Engineering ,yeaahh !!

What do you think about women in engineering? Is that sounds common, cool, not match?!

Yeah, people might have different views about it. I am one of the woman in engineering. I take industrial engineering as my major. So far I’m studying in the US, I had some experience that I got in my first semester in the Benjamin and Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resource, WVU. In my engineering class, I’ve done group projects such as estimated the weight of bridge, height of water tower and capacity of water tank, built straw tower, cardboard bridge, and the final project is catapult. It was challenging since you have to cooperate with other students in every project that you have in that class and it was my first time.Well i know that i'll gonna have other challenging things to do in the following years. In the introduction of engineering class, I learnt about engineering ethics, information about major options from department visitation etc. Some activities for engineer that I enjoy are study labs and out of class experience,may be not all students like it but I think it’s a good activities to make academic improvement. So basically, in study labs I have to spend minimum 2 hours for it. I have to study any courses that related to engineering in the engineering learning center or math learning center. Usually I even take more than 2 hours in a week to study labs because i like it, there are some tutors who are available to help.

And Out of Class Experience (OCE) , in the last semester I have to complete maximum 8 OCEs. It’s like visiting seminar, workshop, department visitation etc. that related with outside activities for engineer. It’s interesting because I can get new knowledge and make friends. Some OCEs that I’ve ever visited such as department visitation for industrial engineering, computer science and biometrics, my students success lab, talks about white crime, leadership in globalization era from General Electric CEO and other OCEs. For me being a woman in engineering is challenging and interesting.In my campus, I join organization,Society of Women Engineer (SWE).And It might be only in engineering class you will see a few girls seats among other engineer guys, and even my professor ever say only in engineering you will see a girl keep her pliers in her pocket , when my friend did. However I love being an engineer and It’s my choice. My professor always motivate and remind us that being an engineer is tough and need a lot of hard works. So if you want the world to look at you and you want to change the world, do something that can differentiate you from others.