Speaking of clubs, you’re in quite a few!
I'm a keen debater, and the debating society really shaped my first-year experience because it was like another community. The club scene is something that sets UC apart quite substantially from any other New Zealand university. I'd recommend it heavily because no matter what you're interested in, there's a club for you where you can make friends, get together, and do things that you enjoy or try new things.
How do you see the future of engineering, especially for women?
I’d like to grow more Pasifika women in engineering. The WiE CAN camp is really good at selecting minorities within women who wouldn't usually go to engineering camps. Supporting initiatives like that is important because it provides an inclusive, safe space for women who study engineering to get together and build a community.
Being from Ōtautahi Christchurch, are you happy with your decision to stay local and attend UC?
I wouldn’t change my decision for the world. What you get at UC with the clubs, the support networks, the mentoring, and the scholarships, you can't get that anywhere else. And you can't study engineering to the same level anywhere else in New Zealand. I love what I study and so I'm so glad that I came to UC to study it.
Can you sum up your UC experience in three words?
Lots of fun!