You might think the thread question is stupid, but hear me out first.
I'll be returning to school this fall as a junior/senior in the EcEn program. My available time has been very stretched(understatement) in previous college experiences. I've often thought about buying into IEEE membership and going to campus meetings; people organized in groups can accomplish more than the "lone engineer" can, and in addition, I hear that participating in the IEEE can help you land that first job. I just don't want to join only to find my grades dropping because of IEEE involvment. My question to those of you who have been here before is, would the cost of the time involved be worth the potential benefits under the general circumstances? If you were a college IEEE member, was it worth it, or if you weren't, would you have joined if you could have redone things?
I'm all ears...
I'll be returning to school this fall as a junior/senior in the EcEn program. My available time has been very stretched(understatement) in previous college experiences. I've often thought about buying into IEEE membership and going to campus meetings; people organized in groups can accomplish more than the "lone engineer" can, and in addition, I hear that participating in the IEEE can help you land that first job. I just don't want to join only to find my grades dropping because of IEEE involvment. My question to those of you who have been here before is, would the cost of the time involved be worth the potential benefits under the general circumstances? If you were a college IEEE member, was it worth it, or if you weren't, would you have joined if you could have redone things?
I'm all ears...