I’ve always been drawn to technology. When I was growing up, the family PC became my best friend. I could play the days away on some staple early 2000’s PC games like Pac-Man: Adventures in Time and SpongeBob Square Pants: Employee of the Month (and of course I can’t skip over the absolute classics like Minesweeper and Pinball). This fixation (borderline obsession) grew bigger and bigger, and I very quickly became the family IT troubleshooter. I have vivid memories of myself and my older sister walking about 5 kilometres to our local Kmart to buy the newest Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock when we were about 7 and 14 respectively, and we didn't put it down for months. I even still have the guitars and use them to occasionally play the PC emulator version, Clone Hero.
My sister and Dad are definitely to thank for my interest in gaming, but primary school is where I began to love using PCs for convenience in everyday life. Between using them for word processing, research, educational games and email conversations, I managed to build a lot of essential knowledge that I still use in a daily context.
I chose RMIT primarily because of the great reputation it has, especially in the IT Field. Because I live in Tasmania there aren't many options locally, so I made the decision to commit to online study. Thanks to Open Universities, I was informed of the RMIT Online Bachelor of IT, and I signed up straight away. Because I have had previous experience studying online with TasTAFE, I feel very prepared and even excited to put in the hard work.
By completing my Bachelor of IT, I aim to have built a solid understanding on a range of areas within the IT industry, enough so that whichever path I choose, I’m able to adapt and expand my knowledge.