While I’ve been in the process of moving back in to school this week and getting acclimated to dorm-life again, I have been doing quite a bit of reflecting on my summer internship. It’s kind of surreal to think that the last time I spoke about this experience on the blog I was just finishing…
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#STEMBabes – Advice From an Incoming CS Freshman
Hi, and welcome back to the #STEMBabes series! (If you haven’t read my introductory post to this series, please click over and read it now!) While I have taken quite a long break from this series (and my blog for that matter, but we’ll get to that another time!), #STEMBabes is something I am really…
5 Internship Tips for Your First Day!
We all know what time it is – summer internship season! A chance for all of us budding young professionals to really experience what it’s like in the “real world” and put our skills to the test. Yesterday was my first day at my new internship, and it was nerve-wracking to say the least. There…
#STEMBabes: Dealing with the Gender Gap and Sexism in Classes
Hi, and welcome back to the #STEMBabes series! (If you haven’t read my introductory post to this series, please click over and read it now!) Each month, I will be featuring a woman doing cool things in her own STEM-related field in the hopes that they will be able to answer any questions you might…
My Experience at the SWE Region E Conference!
The Society of Women Engineers, or SWE for short, is an organization designed to provide a community and support to women engineers. They have nearly 30,000 members worldwide, and they host regional conferences in addition to one huge national conference featuring workshops and a career fair to provide opportunities to collegiate engineers and professional engineers…
#STEMBabes: Meet Olivia Hadlaw, Electrical Engineering Major
Hello everyone, and welcome to the first post in the #STEMBabes series. (If you haven’t read my introductory post to this series, please click over and read it now!) Each month, I will be featuring a woman doing cool things in her own STEM-related field in the hopes that they will be able to answer…
A Reflection on My First Internship: 5 Things I Learned
This past September, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to be selected for one of two research intern spots! It would be my first-ever internship, and I was as nervous as nervous gets. I had so many questions & worries: How will I manage my time? What will my co-workers be like? …
#STEMBabes: An Introduction
When getting ready for college, most people scour the internet for tips and advice for the next chapter of their lives, from college packing lists to how to deal with your first meeting with a professor. While all of these tips were wonderful to find (and SO many college bloggers are making amazing content specifically…
How to (Efficiently) Read Journal Articles! + FREE Printable Worksheet
If we are being honest, I think getting through a research project is one of those #relatablecollegethings that Buzzfeed always forgets to mention in their articles. Research is a “necessary evil” in any major and in many classes, but after drowning in articles during the past semester, I’ve found that it can actually be kind…
