I was very delighted when Kevin Cheng asked me to write an article
for ENSCquire (again!? so soon?). I am very glad that the editor
likes my articles and the students actually read my stuff (yeah,
right!). (Editor's Note - Hey I'm just trying to fill up space,
don't blame me for bad jokes!) Being an N-th year engineering
student and the Prez, I have some very unique experiences to share
with y'all. Don't take these with a grain of salt; take the whole
shaker.
You are an engineering science student when:
10. you cannot speak English without using acronyms and equations;
9. you not only type but also write in 12-point Times New Roman;
8. you can't spell without a spell-checker;
7. you send your parents an email telling them that you will be late
for supper;
6. you forget how to use your TV remote control due to lack of
usage;
5. but you quickly figure it all out by analyzing the circuits;
4. you see many of your classmates in school on the weekend;
3. you play games on your HP;
2. you don't talk to your friends on the phone anymore; you
"talk" to them via UNIX talk;
1. you have been in school for too long.
You have been here too long when:
10. you are extremely sensitive when asked about your graduation
date;
9. you think your wrinkles on your forehead looks a lot like a
differential amplifier circuit;
8. your student number is a decade behind the current calendar
year;
7. your other high school friends are studying for their Ph.D.s
and you haven't even taken MACM 316 yet;
6. your transcript has three pages;
5. you haven't graduated but you have used VT100 terminals when
you were a 1st year;
4. you have trouble applying for scholarships because they are
for 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th year students;
3. you have accumulated so many credit hours that a "C" in a
course doesn't really make a dent in your GPA;
2. Steve Whitmore gives you back a stack of moldy brownish-yellow
crumbled papers, and it was your ENSC 101 paper;
1. you climbed up the EUSS corporate ladder and become the Prez.
You know you are the EUSS Prez when:
10. students come to you when the printer has a paper jam;
9. students ask you to open the office door so they can use the
EUSS stapler;
8. students ask you homework questions (usually for a course
that you took 5 years ago);
7. students believe you are actually a printer card vending
machine;
6. students complain to you when the network is down;
5. you constantly use the office key to unlock the door to your
house;
4. you can never get your homework done in school;
3. you spend more time in meetings than in lectures (and you
actually find the meetings more interesting);
2. students ask you for change to a toonie;
1. someone asks you to write some gibberish three times a
semester!