Efficiency is minimizing waste and maximizing benefit. I chose to pursue a degree in industrial and systems engineering because I enjoy the challenge of planning things within certain constraints, in the most efficient way possible. When I first began my undergraduate studies, however, I wanted to pursue a degree in the biosciences. From where I began to where I am now is a journey in itself, but I have found a field of study that I love and I'm excited for the future it holds for me.
In high school, I attended an academy that focused their curriculum on the biosciences. I attended the academy because I initially wanted to become a doctor. I always knew that I loved science and math and I knew that this academy would prepare me for college and my career in medicine. I started my undergraduate education majoring in chemical engineering with a focus in biotechnology. Before my first semester ended, I started to realize that the love I once had for the biosciences no longer existed. I realized I liked working with things and people and ideas more so than what I was getting in my classes.
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I began researching my options to find the next best alternative. I spoke to career counselors at my school and they pointed me to industrial and systems engineering. I researched job opportunities within it and was surprised to see how broad my options were. There were opportunities in every industry working with a range of people, ideas and things. The more I looked into the curriculum, the more I realized how perfect the field was for me. I consider myself to be a planner, and I loved that I would be able to learn how to plan more efficiently in a way that was still