Women in STEM
As a first generation female in the United States(US) I was not expected to graduate college. I was expected to become a stay at home mom or attend a trade school. This mindset stuck to me. After high school I went to college to be certified as a Dental assistant. However, after my first day of class I knew that dental assisting was not the career for me. I did not like having to deal with body fluids. After that day I changed my mindset. I now had the mindset that I had to succeed to be happy. What equaled happiness to me was to be able to provide for my parents. They have given me so many opportunities by moving to the US and I need to show them that their effort was not in vain. I took it upon myself to dedicate my studies to a high paying career. I transferred my credits to ASU and began my path to joining the movement of women in Science, Technology , Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). In college I studied Applied Computing....