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10 things we wish we would have known as CSE freshmen
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Freshman year is the start of your college career and the beginning of your life as an adult. We are now juniors in the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering. So we have made this short and sweet for you and have a list of 10 things that we wish we knew as a freshmen in CSE. You may not think much of this now, but you will thank us later!
Megan Rubbelke: Building community
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Megan Rubbelke hopes to create a program for northern Minnesota high school students that focuses on academic, social, physical and mental well being after she graduates.
Michael Braun: Complex applications
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Scholarships and a highly ranked chemical engineering department were factors in Michael Braun’s decision to choose the College of Science and Engineering.
Amanda Dahl: Curiosity is the word
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Scholarship recipient Amanda Dahl dreams of developing medical devices to help people who suffer from scoliosis or the effects of back injuries.
Curious minds look to the future
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Aided by scholarship funds, College of Science and Engineering students dream big.
Anthony Vecchi: The great outdoors
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Anthony Vecchi chose to major in civil engineering after working on a research project on stormwater infiltration in manmade highway ditches, known as swales.
Scholarship helps student become the first to attend college in her family
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Mathematics student Azira Rivera has time to get involved with campus organizations such as Society of Women Engineers, North Star STEM Alliance, and more thanks to a scholarship from CSE alumnus Richard Kruger.
Justine Cherwink: Balancing Books and Beams
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Justine Cherwink, a chemical engineering student, is balancing her study time with her participation on the University of Minnesota gymnastics team.
Katie Thyken: Shooting for the Goal
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Katie Thyken, a mechanical engineering student, has learned effective time management through playing Big 10 soccer and 30-40 hours of study.
Tony Nelson: Carrying a Heavy Load
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Tony Nelson, a mechanical engineering student, hopes to make the 2016 U.S. Summer Olympic team in wrestling while balancing a rigorous engineering program.