Twingineering Episode 12: Being a First-Gen Graduate + Doing a 5th Year ft Andrea Ayala

19/08/2023 52 min Episodio 12

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Episode Synopsis

For this episode, we talk to Andrea about her experience being a First Gen graduate and doing a 5th year. We briefly touch on the importance of joining organizations, LEADR, and we answer a couple asked questions (listed below).

About Andrea: She studied Mechanical Engineering at UC Davis. She is originally from San Francisco, CA and from El Salvador. Her fun fact is that she loves lizards and has a chameleon tattooed!

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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Episode Start
00:00:16 Welcome/Intros
00:01:00 Weekly Highs and Lows
00:07:58 Something We Learned in Our Current Roles
00:14:17 How was your college experience like as a First-Gen?
00:21:02 Deciding on doing a 5th year
00:27:10 Joining Communities/Organizations
00:30:12 Question Submissions: What makes you proud to be an engineer?
00:32:51 Question Submissions: What is something you are afraid of as you approach the current job market?
00:35:17 Question Submissions: What was your first internship and what did you learn about that experience?
00:41:02 Question Submissions: What can you do with your Mechanical Engineering background?
00:43:20 Question Submissions: What's it like being so cool?
00:43:55 Question Submissions: Private or Public?
00:45:10 Question Submissions: What are some struggles you faced while finding a job?
00:49:50 Question Submissions: What is your opinion on sustainability and engineering working together in the world?
00:51:31 Closing Remarks/Outro


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