I'm so depressed right now

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Dark4ng3l

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I just realised that I will never be an engineer because my gpa is(realistically) unsalvageable. I spent years working hard toward this goal through depression and other problems but I never gave up. I just waster 3 long years of brutally hard work and I lost just about everything in the process from friends to gf. I have not been at a party in like 3 years or something. I dont even have any kind of social life left but in the end its all for nothing.
 
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Lifer
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just because you have bad grades doesn't mean anything. real world experience is just as valuable.
 
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Lifer
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why can't you enroll in like ITTech and go from there, i think yo'ure just delayed. you probably wont be a nobel prize winning engineer that figures out cold fusion but doesn't mean you can't be one.
 
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MrDingleDangle

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i had a horrid GPA in undergrad, but did a lot of outside work and got into grad school, got my masters now im applying for PhD's

grades dont mean everything...
 
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jst0ney

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Originally posted by: MrDingleDangle
i had a horrid GPA in undergrad, but did a lot of outside work and got into grad school, got my masters now im applying for PhD's

grades dont mean everything...
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nod it may take some extra work but if you are resolute people will take notice.
 
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Bumrush99

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Screw it. have fun. Go out. Get wasted.

You will have the rest of your life to worry about your career. You learn everything on the job, if you are good at what you do and are dedicated you will succeed, regardless of what path you choose. Save some money, take a trip through Europe, bang whatever gets thrown your way and your depression will be gone. Most importantly, get the f*c* off the computer, it wastes your time and drastically hurts your social life.
 
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DigDug

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Look at it from another angle. Maybe your inability to get into engineering schools is a sign that (1) you really don't have the commitment to become an engineer, or (2) your talents lie elsewhere. Whichever one it is, maybe this realization you've had is a blessing - that is, you've found this out now, rather than wasting many more years pluggin along for no reason.
Though your GPA may be bad, you should reevaluate what you can get into. I'll tell you this: those with science backgrounds are sorely needed in the legal industry, and getting into a good law school is very possible with a good LSAT score despite bad grades. I know kids who had 2.5 gpas (mostly from slakcing around in science majors) and did well on the LSAT and routinely got into Columbia and NYU law schools.
Further, your science degree will make you even more marketable than the average law school grad, which means that you can do less well than a peer in law school and still land a lucrative job.
Lastly, the average sallary of patent lawyers (lawyers with science backgrounds who deal with patent work) are the highest in the legal industry.

And the real beauty of this career path is that you won't be discarding your love of engineering - you will be dealing with it on a daily basis, but on the legal end - analyzing a paticular device or engineering process to determine whether it can be patented, and conversely, analyzing a particular device or engineering process to determine whether it infringes upon your client's patented process. Cool, huh?

So don't give up - you have opportunities (like the one above) to be in the area you love, and make more than an engineer would!
 
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Doboji

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What kind of engineering were you trying to get into?

Look into the CCIE and the JNCIE... all is not lost my friend... There are ways....

-Max
 
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Bumrush99

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Originally posted by: DigDug
Screw it. have fun. Go out. Get wasted.
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Yeah, that's a real mature way of dealing with things. May I ask, what do you do?
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I'm in IT, doing very well for myself.
When you are young you need to balance fun and school. The guy stated he was depressed with life, had a poor social life and was doing bad in school. I don't think there is anything wrong with taking a step back to move forward. A nice trip through Europe with a backback could do that, a change of routine to take more chances and have more fun can to that do. Once he is feeling better about himself and has different experiences with different people, he can then move forward and go full swing, with a smile on his face.

I don't think anything I said was out of line. You only get one chance to enjoy your youth, obviously he is not enjoying it nor is he doing well in school. What's the big deal if he tries something new for a little while?
 
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My roomate in college had a really really bad GPA in Eng, but he was able to get some interships and now has a really good job. So dont worry about, relax and have a :beer:

 
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RabidMongoose

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Wow...seriously, I've known several people that all had a low GPA and they all have jobs. Some of these people are even in graduate schools. What's your GPA?
 
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Skiguy411

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I know exactly how you feel. Except for me, its with the SATs. I dont know what my deal is, but I can not break 1200. :( I can only hope that North Carolina State University will accept me with such a low SAT score. Also, I really dont know what I want to do in life. Its really depressing.....
 
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