Outstanding Senior Questionnaire

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What's your hometown?(Required)

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What clubs and activities are/were you involved in?(Required)

Please highlight no more than three — your most impactful.

Which of your in-the-classroom hands-on learning opportunities was most valuable and why?(Required)

Course projects, group projects, capstones, etc.

Which of your out-of-the-classroom hands-on learning was most valuable and why?(Required)

Internships, co-ops, student orgs, design/build teams, etc.

Who was your most influential mentor while at Iowa State and why?(Required)

Please choose just one.

What would you consider your greatest accomplishment or best memory at ISU and why? (Required)

What are your plans for after graduation? (Required)

Tell us about a time that someone in the Iowa State community — a mentor, a peer, an advisor, a staff member, a bus driver, etc! — helped you. What’s been the lasting impact of that moment of kindness?(Required)

Was there a moment when you weren’t sure if engineering was the path for you? Describe what helped you persevere.(Required)

How did Engineering Career Services help you prepare for, find, and get hired for internships, co-ops and full-time employment?

Did you use entrepreneurship resources at Iowa State (Ex: Start Something, CyStarters, CyBiz Lab, Startup Factory, Pitch Competitions)? If so, explain how they helped prepare you for your career.

For someone unfamiliar with it, describe your major in your own words.(Required)

What’s the mark you’re looking to leave on the world as an engineer? (Required)

As you think back on your time at Iowa State, what does it mean to engineer “like a Cyclone Engineer”? Or said another way: What’s unique and awesome about being an Iowa State engineer and the ISU engineering experience? (Required)

Now, think back to when you were deciding where to go to college. What would you tell a younger you about what you gained from choosing Iowa State? (Required)

What is a location on campus where you feel particularly inspired as a Cyclone Engineer and why?(Required)

Number of internships/co-ops completed in your college career (count multiple experiences at the same company individually)(Required)

Days spent on study abroad experiences(Required)

Number of times you attended Iowa State career fairs(Required)

Total number of student orgs you’ve been involved with through college(Required)

Number of hands-on teaching or research experiences (through URA, honors research, TAing, etc.)(Required)