<prompt> Human: Im about to graduate in about 4 months or less from now but i honestly dont feel like i have learnt anything , dont have any college debt or anything as i was lucky with free bondless sponsorship throughout my three years of college , I study eletrical engineering and i have a gpa of 3.5 even though i can pass my exams and do decent i do not feel like i can do anything practical in real life , i had an intership program where i was put on field as a technician assistant and realised i could not even handle basic functions and concepts and what i had learnt in school was so trivial its laughable , i also have fogotten almost everythingi have learnt in school This has got me really worried and in looking for a plan b incase i truly am not getting anything useful out of my college education What kind of skills can i pick up ? Be it online or manual labor etc can i start working on at this age to make a decent living in the years to come , i am decently fit and do not mind hardship and am well versed in computer building and have been praised by many even a ceo of a huge machinery company who came to my school to take a look at lessons in my college that i have great presentation skills This all sounds really strange but any input will help as i am going yhrough an early life crisis right now and am really worried for my future  <response>: You should be aware of Imposter Syndrome Coming directly out of university, you are not in a good position to judge how competent you are. You may be better than you realise.That said, you say that being put in a practical position made you realise that you werent able to apply the basics. So maybe youre not competent... guess what? No engineer leaves university competent! Some of the reasons are:1. Universities are increasingly focused on developing people for future research positions, and less focused on giving people the skills they need for industry.2. There are some practical skills, and general workplace skills, that are essential, but not really in the domain of a university to teach.If you studied Electrical Engineering because of a personal interest, and its something that you wish to keep pursuing, then I would recommend getting involved in electronics as a hobby. Hobbyist engineering of all domains keeps getting more and more accessible, and there are skills that you will learn that they just dont cover in courses. Think of another interest of yours, and think of a related project. e.g. If youre into home brewing, then maybe you could build a system that keeps your brew at the right temperature, and measures the alcohol content once its done?If you want to get a better grip of the basic theory, then I would recommend the Schaums Outlines books. There are several available for different areas that you might want to work on. They contain explanations, and good exercises to develop and test your understanding.If you do find any helpful books, please post them in this thread so that others can share. 