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My Mentor, made me more confident in my abilities. I learned to apply to as many jobs as possible, all you need is one yes. Even if you don't feel ready, try to learn while doing the job. They are very gracious with me and I can thank them enough. 

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My Mentor, made me more confident in my abilities. I learned to apply to as many jobs as possible, all you need is one yes. Even if you don't feel ready, try to learn while doing the job. They are very gracious with me and I can thank them enough. 

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Me seeing that you were on family vacation on the other side of the globe like 30 minutes before one of our meetings haha

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i am so grateful for the guidance and support you showed me when i didnt know what the heck i was doing and you lead me like the amazing mentor you are i learned so much from our after academy sessions

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Fave Snap Academy Memory; Getting vulnerable with my fellow scholars across all of the academies. Learning about everyone's stories, inspirations, passions, and even insecurities. 

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Fave Snap Academy Memory; Getting vulnerable with my fellow scholars across all of the academies. Learning about everyone's stories, inspirations, passions, and even insecurities. 

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It has all taught me the value in being human. I have learned the importance of showing up as your authentic self and always showing compassion, and meeting others with kindness. You never know what someone has gone through or how your gratitude for someone can change the trajectory of their path. Snap Academies has been nothing short of LIFE CHANGING <3

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Shawnya has given me the insight to go after what I want with conviction, courage, and kindness.

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I appreciate the calm, but productive talks. Also appreciate the direct feedback and sharing your wisdom during this experience.

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You have been a light throughout my time during the Snap Academies. Your wisdom, passionate nature, and kindness has been deeply appreciated. You rock :-)))

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I just wish i had more time to learn more about what he has to share Nawaf is just awesome.

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I just wish i had more time to learn more about what he has to share Nawaf is just awesome.

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I enjoyed talking to my Mentor about how I want to be more open about asking questions. Really not be scared, also showing me how to be a good team member. Adding on knowing how much I would appreciate myself. 

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I enjoyed talking to my Mentor about how I want to be more open about asking questions. Really not be scared, also showing me how to be a good team member. Adding on knowing how much I would appreciate myself. 

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Talking about animal crossing, cats, and concerts :)

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the final showcase! sammy slayed as always *nail painting emoji here*

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the final showcase! sammy slayed as always *nail painting emoji here*

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To Thomas J. - It was fantastic getting to know you over the course of the past 9 weeks. You are a combination of a fun and knowledgeable individual who provided me with tons of insights and other perspectives of other opportunities at Snap. I hope you and your family are well. Cheers, Kalvin

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To Thomas J. - It was fantastic getting to know you over the course of the past 9 weeks. You are a combination of a fun and knowledgeable individual who provided me with tons of insights and other perspectives of other opportunities at Snap. I hope you and your family are well. Cheers, Kalvin

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It was so much good time with you. I also learned a lot of things from you about passion of design and sharing all interesting :) Keep going and keep moving! You will be there!

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I’m always leaving our conversations feeling inspired. He has been a major help any problem I’ve brought to him, it’s like he always has the prefect thing to say. Thank you Rahul for the insights you’ve provided to me on my career path, my resume, the final showcase, and all the other things we discussed.

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Talking about naughty puppies over lunch LOL

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Thank you for being open to becoming a mentor for an engineer as opposed to a storyteller or designer. Even though our fields don't directly relate to each other, they overlap in many different areas and I learned that throughout our talks.

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Through meeting and speaking with Vlad during this time, I learned to speak to my interests and was able to create a more natural flow to conversations.

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shoutout to gagan for keeping it real with me and being so chill, love all your insight !

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Truly grateful for this amazing experience Snapchat and NSL has provided us. I look forward to what opportunities open up thanks to this amazing experience.

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"Don't give up, keep going. Believe in yourself" This insight means so much to me. Thank you Yurii.

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"Don't give up, keep going. Believe in yourself" This insight means so much to me. Thank you Yurii.

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Can't deny that the humor and vibes during lunch was peak energy. It's the time to unwind, crack jokes, vent, and enjoy some better than average meals!

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Having a person willing to share their insights  and guide us through the academies was really amazing. I really appreciate my mentors time
thank you Niel!!

