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A great point that I've heard from a couple others by now. I would ideally try to get a feel of it without spending too much money on courses to see if it's really something I want to finish. Do you have any other recommendations for more cheaply figuring out if it's something I would actually enjoy?

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I unfortunately don't know much other than knowing that SOME community colleges [ like this: https://www.hccfl.edu/academics/subjects/engineering/electro... ] offer intro classes (you need to know some calculus and if you are into robotics, very likely need to use SOME of linear algebra) related to EE/ME.

You may find some YouTube channels that teaches you ways to play with breadboard, but again, like I said, it (playing around with "cool/fun" toys) is different than taking classes required to finish a four-year degree.

Best wishes for your learning journey!

Don't let others talk you out of pursuing EE if that's what you're curious and passionate about. I took a path similar to what you mentioned - pursuing mech-e and EE during undergrad with a focus on robotics. If you're curious and interested in something, then you can absolutely make it work. EE does tend to be math heavy, but you can explore a lot of that with hobby projects to see if you're interested. Try implementing an audio project by designing and audio amp and then using digital signal processing. You can get everything from Sparkfun or Adafruit and use online tutorials, then run your own numbers to customize the design.

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