Hello,
As the title stated, I bailed out of Aero last semester and currently a Bio intended undergrad student. But the idea and work environment of an engineer still very much interests me. I was originally in an approved program but after overestimated myself and slacked off the first semester of college (I got a B in Cal I and only a C+ in Chemistry I), I freaked out and stressed so much I thought I wasn't capable of this after all. Also we had a group project during the time. Though the end result was very good (our team actually won), I felt terrible. Firstly, I'm bad at giving presentations to begin with. I'm extremely shy and my accents keep slipping out when I'm nervous (I wasn't born in the US). Secondly, I felt like I didn't contribute that much to the team and it was this one guy one-handedly carrying us. I did not speak up much since I felt like I had bare minimum knowledge of engineering.
So my concern right now is should I switch back to engineering, as it is the one major that interests me the most? I accept the fact that I may graduate a semester or a year late. But if I work hard, do you think I'll be able to get a MS? I'm not particularly smart, but when putting work in, I can be hanging above average. There will be design projects and many presentations in the future, are they stressful? If I don't do well in presentations, what is my chance of landing an internship during college? And is not knowing engineering principles prior to college a disadvantage? (My partner of last semester was used to fixing cars and he seemed to know a lot about how a machine should operate.)
Thank you for reading through my lengthy and (somewhat) pathetic post. But I really do need some advice and honest opinions right now, preferably from students in the field.
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