• Question: Did you all ways want to be an engineer ?

    Asked by 456enea26 to Ray, Ashley, Catherine, John G, Laura on 10 Nov 2014. This question was also asked by Casey, Bambino Beast.
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      Ray Alcorn answered on 10 Nov 2014:

      no not really. When I was a kid I had no idea of what an engineer was and what they did. I was the first in my family to go to University so I had no preconceived ideas about where I was going. I DID know that I wanted to make things and understand things… so without knowing it I was heading towards being an engineer.

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      John Ging answered on 10 Nov 2014:

      Yes, pretty much from when I was 5 and realised that farming isn’t all that great.

    • Photo: Catherine Conaghan

      Catherine Conaghan answered on 10 Nov 2014:

      I can’t really remember wanting to be anything else – so possibly yes!

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      Ashley Culbert answered on 10 Nov 2014:

      Not always. I used to think I wanted to be agricultural scientist. I tried it but didnt like it. i moved to engineering and have loved it ever since

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      Laura Tobin answered on 10 Nov 2014:

      I had no idea what I wanted to be growing up. I just didn’t think about it. When I was a kid I wanted to be Dr. Who’s companion Ace and travel around in space and time. When I got to Leaving Cert the career guidance councillor recommended Engineering and that was a perfect fit for me. Unfortunately I didn’t get the points so I took the scenic route through science!

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