T started his PhD program as the same year as I did, and we are the only two Chinese students in system track in EE. In fact, there are only three system students total. Recently, he got an internship job from Intel at CA. The moment I heard it, a big bomb was dropped in my head, caused millions of thoughts and left a big alarm keep going on and on.
It is true that T is five years older than me, one more Master degree than me, more experience than me, and more creative than me...but still, that alarm forced me to think what is the best for me, for my future career.
What I learned and what I am studying is still too far away from the real life application. Of course no one can guarantee that it's a perfect match between school study and job requirement, and I am assuming I'm not the only one who is struggling about it. But I guess what I need is some confidence to ease the problem, the confidence that I can gain from full preparation.
It's good to have sense of crisis, it pushes me to move forward instead of staying at the same place forever. But I am also aware what my shortage is: passionate but not long lasting. That's why I started this blog and use it as a journal/notebook/poster to record my life, to remind myself the reason I started it.
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