As an IT student at University of Cincinnati, I am always eager to learn about changing technologies and different aspects of them. This year I had one of the most turning point experience in my career and academic life. In the starting of my first-year college, I got a job offer from Dr. Hazem Said as a student worker in Information Technology Solutions Center. I never thought that I would get the job because I had no prior experience in technology and even I didn’t want to be in IT program because I had more interest in Mechanical Engineering, but life happens. I thought I would fail working there and would never achieve anything because world is smarter than me. First day at work was so much overwhelming for me because I got to know the whole team and their stories working in the workplace. I was also briefed by Dr. Said regarding software application development cycle. I also got exposed with many different technologies and software which I never heard about. I took part in development operations (DevOps) team which sounds very confusing, but it is fun because I got to learn about both development and system admin world.

After the whole one semester working there, I got into system administrator class and I found out that I know ahead of things than the average student in that class. Not only in one class but in my other classes, I was ahead from other in terms of knowledge about that course because I gain so much experience from ITSC that I could’ve easily tested out those classes. I never thought that ITSC would help me to achieve higher grade in my all classes. It not only helped me academically but also improved my soft skills like effective communication, project management, and leadership. I felt so much confident about myself.