Hey guys, First and foremost, let me apologise for my hiatus; the heat has well and truly been ON this semester and I regrettably neglected this blogging role for several weeks. Fret not though, instead you should prepare for three high quality engsci posts to come at you thick and fast over the next few…Continue Reading The S in Engineering stands for Socialising
NOTE FROM CHINMAYA: To get a well-rounded view of Mechanical Engineering, I asked my good friend and rising hip-hop star Jerry Zhang to share his thoughts. This is quite a packed post filled with useful info, hope you enjoy! Hi everyone! My name’s Jerry and I’m also a part II mechanical engineering student this…Continue Reading TAKEOVER TUESDAY – Another Perspective
Hello once again, When one is in the process of choosing a specialisation, or even a degree, consideration of the future is just as important as what is happening right now. For Biomedical Engineering, as I have emphasised throughout this blog series, this future is broad, a little vague, but most of all – exciting. The…Continue Reading Your FUTURE in BME
Still deciding which specialisation to pick? MECHATRONICS is obviously the answer! If my previous blog posts still haven’t been able to convince you to choose MECHATRONICS, maybe this one will. 😉 I had a fantastic time looking at the part four MECHATRONICS (and mechanical) projects down at Newmarket campus a few days ago. There were…Continue Reading Exploring Newmarket Campus – Looking at Fourth Year Mechatronics Projects
Ay yo. It’s ya boy. Skinny GPA. Let’s talk about internships! As you should know by now, all engineering students must complete 800 hours of practical work with an appropriate employer to graduate. Yes. This is compulsory! I know a few fourth-year friends who WON’T be graduating next year because they haven’t completed this requirement….Continue Reading Hunt for the Internship People
It’s a Tuesday night. You’re on your phone. Swiping away from your problems. Swipe, swipe swipe … you’re swiping them all right. Trying your hardest to put your best self out there. Waiting to find that perfect match. They’re out there, and you know it. You’re just waiting for one of them to realise that…Continue Reading Swiping Right on Your CV (or, Getting a Software Internship)
As you can tell by the title, this week has been RiDiCuLoUsLy busyyyy! I’m pretty sure the entire second year engineering cohort is suffering from Burnout Syndrome 🤯, so if you have any friends in second year engineering, please give them a hug when you see them. 🥰 Because I have been a bit behind…Continue Reading BURNOUT WEEK – (featuring some very burnt out mech people)
Thousands of students have had to make the decision you are making right now. For those who have chosen computer systems, where have they ended up? In my next two posts, I will be asking key questions to previous Computer Systems graduates, to gain insight into what Computer Systems is like, and why anyone would…Continue Reading Interviewing real Computer Systems Engineers #1
Welcome back to the electrical blog! Today, I’m back talking with some friends within my specialization about why they chose electrical, and what they get up to outside of their degree in their spare time. Let’s jump right back into it! Name: Niwanthi What attracted you to Electrical Engineering? The small-scale nature of the field…Continue Reading In Conversation with Glorified Sparkies in Training: Part 2
So right now, you’re probably really in the midst of deciding what specialisation you are going to choose, and if you’re still reading my posts I assume maybe Chemmat is up there in your top options?? (No hard feelings if it’s not… no seriously… it’s fine 🙃) Early in the year, I made a post…Continue Reading Why did we choose Chemmat?