• Question: how old were u when u wanted to be a enigerneer

    Asked by THE GINGER BANTER to Matthew, Philippa, Paula, Neil, Pete on 10 Mar 2015. This question was also asked by Jade_Mads, #L3G3ND, 282sftb43, Alice.
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      Matthew Gall answered on 10 Mar 2015:

      Hey,

      First of all, the username made me chuckle on this one.

      In response to your question THE GINGER BANTER, I probably got into engineering when I was 14

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      Philippa Jefferis answered on 12 Mar 2015:

      Hi, I was pretty undecided until I was 17. I did a project called “The Engineering Education Scheme” at school when I was in Year 10 which got me thinking. We worked with the Royal Navy on a project about salt water batteries.

      After that I then did a Headstart course in Lower 6th (AS levels) which confirmed it for me. I spent a week at Bristol university learning about the different types of engineering.

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      Pete Symons answered on 12 Mar 2015:

      Hi Ginger Banter,

      I was about 20, when I got my first Job with Thales, even through University I didn’t know what I wanted to be!

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      Neil Taylor answered on 12 Mar 2015:

      Hi all!

      I didn’t really know I wanted to be an engineer until I was about 15, when I got some career advice at school! Engineering wasn’t really talked about as much when I was at school, which I why I had never really considered it.

      That’s part of the reason why the engineers are doing this event – to make sure more students learn what it’s like to be an engineer!

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