With all of my friends going onto university this summer, it kinda got me on a little bit of a downer, everyone studies these great things, and I'm just an engineering apprentice. But I've always stuck to a quote in life: 'whatever you are, be a good one'. This got me thinking, the possibilities in engineering are endless. I mean, the world would not be like this without it, we wouldn't be able to travel, we wouldn't have advanced buildings and no technology. And seeing as I'm coming up to the final couple of months of my apprenticeship, I feel it's time I opened my horizons and looked to the future. And this is why I've signed up to study a foundation degree in engineering and manufacturing, lasting another 3 years. Then to complete a degree I will need to complete an extra year afterwards and the same for honours. It means I'll finish studying at 25 but this doesn't bother me as it'll be such a great achievement. Then, depending on how it goes I'll probably for a masters and apply to become a chartered engineer, and even get letters behind my name, this is awesome! Who knows, I might even become a Dr if I feel like it! Then with my qualifications I'm hoping to move on up, I've currently narrowed my career choices down to three: Design Engineer, Engineering Manager or lecturer.
On top of this great news I'm happy that at the end of July I will be a time served engineer and go onto full rates! Kerching! This means that I will finally be able to afford another car and do what I love the most!
And today, just to top it all off I'm purchasing my Leeds Festival ticket (even though I promised myself no festivals this year)! This will be a great way to end the summer with a bang, and to see my closest friends off with a smile.
So am I happy right now? Pretty much.
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