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Dec 11, 2023

From Undergrad to Grad School: Navigating the Exciting Path of Higher Education

"I find myself on a new leg of my educational journey. Graduate school, with its unique challenges and opportunities, has been a revelation...."

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Dec 3, 2023

Reclaiming My Passion: Navigating Life After Aerospace Engineering Burnout

"I have dreamt of becoming an aerospace engineer for many years, and when it finally happened, I felt like it wasn't happening. I wasn't happ..."

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Oct 29, 2023

Hi, I am Eszti, an Aerospace Engineer After All

"On May 13th, I walked the stage to receive my Magna Cum Laude Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering. The past 4 years have been the mos..."

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Dec 21, 2022

Processing grief in University

"This post took months to write. Somehow this year life has brought a lot of grief to my door. I started this post in May when someone very d..."

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Jul 18, 2022

"You Can't Intern as an International in Aerospace" - Let me prove you wrong!

"A post that has been in the writing for over 3 years. An integral part of being an international student is listening to professors, friends..."

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Mar 19, 2022

A Guide to Mental Health for the STEM Student

"## Hello, hello! Another week, another post? Hell yeah! This week, we are diving deep into some tips and tricks, I have learned to better na..."

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Mar 7, 2022

Happy One Year!

"Well, we made it. It has been exactly 365 days since the first post was launched on the site. Time runs by fast when you are ..... busy? I g..."

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Jan 6, 2022

Intentions for 2022

"Hi all! I was never really one for the whole new year, new me craze. Yet for this year, I did want to write up some intentions. They won't o..."

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Dec 6, 2021

5 Effective ways to teach coding

"STEM paths are catalysts for passion, dedication, and creative minds . I was only 15 when I happened upon this beautiful world, filled with..."

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Oct 24, 2021

Ways to make the most out of University - Part 4: Friends

"Welcome back, after another week of Eszti is exhausted, is constantly drowning in homework, work, and other shenanigans. This week we are ta..."

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Oct 9, 2021

Ways to make the most out of University - Part 3: The Bad

"Now, we have arrived at the third part of our new series, where we take a deep dive into everything that accounts for enjoying and using you..."

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Sep 26, 2021

Ways to make the most out of University - Part 2: Maker Spaces

"Hello all! I know blog posts have been lacking, but school has been a LOT. We all definitely getting deep into the year of yes, this IS rock..."

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Aug 31, 2021

Ways to make the most out of University - Part 1: Organizations

"Hello all! Beginning today (today being the day this post is published) we begin a new series here on the Blog! Aimed at showing you how YOU..."

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Aug 22, 2021

Internship, University, Time Off - A recollection of summer lessons

"Hello all! A few weeks have gone by since I have been writing to all of you. The reason being within the title itself. I wrapped up my inter..."

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Jul 25, 2021

"You don't look like an Engineer"

"The amount of times I have heard this sentence is probably beyond imaginable. In fact, I hate even thinking about how many times I have been..."

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Jul 18, 2021

What Getting Zero Paychecks Has Taught Me

"If you have been following the blog for more than 3 seconds, you are probably well aware that I am an international student in the US. By be..."

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Jul 4, 2021

Girls need to support girls in STEM

"This post has been coming for a while. As International Women in Engineering Day came to a close, it got me thinking. I am often asked to ta..."

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Jun 20, 2021

My First Engineering Internship - The First Month

"## Hello, my dear readers! If you have been following along my journey on other platforms, you are probably well aware by now, that I have s..."

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Jun 12, 2021

Requirement: A support system

"Hello all! When I mentioned this post idea last week, I got quite a bit of feedback, about just how important everyone found their support s..."

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May 30, 2021

For success: You need a break

"To all who know me, the title might sound a little insane. As I may be one of the worst people to talk about breaks, when I have avoided the..."

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May 22, 2021

3 Jobs Next to University? - Managing your time as a pro

"When I tell people that I have 3 jobs, a design team, org presidency, mentoring, several clubs next to classes, I would receive an abundanc..."

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May 15, 2021

Halfway through University - What I learned

"So, today’s post is a little bit of an adventure, being written at 11960 m/39234 miles of altitude, flying above an ocean. Today’s post is a..."

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May 1, 2021

A STEM Influencer? - A Saga on Finding Purpose

"I believe it's about time we address the elephant in the room . Many of you have asked, and even more of you have pointed it out in not very..."

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Apr 24, 2021

How to invest in yourself with your hobbies

"When I tell people about my story of how I wanted to be a writer until I was 15-16, they are not too surprised to learn that I still, in fac..."

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Apr 18, 2021

Relearning how to study - Zoom University

"## Updated: My 20th Birthday was quite surely off to an interesting start. I had to move off-campus, there was an official word now: Epidemi..."

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Apr 10, 2021

Let's Chat About Burnout - Avoiding? Overcoming?

""You will burn out by the time you are 25." - The first time I heard this, I was about 17 years old. Studying hard in high school, working t..."

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Apr 3, 2021

What I learned as a Mentee that made me a better Mentor

"Being barely 21, I already have the great and terrifying opportunity to serve as a mentor ## in several programs. Growing up, and when I beg..."

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Mar 27, 2021

How Can I Do Research? - Reaching out to Professors

"Updated: It is that time of year again, spring. The flowers blooming, the midterms hurting, and of course, the terrors of getting an interns..."

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Mar 20, 2021

How Research Terrifies Me & How to Own It!

"You see, most of us who embark on a journey of becoming an engineer, not often set off with the idea of pursuing research as a carrier. The..."

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Mar 7, 2021

Understanding the Culture of Hungarian Female Engineers

"Welcome to the first post! The following essay was written as an extension of a class I took a year ago. Writing this not only taught me a l..."

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Sep 20, 2020

I Failed My First Calculus Test

"## Updated: I vividly remember my first day of classes as a university student . A great mix of butterflies, excitement, and snacks was invo..."

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