r/EngineeringStudents
1.0M members
r/EngineeringStudents is a subreddit with 1.0M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses engineering, internship, student, study, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review mechanical pencil, mechanical, and calculator.
This is a place for engineering students of any discipline to discuss study methods, get homework help, get job search advice, and find a compassionate ear when you get a 40% on your midterm after studying all night.
Popular Themes in r/EngineeringStudents
#1
Advice Requests
: "What GPA is when you are completely cooked?"
14 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Feeling Behind"
6 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Steel toe shoe recommendations?"
2 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "$50K at 22, Should I focus on Uni and quit odd jobs?"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/EngineeringStudents
#1
Engineering
: "How are people who “go back to school” actually affording Engineering degrees? I'm looking at around $250k."
55 posts
#2
Internship
: "Landed 2 solid engineering Internships as an underclassman, happy to share what actually worked"
14 posts
#3
Student
: "Any other mature Students and later in life engineers here?"
11 posts
#4
Study
11 posts
#5
Struggling
11 posts
#6
Career
9 posts
#7
Advice
9 posts
#8
Looking For A Job
6 posts
#9
Job
6 posts
#10
Degree
: "How are people who “go back to school” actually affording engineering Degrees? I'm looking at around $250k."
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/EngineeringStudents
Mechanical Pencil
111 reviews
#1
Pentel
4.5★ from 39 reviews
#2
Rotring
4.7★ from 22 reviews
#3
Uni
4.5★ from 16 reviews
Mechanical
44 reviews
#1
Pentel
4.5★ from 15 reviews
#2
Rotring
4.8★ from 12 reviews
#3
Uni
4.3★ from 6 reviews
Calculator
39 reviews
#1
Casio
4.4★ from 17 reviews
#2
Texas Instruments
4.6★ from 16 reviews
#3
Sharp
4.8★ from 4 reviews
Flair Used in r/EngineeringStudents
#1
Academic Advice
: "Feeling Behind"
57 posts
#2
Career Advice
: "Can't handle desk 9-5 internship and cant imagine doing this for the rest of my life."
29 posts
#3
Rant/Vent
: "Codealpha company scam"
25 posts
#4
Discussion
: "How are people who “go back to school” actually affording engineering degrees? I'm looking at around $250k."
25 posts
#5
Career Help
: "Mechanical Engineer Intern Pay"
22 posts
#6
Major Choice
: "Women who studied MechEng, did you find female friends who are into girly stuff?"
12 posts
#7
Project Help
: "Drawing Help"
7 posts
#8
Sankey Diagram
: "Extremely Complex Internship Application Sankey"
6 posts
#9
Celebration
: "First day learning CAD"
4 posts
#10
Resource Request
: "math tutoring before starting mechanical engineering"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/EngineeringStudents
Yearly
+69k members(7.4%)
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Last updated: July 18, 2026