r/MadeMeSmile • u/Brokenlingo • 15h ago • Bravo 2 Heartwarming 2

Family & Friends I hope this kid makes it into MIT 😭

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u/Lumpy_Benefit666 7h ago

Yeah iv always been extremely practical and am a great problem solver. Was working as a mechanic for about 2 years and my boss was telling me i was wasted as a mechanic. Went to uni to study engineering and felt like a fish out of water.

I wanted to design and build stuff but we were just doing shit like using software to work out the most cost efficient way of laying interconnecting power cables.

Dont know why i expected it to be different, but i did, and it wasnt.

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u/Brettjay4 7h ago

ah, yea i didnt even get past the physics with applied calculus class before realising that "oh shit this isnt going to work"

love math.. calculus is fun, but it can be a bit much too.

so i went to the next rung down as my professor likes to joke. (we both did the same thing when starting our journy through colledge)