After graduation: Arielle accepted a full time offer from Nelnet working in the IT Infrastructure department.

Hometown: Orion, IL
High school: Orion
Semester Selected: Fall 2020

What’s your dream job in STEM? My dream job is to work for myself using both my computer science major and music technology minor. This would probably be some sort of music producing. While working toward that, however, I'd love to work for either Google or Apple.

What inspired you to pursue STEM? I was inspired to pursue STEM after joining my high school robotics team. I came in with no experience, but the team was very accepting of me, and I absolutely fell in love with programming.

What is one piece of advice you would give to someone considering a STEM major? Give yourself plenty of time to learn the concepts. Some things are going to take longer to catch on to than others and that is perfectly OK and normal. If you hit a rough spot in your assignments, ask for help. There truly are so many people who are more than happy to help you.