Sacrificing a lot of my college experiences in order to study and get good grades and be the best engineer that I could be. That meant going out to party’s, socializing, and doing all of those kid like things were less important to me or needed to be less important to me in order to succeed in my dream of becoming an engineer. That’s not standard to everybody but it is something that I personally dealt with.
Because I am not a God given prodigy I dealt with doubt that I would be able to do this. I had times where I was studying late in the library and I felt like this problem is super difficult and I couldn’t figure it out and being surrounded by a bunch of white males that are older and have been in the industry for a very long time has invoked some doubt in me, but whenever I come to those points I remember the dream I had and go to friends and mentors, and ultimately the belief in myself and my educational foundation has carried me through. I encourage anybody going into this field to really surround yourself with a good support system and believe in the dream.
To learn more about Taryn and her work, check out her breakdown of the Mar’s Helicopter Project