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 72K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Engineering, Study, and Struggling. 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: 50K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 3K members
- Oct: 4K members
- 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: 4K members
Themes
- Advice Requests14 posts in the past month
- Advice on find a job
- should i take python class or engineering graphics first?
- Need some direction on what's next in my career
#114Advice RequestsAdvice on find a job · should i take python class or engineering graphics first? · Need some direction on what's next in my career - Pain & Anger4 posts in the past month
- Being the only woman in the room
- Not smart enough for engineering?
- Ameren is so full of 💩
#24Pain & AngerBeing the only woman in the room · Not smart enough for engineering? · Ameren is so full of 💩 - Solution Requests2 posts in the past month
- Does anyone have any PDF file for this? I don't wanna spend 1k over a 1 year access of this ebook
- Does anyone have a PDF file of this? I don't wanna spend 1k over a 1 year access
#32Solution RequestsDoes anyone have any PDF file for this? I don't wanna spend 1k over a 1 year access of this ebook · Does anyone have a PDF file of this? I don't wanna spend 1k over a 1 year access
Topics
- Engineering32 posts in the past month
- Gas Turbine Shaft Design - Where Do You Start?
- Career advice: HVAC/Revit vs Automation as a Mechanical Engineer
- Undergrad ECE Students — Need Advice on SRAM-Based Compute-in-Memory Thesis Using SKY130 / Xschem / NGSpice
#132EngineeringGas Turbine Shaft Design - Where Do You Start? · Career advice: HVAC/Revit vs Automation as a Mechanical Engineer · Undergrad ECE Students — Need Advice on SRAM-Based Compute-in-Memory Thesis Using SKY130 / Xschem / NGSpice - Study12 posts in the past month
- Cozy rain & fireplace for your study/sleep session tonight 🌧️🔥
- I'm in 1 st year btech. Tell me everything I need to know please... How to study? Which yt channels, books to follow? I'm an avergae student who has taken ai & ds
#212StudyCozy rain & fireplace for your study/sleep session tonight 🌧️🔥 · I'm in 1 st year btech. Tell me everything I need to know please... How to study? Which yt channels, books to follow? I'm an avergae student who has taken ai & ds - Struggling11 posts in the past month#311Struggling
- Student9 posts in the past month#49Student
- Advice8 posts in the past month
- Advice
- Advice and help
- Career advice: HVAC/Revit vs Automation as a Mechanical Engineer
#58AdviceAdvice · Advice and help · Career advice: HVAC/Revit vs Automation as a Mechanical Engineer
Flair
- Academic Advice48 posts in the past month
- Can I manage a 3.5 gpa as a mech e major while being in a sorority and formula sae, alongside a social life
- Studying Engineering, No Passion for it, IDK what else to do.
- Which book is good for beginner in AIML who wants to pursue career in AIML and robotics?
#148Academic AdviceCan I manage a 3.5 gpa as a mech e major while being in a sorority and formula sae, alongside a social life · Studying Engineering, No Passion for it, IDK what else to do. · Which book is good for beginner in AIML who wants to pursue career in AIML and robotics? - Discussion13 posts in the past month
- Currently dealing with extreme burnout
- Solid Mathcad Alternative that is Free
- How screwed are you for technical interviews if you don't remember anything?
#213DiscussionCurrently dealing with extreme burnout · Solid Mathcad Alternative that is Free · How screwed are you for technical interviews if you don't remember anything? - Career Help12 posts in the past month
- Not smart enough for engineering?
- Advice on find a job
- Gas Turbine Shaft Design - Where Do You Start?
#312Career HelpNot smart enough for engineering? · Advice on find a job · Gas Turbine Shaft Design - Where Do You Start? - Career Advice11 posts in the past month
- A word of advice to mechanical engineering students
- Internship Return Offer
- Level with me, how fucked am I professionally?
#411Career AdviceA word of advice to mechanical engineering students · Internship Return Offer · Level with me, how fucked am I professionally? - Rant/Vent10 posts in the past month
- Being the only woman in the room
- Feels like my education is incomplete
- How to mentally prepare for a hard semetser?
#510Rant/VentBeing the only woman in the room · Feels like my education is incomplete · How to mentally prepare for a hard semetser?
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
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- Views /mo (+117%)
- 13
- Visitors /mo (+160%)
- 2
- Referrals /mo (+100%)
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