Undergraduate Research

I have had professors take large amounts of their time to help me work out my career goals and gain new experiences on campus.

If your plan of attack isn't working, don’t keep doing the same thing expecting a different result... the goal is to work smarter, not harder.

The best thing about the Clark School is the quantity of opportunities available - I've had to learn how to turn down opportunities because there are so many to choose from!

Take advantage of all MSE mentoring opportunities, whether it's mentoring with faculty members or with upper classmen, I've learned a lot of valuable advice about how to succeed in the major

UMD feels like home to me - the versatility and flexibility of MSE peaked my interest.

My primary reason for choosing UMD was because of the incredible STEM advances

Conceptualizing a problem, and being able to visualize it, is the first major thing you can do to try to solve it.

Don't be afraid to be spontaneous. While it's good to have plans for the future, it's impossible to be aware of every opportunity that you'll encounter - take a risk and follow your intuition.

Faculty are more accessible than in other disciplines, and the advisors have phenomenal resources and make sure to let you know about them.

Classwork isn’t everything - good grades are important, but don’t let this keep you from getting practical experience and having fun with extracurriculars!