Finding My Path: How My First Semester at Purdue Guided Me to the Right Engineering Major
Have you looked through a list of all the engineering majors out there and thought, “How am I supposed to pick the right one?” That question flooded my mind as I filled out college applications, and even as I began my journey here at Purdue. My first semester of college was already a huge change as I moved a thousand miles away from home, and on top of this, I was worried I wouldn’t know how to choose the right engineering discipline. Yet, I’m happy to say that the resources provided to first year engineering students truly guided me and helped me realize that I want to pursue Biomedical Engineering. First day at Purdue: excited, nervous, and still figuring it all out Specifically, I am going to focus on the EYM (Engineering Your Major) program that I completed during my first semester, which helped me discover the engineering discipline that fits me best. To be honest, initially I was kind of skeptical, I wondered, “Could this short program truly...