If I was you, I would probably pick up some hardware and do EE projects. I absolutely love electronics and hardware, but can't afford to buy any of the equipmen

If I was you, I would probably pick up some hardware and do EE projects. I absolutely love electronics and hardware, but can't afford to buy any of the equipment involved so I saturate my free time with programming. College is like a horrible curse for EE fans, all this free time but don't have any money to afford the equipment required to fill up that free time with interesting projects. There's loads of exciting stuff you can do with hardware. Some projects I really want to tackle include stuff like fancy led-embedded business cards, disposable USB sticks, and an autonomous drone that can deliver take-out. There's sooooo much cool stuff you can do, but the equipment required is pretty expensive, and mistakes can be costly. If you want ideas, hackaday is loaded with them. http://hackaday.com/ http://hackaday.com/