Blog 1: Why Engineering?

Well to start off I have to say that engineering wasn't even close to my first choice for my life path as I grew up. Of course, every kid runs through those ideas of a doctor and a lawyer, but surprisingly I never contemplated those careers. In fact, for years I wanted to be an accountant. Now I know it doesn't sound like the dream of a usual kid, but the reason I wanted to be an accountant was because I was great at math and I loved to do it. But here we are, years later and I'm sitting in an engineering class room, why? Well the reason for that is my creativity. I consider myself a creative person, and so when I sat down to decide what I wanted to do with my life, engineering was the most appealing because it allowed me to exercise my love for math as well as my creativity.

Then I explored further into the engineering field and realized that there were so many different sections for me to explore and study. So when I came into my first semester of college I was an undecided engineer. But then as I went through that first semester, I began to weed out the different fields I didn't want to deal with and those I was extremely interested in, finally settling on mechanical engineering. So I guess the next question is why mechanical engineering?

Mechanical engineering was the field that I was most interested in because I felt it was the field in which I could make the most difference. Even though I didn't want to be a doctor, I have always wanted to help people. With mechanical engineering I can help design things that will help people in so many ways. I could design products that make peoples everyday lives easier. So I'll be able to apply my passions for math, drawing, and designing to help others and in my opinion that would be an amazing career.