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March 13, 2024 44 mins

Abigail Fritschel is about to graduate from Iowa State University with a degree in Aerospace Engineering. Abby was first on the podcast as Episode 13 when she had just graduated from high school in the summer of 2020. She's back to provide an update on college life, her college experience vs. her expectations, internships, Society of Women Engineers and what she'll be doing when she graduates this spring.

What do we talk about in this episode?

  1. College expectations vs. reality.
  2. Why Abby almost quit engineering and what made her stick with it.
  3. How Abby found and got involved with Society of Women Engineers.
  4. Abby's internship experience.
  5. What Abby will be doing after college.

Music used in the podcast: Higher Up, Silverman Sound Studio

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Resources

Society of Women Engineers - For more than seven decades, SWE has given women engineers a unique place and voice within the engineering industry. Our organization is centered around a passion for our members’ success and continues to evolve with the challenges and opportunities reflected in today’s exciting engineering and technology specialties. (https://swe.org)

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