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Meet Will Edmonds!

 

Pronouns: He series
Class Year: 2019
Hometown: Vancouver, Canada
Major: Mechanical Engineering

 

 

Read our interview with Will here!

 

 

Favorite Classes

My top three classes were probably Intro to Computer Science (elective), Creative Writing (HASS), and Power Generation Engineering (concentration). I’d never taken a CS course before and it blew my mind. It was a ton of work, but I learned very applicable skills, met a ton of people through group projects and office hours, and eventually landed a teaching assistant job from it! I took creative writing in my senior year and it was a much-needed break from my other technical workload. Plus, I met some really interesting people outside of the SOE. Finally, power generation engineering was a fascinating overview of the engineering behind the electrical grid, renewable technologies, and the thermodynamics of traditional generators. It informed my choice of career and definitely helped me get my first job. I thought the structure of the program was definitely necessary to cover all aspects of mechanical engineering, but thoroughly appreciated the ability to take liberal arts courses.

 

Favorite Professors

My robotics professor and the department chair Chris Rogers was an amazing professor and role model/mentor. Also, Doug Matson was a very enthusiastic and passionate teacher who always got students excited about machines (plus he wore a Hawaiian shirt every day).

 

Why Tufts Engineering?

I may be biased but I think the engineers had the best community out of all majors. We all went through the same difficult classes in first year and learned to collaborate and set up support networks early on. This is a factor of knowing your major before A&S and the class sizes being quite small. You could always walk into the engineering labs or computer rooms and find some friendly classmates, older students, or even professors to help with your homework or project.

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