Unfortunately,
because I didn’t realize that this assignment was assigned until Monday and
because of a Tuesday on which I had commitments from 9:30 A.M. to 9:30 P.M., I was
unable to schedule or complete all of the interviews. Earlier, though, in
talking to my major advisor and looking forward to my future at tech, I am
pleased with my future as an EE, and I am ready to schedule for next semester
and know the path I need to take. However, I was unable to speak with an older
student or a professor. I chose my major because I have always been interested
in science and invention. In particular I want to be a part of the advance of
technology. As such, I went to engineering camps and did a good deal of
research on my own with two different potential end goals: nanotechnology and
quantum computing. Both of these fields fascinate me and I would be satisfied
being involved in either. Because I know where I want to end up, all I had to
choose was a major that would route to that end. I chose Electrical Engineering
because I talked to multiple advisors and others in the EE field and learned
from them that EE was one of the many routes to nanotechnology. At the
engineering camps I’ve been to I found that I enjoyed toying with computer
hardware and soldering things, so that additionally pushed me towards EE since
EE and computer engineering are very closely related. I feel confident about
the major I’ve chosen, though that may change next semester when I take my
first actual EE courses and get a taste of what the subject is actually like.
If I were to change my major I would likely pursue materials science
engineering. I didn’t enjoy chemistry very much in high school but I believe
that that was mostly due to the teacher, so I would be willing to try again. The
things accomplished by MSE are very interesting and if I weren’t trying to get
involved in nanotech or quantum computing I would definitely be working with
the various types of materials.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Mid-Term Progress
On a scale of 1 to 100 I would say my progress thus far this semester is around
an 85. I have been doing fairly well in my classes, but the amount of homework I
have been doing is not sufficient to maintain my current averages. Luckily, I
am fully aware that I need to increase the amount of work I've been doing, and I will do so
in the coming weeks to ensure that my grades do not suffer. As it is, I've been spending
too much time socializing and not enough time doing actual homework. The most
difficult thing to adjust to academically has been the expectation that you
learn and understand on your own rather than having the teacher spell out how
to do a problem for you. You are expected to spend your own time as opposed to
class time learning and understanding concepts, which was difficult for me to
adapt to. Socially, it has been difficult for me having friends around living
in close proximity. At home, I would have plenty of time alone to peacefully
complete my work with free time to spare. Here, however, I find it hard to turn
down enjoyable opportunities to do work instead, and I end up procrastinating
longer than I should. Particularly in CS 1371 – this class causes me no end of
trouble because of the large amount of homework given every week and the
difficulty of that homework and the concepts contained within. To start the
second half of the semester, I plan to focus on spending enough time on homework.
If I can spend a sufficient amount of time on my homework, everything else
should work out.
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