Profile
Meet Samir
Choosing a Path
A Course 16 major, Samir finds himself conflicted about whether or not to accept a coveted internship offer from Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Samir found himself questioning his path, a path to become an aerospace engineer that he had been so sure of since childhood. Conversations with his mentor, taking time to explore his non-aerospace interests, and reminding himself to keep things in perspective, helped Samir realize that decisions that he makes today don’t necessarily determine what he will be doing in 20 or 30 years.
I was worried about doing a single thing for a long time... this entire time I had been thinking am I going to be doing engineering or am I gonna do public policy and that was not really the real question to begin with.”
Samir’s Strategies
Samir: Talking to Mentors
Samir: Exploring Interests
Samir: Keeping Things in Perspective
Another Point of View
Listen to other students relating to this same struggle and what helped them cope.