When An Engineering Education Doesn’t Teach You How To Really Make Anything

Hackaday contributor Jenny List examines a common complaint among engineering graduates: that their formal education equipped them with theory, but not the practical hands-on skills needed to actually build things. While universities excel at teaching fundamentals, many students graduate without real experience in the workshop or fabrication lab—a gap that can leave them underprepared for careers in engineering and making.

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