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Parts of the interview stood out to Fisher.
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Fisher plans to study mechanical engineering and her interest in the field has sent her to Washington D.C. to support Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to support STEM legislation and to Shanghai, China to teach robotics workshops to local students.
She says she believes her community involvement was important because other candidates were on a level playing field academically.
Her extra work turned out to be more valuable than she anticipated.
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In addition to covering the normal cost of attending the university, the fellowship may be used to study abroad, to attend professional and educational conferences and for research and special equipment.
Fisher says she can’t list them all, but would like to thank everyone who contributed to her success.
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