“While I had a variety of obstacles throughout my education journey, being a first-generation dad has made my journey a little more complicated. I decided to go back to school to be a great role model for my daughter, give her a better life, financially, and instill great values in her. My daughter will now have a dad who graduated and became an engineer, showing her that she can do the same—or even more.
10,000 Degrees helped me with my financial aid, finding internships, and providing guidance, and if I had any questions, they never hesitated to help me answer them.
I would love to use my engineering skills to tutor first-generation STEM students in the future and help to develop new technologies to help our world.
Because I am the first generation in my family to graduate from college, I will be breaking that barrier for my parents, who never had the opportunity for a higher education.”