As the semester dwindles down to an end, my motivation to do my assignments began to hit rock bottom. After months of getting ghosted by co-op companies and completing exams that felt easy only to realize that I didn’t do so hot were the tipping points of this iceberg. I always over-analyze the outcomes of the present in how it reflects my entire future, but sometimes I would over over-analyze and create high expectations for myself.
Speaking of my future plans, I plan to continue my education as a chemical engineer when I apply to grad school. The main dilemma is whether I want to focus on biotechnology or sustainability and energy. I enjoy the biological aspects of life and want to incorporate a lot of my engineering into different ways that can manipulate every living organism into doing a certain process for the betterment of society. On the other hand, I also want to better society through other means, like creating efficient power sources that provide clean energy to various communities.
I need to start becoming more down-to-earth with my expectations. Looking too far ahead into the future blinded me from the learning experiences of the journey that is set in the present.
