Nadine Jansen became the first A&T student to receive the Goldwater Scholarship.

The junior mathematics major from Stoneville shared her experience receiving this award beating tough competition including students from Ivy League schools. As of now, she does not know how much she has been afforded for the scholarship. Goldwater recipients can receive funds up to $7,500 based on need.

When did you find out that you received the scholarship?

My teacher and Ms. Whiteside were the ones who told me because they saw it posted on the Goldwater website.

How did you become interested in math and major in it?

When I was a freshman I was an architectural engineering major, and I was tutoring a lot of students. Helping so many people in math is how I decided that I wanted to change my major.

What do you want to do in the math field?

Ultimately, I want to get my Phd in Combinatorics, which explores different ways and methods of counting.

What made you want to study Combinatorics?

This past summer I was in a program at the University of Maryland, and I did research in the field. I became interested in it and that’s when I decided that I wanted to study Combinatorics.

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