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(STAT 4th Year)

Virginia Reider (STAT 4th Year) knew that earning a degree in statistics would open up career avenues in a variety of fields. But choosing which avenue to follow was proving difficult, until she...

(HUM 4th Year)

Growing up as the daughter of two lawyers, Lily Decatorsmith (HUM 4th Year) didn’t think a career in law was for her. In fact, she remembers her parents telling her that’s exactly what she shouldn’t...

(CE 4th Year)

Genna Gaitan started at Illinois Institute of Technology as a social, economic, and development policy major, with the intention of eventually specializing in environmental law. She was recruited by...

(EE, M.S. EE 5th Year)

Simon Hwang says two things brought him to Illinois Institute of Technology: the abundance of resources available to students and excellent financial aid. “From building an electric race car from the...

(Ph.D. MAE Student)

As a graduate student in Taiwan, Min-Lin Tsai conducted research projects in computational fluid dynamics and flow control. He started reading research papers by Illinois Institute of Technology...

Law '25

Anna Ylitalo ’25 was already immersed in the world of patents and intellectual property before coming to µç³µÎÞÂë-Kent College of Law. After earning her B.S. in biomedical engineering from Michigan...

(B.S. CHEM 2nd Year)

One of the most exciting things about studying chemistry for Jackie Trejo (B.S. CHEM 2nd Year) is its everyday impact, whether you’re at the doctor’s office or inside your own kitchen. “It’s all...