This last week I finish up my exams, sort out all the stuff I need for next year (which was way more stressful than I anticipated), and start packing to head back home (across a bunch of seas to that obscure country in Southeast Asia). But before that, SURPRISE ROAD TRIP! š
The next chapter of my life starts with a hectic internship Iāve managed to snag for my practical hours. As you may know one of the requirements to completing Engineering at Auckland is 800 hours of practical work related to your specialisation – usually done in Part II and Part III, but you can start in Part I (or even before). For some specialisations this is really easy to get done, but others are a bit more challenging. Fortunately, you can apply for research positions right here at the university.
Blogging this year has been a really rewarding experience as I got to meet new people (not something Iām inclined to seek often). Iāve learnt a lot that I didnāt before (surprise, thatās what you do at university) and got to write about my life to an audience of unknown size (it might still just be my mom who reads my posts, who knows). I definitely recommend applying to become a blogger next year!
Living in the halls of residence has also been amazing. Not having to worry about food, living so close to uniā¦ whatās not to love? There are also heaps of events organized by the awesome RAāsā¦ Iāll miss this place for sure.
Iād like to thank everyone who has stuck with the blog thus farā¦ you rock! Thanks to Simon for overseeing the blog and being there for us. Also thanks to all the people who took the time to speak to me about their Engineering specialisationsā¦ I know I didnāt get to cover Biomedical Engineering, theyāre a mysterious bunch that I still donāt quite understand. Also theyāre the smallest specialisation so their GPA requirement is ridiculously high.
If you still have exams, I wish you all the best. Donāt stress yourself out too much and try to remember that things will probably turn out perfectly fine. Like I just got back one of my exam results as I was typing this and was one mark off an A+ and first I was like āawwā but then itās really. Just. Fine. Anyway, I hope to see you all next year. Signing off~
Hi Samantha ! Your blogs have been very insightful for Engineering at UoA. You seem like a lovely person and I hope to meet people like you next year š Enjoy your holidays
Hey Samantha, your blog has been awesome and it gave me some insight on how engineering will be for me next year. Any tips for engineering first year next year? Also, I will be living in O’rorke hall next year. I am not sure if you are staying in O’rorke but any advice or what to watch out for? So nervous but excited at the same time. Hopefully this is not too late. Lastly, was it hard balancing blogging and engineering?
P.S: I am a fellow Malaysian too š