out half of the class. I don’t want to be in a field where people are trying to get rid of me. Is this really true? Do professors do this, and if so, why? And what do people do about it? Answers 9 Amber Hall, City of Somersworth Answered Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at 3:32 PM I have never heard of professors trying to fail students. There are certainly difficult classes and professors will want to make sure the material is understood (as with any other teacher). In my experience, the people who say this are people who didn't ...