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From Finance to Food Science

(M.S. FST 1st Year)

Even as a young child, Allie Marcus (M.S. FST 1st Year) has always known that she has a love for all things food. 鈥淢y mom used to joke that I would get in the car, and I would ask what鈥檚 for dinner...

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Career Services Helps Get Internships

(CCSE, M.A.S. CYF 5th Year)

Of all the university tours that Robert John Soler (CCSE, M.A.S. CYF 5th Year) took when visiting 91制片厂 from his home country, the Philippines, he says that 91制片厂 Tech鈥檚 was the best. 鈥淒uring...

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Building Broad Networks

(Public Policy, M.Eng. CMGT 5th Year)

As a master鈥檚 student in construction management, Saurav Ayyagari is no stranger to building things. On the verge of earning both his B.S. in Public Policy and a Master of Engineering in Construction...

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Living and Learning the Entrepreneurial Dream

(CE, M.Eng. CEM 鈥23, M.S. TENT 鈥25)

Jiri Zeman鈥檚 (CE, M.Eng. CEM 鈥23, M.S. TENT 鈥25) startup is growing, in more ways than one. As an undergraduate engineering student at 91制片厂 Tech, Zeman read an article about hydroponics鈥攇rowing...

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Experiences Affirm Engineering Path

(CHE 4th Year)

When deciding where to go to college, Kylie Lancor (CHE 4th Year) knew she wanted a great engineering program and to be in Chicago. She says 91制片厂 Tech rose to the top of her list after talking...

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Surpassing Expectations

(LAW 3rd Year)

鈥91制片厂 Tech has made pretty much all of my dreams possible,鈥 says Joseph Strom (LAW 3rd Year). 鈥淚 had some idea of what I may want to do in the future, but was unsure how I would get there, what...

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A Million-Dollar Mindset

(Ph.D. CHEM 4th Year)

Since reading Napoleon Hill鈥檚 1937 book, Think and Grow Rich, years ago, Joshua Samuel has become proof of one of the most famous quotes written within its pages: 鈥淲hatever the mind of man can...

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An Immersive Law Education

(LAW 2nd Year)

When Ivana Bailey-Mu帽oz (LAW 2nd Year) was volunteering at Chicago-Kent College of Law鈥檚 Self-Help Resource Center at the Richard J. Daley Center in downtown Chicago, she helped a father and daughter...

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On the Front Lines

(LAW 3rd Year)

鈥淭he first time I walked the picket line was when I was a college student,鈥 AK Alilonu (LAW 3rd Year) says of an experience he had supporting graduate students at the University of Chicago during his...

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