Six years ago, if you would have asked me what a petroleum engineer was, I'd say I have no idea. Five years ago, I would have answered "Someone who digs up oil out of the ground.” Five years ago, I met my step grandmother's step mom's son, Jaimie. Jamie was a petroleum engineer at One Shell Square.I told him that I was a graduating senior in high school and that I had not yet decided on my major or what college I was going to.He told me all about what he did at Shell. He told me that if I went to LSU and studied petroleum engineering, that I would get a job right out of college and make a lot of money. This was, of course a very appealing idea, especially since I already loved and excelled at math and science.Now, if someone asked me today
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My life plan after college was to be an engineer for less than ten years and then become a teacher.I have always felt like I would be much happier working with children and teenagers than spending weeks on a rig.I could not see myself ever wanting to go back to the petroleum industry after I leave it for whatever reason.Over my years at LSU, it has been made clear that I definitely do not have a passion for petroleum engineering. However, I got a job coaching children at LSU Gymnastics and I realized that I really do love working with kids.So, if I do get laid off, I would try to become a math teacher at my old high school and become a part time gymnastics coach at my old gym. Of course, I would not be getting paid anywhere near the amount that I would in engineering, but I believe that I would be happier.So, whether I get laid off, fired, quit, or retired, I would most likely try to become a math teacher and coach …show more content…
This is true for mostly everyone. I would take time out of my day to learn it whether online, in a book, or talking to someone who is knowledgeable on the subject.If I am genuinely interested in learning something, it would not even feel like I am learning.If I am not interested in what I am learning, but know that I need to learn the material, I normally make a schedule to learn it.For example, I might assign an hour or two a day to reading a chapter or so of the material. I would devote multiple sections a week to studying the subject just to make it seem like I am not trying to get it all at once and make it seem easier.At the end of the week every week, I would make a review session for myself to go over the more important parts of what I learned to make sure that I understand the material.If I find that I struggle with something I try to go over it multiple times until I do understand it. Working with other people or students that are studying the subject helps, too. It always feels better when you can have a meaningful conversation with someone else about the material to make sure that you do understand
My life plan after college was to be an engineer for less than ten years and then become a teacher.I have always felt like I would be much happier working with children and teenagers than spending weeks on a rig.I could not see myself ever wanting to go back to the petroleum industry after I leave it for whatever reason.Over my years at LSU, it has been made clear that I definitely do not have a passion for petroleum engineering. However, I got a job coaching children at LSU Gymnastics and I realized that I really do love working with kids.So, if I do get laid off, I would try to become a math teacher at my old high school and become a part time gymnastics coach at my old gym. Of course, I would not be getting paid anywhere near the amount that I would in engineering, but I believe that I would be happier.So, whether I get laid off, fired, quit, or retired, I would most likely try to become a math teacher and coach …show more content…
This is true for mostly everyone. I would take time out of my day to learn it whether online, in a book, or talking to someone who is knowledgeable on the subject.If I am genuinely interested in learning something, it would not even feel like I am learning.If I am not interested in what I am learning, but know that I need to learn the material, I normally make a schedule to learn it.For example, I might assign an hour or two a day to reading a chapter or so of the material. I would devote multiple sections a week to studying the subject just to make it seem like I am not trying to get it all at once and make it seem easier.At the end of the week every week, I would make a review session for myself to go over the more important parts of what I learned to make sure that I understand the material.If I find that I struggle with something I try to go over it multiple times until I do understand it. Working with other people or students that are studying the subject helps, too. It always feels better when you can have a meaningful conversation with someone else about the material to make sure that you do understand