Trajectories, Transitions, and T2M: How the FYE Program Helped Me Rewrite My Story
This story starts in 2018. At 13 years old, I watched the movie Interstellar for the first time. Ambitious as it was whimsical, I was swept up into all the possibilities the universe had to offer. And thus, my heart was set: I would be the person building the things that would help us explore each and every single one of those possibilities. Naturally, when filling out my college application for Purdue, I happily clicked on the “Aerospace Engineering” button when asked which major I would be interested in. This is what I had wanted throughout my high school career! Of course, Purdue doesn’t admit first-year students directly into their desired engineering majors. Students have to complete a year in the First-Year Engineering program and apply through the T2M process to be admitted into a major. As I navigated my first few months at Purdue, I remained confident in my choice to pursue aerospace engineering. I made sure to complete all the pre-requisite courses, as well as get ...