CBEN
Post-graduation plans:听Pursuing a PhD in biological engineering at CU Boulder
This award recognizes undergraduate students engaged with academics to an extent that elevates their own and/or others鈥� learning experiences.
What is your favorite memory from your time at CU Boulder?
It's hard to pinpoint just one memory from my time here that really sticks out to me. Some of my favorite memories include living in Andrews Hall as part of the EHP (Engineering Honors Program) community, hiking and skiing with friends, growing close with my classmates through studying and working on group projects together听and bonding with my senior design group after a stressful fall 2022 semester!
What accomplishment are you most proud of, either academically or personally?
I'm most proud of myself academically for receiving听recognition for my undergraduate accomplishments. Both earning Latin honors at graduation and being awarded the academic engagement and active learning awards have made me proud to have worked hard to be successful academically and for having made an impact on my community during my time here. Personally, I'm proud of myself for growing tremendously as a person over the past four years. I feel as though I approach life, relationships, hardships听and more with a completely different perspective, and it's made me proud to see how putting myself in new and exciting situations throughout college has transformed me.
Tell us about a moment (or moments) when you felt like you hit your stride or felt like you were 鈥渙fficially鈥� an engineer.
I didn't feel like I was "officially" an engineer until I recently attended CU Boulder's engineering听ring and pin ceremony and received my engineer's ring. Being surrounded by my fellow engineering graduates as we read the obligation of an engineer really made me feel like I had finally made it and could officially label myself an "engineer."
What was the biggest challenge for you during your engineering education? What did you learn from it?
My biggest challenge during my engineering education was fall semester of my junior year. The classes that semester were extremely challenging, and I put an immense amount of pressure on myself to perform well academically. I unnecessarily was extremely stressed out and started giving up the things outside of school that made me happy so that I could work and focus more on my academics. In the end, this made things worse, and I had to eventually pull myself out of it and make the conscious decision to carve out time for myself and my relationships in order to stay happy.
What is your advice for incoming engineering students?
Sometimes the opportunities you want the most don鈥檛 come through, giving you the chance to pursue other opportunities which will be better for you in the long run. I would advise incoming engineering students to always work hard but also to trust the process when things don鈥檛 go according to plan.
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