Reflections on my journey from physics to software engineering
Hi everyone,
My name is Angie, and I’m 28 years old. I graduated in Physics in 2019, and this is my first post to introduce myself. (I couldn’t help but start singing to myself, “Please allow me to introduce myself, I’m a man of wealth and taste…”)
From as far back as I can remember, I always loved to study. As a little girl, I dreamed of becoming a cardiologist, inspired by someone who greatly influenced me. I worked from the age of 15 to pay for my education, but unfortunately, I had to abandon my dream of becoming a doctor and started to explore other professional paths.
After high school, I began studying Chemical Engineering, which I soon realized wasn’t what I had imagined it to be. I stayed in the course for just over a year and then decided to pursue one of my biggest obsessions in life: studying the Universe. That’s why I chose to start my degree in Physics.
As a young, innocent, and positive person, I dreamt of studying the Universe and making significant discoveries in that field. I applied for a research fellowship at my university and worked there for almost four years, but it wasn’t in the Universe field. I studied Non-Linear Dynamical Systems and published four articles in scientific journals, which was a great accomplishment.
However, I didn’t like how theoretical the field was, and it made me realize that I didn’t enjoy studying things that were little or almost nothing practical.
After I graduated, I found myself in a very confused state of mind. I tried a few things until, with the help of my psychologist, I decided to try the tech field. It was terrifying because I always doubted myself, but I’ve always been hardworking, so I decided to give it a try. I’ll talk about why I chose IT in another post.
I started studying on April 05, 2022, and on December 12, 2022, I began working as a software engineer trainee in a Brazilian company.
I know I have a lot to learn, a lot to improve, and an enormous highway to walk through. But that makes me so happy and excited about the future. I truly believe that I’ve found my professional path, and I’m eager to do my best.
Living through this process is incredibly rewarding, and I hope to become better every day.
See you soon.
Top comments (9)
Great to have you here Angie.
Thanks, Ben! <3
Very nice to read your history. I think I am in the same boat as you. I am a civil engineer, also with 28 years old, and graduate in the year of 2018. I worked a lot during this year's but didn't felt like doing something I really enjoy, so in the beginning of this year, I started studying IT, and it was amazing. I hope we can reach what we want, and I am glad to have people in the same path as me. Congratulations on everything that you accomplished and good luck.
Thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts! I really love knowing that there are people like myself going through this life-changing experience because it makes me feel like I can do it too. I remember being terrified when I was considering a career transition, especially since I was close to turning 30. But now, I am simply happy with this change. <3 I hope you're feeling the same way too. Good luck to us.
Good luck on your journey Angie!
Thank you! Good luck to you too!
Cool! Good luck on your new journey!
Thank you very much, Regis! The same to you!
Inspiring article, Angela. I'm going thought a similar way. I was a symphonic musician by about 18 years of my life. But in the end, I realized that I didn't fulfilled in many things about the musician career. And 2 years ago I started this career change journey. Congrats!