Alison Shikada

Degree: BS Computer Engineering 

Student organizations/extracurricular activities:  
Alpha Omicron Pi
Asian American Association
ImagiNation Dance Crew

What's next for you after graduation?  Software Developer at tastytrade

Favorite memory from your time in ECE:  Struggling with the time constraints and material for ECE 391, but with hard work and determination, eventually becoming an undergraduate TA for the course.

Favorite ECE class: ECE 391 - Computer Systems Engineering 

Special mention/thanks:  Special thanks to the course staff for ECE 391, from FA19-SP21. While often regarded as the hardest class in ECE, the staff always put the students' interests first. I would also like to thank Joan Brown and Molly Helgesen in the ECE Advising Office, who helped and supported me as a woman in ECE. 

Advice for future Illinois ECE students: Go to office hours! Not only will you find valuable resources there, but you may find friends for a lifetime.