2007年5月7日 星期一

Why did I choose my malor?(final fianl)

____The decisions of attending a vocational high school and choosing my major relating to Mechanical Engineering were independently made by me and my mom at the end of my junior high school days. Actually, it was a long story. Because the response to this writing topic, why did I choose my major, and following ones you are going to present all date back to that days. Also, I believe the result of "where I am now" would definitely be based on this most fundamental decision I made at that time, which was going to a vocational high school instead of an ordinary high school. Frankly speaking, I didn't know clearly about the differences between those two types of high schools. But the only facts I did "believe" in were I could probably get rid of those annoying subjects—like Math, Chemistry and Physics—and needn't to experience the stressed out life in an ordinary one just by attending a vocational one. But ironically, while making the decision then, I had no idea about what vocational ones are available, let alone heard about the vocational high school that I have now already graduated from. Even now, it still sounds a little bit ridiculous to me in some way. I really can't imagine how naive I was then. But honestly, a vocational one would probably be a better choice for me. At this point, if you are thinking this is the end of my story, you are wrong. The "worst" is yet to come….
____I remember the day I went with my mom to my high school for picking up my major. While waiting in the long line for that, I asked her whether she knew what the Architectural Engineering Department was. Because the information I had was limited. I wanted to know more about what their jobs—either a designer or a construction labor—might be in the future after graduation. However, her answer was not what I meant to receive. "The constructions in Taiwan have almost saturated and the boom will be shifting to Mainland China," she said. Suddenly, I felt like getting a slap right on my face. If cleverly enough, you would definitely know what she tried to express indirectly. Of course, she didn't want me to pick that up. At the same time, the closer it was to my turn, the lesser the choices available. So right before my turn to pick, she called my cousin for some advice. Eventually, I picked up Drafting Department(製圖科) as my major, based on their decision. And then that decision led to my major later, Mechanical Engineering, in university. This is the only choice because Drafting Department is one of the fields in Mechanical Engineering.
____Even now, I still have a passion for buildings—and nothing could pique my interests as much as it. But As far as my major is concerned, I used to feel bored about it. Fortunately now, I gradually like it by picking up my project this year. And I know if I am able to advance my study and still be a graduate student of the professor of my project, definitely, I will get a good job just because of his fame. But I wonder whether this is truly what I want….

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