Alumni Stories: Alex Tovar, Gen 23

"Since I arrived at the University of Michigan it has been a great experience and the IB definitely helped me by giving me a high level of English which exempted me from a writing class. Likewise, they gave me credits for Spanish and I didn't have to take a Pre-Calculus exam, so I went straight to Calculus 1. Something that also helped me a lot was taking Physics, Math Analysis and IB Design, since a lot of What we saw in those classes for the Final Exams and mocks, I am seeing it now in Engineering. And of course, the constant practice of essays like the Extended Essay got me used to many of the jobs we do here related to research.

It is definitely challenging, but at no time have I felt that I have had a disadvantage compared to students who have been studying their entire lives in the United States.

Regarding Michigan, it's been an incredible environment and especially this year when they won the national championship.

I am currently in the Formula SAE team as an aerodynamics engineer, I got a job as a laboratory assistant and I am still active with hobbies such as music."

Alejandro Tovar

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"Desde que llegué a University of Michigan ha sido una gran experiencia y el IB definitivamente me ayudó dándome un alto nivel de Inglés, lo cual me exentó de una clase de escritura. Al igual, me dieron créditos para Español y no tuve que hacer un examen de Pre-Cálculo, por lo que fui directo a Calculo 1. Algo que también me ayudó mucho fue tomar Física, Mate Analisis y Diseño IB, ya que mucho de lo que vimos en esas clases para los Exámenes finales y mocks, lo estoy viendo ahora en Ingeniería. Y claro, la práctica constante de ensayos como el Extended Essay me acostumbró para muchos de los trabajos que hacemos aquí relacionados con investigación. Definitivamente es retador, pero en ningún momento he sentido que he tenido una desventaja en comparación con los estudiantes que llevan estudiando toda su vida en Estados Unidos.

Con relación a Michigan, ha sido un increíble ambiente y especialmente este año que ganaron el campeonato nacional.

Actualmente estoy en el equipo de Fórmula SAE como Ingeniero de Aerodinámica, conseguí un trabajo como asistente de laboratorio y sigo activo con hobbies como la música."

Alejandro Tovar



 

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