Hey guys. Another week another struggle. So I have this CPEN exam coming up and I\u2019m really nervous. This exam is on Saturday, so I have enough time to actually be well prepared. For those of you that don\u2019t know CPEN, it means computer engineering. I am taking CPEN 312. This course is all about microcomputers. I know it might seem weird for a Mechanical engineer to take this course but I\u2019m in mechatronics so I have to take it. Frankly, I like the course. I think it\u2019s really fun aside from the labs. There\u2019s just so much material to cover. Most courses in engineering always build on previous topics, so if you don\u2019t understand something you better understand it quick or else you won\u2019t understand the next section. This is the same deal with my CPEN course. I have to understand every single thing before I can actually do a question. The problem is that there are so many things to understand it feels impossible to get it right. Yeah it\u2019s a struggle but then again I chose this life.<\/p>\n
On top of this, I still have to apply for jobs. The worst part about job searching is that companies often get you to fill out everything about yourself every time and then re-write everything that\u2019s already on your resume. So if you\u2019re applying outside of UBC Co-op be prepared for a long and boring application process.<\/p>\n
Luckily, though, MECH is hosting a networking event on March 16th<\/sup> for students, faculty, alumni, and other people from industry. This means I\u2019ll get to meet lots of potential employers and grow my professional network which should help me, if not now, then at least in the future. MECH is even going to feed us. And for any first-year Engineering students out there, there will be a separate networking event specifically for you next month, on April 6th<\/sup>, where you can meet current MECH students, faculty, and alumni (and also get fed). You don\u2019t want to miss out. More information on that coming to Mech\u2019s Facebook page soon\u2014check it out.<\/p>\n Key to success: Be patient<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hey guys. Another week another struggle. So I have this CPEN exam coming up and I\u2019m really nervous. This exam is on Saturday, so I have enough time to actually be well prepared. For those of you that don\u2019t know CPEN, it means computer engineering. I am taking CPEN 312. This course is all about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36902,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-student-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mechambassadors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mechambassadors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mechambassadors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mechambassadors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36902"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mechambassadors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mechambassadors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":200,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mechambassadors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188\/revisions\/200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mechambassadors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mechambassadors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mechambassadors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}