• Question: What made you become an engineer?☺

    Asked by Engineeringisfun to Andres, Andy, Emma, Shahil, Sheryl, Zoe on 6 Mar 2017. This question was also asked by 296amph45, coopey, karig, Lucy.
    • Photo: Sheryl Williams

      Sheryl Williams answered on 6 Mar 2017:

      Hi 343amph45,

      I didn’t really want to be an engineer, I wanted to be a medical doctor but I didn’t get the grades in A’levels or first year of Uni so didn’t get into medical school. Therefore I had to think of something else to. I loved Maths but everyone said I should do something else with Maths so I choose electronics and this sparked my interest in engineering.
      Sheryl

    • Photo: Andres Rivero

      Andres Rivero answered on 6 Mar 2017:

      Hi 343amph45,

      I’ve always loved airplanes. My father travelled a lot for work when I was young, and my mother would take me to the airport very frequently to go pick my dad up. We would spend few hours just watching planes takeoff and land. So, I wanted to become a pilot.

      Few years later, when I was in school (13-14 years old), I really liked physics and maths, so I became more interested in studying Engineering instead of being a pilot. And that’s the main reason I chose Aerospace Engineering, because it combined Engineering and Airplanes.

    • Photo: Zoe Lonsdale

      Zoe Lonsdale answered on 6 Mar 2017:

      I have always been interested in the world around me and how it is put together from as long back as i can remember. I always liked playing with lego (and still do) rather than Barbies. I have always enjoyed maths and problem solving. When i was three a friend of my mothers asked me what i wanted to do when i grew up and i said ‘build things’ so it seems to be inherent.

    • Photo: Andy Woods

      Andy Woods answered on 6 Mar 2017:

      I’m colour blind so I couldn’t be a pilot. I wanted to work on planes and then I became interested in systems engineering. I enjoyed Biology at School and College so I did a degree in Medical Systems Engineering.

      I found it hard to find a job but I was offered a job in railway simulation. I took the job thinking I could then move into medical engineering but I really enjoy railway stuff.

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