Mikaila Martin Capstone

If you’ve kept up with my blog so far, you probably know that I have an almost three year old daughter and a background in psychology. Studying the human mind and why people are the way that they are kind of made me terrified of becoming a parent myself. Even though I theoretically know the…

After Spring term ended in June, I felt ready to start applying for jobs. I had a specific company in mind already that I wanted to work for, and the job I wanted requires SQL and relational database knowledge. I figured it would be best to interview while all of that was still fresh from…

We’re a few weeks into my last semester now, and things are going really well! I’ve made good strides in each of my classes and feel confident hitting the ground running on my assignments and projects. I’m using some technologies I’ve never tried before and polishing my skills in the ones I’m already familiar with.…

This is the first time I’ve really thought about completing this degree and what that means for me. I spent so long feeling the ubiquitous Imposter Syndrome, wondering if I had made the right decision in floundering through this program. Now, with the end clearly in sight, job offer accepted, and GPA only slightly damaged,…