After being told by a high school teacher that she wasn’t smart enough to pursue a post-secondary engineering education, Amy Tai has proven him wrong. In a big way.
With a cumulative average of over 98 per cent, the newly minted engineering graduate was the top student in her management engineering program for every term and has already started a master’s degree at Waterloo.
Amy Tai excelled in the management engineering program at Waterloo.
When not hitting the books, she makes time outside of the classroom to motivate others to consider a STEM education by promoting engineering to prospective students and mentoring current students.
“If you think you can’t do something, just do it,” Tai says. “There’s plenty of time to learn what you need to achieve your goals.”
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