Next Steps: Advancing My Tech Career Through Further Education
For the past 8 years since I finished high school, I have been at a higher institution. I went through college and, from there, went on to the university to study mechatronics engineering. Right from my younger age, I have loved technology; I have been obsessed with it. I have written so many posts talking about how I have been operating phones so well from a younger age and how I have been able to save to buy them. I have also been great at using computers at that young age and had a 50 WPM typing speed before the age of 13.
MY COURSE OF STUDY AND CAREER PATH
This is how I came to be studying mechatronics engineering at the university. Mechatronics is similar to studying robotics, and it has been my interest since I was a teenager, and right now, my interest has grown into learning artificial intelligence.
At the moment, I am taking courses online to learn Artificial Intelligence while studying at the university. I must say that it is not easy as my consistency for my online studies is wavering, and if I am to have the opportunity to take my education into a Masters or Ph.D. after finishing my Bsc. in Mechatronics Engineering, I would choose to go for a Masters in Robotics and A.I. outside my country.
I believe that there are opportunities available for me to learn this course professionally, and there are better facilities available for learning this course in more developed countries. The educational system in my country is poor, and I don't think there is much it can offer. Moreover, there is no masters programme available for that course presently in Nigeria, and even if there is, with the way the system of education is here, I would choose to leave the country.
WHY I CHOOSE A TECH CAREER PATH
Also, this career would take me into the tech industry, and the reason I am choosing to go into the tech industry is because of the opportunities it offers. The major opportunity is to work from home. I am not the type of person who likes going out or letting Monday through Friday be tied to leaving my house. The joy of staying at home or being able to do so at any place and at any time is what I want, as is having time for the family and future kids.
The second reason for choosing this career is obviously the pay involved. Programmers and other available tech careers get paid a good salary. These skills are high-income skills and would put me in a position of financial stability. With this income, I would be able to build my wealth, plan for retirement, sustain my family, and also contribute to the lives of people around me.
The last reason is because of passion. Tech has been my passion since I was a little kid. I don't think there would be any other job I would do that would make me happier than doing a tech job. Attaining this would build my self-esteem and make me a happier person in life.
WHAT DIFFERENCE WOULD IT MAKE?
I would say it would make a lot of difference, and the difference would be the opportunities and relationships I would be open to. If I don't further my education, then I would not be open to these opportunities; I would not be able to learn from people I would meet over there, and also, with further education, it increases my probability of having a job based on the relationships, connections, skills, and knowledge I would have built.
Doing this is important to me and to my whole life itself.
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It's a blessing to have your passion as your profession. I am glad to know that you are pursuing the path of you favorite academic careers. It makes us able to be more creative and productive.
It's unfortunate that the education system in the country is not up to the mark. Immigration to another land along with the continuation of studies is never easy. However, the fruitfulness it is likely to bring is worth it
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Most people don't know that technology is the future.
I didn't use to like tech-related stuff, but I didn't want to be left behind, so I started learning a bit here and there, and so far its going well. I want to be like you when I grow up.😅😅
The University has endeavored to find a means of exercising extraordinary skill. To improve your career you have studied robotics which has been your pursuit of success since your teenage years. May you be blessed with the skills to succeed. At the same time, I hope that you achieve your success through the practice of your own success and skills.
Having a career as a passion is one important thing people need to focus on while also looking at the possibilities involved in such a career. Even if there is a course like this here in Nigeria, the system isn't strong enough to guide you onto understanding more except you go to other countries where you get much knowledge and materials available than here. I wish you best of luck in your career path, Star.
That’s a great course mehn
There’s actually no time to go for things that are not relevant
Keep it up and I hope the Lord guides you.
This is incredibly difficult and it's nearly impossible to balance both of them because one side will definitely suffer and in my case, it was my studies at the university. I did it when I was in 300lv, taking web development courses online while also studying at the university, my result turned out very bad after the first semester and I knew I had to pause coding. Thank God I have finally graduated and can now fully focus on the tech world.
The reasons you gave for choosing tech are the same as mine (I hate 9 to 5 jobs). As for AI, having a degree makes a huge difference because unlike other tech fields like web development and even software engineering where a degree doesn't make much difference, a degree in AI brings a lot of opportunities and most companies actually prefer AI engineers with degrees in that field