• Question: What did you struggle with getting to where you are now?

    Asked by Matt Hooi - Gray to Sonia, Nick, Lizzie, Andrew on 18 Jun 2015. This question was also asked by Chirag6000.
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      Elizabeth Kapasa answered on 18 Jun 2015:

      Well doing a degree is challenging, and I set myself a more difficult challenge since I chose to do engineering without having A Level maths or physics. So it was tricky finding a course that didn’t require these, and then when I got on to an engineering course it was difficult having to teach myself A Level maths and physics along the way. That’s why I’d highly recommend looking at courses early and what subjects are required before you do your A Levels!

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      Andrew Phillips answered on 19 Jun 2015:

      I found some of the maths pretty challenging. I was allowed to skip maths in the first year when I went to university in Scotland, because I’d done it at A-level. When I started maths again the second year I wished I hadn’t skipped it! Now, even if I find something tricky, I’ll keep working at it, because I know I’ll be able to do something with that knowledge and understanding later.

      When I started my PhD it took me a while to learn that you couldn’t solve every problem in an afternoon, sometimes it took months! I think engineers are really good at breaking big problems down into smaller problems, and eventually you will solve it!

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