This episode is a conversation with Almira Muro (computer engineering), Iya Verocel (electronics engineering), and Michael Ngo (electrical engineering). Almira, Iya, and Mango are all undergraduate students at the University of the Philippines Diliman Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute (UP EEEI). Mira, Iya, and Mango talk about their life inside EEE - from motivations, first impressions, struggles, and accomplishments as they navigate their degree program.

In this episode, we discuss

• Why Engineering?
  
  • Why they studied engineering, motivations for going to UP and pursuing STEM, expectations and realities
    
    • Mira
      
  • Iya
    
  • Mango: Why engineering and why electrical engineering
    
  • Why Mira studied Computer Engineering (edit audio)
    
  • Why Isa studied Electronics Engineering
    
• Inside EEE: first impressions and experiences
  
  • In person visit, stories from EEEI
    
  • Introduction to programming: EEE 111, EEE 113, etc
    
  • Adjusting to college math courses
    
  • How they made friends in EEEI and their tips
    
  • Students organizations in the institute
    
• Inside EEE: studying electrical, electronics, or computer engineering
  
  • What they are studying at EEEI and the courses they've taken
    
  • ECE, CoE, EE specific concepts
    
  • Exams
    
  • Memorable courses they had
    
  • How they study habits changed as they transition from face to face to remote learning
    
  • Their remote learning strategies, study tips!
    
• Wrap Up
  
  • Why study Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering?
    

Mentioned in this episode:

• UP Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute
  
• UP Circuit
  
• UP Engineering Radio Guild 
  
• UP IECEP
  
• IIEE
  
• IEEE UPD
  
• Timeblocking
  
• Pomodoro
  

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Thanks to Seth Sanchez (@ primeblissrecords) for the intro music.

This post was originally published on August 1, 2021.