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Why Won 't You Fix The Printer?

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“Why won’t you fix the printer?”
“I can’t, mom. I don’t know how…” I said exasperatedly.
“You’re studying electrical engineering, this thing is electric, what is the problem here?”
“Mom… no… that’s not exactly how it goes works…”

One of the things I absolutely love (and hate in the case above) about electrical engineering is just how broad it is. I can do anything from building robots to designing power distribution grids to fabricating transistors in a clean room. It’s a Choose Your Own Adventure-esque major, with immense depth into each specialty. I happened to choose a specialty that skimped out on specifics of printer design and troubleshooting. My passion is focused specifically on signal process, and to me, it is an art form. There …show more content…

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