electrical engineer

anna • 19 • seattle university of washington bothell. stemblr. grad 2019. i track #heyelectroniics

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life update (12/4/17)

school is almost over for the fall quarter!! i haven’t posted much as it’s been an insanely crazy 3 months! i’ve liked my classes so far, especially my writing class. i’ve made lots of ee friends! i’ll be posting more with the upcoming winter quarter, so bear with me!

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september 30, 2017 // EE Year 1

finally got around to taking some pictures of my desk setup for the upcoming school year! not only do i have a separate area for my desktop and for my laptop, but i also have enough room to actually do work compared to last year’s desk nightmare. it’s basically my dream desk-- plus it wasn’t very expensive since it’s just two different tables put together. also, ignore all the cords in the background-- desktops require soooo many cords.

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uni starts in 11 days!!!! i don’t know if i’m excited or not...but i’m finally an electrical engineering student. i hope i make a lot of ee friends this year! :)

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autumn 2017 class schedule 

had some fun with this one! i drew out my schedule for next quarter and added lots of color with my mildliners and washi tape. i’m not sure if i’m excited or more nervous...i still have over a month until school starts, but at least i know my schedule!

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schedule update

i finally have my schedule finalized for autumn quarter (which starts end of september)! i’m so relieved that i know what i’m taking. i’ve never taken classes this late either (most are the only sections offered) so i actually have a lot of time to study! below are my classes and details. ALSO I HAVE FRIDAYS OFF!!!!

CSS 301 - advanced technical writing. i do really enjoy writing and i’m hoping this will be an easy class that will be my one savior from lots of math this quarter. i managed to get into this class by signing a class petition and waving the prerequisite. my advisor just got back to me today and put me into this class. i’m glad i can get all of my writing out of the way my very first quarter!! i do hope i can be technical enough.

B EE 215 - fundamentals of electrical engineering. okay, the course description looks terrible, i’ll be honest. it’ll be my first electrical engineering course and two years since i’ve done anything even remotely with circuits. i’m pretty nervous, but ready to learn more about the major i picked and hopefully make some friends since everyone in the department has to take it! i hope i can last with 4 hours of this class on monday...

STMATH 324 - multivariable calculus (aka calc 4). my final calc class!!!! i am so excited to get this over you guys have NO idea. i’m terrible at calc. i’m not looking forward to triple integrals. guys, i’m probably going to die from this class. i hope i can make it. it’s funny isn’t it? i’m an engineer who’s bad at math! my previous math grades were less than 3.0...but i’m ready and i’m going to aim for a 3.5! only one more “math” class after this (just a statistics)!

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hey guys! rejection sucks. i just received that dreaded email yesterday that said: “we regret at this time we are unable to offer you admission”. thankfully, i planned well in advance and so instead of being completely devastated by this email, i am actually enrolled in my program at another university!

of course it sucks to be rejected (and psa: rejection is not the end of the world) but you can always be prepared. just a heads up-- at my uni you have to apply and go through a decisions process before being offered admission to your intended major. some universities are similar and some are different. it also depends on your major. my intended major was Electrical Engineering a highly competitive major at my school. hopefully this will help!

WAAAAAY BEFORE YOU APPLY

please please please talk to your advisor! do not just go into the application process blind. ask them or look up average stats online of the students who did get accepted to the program previously. where are you on the scale? i didn’t have a good chance-- but i still wanted to try! i encourage you to always try no matter the odds.

plan to apply to multiple majors if you have the necessary requirements. this way you keep your options open. 

figure out the most important thing to you: do you absolutely want to stay at your current university? do you mind transferring to get into your program? can you retake classes and try again next year or not? 

if you don’t mind transferring (this is the route i took) then look around for a few backup schools and begin applying for them NOW. it could take a few months to hear back. sometimes your course-work from your previous institution will transfer nicely and you could either be accepted directly into the program or be a few classes away from applying to the program there.

