Course Reflections

I thought taking this course was a good experience. I've never really liked history so I didn't exactly enjoy the course but it was better than I expected. I normally don't do very well in history courses but the way the professor set up our tests was very easy and I think I did pretty well. Class was a lot different than high school. Attendance wasn't even mandatory which was totally new and it seemed a lot less personal. He did remind us about homework which was something we always hear won't happen in college but this was a small class. The hardest part about this class was staying focused in class and making sure I took good notes. It was hard at times but I still made it through. I would recommend this class to future Summer Scholars because it gives a good outlook on the course load will be like and what note taking skills you will need to develop to succeed.

Job Shadow

I really enjoyed my job shadow.  I didn't exactly know what to expect because the only thing in my email was an address.  I ended up learning a lot though.  My shadow was with Adam Demuth of NetApp, a data storage company. He was a post sales engineer, meaning he helped clients with fixes, recovery, and setup. First, he showed me around the office and told me what the equipment did. I understood most of it but some things went over my head. I think Adam realized this because next, he went in detail about how the company's products work. That cleared everything up and really helped me understan what the company did.  After that he told me a little more about what his specific job was and showed me some of the programs on the computer to show me what he did all day. It was a great experience because I didn't know much about software engineering and I'm still trying to figure out what type of engineering I want to do.  Also, his friend is an architectural engineer who specializes in acoustics which is my main focus right now. This job shadow broadened my horizons and expanded my network.