The struggle is...fake?
Providence, Rhode Island native Joy Aso'19 might not agree with the twisted expression above but she has become well acquainted with "the struggle" -- in a real way.
"Being one of the few black students AND a woman in engineering in the class of 2019, it often feels like if I’m not twice as good as my peers, I’ve failed and don't belong in the space."
Ever felt overwhelmed from the pressures of performing academically as an underrepresented minority? Fortunately for Joy she's discovered some important things on her path in engineering.
"I’ve learned that perfection does not need to be the absolute constant. It’s not what I’m here for. Instead I’ve learned HOW to learn, how to look at complex systems and break them down. How to take seemingly meaningless information and create a solution from it. And that has been remarkably powerful. A power of which fuels me to believe I can do literally anything and it’s this realization that pushes me to be involved in engineering outreach for marginalized groups.
If I, a low income Nigerian American girl have had the world opened up for me in a unique way, why shouldn’t I open the same door for other people who often feel left behind?"
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