Cynthia S. Campos

"During my experience as a high school teacher, I believed it was one of my responsibilities to encourage my students to turn their dreams into a reality. I constantly drew on examples of people who had overcome tremendous obstacles in order to fulfill their dreams, and of those who may have fallen short of reaching their goals, but had been triumphant due to their undying spirit and perseverance. While doing this for my students I came to realize I was not being true to my own aspirations and had not realized my full potential. The pursuit of a Master's degree in Computer Science afforded me the challenge I was seeking and a new course to set for my own dreams."

After graduation Cynthia worked at Exxon for a little over a year, and then moved back to El Paso. She is currently working with EDS on database conversion projects.

"I have found that my time at UTEP definitely prepared me for the many challenges that come with software development. Most importantly, the course work I took gave me a strong foundation to build on. It is a lot easier to pick up a new programming language when you have the basics down. I have to say that all of the logic classes I took are a definite plus. Getting the data where you want it can often be tricky, but it's amazing what you can do with speed when you use good logic in your programs!

"The only advice I can give students is to really try to learn the concepts in every class they take. There is no hand-holding in the industry and professors are there to help you understand, so take advantage of that resource while you can."

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