Amateur Radio

I got my first amateur radio license in my sophomore year of high school because my club members convinced me to and because I was interested in the electronics aspect of the hobby. A year later I got my second license because I was still interested in the electronics aspect, it was easy, and so that I’d have more of a right to make other people in my club go for higher licenses. Now I’m considering whether or not to go for the third (and final) license. A list of reasons (definitely not in the order of importance as a first reaction) to get or not to get the license:

Looking more closely at the reasons listed on both sides, it seems like the left side outweighs the right. While bragging rights may not be the best reason to get a license, increased knowledge of electrical systems does seem like a good one. After all, I do want to be an electrical engineer and that involves gaining some knowledge about a lot of different electrical systems. While I might not specialize in communication technology, the knowledge may carry over to other projects and help me in the long run. And amateur radio is a great way to get experience due to its hands-on nature.

Looking at the right side, the first and last reasons are small and solvable by using winter break to study. The middle two are the more troubling ones. However, the second I hope to change and the third can be accepted as a small loss. Now that I've convinced myself of the correct choice, I just need to actually do the studying.