Two weeks ago, I got an e-mail from one of my professors about a Mechanical Engineering internship in Milwaukee. They were only looking for one person and I decided to apply, thinking the worst that could happen is that I don’t get the job - I always have next year. Well they called me the next morning to schedule my interview for Monday, the 9th. Wednesday morning they called me to tell me that I got the job. By the 16th, I found an apartment and signed the lease. I moved in yesterday, and started my job today. If you would have asked me three weeks ago in what direction I thought my life was headed, I probably would have said, “I know where I want to be, but I don’t know when I’m going to get there.” Now, if you asked me? I would tell you that I am exactly where I want to be at the moment and I am making choices that I know will get me to where I want to be in the future. This entire experience is incredible. I am so fortunate to have been chosen for this opportunity, especially since I just finished my freshman year. Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve always dreamed of working for NASA as an Aerospace/Aeronautical engineer. There’s nothing wrong with being a housewife or a stay at home mom, but that is the last thing I would ever want to do with my life. If that’s what some girls dream of doing, that’s fantastic. To each his own. But that is not the kind of life I am striving for. Most girls want to be on TV shows and written about in tabloids. I want to be written about in Forbes. People always say, spend your life doing what you love. This is what makes me happy, and I am so blessed to be able to major in a field that I genuinely love. Engineering takes just as much creativity and art as it does math and science - and thats what I love most about it. I have just as much passion for philosophy, psychology, and art as I do math and science, and I get to do both. Mechanical engineering has a rough 20:1 male to female ratio, which is a 5% female population; and instead of feeling intimidated, the male dominance actually boosts my ego and my pride. When people hear the words “female mechanical engineer,” they instinctively think of a homely, masculine woman. I am going to change that.
Posted on: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 02:52:09 +0000
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