From b94153a377370af00d695c1095b65bfb5c51139c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sonny Li Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2023 21:52:39 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update a-day-in-the-life-swe-intern-nasa-brandon-lam --- ...a-day-in-the-life-swe-intern-nasa-brandon-lam | 16 ++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/blogs/a-day-in-the-life-swe-intern-nasa-brandon-lam b/blogs/a-day-in-the-life-swe-intern-nasa-brandon-lam index 65c964f..770a15b 100644 --- a/blogs/a-day-in-the-life-swe-intern-nasa-brandon-lam +++ b/blogs/a-day-in-the-life-swe-intern-nasa-brandon-lam @@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ Work consists of coding, attending meetings, demoing the site, and writing docum There’s also lots of workshops and tours offered onsite that I try to attend and my mentor really encourages networking and attending these since that’s really what the internship is about. +![fun pic](https://i.imgur.com/fDXvWSq.png) +
Me and other NASA interns after barbenheimer!
+ #### 6. Do you have any advice for high school and college students trying to get an internship in tech, whether that’s at NASA or elsewhere? Get out there and get involved! This can be anything from joining a student organization, attending hackathons, or creating your own personal projects. NASA Glenn received 12,000 applicants this year and only 162 interns got accepted. Every intern I've met here has been insanely talented, sharing one common trait: the ability to apply their knowledge beyond the classroom in the real world. @@ -76,6 +79,10 @@ My parents are by far my biggest inspiration for me dreaming big. Growing up, my As for NASA, I mean, who doesn’t want to work for NASA, it’s NASA!!! +https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/ps-03787-07_af_july_2023_508v2.pdf + +I’m also a NASA supermodel! I’m on the cover of NASA Glenn’s monthly magazine, _AeroSpace Frontiers_. + #### 10. What's been your biggest challenge in getting to where you are today? By far the biggest challenge I’ve faced would just be imposter syndrome. I wrote my first line of code two years ago, and I remember during the second week of class, some guy scoffed at me when I asked a question, and said, “This is so easy, how come you can’t do this?” @@ -85,19 +92,12 @@ When it comes to class, I’m not the smartest guy. I’ve dropped physics 3 tim Despite that, after gaining some work experience, and getting better at coding. What I have to say is that you’re only really applying about 15% of the content you learn in class at work. In addition, comparison is the thief of joy, and as long as I’m enjoying my time learning how to code and creating projects, why should anyone else's opinion matter? ### 11. Any final words? - -Me and other NASA interns after barbenheimer !! - -https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/ps-03787-07_af_july_2023_508v2.pdf - -I’m also a NASA supermodel. -I’m on the cover of NASA Glenn’s monthly magazine, Aerospace Frontiers. - Learning how to code is so unbelievably intimidating. Personally, I believe that the best way to learn how to code is to get out there and make something you’re interested in. Codédex is an amazing site to start your coding journey, and I love the work that they are doing to gamify and ease beginners into programming. If your goal one day is to work at NASA or as a software engineer, my one piece of advice is to never stop dreaming. Growing up, NASA has always been a dream of mine to work at and as a result, I pursued my interests and honed my skills to get me to where I am today. The experience of working at NASA has truly been out of this world. +![me back in the day](https://i.imgur.com/X85sOjP.png) --- Check out Brandon’s personal portfolio site: [​​​​www.blam.dev](​​​​https://www.blam.dev) and