Ailsa Howie

BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering

Graduate profile

Firstly, you鈥檙e graduating, congratulations! How do you feel to be at the end of your Abertay journey?

Excited and nervous. I鈥檝e really enjoyed it and while I鈥檓 excited about graduating it鈥檚 a wee bit nerve-racking to be entering the big bad world of work. At the same time though, I鈥檓 really looking forward to it.

What were the highlights of your time at Abertay?

The experience overall has been absolutely fantastic, but the highlight overall? It would have to be my Civil Engineering class. The students and lecturers have been brilliant 鈥� absolutely spot on. Overall I鈥檝e had a fantastic time.

So the staff had an impact on you?

Absolutely. Their input and support was crucial, without it the course would have been a lot more difficult.

What鈥檚 next for you?

I did a placement with Robertson Construction in third year, and on the back of that they offered me a full-time job. I鈥檓 working there now, so the turnaround from being a full-time student to being a full-time staff member has been really quick.

As you can probably tell the placement was really important for me, absolutely key.