Half Way Through Already?? I just got here!!!!!

I know when I last blogged, I had talked about starting my IQP and I am SUPER PLEASED to report that it is officially OVER!!!! While just about every day brought a new gigantous disaster, we made it through the project and bettered the school a little as a result. The best part? I can focus on classes and MQP shenanigans this year, which make all the trouble we faced during the project worth it.

Today marked the start of not only the second half of my college career, but also the first term where I have taken strictly engineering courses. I don't really know how I feel about that just yet, so I'll get back to you on that as the term gets on. In some ways I guess it's a good thing, fully submersing myself into my field. It gives me the opportunity to see if it's really what I want to do with my life, and hopefully guide me to figure out what on earth I should choose for a concentration. It's also pretty strange that the last two terms at WPI have been project terms for me, so this is my first time having a full course load since C-Term. We'll see how it all works out but so far I think my professors will be pretty awesome!

After two years at WPI, most of which has been spent as a Mechanical Engineering student, I finally checked out the Career Development Center's Major Binders, and all I can say is I am so mad at myself for not reading through it earlier. I mean we all know what the majors here are, but what they mean you'll actually be doing outside of college? Well that's another story all together. Do mechanical engineers sit at a desk checking equations or at a machine fabricating parts or at a table brainstorming with others? It's all in the binder, who knew. I would highly recommend that all students, especially those who like me might be wondering "But what will I do?" should take some time to visit the CDC and read through their major binder, because even if it doesn't answer all of your questions I can guarantee you'll learn something new.