Julia Minakowski

Junior in Biomedical Engineering

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What high school did you attend?

Council Rock High School North

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What activities are you involved in outside WEPO?

SWAT, Phi Sigma Rho, SWE, Learning Assistant for ECON 104, volunteering (at my internship and at school), traveling (study abroad, spanish minor)

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

Internship with Medical Indicators Inc. in NJ; Internship with URBN Inc. in Philadelphia; Study Abroad La Universidad de Navarra at Tecnun in San Sebastian, Spain; Internship with Lockheed Martin in CO

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Why did you choose to come to Penn State?

The amazing opportunites and resources of a big school coupled with outstanding engineering excellence create an experience that I wouldn't trade for anything.

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What is your best Penn State or engineering memory?

Best PSU memory: rushing the field after beating Ohio State; Best engineering memory: realizing that networking is amazing and makes the world small (Cheryl's daughter was roommates in China with my internship hiring manager's daughter and her recommendation set me apart and I got the best internship ever this summer)

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What advice would you give a first-year engineer?

Make the most out of the opportunities that Penn State offers you - you get as much out of college as you put in!

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What was your favorite class you took as a freshmen?

Calculus 140

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What is a fun fact about yourself?

I was born in California and lived there 5 years