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Hey everyone,
I’m transferring to Ontario Tech this September for Electrical Engineering, and I’m trying to start off strong academically.
For current students or recent grads, what helped you get a good GPA (3.5+ or ideally 4.0+) in engineering at Ontario Tech?
I’d especially appreciate advice on:
How you study for midterms and finals
How far in advance you start studying
Whether you rely mostly on lecture notes, textbooks, past exams, or practice problems
How you manage 5 courses at the same time
How important it is to attend every lecture/tutorial
Which resources on campus are actually helpful
Mistakes you made that hurt your GPA
Anything specific to Electrical Engineering courses
Since I’m transferring, I want to improve my study habits from day one rather than figuring everything out after the first round of midterms.
Any advice from people who have managed to maintain a strong GPA at Ontario Tech would be really appreciated. Thanks!

Hi everyone,
I’m starting my Electrical Engineering degree this fall and recently bought an MSI Stealth A16 AI+ with:
AMD Ryzen AI 9 365
NVIDIA RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
32 GB RAM
1 TB SSD
I’ll be using software like MATLAB/Simulink, ETAP, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, LabVIEW, Visual Studio, Python, and other engineering tools throughout my degree.
I’m still within the return period and wanted to get opinions from people who have experience with engineering workloads.
Would you keep this laptop for a 4-year Electrical Engineering degree?
Is it reliable?
Does it handle engineering software well?
Any issues with thermals or long-term durability?
If you had a similar budget, would you choose this or a different laptop?
I’d really appreciate feedback from Electrical Engineering students or engineers who have used MSI laptops. Thanks!

I’m starting Electrical Engineering this fall and I’m considering a Lenovo Legion 5i with:
i7-14700HX
RTX 5060
32GB RAM
1TB SSD
I’ll mainly be using SolidWorks, MATLAB, Multisim, LabVIEW, NX, AutoCAD, Revit, ETAP, and Visual Studio.
Has anyone used a Legion 5i for engineering? Is it enough for all 4 years, especially for SolidWorks, or should I spend more on a workstation laptop like an HP ZBook? Thanks!

I’m starting Electrical Engineering this fall and I’m considering a Lenovo Legion 5i with:
i7-14700HX
RTX 5060
32GB RAM
1TB SSD
I’ll mainly be using SolidWorks, MATLAB, Multisim, LabVIEW, NX, AutoCAD, Revit, ETAP, and Visual Studio.
Has anyone used a Legion 5i for engineering? Is it enough for all 4 years, especially for SolidWorks, or should I spend more on a workstation laptop like an HP ZBook? Thanks!