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FINAL EDIT: Thank you to everyone that has responded to my post. I will pass this information along, and continue to discuss other career paths/degree options with them and having serious reality check on where they're at rn and where they need to be if engineering is what they want to do.

I have 2 younger siblings who want to go into electrical engineering. After high school, they enrolled into a community college to complete their Associates in Engineering, then enroll into a university to complete their Bachelors.

Rn the issue is their GPA. One should be finishing soon, with 3 classes left, but his current GPA is a 2.1. He is also working towards a certification in IT, so he can work after finishing his associates if he doesn't get into a program. The other has a year left (7 classes), and his current GPA is a 2.75. I understand they need to build up these GPAs to inc their chances of acceptance into a program, and I want to try and help them in any way I can. EDIT: corrected GPA info for both.

I don't know how to advise them moving forward other than asking the TA questions for help (which they do, to my knowledge) and pushing them to attend tutoring on campus more often. I think what gets them the most is studying the material/test taking.

They're both smart and capable, I'm sure of this bc they do personal projects like fixing up older electronics, or anything that's sold cheaply for being "busted", so hardware repair and circuits within game consoles and such. They're both interested in engineering, so this has been frustrating for both of them.

We HAVE discussed other college programs, and maybe switching majors later or sticking to a different degree/career entirely.

Any advice or recounting of personal experience would be incredibly helpful.

I'm a recent graduate, and I have my masters and bachelors in BME and widening my net of applications to other industries ( the medical device industry is especially rough, and I made it more difficult for myself).

The FE exam was never really discussed with me as a BME, and now I'm learning/wondering if gaining my EIT certification will help me land roles in other industries or ANY industry.

I'd appreciate advice on this. I understand the FE exam is lengthy, and sooner prep would be in my best interest.

EDIT: I also want to consider joining the AirForce officer program. The same questions below apply, along with these. How competitive is the OTS for airforce/getting into an engineering officer role with the airforce? Especially considering my current stats.

I know this is an Airforce sub but I didn't see a Space Force equivalent, and was hoping I'd find some help here. I'm currently job hunting (graduated in Dec 2025, it's been rough...), and my family wants me to consider becoming an Engineer Officer in the Space Force. I have some idea of what OTS is but I'd like to learn more:

1. What is the application process like?

2. What does the actual OTS program entail as far as structure, rigor, expectations, length, so on.

3. How seamless is the transition from OTS into an Officer role, especially as a Mech or Electrical Engineer?

4. How long is 1 assignment? I've heard 5 yrs total, I've seen others say 3-4yrs. But I'm not sure if maybe this changes depending on military branch.

My background: I recently graduated with my Masters of Science in Biomedical Engineering (3.03 GPA). I'm a little worried that if I DO decide to pursue this route of career, my GPA would hold me back. I'm fairly athletic (I can run a mile. I used to run cross-country and train calisthetics so I know how to get back to better fitness again). I am also a woman.

I have my bachelors and masters in BME but I royally fucked myself over. I did my bachelors as a premed so I mostly focused on related experiences for medical school applications, plus not being allowed to work (which... in hindsight I should have advocated for myself and pushed for even internships). My masters I didn't do a thesis bc again I was listening to another person advice, and I went into this masters without a job/no job during. I networked and applied for internships and coops during this but no luck, and now I'm 4 months post graduation still applying for entry level jobs.

I had 1 interview... or so I thought, until I emailed for a followup confirmation of date and time, to which I was told the job was filled. I really want to pursue the medical device industry, and take on a role more in quality or design. Now I'm realizing too late a Masters in Meche would have served my purpose better.

I'm currently building on skills like 3D CAD designing/schematic readings, have projects related to quality and device creation or drafting, working towards certification, but it feels extremely frustrating with every rejection.

Idk what else to do. I've had my resume reviewed and revised countless times now, I've made great connections with ppl in positions of interest with some agreeing to be referrals, and yet I apply and my application is rejected more often than not.

ALSO I've been applying for non-engineering roles as well. Clinical Specialist, Affera Mapping, clinical engineer, research tech, sales, admin assistant, tutor, etc. It's a bit frustrating I admit, I feel like I backed myself into a corner.

EDIT: other engineering industries I'm looking into include Aerospace, automotive, chemical /gas and oil, tech, healthcare.

EDIT 2: I would like to add that my dad has expectations of me starting work already. Even if that's as an Administrator at a college, or tutoring or something. I haven't had much luck anywhere and he's pissed, which adds more stress on top of everything. I'm first gen so idk if this is a common experience? I wish I had done more to prepare as an engineer, or just completely jumped ship to focus on premed. Doing both was too much for me.

What should I do?