I chose to become a mechanical engineering(ME) major because I was luckily admitted to the Ming-Chi , though I was not doing well in taking the senior high school entrance exam. Still, I am wondering why my exam scores were far poorer than the mock tests.
For the first one, because my liberal arts was a little poor in junior high, I thought I will be in trouble if I entered senior high school to face deeper and more difficult liberal arts. But in ME field, liberal arts are not a necessary subjects. By the way, I like to study math in my spare time, so I am good at it. Thus is also the most important tool in ME. I think it is easier for me to start my learning journey of ME. The second reason was that my family and relatives encouraged me to study ME in Ming-Chi and aimed at National Taiwan University os Scuence and Technology(NTUST). They thought ME was general and developing, and NTUST is famous in ME area. In fact, I was not sure if I did have interest of it at that time, but I would like to try it.
At first, I did not like my major; however, later I had grown fond of it, because of the following reasons. First, I had found some subjects to become more and more interesting to me, such as Dynamics, Manufactures, and Materials. Second, from the course, “Factory Practice”, I have learned about the difference between theory in the text book and practice in real life. For example, I have come to know that it is not easy to mange a factory. Third, my uncles would usually tell me something about how to make a new product manufactured by machine and my teachers have also taught me about the importance of manufacturing techniques. That is why I have got more and more interest in my major courses.
Now, as I enjoy my major more than ever, I am convinced of my right choice. As an old saying goes, “One may distinguish himself in any trade”, I think as long as one tries his best to do what he has chosen to do, he will overcome all the problems or obstacles to finally achieve his study goal.
