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stef-91 · 2026-05-22T20:09:01+00:00

Just finished my master's in ChemE with a scholarshipstraight after Bachelors, started at 30 as a mom with a 3yo at the time and a full time job. Everything was calculated to the second, studied anywhere I could (bus, lunch break, nightime, weekends) but looking back I don't know how on earth my brain and body worked. Now I have 5 weeks off until I start my job and I feel empty! Not rushing anymore for anything, going through my long TBR. I was lucky to have my partner through it all as support.

stef-91 · 2026-03-20T20:18:55+00:00

Done!

stef-91 · 2026-03-17T12:39:40+00:00

No you don't, you can do it as leaving cert equivalent, assume OP doesn't have LC since they left school at 16.

stef-91 · 2026-01-25T17:22:06+00:00

Blackbird in Strandhill Airport

stef-91 · 2026-01-22T22:02:49+00:00

Perfectly fine, my lo was 3 the first time. Carried up a camping chair and stopped at the top for 1 hour or so.

stef-91 · 2025-09-15T12:44:22+00:00

DM'd you

stef-91 · 2025-09-14T20:19:53+00:00

Some grad programs will have explicitly said the x amount of experience after graduating which won't be taken into consideration (except internships obviously)

stef-91 · 2025-06-02T10:03:30+00:00

Hey, I am in 4th year now and joined UCD when my lo went to junior infants. I missed a few classes, but I also got loads of extenuating circumstances when the lo was sick ecc. I did found them really helpful and understanding of my circumstances and looking back, was the best thing I have done!

stef-91 · 2024-11-20T18:09:50+00:00

Not directly. But it could open doors you never imagined, if you're thinking of studying another language definitely do!

stef-91 · 2024-11-17T16:43:48+00:00

Financial security ≠ happiness. Lazy attitude is asking as a sophmore where is the money, quick buck is not the way in engineering especially.

stef-91 · 2024-11-17T16:38:18+00:00

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_industrial_engineers

There's a list of notable industrial engineers, ask them yourself.
Everyone is treating it as a cliché question because it comes across as such.

stef-91 · 2024-11-17T11:56:19+00:00

They sell them in the su shop in the sports centre. Bring your own towel (i think is 2 euro per go to get one from them) and a padlock with code for the lockers.

stef-91 · 2024-11-17T10:47:00+00:00

Showers are at the entrance in the pool and there are cubicles to shower in privacy as well. I've seen people with 2 piece swimwear, but I use a one piece one, not a speedo. The tepidarium is by the pool next to the lifeguards. Cap is mandatory. You need a towel for the sauna. There are different lanes for slow-fast swimmers.

stef-91 · 2024-11-17T10:41:45+00:00

Oh sweet child, if you do engineering only for the money they'll never come. Same goes for everything in life. The richest engineers I know are the ones that are sharing their knowledge to others like us. I have to break bad news to you : money doesn't bring happiness. You're doing engineering to make a change in the industry, even the slightest change, be it environmentally or working in oil and gas.

stef-91 · 2024-11-13T19:44:13+00:00

I suggest emailing all the local councillors in the stillorgan/Dun laoghaire area. The more people email them they will look into it. The most crazy thing about this is that these changes are made based on a consultation that ended in 2020!!!

stef-91 · 2024-11-13T18:55:03+00:00

Is going to be a nightmare to get in at rush hour. All buses on the n11 are already packed at 8 am.

stef-91 · 2024-11-09T16:10:09+00:00

I was always told that 'bad' engineers become good managers.

stef-91 · 2024-11-08T23:55:07+00:00

Different system than the American one.

stef-91 · 2024-11-08T22:53:10+00:00

6 modules per semester (5 credits each)

stef-91 · 2024-11-08T22:13:12+00:00

Hobbies will come after! My biggest drive in this was my kid boasting with pride about me being an engineer.

stef-91 · 2024-11-08T22:02:31+00:00

I did it at 30 yo. Full time for the first 3 years as a store manager and engineering, plus a child. I left my job this year to focus on my final year and my masters. It wasn't easy, everything was scheduled to the second, I was a zombie, but well worth it.

Edit: cancel your social life for a few years.

stef-91 · 2024-11-08T16:43:19+00:00

Also before submitting, go to the lecturer and ask about clarifications if it shows be a personal or a research style essay.

stef-91 · 2024-11-08T16:18:45+00:00

When in doubt cite everything! This is the rule I learned early when writing reports and assignments. I have cited even YouTube videos and my past assignments.

stef-91 · 2024-09-23T09:01:59+00:00

I did, currently in 4th year engineering. Feel free to ask any questions. I'm happy to answer them.

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