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An insight I got from Neil, Communication is the most important thing in tech industry.

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An insight I got from Neil, Communication is the most important thing in tech industry.

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Felicia Chen - SEA Scholar and Emma Wang's Mentee

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Felicia Chen - SEA Scholar and Emma Wang's Mentee

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One major insight that I gained while building a relationship with Emma is being able to put myself in the right mindset before public speaking or before a technical interview! I've been able to control my nerves and perform to the best of my ability.

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Jessica, I am SO grateful for your guidance throughout the academies. I really love how comfortable I've gotten with you, and I feel like we became best buds <3

One insight I've gained from Jessica is confidence, I got inspired from her leadership skills and tried to do some leadership roles myself :>

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Thank you for being a kind, creative and smart individual, Will! I'm incredibly thankful to have spent this summer chatting with and learning from you. I hope our chat proved helpful. Lets stay in touch! You have an amazingly bright future ahead of you, and I'm glad to have been a part of your Academy experience :)

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For Karina- Thank you for talking to me and guiding me through all my worries as I prepare for interviews, university, and and other worries. You're always so down to earth, sweet, and I am so grateful to be your mentee :)

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Was really inspired by my mentees eagerness to learn and grow. Definitely reminded me of myself at this stage of their career. I'm excited to see them continue to grow and develop into a great engineer!

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I'm so glad I was partnered with you! It's been so great to get to know you and support you through your Snap Academy journey! You KILLED your final showcase!

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I am very grateful for how supportive you have been Christie! You've really made this summer so memorable for me and I'll never forget it.

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Thank you Nathan Baum,
You were always ready to answer my questions regarding the engineering side of things especially with interviews! Thank you for also setting up a mock technical with me to really test my skills. Just overall super appreciative of the work you've done for me!
-David

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I've really enjoyed our conversations and hearing you grow through the academy. excited for your future!

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It was so great to get to know you Carissa. I saw a lot of growth throughout your time at the academy and I'm so excited to see what the future holds for you :)

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Dear Eri,

I feel so grateful that I was not only able to cross paths with you, but also able to learn from such an amazing and supportive mentor. Thank you for all the dinners we've shared. I appreciate learning about your professional career but also details about your personal life as well. And I appreciate all your patience and support when doing Leetcode with me. I love how kind and girlboss you are and I hope we can continue to build this relationship. Love you Eri! - Megan

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Thank you for leaning in and pushing me to build habits for success :)

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Favorite memory is the dance off we had during our Coinbase Campaign Pitch

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Every mentor meeting I had with Ben was so insightful and learned so much about presenting and professional development. I am so grateful for all of the advice he gave me and I always enjoyed our weekly lunches together! :)

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Sammy showed me how to utilize the wonderful world of Canva! and inspires me to bring personal storytelling into my work more :)

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Sammy showed me how to utilize the wonderful world of Canva! and inspires me to bring personal storytelling into my work more :)

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Thank you for sharing your insights and experiences with me! Humility, lack of self orientation, and eager to learn new things... these qualities I will remember :)

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I am so so so thankful for Mario and his guidance this summer. It has been awesome speaking to him every week and being able to have an outside POV on my work/career. Soooo much wisdom and experience.

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Influencing me to get out my comfort zone and network with people as much as possible.

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It was so amazing to work with you this summer and see all of your growth! I will miss our lunches together :)

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I learned that building a relationship goes both ways and we don’t always have to talk about serious topics!

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Thank you so so much for your support and understanding. Thank you for not forcing meetings when we were both drained and for cheering me on all the time.

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Before you turn something in make sure you RE-READ your work!!

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Gery Ge(Mentor) Steven Nguyen (Me, MENTEE)

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The biggest insight I developed was that, it is somewhat counterproductive to look too far ahead when you haven't accomplished the goals before leading up to it. You should have a long term goal but you should increment it in such a way where you can actually see / track progress and put all your focus on these smaller / immediate goals!

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Technology never wants to work when it needs to! 

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Technology never wants to work when it needs to! 

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Making sure everyone was able to get their Yubikey and login info safely and securely even after the initial difficulties with onboarding. Thanks for everyone being open and learning on the fly with us.

