…and That’s a Wrap (no, literally, that is a wrap)
Finally! I’m free! My final exam for the year literally finished just over half an hour ago, and no words can express how relieved I am. This year was most definitely a hectic one,...
Category: Mechatronics Engineering
Why Mechatronics?
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...
The Internal Struggle of Internship Hunting
Whoever said that internship hunting was a full time job in itself, was not wrong. As the summer sun begins to seep through the blooming trees of spring, and as the academic year finally...
Siri, set timer for 3 weeks!
Welcome back everyone, and I hope you are all finding ways to stay motivated and healthy during this lockdown! Because personally, I’m starting to look more and more like my cat-friend Jerry over there....
Have a Break, Have a Kit-Kat: A Reflection on Semester 1
We’re in lockdown. Again. Back to 3am bedtimes and 12pm wake-ups. Back to having an endless amount of time, to do… absolutely nothing. Speaking of doing nothing, to procrastinate for my test in 2...
An Introduction to ME(chatronics)… a ha ha
Lunch? Packed. Pencil case? Full. Laptop? Charged. Outfit? Folded neatly on my desk. The first day of my university life was finally here and I could not have been more excited. After 13 years...
End of Part II MECHATRONICS – Final Blog Post from Vanessa
Hey lovely readers! This will be my last blog post of the year and also my last chance to convince you to specialise in MECHATRONICS engineering. I want to say a huge THANKS for...
Exploring Newmarket Campus – Looking at Fourth Year Mechatronics Projects
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...
BURNOUT WEEK – (featuring some very burnt out mech people)
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...
Six more weeks until I am halfway through my degree! – Mid-semester Mechatronics Update
I know I said my next blog was going to be up by the end of August, but the beginning of September is pretty close, right? It is currently the first week of the...