I really just fell into engineering when I was deciding what I wanted to study at university. It wasn’t an epiphany or something that I’d always wanted to do but it felt exciting and something a bit different for a girl to do. I’ve always been a bit of a tomboy and I loved to build lego houses as a kid which I honestly thought engineering was until I was 10 but I couldn’t have been more wrong!
What started out as something to put off being an adult, has developed over the last 4/5 years into a true passion. I really love engineering and the fact that no matter what you look at or do, an engineer has probably been involved. I feel like we have the power to change people’s lives for the better which is so exciting. I think my degree is so cool: the course is fun, I’ve participated in some really cool projects and been lucky enough to do 2 totally different and equally interesting summer internships. The possibilities as an engineer are endless and I’ve even spent a semester studying in Malaysia – which if I’d said that to my 15-year old introverted self, I’d have said I was insane.
Now that I’m halfway through my final year, I’m starting to decide what to do next and I’m thinking I really want to help people and do something positive with my time at uni. I have to be honest, going into an industry to make “big bucks” but hate my job is not top of my priority list… I want to have a purpose, so I’ll probably ramble on about that! I also want to tell you more about what it’s like being a woman in let’s face it, what is a very male-dominated industry. It brings a weird kind of pressure that you have to think in a particular way or that you have to somehow prove yourself – not ideal for someone with anxiety, and it’s something I really want to change. So, here’s to the next few months and trying to get this degree!!
Life of a Fi-male Engineer 