 My name's Katie. I'm studying a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and I chose this degree because of the broad range of job opportunities. The best part about the degree is the broad range of subjects that we get to study. So in my first year I got to study a little bit of mechanical engineering, a little bit of electrical engineering and a little bit of civil engineering. I also had the opportunity to do some coding as well. We also have a lot of practical elements to the degree. So in the first year we got to make a wind turbine which we were able to test in our wind tunnel in the workshop as well. The University of Newcastle has heaps of workshop spaces like the one that we're in at the moment which is awesome because it gives us a really good opportunity to get a lot of practical and hands-on experiences. One of my highlights here has been in my second year we were asked to build an autonomous robot which met the requirements of the Weir-Warman Design and Build competition. At the end of the semester we were asked to compete the robots against each other to see who'd completed the task best. The academics and tutors here are incredibly supportive and the small class sizes mean that we get more one-on-one time with our academics which lets us thrive individually and really get to know each of our teachers. I would definitely recommend mechanical engineering at the University of Newcastle because we get to learn a little bit of everything which lets you understand exactly what you like and get an idea of exactly where you want to go in the future.