About r/EngineeringStudents
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.
The community at a glance
r/EngineeringStudents is a Subreddit for Students with roughly 1.0M members. It has been around since 2011. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 6th largest community in the Students topic page.
Roughly 75K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Engineering, Struggling, and Hard Time. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention laptop.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 12K members
- 2014: 12K members
- 2015: 12K members
- 2016: 16K members
- 2017: 32K members
- 2018: 70K members
- 2019: 62K members
- 2020: 106K members
- 2023: 434K members
- 2024: 53K members
- 2025: 141K members
- 2026: 60K members
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 7K members
- Dec: 7K members
- Jan: 7K members
- Feb: 7K members
- Mar: 6K members
- Apr: 6K members
- May: 7K members
- Jun: 7K members
- Jul: 6K members
- Aug: 6K members
- Sep: 5K members
- Oct: 3K members
Themes
- Advice Requests3 posts in the past month
- What type of coding/programming should a high schooler learn if they're interested in engineering?
- Internship advice
- Looking for insight into internships.
#13Advice RequestsWhat type of coding/programming should a high schooler learn if they're interested in engineering? · Internship advice · Looking for insight into internships. - Pain & Anger3 posts in the past month
- Everyone has great internships & resume, feeling like a failure
- Introvert, 5th sem student. Have no connections whatsoever with anyone in the college. How bad is it gonna bite me back in placement season?
- engineering students: 550 generic applications got me 1 interview, 200 tailored ones got me 4
#23Pain & AngerEveryone has great internships & resume, feeling like a failure · Introvert, 5th sem student. Have no connections whatsoever with anyone in the college. How bad is it gonna bite me back in placement season? · engineering students: 550 generic applications got me 1 interview, 200 tailored ones got me 4 - Ideas2 posts in the past month
- project ideas
- Any project ideas with plastic water bottles?
#32Ideasproject ideas · Any project ideas with plastic water bottles?
Topics
- Engineering21 posts in the past month#121Engineering
- Struggling12 posts in the past month#212Struggling
- Hard Time7 posts in the past month#37Hard Time
- Student7 posts in the past month#47Student
- Looking For A Job6 posts in the past month#56Looking For A Job
Flair
- Academic Advice15 posts in the past month
- What type of coding/programming should a high schooler learn if they're interested in engineering?
- exam (done for?)
- Online School
#115Academic AdviceWhat type of coding/programming should a high schooler learn if they're interested in engineering? · exam (done for?) · Online School - Career Advice8 posts in the past month
- Must-Learn AI Tools & certifictions to get a good job for Students & Gra...
- Quit my bridging program to a second engineering master, or push through?
- Embedded systems, cybersecurity, networking, academia or pivot out of engineering?
#28Career AdviceMust-Learn AI Tools & certifictions to get a good job for Students & Gra... · Quit my bridging program to a second engineering master, or push through? · Embedded systems, cybersecurity, networking, academia or pivot out of engineering? - Discussion6 posts in the past month
- MEP engineering
- Anyone else getting cooked by MyLab?
- Anyone here discovered after enrolling into MechE that they'd rather do something more abstract like EE/SE/CS?
#36DiscussionMEP engineering · Anyone else getting cooked by MyLab? · Anyone here discovered after enrolling into MechE that they'd rather do something more abstract like EE/SE/CS? - Career Help5 posts in the past month
- I'm in mechanical engineering. Should I drop my electrical minor?
- Which union to join?
- ChatGPT for linkedin pfp?
#45Career HelpI'm in mechanical engineering. Should I drop my electrical minor? · Which union to join? · ChatGPT for linkedin pfp? - Rant/Vent4 posts in the past month
- Fuck WebAssign
- engineering students: 550 generic applications got me 1 interview, 200 tailored ones got me 4
- Everyone has great internships & resume, feeling like a failure
#54Rant/VentFuck WebAssign · engineering students: 550 generic applications got me 1 interview, 200 tailored ones got me 4 · Everyone has great internships & resume, feeling like a failure
Product recommendations
- laptop8 posts in the past month
- URGENT: BEST LAPTOP FOR BME MAJOR
- Best laptops
- best laptop for mechEng or maybe industrial student?
#18laptopURGENT: BEST LAPTOP FOR BME MAJOR · Best laptops · best laptop for mechEng or maybe industrial student?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/EngineeringStudents for?
- Best for Students enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/EngineeringStudents free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/EngineeringStudents have?
- Roughly 1.0M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/EngineeringStudents on?
- r/EngineeringStudents runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/EngineeringStudents cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/EngineeringStudents is organized under Students.
- How do I join r/EngineeringStudents?
- You can join r/EngineeringStudents by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Students communities like?
- Communities for students at high school, university, and graduate level, covering study skills, campus life, career prep, and mental health. Discord hosts massive study communities with focus rooms and accountability systems, while Reddit has subreddits for specific schools, programs, and academic disciplines.
Added 10/21/2021
Monthly Stats
- 21
- Views /mo (+40%)
- 21
- Visitors /mo (+62%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo (-100%)
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