<p>Last summer I worked in Engineering Reliability for FirstEnergy, a public utility. During the fall I went to school full-time and worked there part-time. This semester I work at the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station.</p>
<p>I considered it a very valuable experience. Here’s why:</p>
<p>People often ask me why I’m going to USAFA after two years in college. I tell them because I spent two years in college.</p>
<p>It’s boring as all get-out here in the real world, at least where I work. I figured I had a shot at USAFA, so I took it, and it paid off.</p>