Girls on Teams going to Engineering

[brandy836]

1) What made get involved in FIRST
My engineering teacher is the lead mentor for our FIRST team in the tri-county area. He was recruiting girls for the team, and I'm loud and like to build stuff, so it worked.

2) How long have you been involved in FIRST
2 years

3) What college(s) did you apply to/get accepted to
UMBC (University of Maryland Baltimore, County), St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Towson University and Salisbury University

4) Are you planning on going into the engineering field why or why not?
Yes- either chemical engineering or mechanical engineering because I know what I’m doing, and I know that I can have fun with it.

5) Also why do you think it's important for women to go into engineering, and maybe share some personal experience working alongside engineers
Women, and everyone, should do what they want to do with their life. And if a woman wants to become involved in engineering, then she should go for it, not necessarily to overcome the obstacle that it is a male dominated field, but because she wants to do it. I hope that made sense.