“I thought all scientist wore lab coats and made potions. I definitely had no idea what an engineer did! Now I know that engineering is a very versatile career path and that there are a lot of different jobs that span all of the STEM fields – not just astronauts.”
“I thought that a career in science was like wearing a lab coat and doing experiments with explosions and wild things like that. That idea is very different from what I do now! While I have done some work in the lab, the majority of chemical engineering is problem-solving and lots of math and calculations.”
“I thought that a career in science or engineering would be wearing lab coats and working in research labs. Comparably, I will not be wearing lab coats, but wearing safety vests and hard hats for my future career in construction management.”