Join the conversation I had with Carlos Duran who is the SHPE President (’19-’20) at SDSU. Learn the obstacles he had to overcome as he went through La Jolla High.

*Taking a 40 min bus ride to be in school. Be at bus stop 6:13am sharp
*High school favorite subjects. Overcoming obstacles and staff turmoils
*Developing a strong MindSet and surmounting rejection by college/university admission
*Living in older sibling shadow
*Engineering choice based on sibling rivalry
*Joining SHPE, changing misconceptions. Jumped right into a VP Finance position, increased involvement
*Never heard word ENGINEERING up until San Diego City College
*Difference from community college to 4 year university (SDSU)
*Develop CONFIDENCE, time management through involvement/participation in SHPE
*Working on a school full on project from Conceptual to Financial aspects; all in 14 weeks.
*Achieving goals takes PATIENCE, DEDICATION & PERSISTENCE
*Zero Option Mentality; never considered giving up
*What motivated Carlos to keep moving.
*Looking for an internship; there is no clear process of guide
*Internship preparation begins about a year in advance; BE PREPARED
*Attend other university campus career fairs to increase your opportunities
*Career position tips (29:25)
*Apply to positions that interest you even if you don’t meet the GPA rqmnt
*Stay active & pro-active in positions. Process takes about 2 mnths but send follow up email
*Create a LINKEDIN account, develop, key search on your target companies
*70-75% get filled by connection referral; get busy NETWORKING

If Carlos had not selected engineering he would be doing videography and cinematic; he loves creating and analyzing movies.

Shout out to Gabriel Duran…serving as a role model to his younger brother!!

Definition of SUCCESS; set goal and achieve them!!!

Advice to his younger self: Try hard in high school, focus on your journey.

Life Changing Event: Getting hurt and loosing ability to play soccer because of injury.

Overcoming Depression.

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