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Deng
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Norfolk, Virginia
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How do you think your passion for aerospace engineering evolves when faced with the rigorous demands of college life, and how do you balance maintaining that passion with the pressures of performance, social life, and potential burnout?
I start College in the Fall with a major in aerospace engineering and curious of the impact shift from high school to college life.
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Nikhil Gavini
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Hi Deng,
Great question! I was in a similar situation where I was studying Aerospace Engineering for my Undergraduate and Graduate time at school but I also balanced having a social life, maintaining a high GPA (performance), and trying new things by being honest with myself and prioritizing what I cared about.
I've always loved rockets, planes, anything in the air and space realms so I knew that this field was where I was going to stake my metaphoric career flag. A lot of the friends that I made were in the same or similar engineering disciplines as me so it was easy to maintain a social life and pursue my academic goals because I was often surrounded by people in the same situation as me. However, I also made a point to prioritize making friends outside of engineering because I felt it was too easy to be siloed into this realm. If I was ahead of my homework/projects/studying, I would often to go campus events and meet new people to keep my social side engaged and learning new perspectives.
If you feel like you're getting close to burnout, don't worry! There are countless people before you who have been where you are. The best piece of advice I can give is to take some time for yourself and just do something you enjoy. If that's a nap, go take a nap! If that's exercise, go to the gym or run! Do what makes you, you.
Good luck!
Great question! I was in a similar situation where I was studying Aerospace Engineering for my Undergraduate and Graduate time at school but I also balanced having a social life, maintaining a high GPA (performance), and trying new things by being honest with myself and prioritizing what I cared about.
I've always loved rockets, planes, anything in the air and space realms so I knew that this field was where I was going to stake my metaphoric career flag. A lot of the friends that I made were in the same or similar engineering disciplines as me so it was easy to maintain a social life and pursue my academic goals because I was often surrounded by people in the same situation as me. However, I also made a point to prioritize making friends outside of engineering because I felt it was too easy to be siloed into this realm. If I was ahead of my homework/projects/studying, I would often to go campus events and meet new people to keep my social side engaged and learning new perspectives.
If you feel like you're getting close to burnout, don't worry! There are countless people before you who have been where you are. The best piece of advice I can give is to take some time for yourself and just do something you enjoy. If that's a nap, go take a nap! If that's exercise, go to the gym or run! Do what makes you, you.
Good luck!