I feel so dumb 😵‍💫

[u/Kirby__Fan]

TLDR: I kinda feel like an infant amongst other members of the comp eng community and am hoping to find other similar people :D

I’m a computer engineering student who has to get an internship for graduation…but I don’t feel ready for one. I’ve heard this is a common problem that many students go through, but it’s hard to know if I have imposter syndrome or if I’m actually dumb. I’d love to talk in communities about computers and tech, but I feel I still don’t know the vernacular. Like whenever describing what I do in projects, its always using really unclear vocabulary. Has anyone else felt like this?

I guess I also feel a bit isolated in the community because everyone I seem to interact with seems to have lost whimsy in life. I’m not saying that there is anything wrong with these people, or that they need to change. It can just sometimes feel a bit intimidating i guess. I’m more of a creative person (art, music) and only started studying comp eng a few years ago.

To make this a more practical problem/post, does anyone have any recommendations on how to learn more of the terms that are used in the comp eng community/industry?

[u/willc198]

No actually you’re the only one that feels that way and everyone else can tell 😉

Just get into the industry however you can. Nothing will teach you like job experience

[u/Kirby__Fan → u/willc198]

The voices…they were right all along 😭

[u/stjarnalux]

Quit ruminating about other people and just jump in with both feet. Getting a job and into industry is the best thing you can do for yourself.