so, for those who bother to care, this is an update about my life.
personally, nothing much has changed. football and cars are still a big part of my life and arsenal fc's inconsistence is as usual, throwing me into despair.
academic wise, i face 3 very tough choices.
let's start by explaining my current situation.
i successfully entered university of applied science mannheim in germany. not exactly my first choice, but better than nothing nonetheless. and for those who accepted my application, i am eternally grateful.
however, the course that i am studying is not my first choice as well. most people who know me knows, that the course i want the most is maschinenbau (fahrzeugtechnik), which translates to mechanical engineering (automobile technology) and the course i having now is automation technology. not such a big difference in terms of the name and spelling, but quite a big difference otherwise. the thing is though, it has always been my decision to change my course in the 2nd semester to maschinenbau in the same university.
however (again), i found out a few things that has thrown me into a big problem, which is the "schwerpunkt", or "emphasis" i guess you can say. the "schwerpunkt" i am obsessed to study is, as said, automobile technology (study about cars) and the one im currently having is automaton technology. thing is though, automobile technology is not offered in mannheim. which is tough, because i want nothing but that. so here i am, facing 3 tough choices.
1. continue with automaton technology
not my cup of tea if you ask me. and for valid reasons.
for starters, i have to study programming and electrical engineering. initially i thought that would be fun because i always admired those people that can write lines and lines of codes which no one else understands. after going through the lectures for about a month however, i found out that i absolutely detest the subject. it is just... not for me. not because of the professor, which is apparently great for other students but somehow not for me. i simply hate it and the thought of having to use this knowledge for the rest of my life gives me nightmare.
electrical engineering is also not my taste but it's not as bad.
2. change to maschinenbau in uni. mannheim
not a bad choice, except for the "schwerpunkt". the "schwerpunkt" offered here is contruction technology and production technology. again, not a bad choice but not what i want. and doing something i don't like is, as many people told me, living a nightmare.
3. change to maschinenbau in other university.
most logical choice, and seems to suit me perfectly, in almost every sense, except for one thing: what do i have to go through for this.
now i really hate this part.
what i will have to do, is to apply for other universities for the next semester that offers "schwerpunkt" automobile technology, hopefully get accepted, and move houses (if accepted). that would be university application all over again!! and truth be told, i really really hated that process.
choices analysis:
choice 1 is the one i would eliminate first, without a second thought because as i said, i hate to do what i hate to do. and for me to do what i hate to do for the rest of my life send chills up my spine. and it would continue to send chills up my spine every morning i wake up.
choice 2 actually has a benefit. since it is also a "maschinenbau", only with a different "schwerpunkt", the subjects are similar in many ways. hence, i will be able to change my "schwerpunkt" even later in my studies. not bad. sadly however, if i DO continue with it for more semesters, chances are that i will continue until the end of my studies.
choice 3 is so far still my best hope of a happy life. since at the beginning of the summer semester i would finish semester 1, i can start semester 2 in "schwerpunkt" automobile technology. it will be tough, as there are subjects that i would have to retake, meaning double work in semester 2. all the troubles i mentioned will be extremely annoying, but not something new, and considering that i'd be able to supposedly enjoy the rest of my life, it WILL be worth while. worst to worst, i'll have to restart from semester 1, which is more annoying because i'll be another semester behind my peers, but still worth it.
for all choices to be available however, there is one last test i will have to go through: DSH. it's the german proficiency test. those informed will know that though i didn't exactly fail my previous test, TestDAF, it wasn't prestigious enough for the universities to accept it, leading me to have no choice but university mannheim. not exactly bad, not in any way in fact, but just not my first choice.
