There are moments when we feel like what we’re doing now is not aligned to where we want to be, but later we realize that our goals evolve as time goes by. Quoting Steve Jobs, “you cannot connect the dots moving forward. You can only connect them looking back.” 

In this episode of A Curious Character, Ethel and I talk about her journey and experiences as an electrical engineering undergrad at UP Diliman, her motivations for going to graduate school, and opportunities as she transitions to industry. 

1:15 - Ethel’s Background

2:25 - Why Electrical Engineering

5:32 - Expectation vs Reality of getting into UP

7:25 - How she got through the challenges of EEE*

11:20 - Study Habits

14:25 - To Shift or not to shift out of EEE

15:50 - Deciding what to do after undergrad

18:55 - Graduate School Transition

25:34 - Pandemic Job Hunting

32:00 - Visa 476 in Australia

33:40 - Pandemic low points

36:01 - Career Opportunities for EEE students

43:15 - How to find opportunities as an undergrad

*EEE stands for Electrical and Electronics Engineering. This is an institute at UP Diliman College of Engineering.