1.Whatisyourage?

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2.Wheredoyoulive?NewYork
3.Whatdoyouliketodooutsideofwork?Goouttoeatorjustshopping.Godancingonthe
weekends.
4.Whatisyourjobtitle?ArchitecturalDesigner
5.Whenandwhydidyouchooseyourcareerpath?SophmoreInCollege
6.Whatisthenameofyourcompanyoremployer?AZADesigns
7.Describeyourprimarydutiesandskills.[Citeyoursource(s)]Jobsconsistofcommunicating
withclientandotherteammembersinordertodesignbuildingwithinparametersof
adequatemeasurements.
(https://www.chegg.com/careercenter/explore/architecturaldesigner)
8.Describeyourphysicalworkenvironment.DependingonstatusofcurrentprojectIwould
eitherbebrainstormingandrefining
9.Whatisyourfavoritepartofyourjob?Myfavoritepartaboutmyjobisthehumaninteraction
alongwithbeingabledesignbuildingsonaneverydaybasis.Imalsonotconstantlyoutside
ontheworksite,insteadI'minmyownareatowork.
10.Whatisyoursalary?[Citeyoursource(s)]Mysalaryisaround60,000dollarsayear.
(https://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/architecturaldesignersalarySRCH_KO0,22.htm)
11.Whichaccreditedschooldidyoufirstattend,andwhatwasyourdegree?[Citeyoursource(s)]I
firstattendedWakeForestUniversity.TheDegreeIearnedwasaBachelorofSciencein
Engineering.(http://college.wfu.edu/engineering/)
12.Describeindetailthreeofthecoursesthatyoutookwhicharecloselyrelatedtoyourcurrent
career.[Citeyoursource(s)]CalculusI,IIandPhysicsallowedforustocalculateandsolve
structuralissuesinordertodesignadequatebuildingstructurestoholdupweightof
materialsusedtocreatebuilding.
(http://education.seattlepi.com/mathclassesarchitectscollege1107.html)
13.Describethetwocoursesthatyouconsideredmostchallenging.[Citeyoursource(s)andinclude
acourselistingfromtheappropriatedegreeprogram]Oneoftheclassesthatwasmost

challenginghadtobeCalculusIIwhereIunderestimatedthedifficultyoftestanddidn'tstudy
asmuchforthefirsttest.Isoonhadtostudymoreandputmoreeffortintotheclass.And
trigwasjustadifficultclassperiod.
(http://education.seattlepi.com/mathclassesarchitectscollege1107.html)
14.Whatresourcesdidyourschoolhaveavailabletohelpyougetthroughthemostdifficult
courses?[Citeyoursource(s)]IWouldusuallyendupgoingtothelearningassistancecenter
orthemathcenteroncampus.(http://college.wfu.edu/academics/)
15.Regardingthetwomostchallengingcourses,howdidyoupersevere?RegardingCalculusII,I
hadtostudyalotmoreandreallypushmyselftomakesureIknewthematerial.Trigrequired
morepracticethananythingelseinordertoreallymasterthecriteria.
16.Fromwhatschool(s)didyoureceivegraduatedegrees?[Citeyoursource(s)]WakeForest
University.
17.Whatwasthetitleortitlesofthedegree(s)?[Citeyoursource(s)]IgotaminorinAnthropology
andamajorinCivilEngineering.(http://college.wfu.edu/engineering/)
18.Whatlicensesdoyouhaveandwhatweretheexamsrequiredtoreceivethoselicenses?[Cite
yoursource(s)]IhaveanABETaccreditedlicensedwhereIhadtotakeprerequisitecoursesto
studyfortheABET.
19.Howwouldyourclientsandcoworkersdescribeyou?Iwouldhopethatmycoworkerswould
describemeasenergeticandenthusiasticaboutmywork.Alongwithbeingagenerousand
humblecoworker.
20.Whatdoyouhopetoaccomplishattheconclusionofyourcareer?Towardstheendofmy
careerIhopetohavesavedupenoughmoneytostartmyownnonprofitwhereIcancreatea
baseforminoritystudents,whoarentasprivileged,toprovidethemwiththenecessarytools
tonotonlybesuccessfulinlifebutincollegeorwhateverlifechoiceismadeafterhigh
school.
21.Whyshouldahighschoolstudentconsideracareerinyourfield?Whatimportantcontribution(s)
cantheymake?AnycreativestudentwhoisinterestedinArt,History,Physicsand
EngineeringwouldextremelyenjoyArchitecturalDesign.Contributioncanrangefrom
ensuringthatbuildingsandanystructureissafeandsustainabletoessentiallyinventing

structuresthatrequireaprocessinwhichhumaninteractionisanormality.Meaningyoure
alsoimpactingpeopleonadailybasis.

Conclusion
1.Youdescribedacareerrelatedtocivilengineeringand/orarchitecture.Isthisthecareerfieldthat
youarecurrentlymostinterestedinatthisstageinyourlife?Yes,forthemostpart,thisisoneof
thetopfieldsonmylistsinceImnotonehundredpercentsureofwhatexactlyIwanttodo
formycareer.
2.Rankanddescribethethreemostimportantcharacteristicsthatyouvalueinchoosinga
postsecondaryschool.Size:Iwouldntwanttobeinahugeschoolwherestudenttofaculty
ratioisoveronehundredstudents,Iwanttobeabletohavesomesortofinteractionwithmy
professorsinordertoreallydiveintothecriteria.Location:Idontwanttobeinacollege
whereitslocationisinthemiddleofnowhereandtheresnocitynearby.Tuition:Although
peoplewouldnormallysaythatmoneyshouldn'tbethedecisiveelementofwhereIchoseto
go,butitisavitalfactorthatwilldeterminemyfutureintermsofdealingwithpayingofloan
andthingsofthatnature.
3.Rankthefollowingintheorderofimportancetoyouregardingacareer:jobsatisfactionsalary
makingadifferencelevelofresponsibilitytitlesbenefitshourscoworkerssupervisors.Howwilla
careerincivilengineeringorarchitecturesatisfythefactorthatyourankedhighest?Job
satisfaction,Makingadifference,Coworkers,Salary,Levelofresponsibility,Benefits,
Supervisors,Hours,Titles.