Set My Goals
Where am I? My primary goal is to obtain my engineering degree. I would love to achieve a GPA anywhere between 3.5 and 4.0 by the time I graduate. In addition to a good GPA I would like to have experienced a few internships in the engineering field, so I can have a good hands on experience before committing to a full time job. I would like a starting salary that is no less than $40/ hr. Although the pay seems inadequate due to the time and money I would spend achieving this career, I would settle for $40 an hour as my training phase. My first job would help me gain knowledge that school didn't teach me, after I've had prominent results in the field I can ask for a raise or get another job where the pay is higher.
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After all, an engineer is someone who is innovative and is focused on improving human standards, whether it's in health, transportation, or even in the environment. An engineer is the one who makes improvements in the life of people and our daily life commutes.
What I need to do to move from where I am to where I would need to be as a ‘world-class’ engineering student: In order to achieve the many things I would like to accomplish as an engineer, I first have to become an engineer. In order to do so I have to pass all my classes and maintain a high GPA. Each semester I need to focus on finding internships and ways to further improve my knowledge as an engineer. In addition to internships, and good grades I need to focus on scholarships. The only way I will finish my career is if i have money to pay for it, therefore I need scholarships that can help me pay for my
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When it comes to studying I study main points and subtopic very well, the only flaw about it, is that I study alone and I study last minute. I study from time to time ahead of class but never as a constant thing nor do I earn the material in full before class. I do not like asking for help, so my relationship with professors, and other peers is normally close to none and therefore, I do not take use much of the help provided by peers and professors.
Where a world-class engineering student would want to be: World-class engineer students use all of their resources and work with their peers. In addition, world-class engineers also learn and take their time studying material before class. By learning the material before class you go in the lecture with some knowledge and not with a clueless mind.
What I need to do to move from where I am to where I would need to be as a ‘world-class’ engineering student: To become a world-class engineer I should interact more with my peers and give more time to study and learning material. By learning material beforehand, I make my learning experience in lectures more suitable, unlike going with no knowledge and feeling lost in class. In addition to interacting with peers, I can make life long relationships that could one day be useful in my life after
Reading the article Lake and von Baeyer (2005) “Tips for Successful Students”, I realize that most characteristics are necessary for one to succeed as a student in any area of life. For example, one must ask questions and take notes in order to interact with the professor and further their knowledge in a particular subject. These two skills coincide together along with the initiative to achieve a certain stardom. One aspect of learning is never lonesome, though it is possible to be additionally gifted in one region over another.
I have to get that confidence that I could do engineering assignments or projects in a company or a career or even a school project independently and making decisions on my own that work experience would provide these important requirements for a successful and bright engineering career.
There are no engineers in my family to persuade me into becoming one. It was my own interest and curiosity that drove me into analyzing how things work. Over the years I have developed a passion for solving complex problems that involve technical challenges. I have learnt that an engineering problem does not have a standard solution to it and that an engineer has to choose the best from amongst the various options. The process of applying scientific methods to solve real-life problems continued to intrigue me throughout my years of study, initially in the context of my own behavior, and later to observe and investigate its impact on an increasing affinity towards Engineering.
For as long as I can remember I dreamed of one day becoming a very successful and accomplished engineer. During high school in Guyana, I crafted great plans. I would attend a prestigious university, gain my degree, then I would go on to be a productive, if not influential, member of society. My dreams turned into reality when the opportunity to study in the United States as an international student came before me. This time I had a solid plan. I wanted to study civil engineering with a minor in architecture and a specialization in sustainable construction. I would start out at Essex County College, then transfer to a four year university where I could complete my bachelor’s degree. I quickly completed my paperwork and was soon on my way to a world class education and to make a name for myself.
I am an engineer. I was in highschool once and didn’t know how to school myself. I would ask myself and others, should I go to trade school or to college. Somehow, nobody’s help actually helped me because they weren’t engineers and didn’t have the perspective i was looking for. So i went to the internet for help. i searched anywhere from, “ trade school vs. college’ to “ Where should i go if i want to have the best schooling for engineering”. I couldn't find any help, any real help at least. So i decided that i will ask people from all around my field if they would write review on how they became the engineer they are now and how they chose their schooling.
The main preparation I need to prepare is knowledge. Knowledge in mechatronic engineering is essential for me to become an engineer successfully because I will able to identify, study and solve the problem by implemented the knowledge that I have learned in university. For example,
A world-class engineering student, also known as an “expert learner,” is characterized by taking charge of their learning process, being active in their approach to learning, being motivated and disciplined as well as setting specific goals for themself. Becoming a world-class engineering student is a process that takes time and diligence. In order to become a world-class engineering student, I will have to identify where I stand currently in terms of goal setting, community building, academic development and personal development, where a world-class engineering student would be in each of those areas, and what I have to do in order to become a world-class engineering student.
After graduation my ideal plan would be to go into an industry career. I want to get into an engineering-related job first to provide myself with some experience in that aspect of the field. I want to be selective in choosing the company that I begin my career with. I want to ensure that the company that I choose has a program related that aids in helping their employees get advanced degrees. During my first year in my career I want
I believe that my mathematics and physics skills would make me a proficient engineer. This is proven with my consistent performance in the UKMT, achieving top of year for 5 consecutive years and reaching the final round in the intermediate stage as early as year 10. This has allowed be to demonstrate my flexibility and adaptability, which are both important factors to my strong problem solving skills.
Obstacles had never been obstructing my effort to succeed in life. As an engineer to be, it is important to me to be prepared for the hurdles in the real world. The world nowadays needs a person who could compete and has great abilities to stand on the same level as others. Multiple skills and critical opinion of an issue are essential for an engineer to jump into this challenging career. For me, a strategic planning and full preparation need to achieve the aim of being an expert engineer.
Engineering is an exciting field that I believe will be enjoyable, challenging, and above all, intuiting to undertake at university. I believe pursuing engineering means exceeding your expectations and making a
I have successfully earned a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from SUNY, University at Buffalo in September 2013, which opened avenues for me and led me to my first full-time job. Since graduation, I’ve been on a ceaseless path of learning from working as a Quality Engineer for a small manufacturing company called HDM Hydraulics to where I am now as an R&D Quality Engineer for New Product Development at Medtronic. My academic pursuits continued even after starting
Money and fame do not motivate my goals. Engineering in all forms is a field of innovation and invention. Aspirations of any great engineer should be to introduce to the world a new idea, product, or service that will make people happier and the environment safer. Success in these challenges is a reward greater than any dollar amount or public recognition. Engineers bring societies to new levels of civilization through their advancements in technology and discovery. The challenge to provide people with ever-increasing standards while at the same time feeding the population with ideas of what could be attracts my imagination, intelligence, and curiosity far more
To become a success in life, we all need to learn to become a good student in every aspect of life. Becoming a good student takes much work and self-discipline. There are many ways that a student can stand out from the rest of the class. These good students are distinguished by their attitude, intellectual skills, consciousness, and achievement.
As mentioned above, it is very important for engineers to understand their own responsibilities. In 1960, the Conference of Engineering Societies of Western Europe and the United States of America defined "professional engineer" as follows:1 “A professional engineer is competent by virtue of his/her fundamental education and training to apply the scientific method and outlook to the analysis