Is it real, am I really done? The light at the end of the tunnel has been in view for a long time now, but it has always seemed out of reach. School is no longer in session and I have no doubt of how well I did my final semester. In fact it was my best semester at the U of U. For the second semester in a row I made the dean’s list. I know what to expect now that I am done, but there are a few lingering questions out there for me. I have a job and I am a college graduate, that is for certain. It is the same job that I have had for the past three years only now I have a new title. I am no longer Rob the Intern but Rob the Engineer in Training. I will also no longer be the guy inspecting the work of others out in the field, stepping in muddy trenches acting as if I know what I am doing and talking about; though I do say my act was believable and I was right a lot. I will still occasionally do inspections out in the field, checking up on the contractor and their subs, but I have chosen a different rout. Soon I will be a nerd behind a computer, punching numbers into a calculator and Microsoft Excel on a more constant basis. I will be drafting away like I use too, but hopefully I will become more involved with roadway design and layout. Though I have a Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering, I have to work for at least four years in the field before I am allowed to take my professional engineering exam. I might have reached the end of the tunnel as for schooling but I am going to be entering another one before I know it. My schooling is complete only for the time being. I will be going back a year or so from now to take care of my Master’s degree.
Until then I will work away the day, play and rest at night and see if I can establish a routine workout schedule. I think Jess will enjoy that last part if I can establish one.
