• Question: What do you think the biggest public misconception about engineers and engineering is?

    Asked by Eloise to Samuel, Robson, Reshma, raam, K-Jo, Alison on 9 Nov 2018.
    • Photo: Reshma Vora

      Reshma Vora answered on 9 Nov 2018:

      I think the maths myth! Everyone seems to be under the impression that to be an engineer you need to be good at Maths but that’s not true – yes it helps but not all engineering jobs require maths (mine doesn’t) and for the few maths questions you need to do, you can just use a calculator, no one will judge you.

    • Photo: K-Jo O'Flynn

      K-Jo O'Flynn answered on 9 Nov 2018:

      I completely agree with Reshma! Everyone thinks you need to be good at maths, but in all honesty, you don’t:D Like I am one of the worst people for maths but I still do engineering:D If you show that you are passionate and determined you’ll always do amazing in whatever job you want to do!:D

    • Photo: Alison Dufresne

      Alison Dufresne answered on 13 Nov 2018:

      I agree about the math. I am very impressed by people who can do math in their heads but all sane engineers check themselves with a calculator.

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