Studying Mechanical Engineering has been the greatest achievement I’ve ever made. When I was a kid I used to dream about being an inventor, and MechE is the career that allows you to be one.
MechE is normally defined as the branch of engineering that focuses in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of machines and mechanical systems. However, I believe that giving a definition to it, only limits its capabilities.
In all the areas of life we can find Mechanical Engineering objects. I once listened in one interview to Adam Sandler that in one of his movies there was a scene in which a helicopter lands on a boat, to simulate the vibrations they had to build a platform under the boat, that platform is MechE; a robot is MechE; a bicycle; a car; an airplane; a rocket; in the Olympic Games closure ceremony we could see people that were floating across the stadium thanks to ropes that moved them over the field, that mechanism is also Mechanical Engineering.
The magic of this branch of engineering is that the options are limitless and it all depends on our abilities to dream the future and engineer it.
Definitely this endeavor allowed me to develop great engineering skills to build a strong portfolio. During my whole university stage I was part of student groups that propelled my career to the skies.
Now that I have graduated, I understand the importance of keeping ourselves in a constant learning mindset to enhance our abilities and engineer a better world.