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This has been such a fun summer! I've really enjoyed seeing you grow in confidence and leadership, and will miss our lunch chats!

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Getting lunch with my mentor, lunch with friends from academy and playing games during break :))

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I learned so much from you, and will continue to apply every tip and advice you shared with me during this time as I navigate life. Learning how to incrementally work towards my goal and how to navigate the tech industry during my early stage were two of the so many gems you shared with me.

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I realized that I didn't need an engineer as a mentor as much as I originally thought I did. I've had amazing and fun talks with you regarding life, school, work, and you remind me that there is always something new to be learned anywhere you go

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I've loved all of our conversations! Thank you Tiffany for being such a kind and chill mentor.

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It has been incredible seeing how much you have grown and how much more confident you have been throughout the very short period of the program. I hope you keep that passion and wiliness to continue learning. Excited to see you continue to grow!

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I want to give a great thank you to Raag for helping me out on my journey through Snap. One of the things I was able to enjoy was how well we were able to click from day one of meeting each other. And I appreciated the kind guidance you gave me throughout, especially with the tools and tips I needed for my career. And also giving me the much needed advice I needed for journey in tech and art. Thank you!

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An insight I learned from RoseMarie is that life is not linear sometimes its a windy road and that's ok because that's what makes you, you.

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Felicia, thank you for your hard work this summer! I'm grateful to be on this part of your journey as you navigate through this complex and wonderful career in tech.
- Emma

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There is always uncertainty on this journey for both of us but hopefully we shared some insight on how to make it a bit more comfortable with the uncomfrotable

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Connecting with everyone on such a personal level!

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Connecting with everyone on such a personal level!

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I really excited to had such Mentee as you! It was always a pleasure to hold conversation with you!

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When he share some of his knowledge  with me and making sure if i had the right tools to accomplish my goal like a father I just wish i had more time to actually  get to know him more and share more thoughts 

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When he share some of his knowledge  with me and making sure if i had the right tools to accomplish my goal like a father I just wish i had more time to actually  get to know him more and share more thoughts 

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lmao Muchas Gracias Nawaf !

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An insight I gained from Chris was the value of networking and keeping in touch with past employees as well as supervisors. 

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An insight I gained from Chris was the value of networking and keeping in touch with past employees as well as supervisors. 

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Megha, you inspire me with your hard work, curiosity, and drive to learn and improve yourself everyday! :) I have no doubt that you will achieve amazing things.

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Im grateful that my mentor always knew the strength in me and was patient enough to let me realize it for myself! 

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Im grateful that my mentor always knew the strength in me and was patient enough to let me realize it for myself! 

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-WOW, Im so happy to be matched with someone who like you. You have such a positive energy and you definitely help me to not be so hard on myself. I cant wait for you to see all my accomplishments and for you to keep inspiring me.

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Inspired and excited by my mentee's confidence and his fresh take on Snap and the tech world as well as leaning into his leadership skills through this process!

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I am very grateful for the time Rahul has set aside to support me. The lunches we had together were very valuable and productive.

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Getting the opportunity to see how a real team meeting works, all thanks to Maggie!! :)

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Getting the opportunity to see how a real team meeting works, all thanks to Maggie!! :)

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I loved feeling like we connected emotionally through PD and Council

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Getting to meet with my mentor every week!

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watching Zoe kill it on stage (on my laptop in bed b/c it was late for this east coast mom) 

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watching Zoe kill it on stage (on my laptop in bed b/c it was late for this east coast mom) 

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Calm down! :D Mentors are people too and I shouldn't worry too much about just talking to another person.

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Watched my mentee rock their portion of their group's final showcase! It was great to see their ideas get incorporated into the design of their product.

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Thank you for always bringing positive attitude to our 1:1s. It was a pleasure seeing how much you grew over the course of a few weeks, I am excited to see your growth as you enter this new chapter!

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Steven, than you for giving me so many insights for both career and personal life. Always enjoyed our conversations and having a great start to Thursday mornings!

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I appreciate you in so many ways! Your dedication to work and your family is truly inspiring. I am forever grateful for you showing me how to structure my stories during my interview process that will help me get to the next level! Thank you for everything!

