When you’re the only girl in your engineering group
Every now and then, your group will try to give you the written portion while the boys get to build the model
That feeling you get when another girl walks into your class
When you actually understand the notes you’re taking in Dynamics
When you’re on your eleventh straight hour in the library and morale is low
When you meet some of your best friends while studying in the library
Because some things are only funny to other nerds
If anything breaks you get excited because that means you get to fix something
Sometimes you spew out physics while on dates because, let’s be honest, it’s always on your mind
That one professor who always says, “None of this should be new, it’s all elementary math.”
When you’re heading to office hours in an engineering building and a teacher asks if you’re lost
You gain a squad of loyal and goofy guy friends through each of your group projects
Sometimes you get home from three tests in a row and you just-
Sometimes you find yourself in the most ridiculous but fun group projects
At the end of the day, there is nothing more rewarding than knowing you can contribute your ideas and creations to solving the problems of the world
Engineering is a challenging degree to pursue, and sometimes being a female engineer presents its own unique challenges. Despite these challenges, we female engineers go to class every day happy to be doing what we love. It’s an amazing feeling when you get to tell someone you are a Hokie engineer. The only thing better than proudly saying you’re a Hokie engineer, is telling young girls what you get to do at school and seeing the excitement in their eyes.
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