http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/23888902\/<\/a>.<\/p>\nMoving to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will be a new experience for Whitney and Jesse, both natives of Chattanooga.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is going to be a major transition for the two of us. However, our experiences at UTC have shown us how to take advantage of every opportunity,\u201d Whitney said.<\/p>\n
Whitney\u2019s past blends nicely with her plans for the future. In high school, she enjoyed entertaining others with stand-up comedy and improv. She played weddings and special events as a member of a string ensemble. Her artwork also provided a creative outlet.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy day I may be a mild-mannered computer science student, but in my spare minutes I am honing my drawing skills through practice, classes, and countless online tutorials. Otherwise I am a very organized and neat individual, but my art materials are often strewn through every room of my house for easy access. I had always hoped for a career in Entertainment Technology, but I felt dwarfed by the competition,\u201d Whitney said.<\/p>\n
Career opportunities for Whitney will emerge as her graduate program schedules networking opportunities with prospective employers at Google, Microsoft, Electronic Arts, and Apple and a required internship.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany students graduate and then sign on with the company they have already formed a relationship with, though I was happy to learn that most students have several choices about where they end up,\u201d Whitney said.<\/p>\n
While Whitney calls the computer science program at UTC \u201csolid,\u201d and \u201cgetting better all the time,\u201d she admits feeling initially conflicted with her decision.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I was first looking for an undergraduate institution, UTC wasn\u2019t the first thing that came to mind. My siblings had both been accepted into Ivy League schools, and my educators at Girls Preparatory School definitely urged the student body to \u201caim high.\u201d But I fell in love with the boy across the street, and decided that perhaps staying here and going to UTC didn\u2019t sound that bad after all. Of course all of my friends were very skeptical. They worried that I wouldn\u2019t be able to see out my full potential. I worried a bit, too. I blush to think of all that, remembering how na\u00efve we all were about college\u2026 it\u2019s a wonder that any of us ended up in the right place.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe truth is that college is entirely what you make of it\u2026 whether you\u2019re at Harvard or UTC. If you walk into your college determined to prove yourself and your abilities, then you will succeed. It\u2019s as simple as that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
For Jesse, the size of the computer science department at UTC allowed him to better know his professors and allows professors devote more personal attention to students.<\/p>\n
\u201cUTC has all the resources needed to give you the opportunities that larger universities provide, without the cost. Professors at UTC are ready and waiting to mentor students and to help them to achieve their goals. For me, I can say with absolute certainty that I wouldn’t have the success that I am currently enjoying without my experience at UTC,\u201d Jesse said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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