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Itwasweirdbecause I waskindof, likeinmyownlittlebubble, becauseitwassuch a bigschoolthat I didn't I didn't everfeellike I waslike a nerd, cause, like, I wouldnevermixwith, like, thekidswhodidn't take a pieceapclasses.
Thosepeoplewouldcallyou.
Yeah, but I wasimpressive, but I didn't careabout, so I hadtokeepmyselfesteemsomewhere, youknow?
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I waslike, I thoughtcomputersciencesfor, like, geeksandlike, oldwhitemen.
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I didn't reallythinkthatcomputerscienceforme, likethewaythatcomputerscienceandsoftwareengineersweredepictedinthemediawasoften, youknow, likegamersarelike, Yeah, yeah.
Andnoneofthem, like, lookedlikeme.
And I wasalsojustlike, I thinkthat's a littletoointenseforit.
But I thinkmyfirstclass, whichwas, uh, like, quantummechanicsandchemistryAnditwaslikefreshmanyear, fallquarter.
And I waslike, What?
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And I waslike, I don't think I canactuallydothisevenif I didunderstandit.
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And I wasjusttalkingtomyfloormatesonedayatmydormand I waslike, I don't reallyknowwhat I'm gonnadeclarenext.
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And I waslike, Oh, there's a major.
That's alllogic.
Uh, andso, yeah, I tookanintrudercomputerscienceclass, andthatwasthefirstintrotowhateverclassthat I waslike, I kindoflikethis.
And I think I canunderstand a lotofiton, andthat's whenitclickedthat I wouldjustlikeThat's it.
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Andthenitjustlikenextthing I knowisinmy 2nd 3rd 4thyear, and I was a computersciencemajor.
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Sohangoutwith, umum, watching.
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I don't actuallyhave, like, sideprojectsveryoftenforcodingall.
Likestart.
I'vestarted a couplebefore.
I haven't fully, like, committed, like, twomonthstoeone.
Uh, andso, Yeah, I'm like, I think I'm someonewhoare.
Shewasactuallyreallybadatholdinghobbieslikeplayguitarfor, like, a month.
And I'llbelike, I'm donelike, I'llgotothegym, feelingamongthem, like, Okay, I'm done.
Andthen I doitjustlike I try.
I wouldjuststuffandthen I likestop.
But I usedto, like, beatmyselfupoverthisbecause I waslike, wecan't doanything.
Butnow I'm justlike, youknowwhat?
You'reanadult, andyoucandowhateveryouwant, and I'm like, Yeah, I dowhat I wantwithmytime.
Um, it's somethingthat I'vebeenthinkingaboutreallylike a lotrecentlyuntil, like, a couplemonthsago, I waslike, I'm gonnabeanIOSengineeroratleast a softwareengineerforever.
Um, I didn't reallyseemyselfgoingintomanagementorlikebeingliketheownownerof a companyoranythinglikethat.
Morerecently, I've I'vebeenmoreopentotheideaofbecoming a manager.
Sorightnow, myfiveyearplan, I think, lookslike I stillreallywantThiomyskillsaslike a softwareengineer.
I thinkthere's stillsomestuffthere.
Um, I amlike, I feellike I haveprettygood, solid, likecodingskillsnow, butintermsoflikearchitectinthewholesystemareowningthedeliveryof a bigthinglikethosekindofskillsthat I wanttohavemoreof.
Butreally, I think, like, it's funtobeevaluatingatalltimes.
Likewhat I wanttodowithmylife.
Um, like, YouTubehas, like, reallychanged a lotofthatformebecause I'm like, I liketohave a bigimpactonotherpeoplewith, likewhat I haveinmybrain, whatexperiencesthat I'vehad.
Andso, like, maybeYouTubeissomething I likereallyleanintoisgirl?
Uh, yeah, I guesswe'llsee.
But I thinkdefinitelygonnastayintech, butreallytryingtothinkofwaysto, like, broadenedmyimpactandtohelp, um, someofthosethingsthataretryingtohappenintheworldrightnow, specifically, likethingslikegettingmorewomenintotech.
Um, youknow, alsohelpingmycompanywiththeirmissiontogetmorecreatorspaidandhelpedhimget a good, youknow, livingsalaryfortheartthattheymake.