Blog 6 – Advisory Prep

~"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." -Arthur C. Clarke

1. What has worked well for you concerning senior project this year?  What has made it a positive experience for you?  
• So far I have had a few things working well for me concerning the senior project. The most important being the amount of research articles and sources I can use. Like my interviewee said, the aerospace industry is bigger than most people think. It is so big that I never really had any difficulties finding research sources. Another thing that has worked well for me is probably the help I am receiving from others regarding my senior topic. Without their help, I probably wouldn't have been able to accomplish much other than research. Meeting people who actually work in the field has made this a positive experience for me. I even enjoy doing research on my own because of the things I learn from it; however, the other sources I use for my senior topic, like my summer mentorship or my interview, has made this whole experience so much better.
2. What are you finding difficult concerning senior project?  How can you adapt to make that portion work better for you?  How might the senior team help?
• The only thing I am finding difficult concerning senior project is probably time and work management. I know this shouldn’t be a problem but I find it hard to keep myself on top of my work. I always do my work and finish on time, but I usually wait until 1 or 2 days before the due date before taking things seriously. I can improve on this by keeping a schedule and actually convincing myself to do my work early. The reason I really want to improve is because I don’t want to make this a habit. Procrastinating only causes stress(for the most part) and lowers the quality of work. I don’t really know how the senior team can help other than making sure we do our work.