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ASHLEY ORTEGA: Within the last year,
I changed my major to mechanical engineering, which is
why I want to do this program.
I feel like it's probably my best
bet to get the hands-on experience before I try walking
into anything that I'm not experienced with-- especially
if it's just book experience.
One thing I really like about the faculty
here is that they help us out a lot, especially when there's
a lot of confusion.
With the hands-on portion there, they have experience themselves.
So sometimes the students working
together, we can't all gather, we can't all figure it out.
They step in and they help us.
But they don't take it over for us.
It's a lot of them applying their own personal experience.
If I were to tell a future employer anything about myself,
I'm a very hardworking person.
I'm dedicated to the team.
I'm willing to do whatever it is to get through a task.
I don't really think that there's
anything that could deter me from accomplishing something.
If it's given to me, I'm willing to do it.
It's just a matter of having the opportunity at hand.
It's a learning experience, and I might not
have everything that I need.
But I'm always willing to work it out
so that I do have everything that I need.
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