Week 3: Personal Reflection

During this week, I began thinking about the requirements I need to accomplish for graduation. For the engineering honors program, I have to fulfill three pillars that represent breadth, depth, and community and professional development. I began thinking that I might want to add a minor to my education that will fulfill the breadth pillar. To fulfill the pillar, it would have to be in a non STEM field. I began thinking of minors that would be fun, but at the same time look good on a resume. At first, I began thinking of a language such as French because employers like that, but I wouldn't have liked it a whole lot. So, I began thinking of classes that I took in high school that I really liked. This brought me to history, but I didn't think employers would care as much. I continued thinking about it and I realized that I could try religious studies. I always loved learning about different religions in history class and I could tell employers that it helped me gain a better prospective of different cultures around the world and I could connect with more people as a result. Through my creative thinking, I was able to decide on a minor that would fulfill that would be interesting and look good on a resume while fulfilling the breadth pillar for the honors program.