Here we are again, the end of another semester, which just happened to coincide with the end of the America’s Cup, (I had to laugh, the commentators were constantly commenting on how the boats were under massive amounts of stress and strain – and I don’t think I have ever related to a boat so…Continue Reading Balancing it all out
Final verdict- it’s been one heck of a roller coaster ride. So how does one go about surviving Mechanical Engineering Part Two Semester One? Confession No 1: The first half of Semester One is a breeze compared to the second half, so be prepared. First up, ENGSCI 211; The Math Paper This half semester, you…Continue Reading Semester One Done and Dusted!
Well, here we are finally at the end of exams, and oh man, it sure has been a crazy semester. I feel like my heart has been racing non-stop since March, and now it actually feels really weird to no longer have any deadlines for a few weeks. I kid you not, every single day…Continue Reading Semester One of Software Engineering
Civil is the bane of every other specialisation’s existence – by about two weeks into semester one EVERYONE knows that civil has five papers each semester, and that we love telling anyone who’ll listen. I remember thinking when I enrolled that I’d never be that kid who told everyone I did five papers, but it’s…Continue Reading Did You Know Civil Has Five Papers?
What is free time, and where can I find some? For the most part, our first few lectures were going over fundamentals and basic stuff, which really doesn’t prepare you for the workload that hits once you’re past this stage. But, for me anyway, it was stuff that I had chosen I wanted to learn,…Continue Reading Above or below the yield stress?
It has been exactly 10 weeks and Computer systems hasn’t let me down, not even once. The lecturers are extremely nice and amazing teachers. The two hour long lectures do tend to get tiring and it gets harder to concentrate but overall, it’s not too bad. This semester we have 3 two-hour long lectures, from…Continue Reading What’s a Social Life?
I think the first question I need to answer is: why did I choose Software Engineering? Firstly, let me make something very clear. I had a very hard time trying to make up my mind when I was choosing my specialisation. In fact, I never intended to do Software Engineering, so the story about how…Continue Reading Why did I choose Software?
When you sign up for Engineering Science, you’re not signing up for a garden-variety degree. You’re stepping into a high-performance program. ‘Challenge’ doesn’t give this specialisation justice. EngSci will stress-test you and destroy your soul if you’re not on the ball. Everyone has a course that takes a sledgehammer to their stomach. While it might…Continue Reading Engineering Science is hard. But it’s hard for a reason
12:00 pm, 7th of March 2017: At this exact time, I was sitting somewhere in the middle of the Conference Centre lecture room waiting for my first Electrical Engineering paper (ELECTENG 202). I couldn’t believe how fast the time went by and I’m finally a Part II student doing a specialisation that students describe as…Continue Reading Breadboards & Multi-Metres
If I had written my first post within my first few weeks of being in BME, it probably would have sounded a little more optimistic, but instead, I’m writing this while taking a break from the five assignments (that is no joke) I’m currently working on that are all due at the start of next…Continue Reading Already in the Deep End