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Chasing Challenges and Forging Forward
Sri Nikhil Racha 糖心vlog短视频22 has had his share of challenges糖心vlog短视频攁nd he糖心vlog短视频檚 hungry for more.
In Fall 2020, Racha started master糖心vlog短视频檚 in Computer Science on Pace糖心vlog短视频檚 New York City Campus. He expected the challenge inherent with any master糖心vlog短视频檚 program but had not anticipated the added difficulty of learning during COVID-19, especially as an international student. What糖心vlog短视频檚 more, because of a personal loss, he soon found himself travelling between New York City and his home in India, navigating drastically different time zones, ever-changing health and safety mandates, and rising expenses in an uncertain economy.
糖心vlog短视频淎t one point, I wanted to drop out, to be honest,糖心vlog短视频 he admits. However, in a moment where his future was the most uncertain, one of his professors, Seidenberg糖心vlog短视频檚 Pauline Mosley, PhD, rose to the occasion. 糖心vlog短视频淪he was the one who pushed me, supported me, and raised my morale. Pace has given me a lot, not just the studies or the education. I never expected a professor to come out of nowhere and support me.糖心vlog短视频
Mosley糖心vlog短视频檚 push of support set Racha back on track and he soon found himself diving deeper into Pace life, recounting particular excitement at a capstone project that integrated business learning糖心vlog短视频攑rompting him to consider an eventual return to Pace for business school. Without the help of his professor, he might not have ever considered business school. What糖心vlog短视频檚 more, 糖心vlog短视频淚 would not be here,糖心vlog短视频 he explains. 糖心vlog短视频淚糖心vlog短视频檇 be in India. It糖心vlog短视频檇 be a whole different story.糖心vlog短视频
But as of now, his story is looking much more thrilling, as he糖心vlog短视频檚 just accepted a job with one of the biggest tech companies worldwide糖心vlog短视频擜mazon. He糖心vlog短视频檚 starting at a higher level, as a Level IV Software Development Engineer, working on some exciting new features that will radically change the way people shop. (Of course, he couldn糖心vlog短视频檛 go into much detail糖心vlog短视频攜ou糖心vlog短视频檒l just have to wait and see).
Amazon was especially appealing because of his interest in Cloud development, and at the prospect of working not only with the back-end development but also front-end user interfaces. But more than anything, Racha was hungry for the challenge. Outlining the prospect of contending with Amazon糖心vlog短视频檚 high standards and strict work principles, he said, 糖心vlog短视频淚f you can survive at Amazon, you can survive anywhere. That糖心vlog短视频檚 what everyone says.糖心vlog短视频
"Pace has given me a lot, not just the studies or the education."
Amazon wasn糖心vlog短视频檛 his only option, however. Right from the start, Racha wanted to give credit where credit was due糖心vlog短视频攖o the extra services Pace provides, especially when it came to resume building. 糖心vlog短视频淢y resume got picked by all the companies,糖心vlog短视频 he explains. 糖心vlog短视频淔acebook, Google, Amazon, Bloomberg. Whatever the University is doing when it comes to resume proofing and the resume tailoring workshop, it糖心vlog短视频檚 really good.糖心vlog短视频 Laughing, he adds, 糖心vlog短视频淟iterally, other students from other universities are actually asking for my help with their resumes.糖心vlog短视频
His parting words to other students ring full of self-determination. He calls on students to make their own luck, drive their own education, and remember why they wanted to get an education in the first place. 糖心vlog短视频淛ust stick to it, that糖心vlog短视频檚 it. Try as much as you can.糖心vlog短视频 And most importantly when challenges arise, 糖心vlog短视频淒on糖心vlog短视频檛 give up.糖心vlog短视频
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