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A: FROM MENTOR
BARB KONTOGIANNIS IN CO
All through junior high and high school, I enjoyed Math and
Science
courses. I liked solving problems and making things work.
I was also
very interested in space exploration. I decided that I wanted
to get
an engineering degree because I thought I would enjoy it and
be good at
it. I also thought I would be more able to get a job in the
space industry
with a technical degree. It was the right decision for me!
I am an
engineer, making and launching rockets for communications
and space exploration,
and really I do enjoy it.
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A: FROM MENTOR MAYLING
WONG IN IL
Hi Samantha - I was not thinking about engineering until my
summer
internship between my freshman and sophomore years. At the
time, I was
a biology major and working with a doctor on her research
in pediatric
neurology. She used baby rats in her research lab, and I helped
to
prepare the experiments. I found myself more interested in
the lab
equipment, particularly the computer, than the experiments.
That is
when I realized that biology was not for me, but engineering
was a better
fit. I ended up as a mechanical engineer!
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