Systems Design Engineering (SYDE) student awarded Schulich Leader Scholarship, a national undergraduate STEM scholarship.
She believes it’s important to maintain a balanced lifestyle and has participated in basketball, running club and curling club. She was a council member on her school’s charity club and also enjoys music, cooking and reading in her free time.
When asked where she was when she found out she was a recipient of the Schulich Leader Scholarship, Orucevic says: “I mindlessly checked emails on my couch, not expecting to find anything out of the ordinary. In turn, something life changing was sitting in my inbox. I was in shock. No words. I had my sister pinch me, I had to check if it was in my junk mail, I had to check if the email was addressed to another person. But, no. It was all mine. I started yelling deliriously which brought my parents running into my room. The rest is history.”
Orucevic jokes that what truly drew her to Waterloo was the bubble tea, the geese and the engineering mascot: the Tool. But actually, for her, Waterloo has always been the top choice because of its exceptional teaching staff, unique student cohorts and the co-op program. She believes these things combined will give her the best possible foundation for an excellent education and a fulfilling future career.
Orucevic is looking forward to being an active member in Waterloo’s inclusive student communities and to participating in student clubs. She has big dreams to make a positive and significant impact in the rapidly changing world of engineering and design, and she aims to become one of the engineering leaders of the future.
Meet the 2021 Schulich Leaders was original posted on Waterloo News.