Author: luvini16

My name is Vinicius (vee-nee-cee-us) Aguiar. I am originally from Minas Gerais, Brazil. However, in 2007 I moved to US, and I have attended high school at the Pingree School in South Hamilton, MA--quite an interesting mix of a middle-class, urban life and the suburban experience of an affluent, preparatory school. Over the past 2 summers, I was working full-time. The summer before my senior year, I got a position a camp counselor for a summer camp at my school. This past summer, I worked in Boston as a real estate salesperson for Prestige Realty. In addition, I have been self-employed as an ESL tutor. At Lehigh, I wish to integrate the fields of Electrical Engineering and International Relations for an honors degree in the IDEAS program. Having lived in a different country, I experienced a significant transition in moving to the U.S. Furthermore, I got to get a hint of the Spanish culture in an exchange trip to Barcelona this past spring. These instances abroad have challenged me to consider the role of an engineer, a profession for which I have developed a passion for, in the international field. In this journey through the Lehigh experience, I wish to discover what that role is in order to work successfully in that field.

Ready to design your own major?

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Did you know that in the IDEAS program you get the flexibility to choose what classes you want?

I am a First-Year student who intends to concentrate in Electrical Engineering and International Relations, and the course selection process was very interesting these first two semesters. IDEAS majors take courses in five groups for a total of 136 credits:

  1. IDEAS Core
  2. Math/Science core
  3. Engineering Concentration
  4. Arts & Science Concentration
  5. Arts & Science distribution requirements

Sounds overwhelming? It’s manageable!

The great thing is that you can really focus in what you want to get out of your degree. For example, I wish to work for a multinational company in the engineering field. Therefore, I choose from an array of courses that give me a solid technical background in engineering. In IR, I am leaning towards political economy, economic development, and globalization.

So far, I have been working on the Math and Science requirements and the IR courses. Next year, my schedule will be mostly geared towards engineering with some IR classes.

Looking forward to how this is going to work out!