u/Infamous-Pickle9999

I've wanted to be an engineer since before college but talked myself out of it thinking I wasn't smart enough. Ended up in Information Systems instead. Feel like I have not learned anything doing this degree.

Now I'm one year from graduating (Spring 2027) and I work alongside a lot of EEs. Watching their work every day, it just looks more rewarding and hands-on than anything I'm doing. It's rekindled that feeling I've had since I was a kid.

Here's my situation:

- 1 year left to finish my BS in Information Systems

- I've used 312% of my 600% Federal Pell lifetime eligibility

- The EE program at my school is ~3.5 years (I mapped it out, could compress to 2.5 with summers)

- Main draw is hands-on work and long-term job stability, not just chasing salary

Part of me says finish IS, get a job, then figure out a path into engineering from there (maybe an MS later). Part of me feels like I'll always regret not doing it.

For anyone who's been in a similar spot, EEs, career switchers, people who took the longer road, what would you actually do? Is finishing IS and pivoting later a realistic path into real engineering work, or does the BS in EE matter more than people admit?

Not looking for the "safe" answer. Looking for the honest one.

I've wanted to be an engineer since before college but talked myself out of it thinking I wasn't smart enough. Ended up in Information Systems instead. Feel like I have not learned anything doing this degree.

Now I'm one year from graduating (Spring 2027) and I work alongside a lot of EEs. Watching their work every day, it just looks more rewarding and hands-on than anything I'm doing. It's rekindled that feeling I've had since I was a kid.

Here's my situation:

- 1 year left to finish my BS in Information Systems

- I've used 312% of my 600% Federal Pell lifetime eligibility

- The EE program at my school is ~3.5 years (I mapped it out, could compress to 2.5 with summers)

- Main draw is hands-on work and long-term job stability, not just chasing salary

Part of me says finish IS, get a job, then figure out a path into engineering from there (maybe an MS later). Part of me feels like I'll always regret not doing it.

For anyone who's been in a similar spot, EEs, career switchers, people who took the longer road, what would you actually do? Is finishing IS and pivoting later a realistic path into real engineering work, or does the BS in EE matter more than people admit?

Not looking for the "safe" answer. Looking for the honest one.

I've wanted to be an engineer since before college but talked myself out of it thinking I wasn't smart enough. Ended up in Information Systems instead. Feel like I have not learned anything doing this degree.

Now I'm one year from graduating (Spring 2027) and I work alongside a lot of EEs. Watching their work every day, it just looks more rewarding and hands-on than anything I'm doing. It's rekindled that feeling I've had since I was a kid.

Here's my situation:

- 1 year left to finish my BS in Information Systems

- I've used 312% of my 600% Federal Pell lifetime eligibility

- The EE program at my school is ~3.5 years (I mapped it out, could compress to 2.5 with summers)

- Main draw is hands-on work and long-term job stability, not just chasing salary

Part of me says finish IS, get a job, then figure out a path into engineering from there (maybe an MS later). Part of me feels like I'll always regret not doing it.

For anyone who's been in a similar spot, EEs, career switchers, people who took the longer road, what would you actually do? Is finishing IS and pivoting later a realistic path into real engineering work, or does the BS in EE matter more than people admit?

Not looking for the "safe" answer. Looking for the honest one.