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Winston - thanks for being open to having a cross-functional mentor. It was great to spend some time flexing our brains in different ways and reminded me so much of how we work at Snap between tech and non-tech teams. 

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Winston - thanks for being open to having a cross-functional mentor. It was great to spend some time flexing our brains in different ways and reminded me so much of how we work at Snap between tech and non-tech teams. 

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Cindy has helped me grow in so many ways. Through each project we worked on to help me be more successful in my personal endeavors, she has been right there with me the whole time through the highs and lows of this academy experience, and I am SO grateful to have had her as my mentor.

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Thank you for sitting down with me and having the time to work with me doing the firebase and helping me fix that minor issue of the scroll view. I thought it was funny when I showed the names I made for the project.

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Shoutout to Miranda for always being on top of everything! Always asking for feedback and trying to improve herself in every way possible 🙏🏼

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I want to express my gratitude towards Hannah, she was the one who interviewed me for SSA so she has truly been with me through every step of this journey 💛 You are truly the most genuine mentor I could have asked for 🩷

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I want to express my gratitude towards Hannah, she was the one who interviewed me for SSA so she has truly been with me through every step of this journey 💛 You are truly the most genuine mentor I could have asked for 🩷

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I really had wonderful time with my mentor, Yurii, throughout the Academy. I learned so much important things including "fake it if you can!" Thank you so much!

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so proud of our time together because we both learned from each other. cheering for you and thank you camryn! 

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so proud of our time together because we both learned from each other. cheering for you and thank you camryn! 

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I really appreciated how Liz is is always willing to adjust her path to go after her passion - it's something I'm going to remember and do for myself more.

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I learned that when you are an ambitious and goal-oriented person, it's really important to be mindful about your health and relationships. (Leah Felty to Stacey)

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Honestly, thank you so much for being a great mentor. There were so many things that I learned: what success means to me, ways to overcome occasional fears I have, etc.. Every meeting we had was so crucial to the improvement I have now.

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I'm so thankful to have been paired with Vanessa, she is the same person as me! The match was perfect and I couldn't ask for anything better. 

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I'm so thankful to have been paired with Vanessa, she is the same person as me! The match was perfect and I couldn't ask for anything better. 

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I'm so incredibly grateful for Sam for supporting me throughout the whole academies. You're insight and experience has influenced me so much you don't even know. You're such an awesome person, thank you for everything. You inspire me!

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Gery Ge (MENTEE) - Steven Nguyen (Me* MENTEE)

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Gery Ge (MENTEE) - Steven Nguyen (Me* MENTEE)

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I really enjoyed my meetings with Gery, being that he has had experience in both management and engineering, I was able to get some perspective on both topics. He was always very honest and upfront with what I had to ask and knew how to guide me along the right path and filtered me of most of my fluff, so I really appreciated him and his time. I know he's a busy person but I had an awesome experience hearing and learning from him!

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Thank you for getting great energy in are coffee ☕️ chats !!!

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Thank you for getting great energy in are coffee ☕️ chats !!!

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Thank you Vadim for sharing your wealth of knowledge about ML and sharing your stories and insight with me. Truly learned so much from you and wish you continued success.

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Felicia Chen - Snap Engineering Academy Scholar

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Felicia Chen - Snap Engineering Academy Scholar

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So grateful for EMMA for being open to my millions of questions about Software Engineering and about life in general! You've made me gain so much confidence in the path that I am taking, and you have always provided such good insight for anything I was struggling with. So happy to be under your wing :)

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Thanks hanna Your guidance has been incredibly valuable, and I appreciate the insights you've shared. I've learned so much from you, and I'm excited to apply it moving forward.

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David - thanks for always being so eager to learn more during our meetings together! You inspired me each week with your new ideas and I loved learning about your current projects and future goals!

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Myh'Keith Lewis - Snap Engineering Academy

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Myh'Keith Lewis - Snap Engineering Academy

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One huge insight I've gotten from my mentor is to be present in the moment. Focus on problems that you are overcoming right now instead of worrying about problems that may or may not happen in the future.