Carnegie Mellon University, Mechanical Engineering, Parth

Name: Parth

Age: 21

College / University: Carnegie Mellon University

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Country origin: USA

What did you do in high school to prepare you for this major? Tell us about your extracurricular activities and any honors/awards you received while preparing for university.

I was part of many clubs and initiatives throughout high school, admittedly mostly no centred on mechanical engineering. I was into sports a lot and programs to help the local community, but probably the biggest thing I did towards engineering was a research internship with NASA in my sophomore year.

How do you manage your stress? What's the secret?

Different things work for different people, for me what I've found works best is journaling when I get overwhelmed. It definitely helps to write out your thoughts when a lot of things are happening and taking a step back to look at the bigger picture. Everything passes!

What advice would you give high school students wanting to study this major?

Get as much hands-on experience you can! Learning hands-on thing is integral to mechanical engineering - I'd also recommend talking to as many people as possible to figure out what specifically interests you about mechanical engineering.

What was the most helpful when applying to college for this major?

I think science olympiads/competitions definitely help your chances, but the most important thing is work experience - research, projects etc.

If there is an app/website/social media account that you love or follow related to your major, could you share the link?

Check out 'Everyday Astronaut' on Youtube!

Feel free to reach out to me @ parthb@andrew.cmu.edu for any questions!

Thank you to Parth!

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