The Highly Educated KSP Player - legends in our own minds? (Updated OP 16 January 2018)

[SaturnianBlue]

Can I have my title changed? I don't go to a STEM school currently (that was actually my middle school). I guess my aspiration is to help contribute to the vision of space colonization/settlement.

[adsii1970]

Will be updating this thread by the end of the week.

@SaturnianBlue: Yes, that can be done. I'll figure out something.

@AngrybobH: Welcome to the thread. If you care to share, I can add you to the legends of Kerbin!

 

@Dman979 or @Vanamonde, I'm not getting the updates for this page as I once did - even though I am still following it. I've tried unfollowing and then refollowing it. Any suggestions?

[Dman979]

8 hours ago, adsii1970 said:

@Dman979 or @Vanamonde, I'm not getting the updates for this page as I once did - even though I am still following it. I've tried unfollowing and then refollowing it. Any suggestions?

I got nothing. Try posting in the Ask The Mods... thread, and be sure to ping ManeTI.

[SiriusRocketry]

Uh... Do high schoolers still count?

(No qualifications, just dreams.)

Edited August 9, 2018 by SiriusRocketry

[adsii1970]

4 hours ago, SiriusRocketry said:

Uh... Do high schoolers still count?

(No qualifications, just dreams.) 

Yes. That's why we have a section called "aspiring dreamers."

[kerbiloid]

I have read a book.

Now I'm a book more educateder.

Edited August 9, 2018 by kerbiloid

[Piatzin]

2 minutes ago, kerbiloid said:

Now I'm a book more educateder.

*Educated

How many books have you read in total?

Edited August 9, 2018 by Earthlinger

[kerbiloid]

2 minutes ago, Earthlinger said:

How many books have you read in total?

I'm not sure, I don't think that total amount of books ever read can be considered as a measure of somebody's personal education.

Edited August 9, 2018 by kerbiloid

[Piatzin]

1 minute ago, kerbiloid said:

I'm not sure, I don;t think that total amount of books ever read can be considered as a measure of somebody's personal education.

I'm not trying to measure your education level, I'm simply curious 

Edited August 9, 2018 by Earthlinger

[kerbiloid]

Just now, Earthlinger said:

I'm not trying to measure your intelligence, I'm simply curious 

Well, maybe 1 or 2 cubic meters.

[Piatzin]

1 minute ago, kerbiloid said:

Well, maybe 1 or 2 cubic meters.

Sounds like a healthy amount

Edited August 9, 2018 by Earthlinger

[Sorabh]

Could you add me, please? I am pursuing my Masters in Thermal Engineering, with focus on laser-metal interactions.

[adsii1970]

1 hour ago, Sorabh said:

Could you add me, please? I am pursuing my Masters in Thermal Engineering, with focus on laser-metal interactions.

What university? Undergraduate degree, university, and year of graduation. 

[Sorabh]

Oh, I did my bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, focusing on Computational Fluid Dynamics. i graduated in 2016 from Kalinga Institute Of Industrial Technology, India. I got a job in a software consultancy, but resigned since academics were my true calling~ Corporate life isn't for me!

 

[Tonka Crash]

University of Kansas, BS Aerospace Engineering, 1991. 

[adsii1970]

Folks - I will be updating this forum thread within the next few days! It will be as good as new! Thanks for your patience.

[Ultimate Steve]

I'm in high school, junior year currently. Optimistically I want to be an astronaut. Who doesn't? The odds of that are extremely low unless Starship or something similar manages to work, and works well at a low cost. A while back I decided to shrink my expectations (but not my aspirations) and I'm currently looking at becoming an aerospace engineer.

There are three problems with that. One, I'm not fully sure I would enjoy it. Two, I have almost no clue where I'm going to go to college for that, and three, I have almost no idea how I'm going to pay for that. I'm looking into scholarships, but the whole college and scholarship rabbit hole is so deep that I get lost very quickly. I exit even more confused than when I entered. And I really don't want to brag, but most of my peers see me as the smartest person in the entire school. If I feel this stressed and confused, I can only imagine what the average person of my generation feels...

One of the reasons I'm questioning my job decision is that my hobby work style is "Be extremely interested in one thing for two weeks then lose interest and do something else, abandoning the first thing for a few months, repeat for several hobbies." I'm worried that the same thing would happen for my actual job, and I want my work to be enjoyable.

The thing is, I don't want to just be a rocket scientist or astronaut. I also want to be a(n):

• Artist
• Writer
• Tinker/Craftsman/Builder thing
• Musician
• Composer
• Actor
• Pilot
• Traveler
• Gamer
• Probably several other things I've forgotten about

But most of all, I want to be happy, and I'm not sure if doing just one thing over and over again without pause will get me that, but I'm not sure that doing everything will be financially sustainable.

So put me down as "Status: Stressed and confused" I guess, or something like it.

Edited March 22, 2019 by Ultimate Steve

[Mad Rocket Scientist]

You can move me to attending community college, still intending to transfer to Cal Poly.

[IncongruousGoat]

As an update, I got my B.S. in Computer Science. No job in aerospace, but that's okay. It turns out I'm just not that interested in GNC type things.

Edited May 24, 2019 by IncongruousGoat

[razark]

6 minutes ago, IncongruousGoat said:

I got my B.S. in Computer Science. No job in aerospace, but that's okay.

There's plenty of tech support jobs waiting for you.

[Flibble]

Interesting thread.

I dropped out of a university Comp Sci course to make games. 17 years later I'm still doing it (currently principle graphics programmer). So I'd say my gamble paid off.

I also did a part time degree a few years back, so I have a BS in Chemistry now. Not sure if I'll ever get round to using it much, going into chem would mean taking a massive pay cut and career reset.

Edited May 24, 2019 by Flibble

[MaverickSawyer]

Proud to announce that i have graduated from South Seattle College as of June 14th with an Associates of Applied Science in Aeronautical Technology, and completed my combined Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic license on May 28th.

 

[Yeet_TheDinosaur]

Could you include me over here please?

I'm currently in highschool in Australia(But middle school in America), working hard to go to Sydeny university or above and get a degree on aerospace engineering, orbital science or chemistry.

I'm studying maths, science and technology more than others. And reading heck a lot of books.....

Edited June 21, 2019 by Yeet_TheDinosaur

[adsii1970]

 

10 hours ago, Yeet_TheDinosaur said:

Could you include me over here please?

Sure, I will be updating the OP tomorrow. I am working on another project right now that requires my full attention.

If anyone else has updates, please let me know!

[qzgy]

Oh hey update from me: Graduated high school, conditionally accepted a place to TU Delft to major in Nanobiology (BSc). Still want to learn to fly recreationally eventually.

Conditions should be met. Hopefully they are. Wont know for a couple weeks....

Edited June 22, 2019 by qzgy