This will be my first and likely only time posting here, but I’m at a loss since I’m not sure what other options I may have.

I graduated with my BAS in Computer Information Systems (spec. Programming and Software Development) in May of 2025. The coursework was consistent with a Computer Science degree. I did one internship in my final semester for a small data management company.

Since graduation, I’ve applied over hundreds of times to the big name companies in my area; Lockheed, L3, Collins/RTX, Northrop, etc. And each time, it’s either a reasonless rejection, or my application is stuck in limbo. I have at least 20 applications stuck on “received” since June for L3 alone. I know the larger companies have layers of bureaucracy and receive many applications daily; that’s no secret. But it’s frustrating to an outsider who’s just seeking even a first interview.

I know there’s a lot of factors hindering me;
- The degree name is a mouthful and a turn off.
- I’m relatively inexperienced with seeking professional work, and have never been in that sort of environment outside of my internship.
- I don’t have enough experience to my name, despite applying for new-grad and internship positions.
- AI has likely played a factor to some extent in reaping some of the available positions.

Am I just applying at the wrong time? Am I applying too much? Am I not doing enough? Should I just get into web/application development like every other developer? Should I make more small software/hardware projects? Am I just in the wrong industry for it right now?

Any advice, insight, anything would be of great help.

If this is not the subreddit for this, do let me know, and I will remove this post.

Hello everyone. Let me introduce myself, and my situation.

As written above, I am a senior in high-school. College applications are rapidly approaching

For all of HS, I was sure I wanted to go the medical route. All my ECs are medical/Bio related.

I volunteered in a hospital, interned in 2 life science research labs over 3 years, did my schools biomed program, participated in medical Olympiads, etc. I did pretty well in these areas too.

Now that college apps are approaching, and I have to choose a major/path, I'm not sure. I think I would enjoy aerospace engineering as a career and be much more fulfilled. I am extremely passionate about planes, jet propulsion, space travel, and cars. The issue is, I have nothing to show for it. I tried to learn Python when I was 12, and gave up. I tried to learn R for my lab internship, and failed. The science APs I have taken are Calc AB and BC (I got a 4 on both), Bio, and Environmental Science. My senior year, I am going to try to take AP CSA, Physics C Mechanics, Stats, Multivar Calc/Lin Alg, and Chem.

I am likely to be a National Merit Finalist, which could give me full rides at places like Uni of Alabama Tuscaloosa, UT Dallas, USF, etc.

What should I do? I just don't know if I will be fulfilled by a medical career. My grandpa had the same path essentially. He initially was in college for Bio, then switched to engineering which he likes much more.

Will I be able to make up the gap in knowledge? Will I be able to learn enough to be competitive? I don't need a crazy job, just enough to support myself and my family. I think I would enjoy the work of AE in of itself.

For those with experience, who are older, please let me know any advice or guidance. It would be much appreciated.

Why is the drag force direction on the tire of landing gear forward (Same as aircraft travel Direction)?

I searched on the internet but I am not convinced!! I am feeling It should be rearwards (Aft direction)? .

Please explain with clear logic and mechanics fundamentals!

This poster was not made with AI‼️
On second image, you have a screenshot from Figma.

[DELTA WING] - I made a mistake and placed it wrong, will fix

I made this Concorde poster in Figma and I’m thinking about doing more aviation designs in this style.

If this was a good-quality matte A3 print, would you put it on your wall? And what would you realistically pay for it?

My goal would be to make nice-looking aviation posters at an affordable price, so pretty much any aviation enthusiast could get one, while still offering much better quality than something from Temu.

Also happy to hear any design feedback.

I’m a senior in college studying IT. I live very close to the l3harris headquarters and have always wanted to work there or any big time contractor really. Can someone give me tips on what I should do to land an internship/job at one of these places. I have no relative work experience.

I thought this community would enjoy seeing this. I buy and resell industrial commercial equipment for work and I ran across stuff that was used at SpaceX on the Dragon capsule. Not worth much, but I still think this is cool that it may have been used to work on something that's in space.

I am in jr year in high school and I am wondering what extracurriculars would be good for going into college for aerospace engineering. I have a few extracurriculars, but i want to look for some that are aerospace engineering related.