Engineering-Expectations

Your teen can understand engineering majors in minutes—not months.

Welcome to Day 2 of 7 Days to Engineering Clarity.

Choosing a type of engineering shouldn’t feel overwhelming. With the right tools, your teen can quickly see the differences between majors, job options, and real-world work.

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This won’t be right for everyone, but it might be for you and your high schooler.👇

So, hi I’m Meagan, and I’m an engineer 👋🏼

And I LOVE talking about this industry and encouraging the younger generation to pursue this amazing career path.

Since starting my online business Engineering Expectations, I’ve helped thousands of parents and their teens understand if engineering is the right path for them.

I’ve worked at a multi-billion dollar medical device company, running entire teams of engineers, and working with world-renowned doctors and hospitals such as Johns Hopkins.

I’ve also been an academic advisor and instructor at one of the most prestigious Division 1 universities in the Northeast.

And I’m not saying that to brag, just to prove my credentials are legit, and that I’m not just some random advisor on the internet. 🙄

I’ve been doing this for a long time, and I’ve had a ton of success helping high schoolers answer their biggest questions.

But I’ve also heard a wide spectrum of concerns and had to figure out how to be the best resource for almost everyone.

Engineering Expectations is the place where I talk about all of it, demystifying this career path, and trying to make it approachable.

But fair warning—engineering is not for everyone.

It’s for serious problem solvers, critical thinkers & other students who are ready to help the world with their creativity and determination.

So imagine if you could:

✅ Help your high schooler feel CONFIDENT they have what it takes to be an engineer, instead of doubting themselves.

✅ Give your teen a resource where they can learn what engineers ACTUALLY do, instead of being confused about what this career path entails.

✅ Actually help your teen feel EXCITED and HAPPY about their college major, instead of overwhelmed.

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If you’re a parent who has a high schooler or college student struggling with feeling overwhelmed, you need to hear this.👇🏽

They are NOT ALONE.

They need to stop being so hard on themselves. Everyone, no matter how smart or talented, has struggled.

Of course, they must acknowledge and process these emotions. But, what your teen may not realize is that even the most seasoned engineers have days like these. Take it from me.

In college, I had my fair share of hardship. And doubts crept in, such as…

❌ I was often questioning if I chose the right major.

❌ I did not feel I was smart enough or cut out for this career.

❌ I was worried that engineering would always be this hard.

❌ I thought that it came naturally to everyone else but me.

In those early moments of my schooling, I could have given up, but I was able to take some simple steps and everything turned around. So instead of crawling under a rock, I changed my mindset to…

✅ Focusing on what I could control.

✅ Getting organized and making a plan.

✅ Kept moving forward.

✅ Leveraged my campus resources.

These are small, but very powerful tools, and I’m positive some or all of them will work for your teen.

👉🏼And obviously there’s a lot more I could say about all of this, so if you want to find out more, check out this post on the Engineering Expectations site:

https://engineeringexpectations.com/how-to-keep-majoring-engineering/

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Who here has a high schooler who is good at math and science, but not sure if engineering is the best choice for college? 🙋‍♀️

Okay- Let me ask this. Who here has a high schooler who can think critically, loves a good challenge, has effective communication, is a team player, and has a solid work ethic? 🙋‍♀️ 🙋‍♀️

Excellent! 😎

Engineering is so much more than being a math and science wiz. It’s just as much, if not MORE, about SOFT SKILLS. These are what separate the good engineers from the great ones.

I’m not going to sugarcoat it. Schooling for engineering is hard, and that’s when being good at math and science is going to be most helpful. But once your high schooler reaches the real world, who they are as a person is going to be what makes them a successful engineer.

I figured this out in a short period of time after getting my first job and becoming the youngest female Technical Lead, managing a team of mostly senior engineers much older than me for a multi-billion dollar medical device company. It wasn’t my Fluid Dynamics or Differential Equations formulas that got me there. It was my abilities that I learned growing up, and these skills that I honed as I worked in industry.

So if your high schooler is on the fence or doubting their abilities, just reassure them that who they are at this very moment is what matters most in Engineering.

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One of the main misconceptions about engineers is that they sit on their computers all day and talk to no one.

This could not be further from the truth!

Here are some of the MANY tasks engineers do
👩‍🔬Testing in the lab
⚒Assembling prototypes
📝Attending meetings
🧑‍💼Giving presentations
👥Visiting suppliers
🔍 Investigating failures

Unfortunately, college courses mainly focus on the theoretical side of engineering and not so much on the practical side. By this, I mean engineering courses are extremely rigorous because of all the complex equations you solve.

The good news is, working as an engineer you will use very little of this. College basically teaches you why things work the way they do. It also teaches you to persevere, think through problems, and how to be resourceful.

In the real world, you build tests, run tests, collect data, analyze the data, and use the data to make a decision and to prove the theory. It is much more hands-on!

This is one thing I wished someone would have told me in college as I struggled my way through the coursework. I was so relieved to find out I needed to solve very few equations working as an engineer.

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Click below to discover one of the most important skills needed in engineering.
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Creating drawings, analyzing data, attending meetings, tooling fabrication, utilizing computer-aided design (CAD), and performing tests are only a few of the many tasks completed in a day in the life of a mechanical engineer.

Click below to learn more about the day in the life of a mechanical engineer. 👇
https://engineeringexpectations.com/day-in-life-mechanical-engineer

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When it comes to choosing an engineering major, it is best to go broad. Stick with the five main branches of engineering (chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, or mechanical).

The more specialized majors all fall under one of the five main branches. For example, aerospace falls under the mechanical engineering branch.

Then, once you start taking college courses and learning what your interests are, you can narrow your focus with a minor or concentration.

Going broad gives you more flexibility when it comes to choosing colleges and opens up more job opportunities when you graduate.