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1、工科女生的自白 I’dbetmy1）graphingcalculatorthatyoudon’thavemanygirlfriendsthatareengineers.It’snotbecausewe’reantisocial，it’sbecausetherearen’tmanyofustobeginwith.Sure，itmayseemlikeaprettysweetdealtobeoneofsevengirlsinaclassof100，butIpromiseit’snotallit’s2）crackeduptobe. Let’sstartwithadayinthelifeof.
2、Unlikemostothercollegegirls，IgettakenlessseriouslyifIdresswell.Yes，wearingacuteblazerandjeans（ormakeupandaccessories）actuallydiminisheshowseriouslymypeersandprofessorstakeme.Forsomereason，certainprofessorsseemtoholditagainstmethatIamagirlgoingintoaseriouslymaledominatedworld.However，beingtakenser
3、iouslyisseeminglyonthebottomofmyto-dolistwhenitcomestoclasses. Forexample，thispastsemesterIhadoneassignmentdueforeachoneofmyfiveclassesperweek.Anaverageassignmentisabout5problemslong，makingaround25problemsdueperweek.Notsobad，right？Thatisuntilyoutakeintoaccountthelevelofdifficulty，theamountoftime
4、spentand3）precisionrequiredfor5eachsectionofeachproblem.Everyassignmentseemstobringitsownuniqueheadache.Fourhours，two4）lattes，andnearlyhalfapadofengineeringpaperlater，Imighthavefinishedhalfanassignment. Thatis，ifIhadnoothercommitmentsandrarelymadeamistake. ForgetweeknightTVmarathonsor$1pitchern
5、ightatthecampusbar―thenightbeforeanassignment’sdueisfornothingotherthanthatassignment.Icouldgoonforhoursabouttheextremeamountoftimededicatedtoourassignedprojects（likethetimeIspentmorehoursinthecomputerlabthaninmydormoneweek），orthehighexpectationswe’reheldto，butIthinkyougetthepicture.Engineeringis
6、hard. It’snotonlyclasseswhereIreceivea5）lukewarmwelcome.Ican’tevencounthowmanytimesI’vebeenaskedwhatexactlyIdoasacivilengineer.“Bridges，buildings，roads，stufflikethat，”seemstobemyauto-answer，thoughthatbarelyscratchesthesurface.Iknowpeopleatpartiesorincoffeeshopscouldn’tcarelessabouthearingmydrawn
7、out“it’sreallysoil6）cohesionand7）piledrivingtechniques”answer，butthere’ssomuchmorethanmeetstheeye. Oh，andbringonthose8）stereotypes.Sure，Ilaughat9）derivativejokesandIcarryapencilsharpenerandcalculatorin5mypursemostofth
