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As a fifth year electrical engineering student, I'm very disappointed in this video because I relate to it.

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Why it worked

The video uses a 'response' format to piggyback on a trending topic, providing relatable, encouraging advice that resonates with a specific, high-stress demographic (engineering students).

Summary

A student responds to a viral video about the stress of failing engineering classes by sharing his own experience of failing and retaking courses. He encourages engineering students not to give up just because they struggle with a class.

Structure

1Creator introduces himself as a fifth-year engineering student.
2He addresses the viral video about failing pre-calc.
3He shares his personal story of struggling with math and physics.
4He argues that getting bad grades doesn't mean you can't be an engineer.
5He encourages viewers to retake classes and keep going.

Transcript

As a fifth year electrical engineering student, I'm very disappointed in this video because I relate to it. I come at it from the perspective of I never took calc in high school, I never took physics in high school, I never took chemistry in high school. None of that. I was an average student. I went into college taking pre-calc one and pre-calc two. Yes, my community college split it into two parts. The idea that you can't become an engineer because you're not an amazing student is so dumb to me. I've seen so many people switch out of engineering because they got a C on a physics one exam. What are we doing? Like, engineers are normal people, too. They get C's in a lot of their classes. And you don't know how many times I've been discouraged by getting a bad grade in a class. You can't let it get into your head. That's it. I failed calc two because I got COVID and bronchitis. It wrecked my sophomore year of college, but I didn't let it get to me. I retook it, got an A, and I continued forward, you know? And it's so, so disappointing when I see people that are engineering majors think that they can't be engineers because they failed a math class. It's not that big of a deal. Retake it and move on. That's the way I view it.