I've been coding regularly for a couple months now. However, I've been interested in learning how to code since I was 13. Recently, I turned 15, so I've been coding on and off for 2 years now.I live
in the Midwest, but I'm ethnically Nigerian (Yoruba). I was born in the U.S. and have spent all of my years in the Midwest (I've never moved, actually)!
I wanted to learn programming in 8th grade as I wanted to stop being chronically online and get into new hobbies. Although my interest in programming at that time didn't last long, I enjoyed programming
when I did do it. When I entered high school, I was faced with a lot of opportunities to code through online programs (Like Girls Who Code and the Athena Award), my classes (I took programming my freshman year), and through my clubs (I've been a programmer in my
school's robotics club since last year, and I'm currently a programmer in my school's drone club as of my sophomore year). I have a big interest in programming and computer science, and I'm considering it as a major when I go off to college.
Before, I was dead set on majoring in computer science when I graduated, I began to become interested in engineering when I took an Engineering Design class in my freshman year. Hearing about my teacher's experience in the military as an engineer led me to consider another STEM path.
I love using CAD programs (we use Onshape in school) and I loved the hands-on activities we did in class, like soldering and building circuits. Engineering was another topic that stretched my brain. I noticed how my engineering classes challenged me the most. Currently, I have ambitions to study computer science and civil engineering, or a field that incorporates computer science AND engineering.
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