It’s nearly that dreaded time of year again, and exam season is once again around the corner. And while I’m currently drowning in a never ending to do list of assignments and lectures to catch up on, I thought I’d share some lessons I have learnt to help you navigate second year. Time Management is…Continue Reading The humbling lessons of second year
They say time flies when you’re having fun. Now I don’t know who ‘they’ are, but the mystery quote-sayers are right. With only two weeks left before the academic year comes to a close (with the exception of a few weeks of exams 😱), time has truly flown. Like a bird. Or a plane. Or…Continue Reading My flabbers? Gasted. My gobs? Smacked. A PII Tron retrospective.
I know hell-season (aka exams) is approaching soon, so I thought I’d share some ✨words of wisdom✨ to help ease the chaos. As a former stereotypical high-school overachiever with a toxic dependency on academic validation, I used to treat my grades as a reflection of my self-worth. But despite my desperate attempts to remain an…Continue Reading Surviving Uni Without Losing My Mind (Mostly)
Today I’d like to talk about one of the most fundamental parts of CHEMMAT life; a type of assignment only done by us CHEMMATers, and Biomed students. So if you’re considering Biomed (in which case, go check out Iz’s blogs), listen up too! Yes, I’m talking about the fabled Lab Report. We usually do lab reports after, well, labs…obviously…and after the lab there are usually questions which we’d answer in a certain section of our report. The rest, though, is a layout of background, theory, methods, etc etc. Honestly, it makes me feel quite fancy and posh when I write one….Continue Reading The Art of The Lab Report
It is the dream of many engineering students to land a job in Australia: the land of higher pay, more opportunities and a better life. (Engineering Revue did an excellent musical parody about it this year.) While I can’t speak for the other specialisations, Software has a number of overseas opportunities with companies such as…Continue Reading How to Get An Overseas Internship (feat. an Atlassian Grad) ✈️️
Hey everyone!!! Maadhav here, currently running on four hours of sleep, two energy drinks, and the rapidly fading hope that I actually understand thermodynamics. Welcome to Week 9, also known as “midterm season,” also known as “why did I think engineering was a good idea,” also known as “please send help and maybe some functional…Continue Reading Week 9: Surviving Midterm Season (Barely)
Whatever you’ve heard about 209, it’s probably true. One of the most challenging courses if not the most challenging course you will take during your second year of Electrical Engineering (I cannot speak on behalf of COMPSYS), It demands the best out of you. In this blog I would like to perform a dissection on…Continue Reading Father Stretch My Hands
This blog addresses a crucial aspect of an EngSci student’s journey: securing summer i*ternsh*ps. So, this is going to be one of those useful blogs, where I first discuss my J-word hunt experience and later offer advice on how to make the J-word hunt experience for the 800 hours of practical work requirement go well…Continue Reading The I-word tips after my J*b hunting experience
Ok, so once upon a time back to not-so-long-ago August, your lecturers probably mentioned spec choices to you, or you’ve at least probably starting to have a little think about what you might pick. Or, maybe you’re a student looking into studying engineering in the future, or you’re looking into switching specialisations. And if you’re…Continue Reading Specs 101 😃😑😃: A Complete (& Controversial) Overview of UoA’s Engineering Courses ⚙️💻
During the mid-semester break, I considered switching to computer systems engineering. Compsys has everything I like about mechatronics. Embedded systems. Electronics. Software. Hardware. And it has none of what I don’t like about mechatronics. Dynamics. Thermofluids. Mechanical theory. But knowing where your degree goes is much more important than whether or not you like what…Continue Reading Second-year: lessons and learning