Greta Gasswint

Junior in Mechanical Engineering

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What high school did you attend?

Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12

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What activities (clubs) are you involved in outside of WEPO?

ASME, Battle Bots, Engineering Ambassadors, Vole: Penn State Ballet, SWE

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What Internship/Co-Op/Study Abroad or Research experience have you had?

Intern at Turbulent Hydro in Santiago, Chile; Supplier Quality intern at Rockwell Automation

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Why did you choose to come to Penn State?

Penn State chose me, aka I didn't get in anywhere else. But also I wanted to be able to study engineering and continue with dance, and there are only so many places that will let that happen.

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What is your best Penn State or engineering memory?

Performing at THON in '17 and '18. THON as a whole has changed me so much, but nothing beats the thrill of the 3 a.m. crowd during the best weekend of the year!

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What did you wish you knew as a first-year engineer?

That it was okay to fail and make mistakes. It's not the mistakes that define you, its how you grow out of them!

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What was your favorite class you took as a freshmen?

Math 141

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What is a fun fact about yourself?

I went sand boarding (like snow boarding but on sand dunes) while in the Atacama Desert in Chile.