Because
of her age, Lydia did not begin working until she was seventeen years old, and
had already finished her first semester at BYU.
She started off, as most do, working in a fast food restaurant. In this case, it was the local Sonic in
Laramie, Wyoming. It was a good start
for her. She was a key player on the
Sonic team, and was up for becoming a manager.
However, she chose to return to BYU to study some more. While completing the prerequisite courses for
the Accounting Junior Core, she worked as a Resident Assistant (RA) in Helaman
Halls. This position helped her learn to
relate to other people. She was often a
mediator and a counselor for the girls that she looked after.
During
this time, Lydia started to feel dissatisfied with her major. Accounting just wasn’t as interesting as she
had hoped it would be. She started to
become more involved in her IS 201 class, which covered the beginnings of the
Information Systems major. She fell in
love with the idea of using technology to help people and enhance their lives.
She changed majors, only three months before she left to serve a mission for
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. That made for a difficult arrival
afterwards. She had to quickly catch up
to the other students that were looking to enter the program and finish all of
the prerequisite courses within the first six months of returning.
Currently,
Lydia is working as a Platform Engineer for the Office of Information
Technology at BYU. She is preparing her
application for the Information Systems Junior Core and learning as much as she
can about technology. She hopes to earn
a degree and begin work in her new favorite field.
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