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@Vanadium 50 just looking through the course requirements for ME vs Aero, the core courses are the same, but with some key differences in the upper levels, which I agree seem like they would align better with my interests. Thanks for pointing that out!

Ah, makes sense! Definitely something to consider then.

I'm not looking at degrees in robotics, but rather ME/ECE.

All of the above? Navigation in weird environments, getting things to actually work in those environments, sensors, communicating/cooperating with other robots, etc. I'm fascinated by a lot of it and will probably need to narrow it down more.

See, I think this is where we're talking about different things. What kind of robotics stuff are you working on? Consumer products? Cars? Industrial? I can certainly see why AI is the critical point in those areas, but that's not what I'm interested in. My absolute dream is to work on, for...

I'm really interested in extreme environment robotics (some of the cool stuff they're doing at U of A that I'd mentioned), cooperative robotics, and similar. And I agree - while I absolutely do think the CS background will help me, having an EE/ME background will be invaluable, especially in...

What? No, I never said that. The school isn't exactly known for being great, but I have definitely learned a lot and am glad to be doing it. I just don't think it's going to get me where I want to be, by itself. And like I said in my OP, I'm more interested in the hardware side of things than...

I've been having to learn it as I go. It hasn't been easy, but I've been managing. And I wouldn't doubt employers will wonder the same thing. Which brings me to: My lack of formal background combined with my not-so-great GPA from getting off to a rough start is not going to impress anyone. I'm...

I'm not doing gen eds, just math, physics, and a few engineering classes. I never got beyond Calc 2 in college the first time around, so working my way through Calc 3, linear, DE, etc. What would you suggest, then? I don't feel very prepared, as it is.

No, I was able to get into the MS program without a CS background because of my work experience. That's what I'm thinking too but wanted to get some outside opinions since I'm obviously a little too close to it. Thanks!

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Hi all! So I think I need some outside perspective on this. I'm a very non-traditional student. What I mean by that is, I started college back in 2002 as a MechE major, but life happened and I eventually graduated with a BA in Poli Sci. Haven't done anything with that at all, and ended up...

Pro-tip, being rude to people is not going to make them want to help you. But to your question, if you have a textbook to work from, do as many problems from each section as you feel you need to be sure you've mastered the material. If that means you only do a few questions from chapter 1 or...

Here's the thing, though, you're not doing this right now, and you're doing yourself a disservice by continuing to try to do it. It is significantly more important to actually understand the material and be prepared for the upper level courses than it is to try to rush through for some...

First, you're in no way "making a committment" to freecodecamp by doing it, you're free to start and stop whenever, and you're not in any way obligated to give up anything other than your free time to do it (no need to quit your job to do it like other code bootcamps typically require). Second...