• Question: did you ever think that you were going to become an engineer when you became an adult?

    Asked by Talal2007 to Shruti, Mark, Faranak, Douglas, Charlene, Alistair on 5 Mar 2019. This question was also asked by eryk.
    • Photo: Charlene Chung

      Charlene Chung answered on 5 Mar 2019:


      I wasn’t too sure to be honest. I thought I would end up doing something with computers or working with wildlife. It’s not until I was in university I really discovered engineering.

    • Photo: Mark Bentley

      Mark Bentley answered on 5 Mar 2019:


      Nope, had planned on being a dentist….

    • Photo: Douglas Wragg

      Douglas Wragg answered on 6 Mar 2019:


      Ever since I can remember, I have been fascinated and excited by machinery and engines in particular.
      I think that by the age of eight, there was no doubt which way my life would lead, and just about all my working life has been connected with the motor industry in one way or another.

    • Photo: Faranak Bahrami

      Faranak Bahrami answered on 6 Mar 2019:


      I didn’t know before I was 14-15, when I got to that age I decided to become an engineer 🙂

    • Photo: Shruti Turner

      Shruti Turner answered on 6 Mar 2019:


      I decided to become an engineer at the age of 13. Before that, I swapped and changed between lots of ideas of what I wanted to do when I grew up (everything from archeologist to doctor!)
      I always loved maths, science and design & technology. I love solving problems and creating things. I entered quite a few D&T and engineering competitions through school and really enjoyed them. When I found out that I could do all the things I loved for a career, it was a natural choice for me.

    • Photo: Alistair McConnell

      Alistair McConnell answered on 12 Mar 2019:


      I always thought I would become an engineer but no idea what kind.

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