| I know someone who has started a distance masters, after figuring out what they really enjoyed in life. Getting a degree today, getting an education, is a very different beast from the most common experience. Things I have noticed: 1) It was surprisingly easy to get stuck with just figuring out how to finish assignments, or get enough crammed into for an exam - even if this was a field you actually loved 2) I have changed careers, several times now, and there is a marked contrast between - a) Having a larger project in mind, that informs your decisions - b) Figuring out things at the rhythm of the class. 3) GenAI is a pain in the ass. It’s everywhere, and it’s probably murdering your teachers as we speak. Its also a godsend if you want something explained to you quickly (assuming it gets it right, or the subject is covered enough) 3.1) Since you are actually interested by engineering, this gives you a substantial amount of protection from falling to GPT based crutches and habits. My core suggestion, is to find some physical real world project you actually want to work on, and see your education as a path to making that project come to fruition. The other suggestion is to truly figure out how you like to study, since that determines how you balance life pressures and education requirements. |