WHILE YOU WAIT

if you aren’t planning on transferring-- then just wait patiently. it took me 26 days to hear back from them!! of course i was freaking out the entire time. try to find things to pass the time.

if you are considering transferring as a backup-- hopefully you’ll hear back from your institutions! choose the right one that fits your needs.

if you can wait until you hear back before paying the non-refundable fees then great-- if not i’m just going to say what i had to tell myself: 200 dollars now is nothing if i have to drop out of school and wait to reapply or if i have to spend another semester/year here (on tuition). 

i know that this isn’t entirely plausible for some people and most schools will work with you and have reduced costs if you talk to them!

also sometimes you have to attend an orientation for the transfer school! schedule it for after you will find out about your acceptance so that you can have time to cancel and get your money back if you do not have to attend it!!! 

AFTERWARDS

if you got accepted-- congratulations! i am so proud of you!

 if you got accepted/paid your transfer school already then you can withdraw from the university now. 

if you got rejected-- i know how it feels. it sucks a lot. but, you have backups and plans. you are already steps ahead of those who didn’t think of any plans!! 

if you want to stay at your university you can petition to take some of the major-only classes and also retake classes for a better grade. talk to your advisor about steps you could take. some people try multiple times before they are accepted!!

your advisor might tell you to consider a different major or you might have gotten into a different major than the one you want. again, decide what is most important to you.

if you are going to transfer-- start withdrawing from classes, make sure you don’t have fees, and get ready to attend orientation! 

this is something that i believe needs to be said: the stigma around transfer students is bad, even within the studyblr community. you might feel like you are dumb for not making it and you could also feel terrible. i know i did. but, i just want you to know it is not the end of the world. you have a whole new bundle of opportunities waiting for you!!! you can re-establish yourself and do more things than ever before. i am rooting for you. i promise it will get better. your university doesn’t define you. your major does not define you. 

acceptance does not make you a better, smarter person than one who got rejected. 

i hope that this can help people who might be/are in a similar situation i was just in. this is all from personal experience. you got this.

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hello there! i’m here to introduce myself as a new blog in the studyblr community!

i’m anna. 19 years old and studying in the usa! i attend the university of washington.

i go by she/her pronouns and i’m a proud member of the lgbt+ community! i’m biromantic and asexual.

my blog is named electroniics because starting this fall i’m studying electrical engineering. i’ve finally been accepted into my major which i am so so excited about!!!

i actually already have a studyblr: @studyblrstudent and a langblr: @mochiilang and i’ve been in the studyblr community since 2014! i felt that i should make a separate dedicated blog to document me finishing my degree and focusing heavily on the stemblr side of the community. i’ll still be active on those accounts, i’ll just post more personal and engineering-related posts here. plus i’ll be able to follow my favorite studyblrs all over again!!

i had this set up as a sideblog then moved it to it’s own blog because i would like to be able to follow people and ask questions via this account-- so if you’ve seen this before, that’s why.

it should take me 2 years to receive my bachelors of science and then 1 more year to get my masters degree. i’m considering getting my phd but i’ve yet to decide~  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

i’m self-studying the japanese language and will be studying abroad in the summer of 2018 to japan. i’m hoping i can do can exchange with the engineering department or even just learn at a language school. i’m so stoked!!!

i’m still awaiting on my acceptance into the main campus program! if i do not get in, i will be studying at the university of washington branch campus. i’ll be living in the seattle area no matter what!

this fall i will be taking advanced multivariable calculus (yuck) and a few specific engineering courses.

i’m also an infj/intj, an anime/manga/video game addict, loves cats, green tea and hot cocoa drinker, and an all around major introvert.

i’m excited to join the community. i have too many studyblrs that i enjoy. here are a few that have inspired me constantly: 

@engineersthoughts @ohlookimstudying @studylustre @sprouht-studies @marias-studyblr @studentgineering @studying-engineering @caffeinatedcraziness @staticsandstationery @fuckstudy @academla @theunderagelawyer @tbhstudying 

also every single studyblr. every person i have met is incredibly kind, passionate, and makes our community a better place!

also, if you’re a studyblr then please like/reblog this so i can start following you!!! thank you! (๑˃ᴗ˂)ﻭ