I took a probability course as part of my BSEE and didn't learn a single thing. I understood nothing the entire time. Just desperately tackling problems algorithmically like a bot and praying to ride the curve to a passing grade.
At the time I blamed myself for being a stupid person, but now I think most everyone in the class was in the same boat and it was largely a result of A) having an incomprehensible asian professor who likely barely understood the material himself and B) being in the gauntlet of a full-time schedule and having no time to even process the information.
Now I'm taking a course covering the same material as part of my MBA and not only do I understand the concepts fully, I actually find them enjoyable. The professor is white who has a deep understanding of the material on a conceptual level, can easily contextualize it within other mathematical concepts, and can organize the material in a way that reinforces itself.
I'm starting to think other majors are getting better educations than us and the engineering curriculum is set up in a punitive way that is designed to make you dumb.