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Question: Did u always want to be an engineer?
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Emma Grayshon answered on 6 Nov 2017:
Hi! You know, I always liked project work. Working out what a problem was and then working out how it might be fixed or dealt with. Well, that is engineering in a nutshell I guess. I also always liked building things, creating things since being a young child. So, I think I did want to be an engineer when I was younger but it probably became more obvious once I got to secondary school and I joined an engineering club after school. 🙂
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Eleanor Sherwen answered on 8 Nov 2017:
No, I didn’t know what I wanted to do at University until I was about 17. I liked a mixture of art subjects and science/maths and I wanted to keep doing bits of both. I thought about being an architect for a bit. I was quite a bookish kid but I chose Resistant Materials GCSE and Product Design A level because I enjoyed being in the workshop and making stuff. At A level my teachers explained that Product Design Engineering is a career where I could keep doing this and keep that creative/technical mix. It really appealed. My parents didn’t know what Product Design Engineering was initially, but they’ve always been really supportive of me doing what I want to in life. Some of my teachers in other subjects really wanted to encourage me into “academic” profession but I think that’s a misconception about Engineering, it’s actually a really varied subject so you can go into aspects of it with lots of intellectual meatiness and scientific method (if that is your thing). I’m so glad I did do it, because it’s a career that suits my interests and my personality down to the ground, and it brings me a lot of happiness.
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Kayleigh Messer answered on 8 Nov 2017:
No, when I young I wanted to be a vet to help animals but when my dog died realised I couldn’t cope with the upsetting parts of the job!
I then didn’t know what I wanted to do until I was half way through my A Levels and looking at university degrees, and that’s when I came across motorsport engineering degrees so decided to do that!
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Andy Woods answered on 10 Nov 2017:
I wanted to be a pilot but I’m colour blind so can’t fly professionally. I then wanted to be an engineer. I studied medical engineering at University but found it difficult to get a job. I ended up in the railway by accident but I find it complicated, difficult and fascinating!
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Rhys commented on :
Honestly, I had no idea what I wanted to do. I graduated with a maths & physics degree and then started looking for an interesting job. A graduate scheme at Airbus came up close by so I did that, trying out different projects and roles by rotating around the site. I quickly found a team that suited my skill set (on the border of science and engineering) and haven’t looked back. I did do the Engineering Education Scheme Wales when I was in school so it was always an option but I was also considering finance, teaching and staying in academia as options.
Rhys commented on :
Oh I just saw that question was asked to Emma, not me… oops!
modemily commented on :
Hahah @Rhys, so keen! It’s not a problem – good to have lots of answers. It’s why we have the comment section.