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1、工科女生的自白 I’dbetmy1)graphingcalculatorthatyoudon’thavemanygirlfriendsthatareengineers.It’snotbecausewe’reantisocial,it’sbecausetherearen’tmanyofustobeginwith.Sure,itmayseemlikeaprettysweetdealtobeoneofsevengirlsinaclassof100,butIpromiseit’snotallit’s2)crackeduptobe. Let’sstartwithadayinthelifeof.
2、Unlikemostothercollegegirls,IgettakenlessseriouslyifIdresswell.Yes,wearingacuteblazerandjeans(ormakeupandaccessories)actuallydiminisheshowseriouslymypeersandprofessorstakeme.Forsomereason,certainprofessorsseemtoholditagainstmethatIamagirlgoingintoaseriouslymaledominatedworld.However,beingtakenser
3、iouslyisseeminglyonthebottomofmyto-dolistwhenitcomestoclasses. Forexample,thispastsemesterIhadoneassignmentdueforeachoneofmyfiveclassesperweek.Anaverageassignmentisabout5problemslong,makingaround25problemsdueperweek.Notsobad,right?Thatisuntilyoutakeintoaccountthelevelofdifficulty,theamountoftime
4、spentand3)precisionrequiredfor5eachsectionofeachproblem.Everyassignmentseemstobringitsownuniqueheadache.Fourhours,two4)lattes,andnearlyhalfapadofengineeringpaperlater,Imighthavefinishedhalfanassignment. Thatis,ifIhadnoothercommitmentsandrarelymadeamistake. ForgetweeknightTVmarathonsor$1pitchern
5、ightatthecampusbar―thenightbeforeanassignment’sdueisfornothingotherthanthatassignment.Icouldgoonforhoursabouttheextremeamountoftimededicatedtoourassignedprojects(likethetimeIspentmorehoursinthecomputerlabthaninmydormoneweek),orthehighexpectationswe’reheldto,butIthinkyougetthepicture.Engineeringis
6、hard. It’snotonlyclasseswhereIreceivea5)lukewarmwelcome.Ican’tevencounthowmanytimesI’vebeenaskedwhatexactlyIdoasacivilengineer.“Bridges,buildings,roads,stufflikethat,”seemstobemyauto-answer,thoughthatbarelyscratchesthesurface.Iknowpeopleatpartiesorincoffeeshopscouldn’tcarelessabouthearingmydrawn
7、out“it’sreallysoil6)cohesionand7)piledrivingtechniques”answer,butthere’ssomuchmorethanmeetstheeye. Oh,andbringonthose8)stereotypes.Sure,Ilaughat9)derivativejokesandIcarryapencilsharpenerandcalculatorin5mypursemostofth
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