Role: Currently enrolled in Abbott’s High School Engineering Internship Program
Age you knew you wanted to be an engineer: 15
Advice you would give your 11-year-old self: I would tell any 11-year-old girl interested in STEM that they should pursue that goal and prove to others that they are smart enough. There are a lot of times it will be hard, and people will doubt you, not believe in you or trust you, but you are going to prove them wrong.
How did you know you wanted to be an engineer? I didn't know that engineering was a thing until seventh grade when we went on a field trip to a college, shadowed engineering students and did problem-solving exercises. It was then I realized that some things I love, like math and science, could be made into a career.