In college, engineering is set to a 4 year plan. You jump in right away as a freshman. Since I had one extra course I could take, I took a Career class - I needed to be sure I wanted to delve into this engineering world and it wouldn't waste my time. I took the course, which evaluated Myers-Briggs, what makes you happy, what you're competent at, dreams, and more. My result was engineer or dentist. I knew I wouldn't want to look at the spectrum of good to bad teeth, so it was meaningful that engineering was on the list as well. The biggest awakening I had from this course was my dream of wanting to help society in the way that I can with my aptitude for science and math.

I chose Mechanical Engineering because it was the broadest of engineering offerings and I love working with my hands. I enjoyed every minute of it looking back. I took a C++ course during my undergrad that enlightened me to the enjoyment, creativity, and algorithmic math that computer science offered - so I signed up for a Computer Science minor.

Getting to the end of school, I knew the medical device field was the most direct method of impacting the world in a good way. Med Device is ever present in Minnesota, but had a high bar to get in. I leaped with faith I'd find the right job, and after joining Boston Scientific, I haven't looked back.