“One of my team members hasn’t done anything yet!” “We have so many labs I can barely keep up!” These are both sentences I am yet to mutter. Is it because I magically had great teams and I love labs? Nope, it’s just because semester one of Computer systems is approx 95% theory. Semester one…Continue Reading Semester One – Solving Circuits in My Dimly Lit Room
HELLO again my fellow procrastinators, dog enthusiasts and the “generally confused with what to do with their lives” people. My third blog will be a summary of how I spent my holidays (tl;dr: see title of blog) and some helpful resources that will hopefully help you become *slightly* less confused with what to do with…Continue Reading Desperately Looking for Mechatronics Internships
Hi, I’m Angela, the Part II Computer Systems blogger for 2019! If you’re reading this with no clue about what computer systems engineering (CSE) is, you join the club of my parents, extended family, friends, and practically anyone who hasn’t done the degree (yes, I’ve had a lot of practice trying to explain to people…Continue Reading Life = ComputerSystems;
Wow! Semester one has gone by wayyyy quicker than I realised! Where did all the time go? Last year, it felt like uni dragged on for ages, and then this year is like being attacked by Canvas announcements and Piazza notifications NONSTOP. Honest life advice from Vanessa: second year is a HUGE step up from…Continue Reading Attacked by Canvas announcements and Piazza notifications – Mechatronics Semester One Summary
I’ve been sitting at my laptop for far too long trying to write a cool personal introduction but ended up looking at memes and pictures of cute dogs instead – whoops! Anyway, I’m Vanessa and here’s a big HELLO and welcome to my blog. 🙂 I study mechatronics and German and in my spare time…Continue Reading HELLO from Vanessa – Introduction
I finally found my strength and ability to sit and wonder what to write. I am bad at saying goodbye therefore, trying to say goodbye to everyone who have been reading my blog post for the past 5 months is also hard. I get attached easily and I suck at ending something. I prefer to…Continue Reading The End Is Here!
Howdy pals, I just wanted to mix things up a bit, with a little video with some iMovie magic… Here’s a little insight into what life could be like for you as Part II student. Engineering is really what you choose to make of it, so attend some events, volunteer to join things and most importantly,…Continue Reading A Video Log
The only mountain I am currently hiking is the mountain of workloads. (The Lord of The Rings reference at it best) so, Hi I guess? Anyone feels like dropping out from school already? Honestly, you are not the only one. Hoping there will be a knight in shining armour to come and rescue you from…Continue Reading Mount Doom in Auckland
Playing breathin by Ariana Grande in my background. “Just keep breathin’ and breathin’ and breathin’ and breathin’ And oh, I gotta keep, keep on breathin’ Just keep breathin’ and breathin’ and breathin’ and breathin’ And oh, I gotta keep, keep on breathin’ ” I guess this is my advice on how to survive the remaining…Continue Reading “I forgot!”
In my last post, I spoke a little bit about the perks of being a BME student and the type of atmosphere within this specialisation. I know this has basically sold you already, but just in case you wanted to know a bit more about the papers we take and whether or not this is…Continue Reading The Best and Worst of Part II Semester One BME