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my little sister
eccsmk - 15/7/09 at 08:22 PM

graduated from northampton uni
after 3 years hard work
bless her she is really happy/excited




at least one member of the family isnt a dunce
(i thought i would add that before someone else did )

disco_biscuit - 15/7/09 at 08:27 PM

nib1980 - 15/7/09 at 08:30 PM

well done, what was she studying? (i live down the road, and wierdly used to live in Louth!)

JoelP - 15/7/09 at 08:30 PM

lol

well done btw

tegwin - 15/7/09 at 08:32 PM

quote:
Originally posted by disco_biscuit


I concur!

Steve Hignett - 15/7/09 at 08:34 PM

Congrats Mate's sister...

eccsmk - 15/7/09 at 08:40 PM

she was studying
early childhood studies

pic to follow if im allowed



[Edited on 15/7/09 by eccsmk]

eccsmk - 15/7/09 at 08:48 PM

i cant load anymore pics as photobucket causes firefox to crash
stupid computers

richardh - 15/7/09 at 08:50 PM

congrats little sis..............

pretty too

coozer - 15/7/09 at 09:08 PM

Rest of the family thick like??

eccsmk - 15/7/09 at 09:14 PM

well my youngest brother and sister got the brains
my middle brother got the brawn

i think i was a reject from a science lab

omega0684 - 15/7/09 at 09:28 PM

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF UNEMPLOYMENT!

eccsmk - 15/7/09 at 09:30 PM

thats just what she said

RK - 15/7/09 at 09:52 PM

I am quite sure statistically she stands a better than average chance of getting a higher paying job with her degree, that she would have without it. Nobody can ever take it away, and it's a moment to be proud of.

All you need to succeed in university is money to get in, pay your way etc, and absolute will power. Just treat it like a job, and bob's yer uncle.

mcerd1 - 16/7/09 at 08:19 AM

quote:
Originally posted by omega0684
WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF UNEMPLOYMENT!

now's a good time to think about a PHD

my brothers just graduated and he's already signed up for the PHD

cd.thomson - 16/7/09 at 08:33 AM

4 years though, its a bit of a killer! My friends are all doing PhDs, im drastically underqualified compared to them!

If I dont get into medicine next year then im doing a masters instead. At the minute im just on a anti-career break

smart51 - 16/7/09 at 08:36 AM

quote:
Originally posted by coozer
Rest of the family thick like??


That sounds Geordie even just reading it!

mcerd1 - 16/7/09 at 09:16 AM

quote:
Originally posted by cd.thomson
4 years though, its a bit of a killer!


my brothers signed up for 3.5 years having just finished 5 years of chemistry (cause we normally do an extra year this side of the border)
but he recons any real job he'd want would be almost the same work (just better paid )


I couldn't do one myself, I only just managed the to get my BEng! (athough that was a while ago now...)

[Edited on 16/7/09 by mcerd1]

mangogrooveworkshop - 16/7/09 at 11:18 AM

What degree did she do?

Wife and Daughter are both off to Uni again

JoelP - 16/7/09 at 11:52 AM

my friend's still at uni and he's about 28 now, what a glutton for punishment!

alistairolsen - 16/7/09 at 12:11 PM

I got lucky with the degree I chose and walked straight off the masters course into one of the highest demand jobs in the engineering sector.

Loads of my mates struggling badly for work, and casual summer work is dead.

Best of luck to her!

mcerd1 - 16/7/09 at 12:21 PM

quote:
Originally posted by alistairolsen
.....one of the highest demand jobs in the engineering sector.


so what do you do ?

alistairolsen - 16/7/09 at 12:39 PM

Naval Architect / marine engineer

When I say highest demand I mean in relation to supply...

there will be about 80 in total graduating from three universitys in the whole of the uk this year, whereas mechanical engineering is more like a hundred or more from each and every university.

mcerd1 - 16/7/09 at 12:45 PM

quote:
Originally posted by alistairolsen
...whereas mechanical engineering is more like a hundred or more from each and every university.

I did mech eng. - but that didn't stop me from going on to do structural engineering
then 9 months later the other engineer quit (fell out with the boss/ customers) and left me as the only engineer


so you definatly don't need to get a job that directly relates directly to your degree


[Edited on 16/7/09 by mcerd1]

alistairolsen - 16/7/09 at 12:50 PM

There's always opportunities, there are just much fewer now and I know that everyone off my course bar 3 found jobs while a lot of people I know finishing a masters in mechanical this year are considering a year out or further study as they cant get work.

stevegough - 18/7/09 at 07:23 AM

I reckon anyone who builds a kit car form start to finish should get an honourary degree in mechanical engineering issued 'gratis' along with the MAC.