The Internship Hello! Today I thought I would do more of a traditional blog where I just yarn to you guys about my internship hunt. One of my favourite movies is actually The Internship starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson so I thought why not go through the process of how I got an internship…Continue Reading Ben’s Internship Hunt
Group assignments – loved or loathed by anyone randomly assigned to complete a 20% assignment with a group of strangers. In a sort of last-ditch effort to show you why Biomedical Engineering is so fun, I thought I’d tell you a little about the group assignments I’ve done this year. As a disclaimer, this second…Continue Reading Group work gamble
When I chose Biomedical, I was expecting lots of learning about medical equipment and how it works. I did not do my research that well into what biomeng was, even when I was enrolling in papers for semester one over summer, I didn’t make any new connections about what was in store. Boy, was I…Continue Reading What to actually expect
As a second year Engineering Science student, you are given the option to take two elective papers. An elective course is a course that you choose to take as part of your programme of study. As a conjoint student, you can choose one of your conjoint papers to take up one of the elective slots…Continue Reading Ben’s guide on choosing the right electives!
Hi everyone, and welcome to the second-to-last instalment of my blogs. As I was procrastinating and also pondering on what to write about next, it occurred to me that a lot of you may not even know what Mechatronics Engineering really is. So, here’s a more in-depth intro into the world of Mechatronics and where…Continue Reading Why Mechatronics?
One of the worst experiences I’ve had this year is looking for internships. I have spent many hours scrolling Seek, Student Job Search and LinkedIn to try and find a role over summer that will fill those pesky 800 hours of practical work. I learnt the hard way that putting this extra work in early…Continue Reading SummAH Internships
Boom. Before you know it, semester two’s over already. Wow, who would have thought? It felt like we just went into lockdown a few days ago, but you wake up one day and puff, no more classes. Finally, time to catch up on all those lectures you missed the week before the exams 🙃. But…Continue Reading Semester 2 Stimulations: a Wrap-up?
This is a little bittersweet. After finally finishing my last assignment for the semester, it’s crazy that I get the chance to reflect on my journey once more and tell you guys all about it. While I’m typing out this post, I’m reminded of what it was like for me last year. I remember carefully…Continue Reading Why should you choose software?
If the last blog wasn’t in-depth enough for you, I have brought you two of the best in the business to tell you more about Engineering Science! Kevin and Justin taught the OR and CM sections in ENGSCI263 respectfully and have done an amazing job this year! They are both outstanding lecturers and pride themselves…Continue Reading Eye-opening perspectives
Semester 2 is coming to a sudden end; these last few days seem to have disappeared faster than a bag of flour in the supermarket. For this post on the Civil blog, I thought I’d ask the rest of my cohort for some advice to throw at you. Some of it is Civil specific, some just…Continue Reading Advice from the Civil cohort