In their own words: what the pathway feels like from inside.
Middle school
Explore
"When we mess up, this only sets you up for a new door to open."
A 2025 Building Bridges student · Explore
"It is as important to learn as to succeed."
A 2025 Building Bridges student · Explore
"Engineering is designing, creating, testing, and improving solutions."
A 2025 Building Bridges student · Explore
"Engineering means designing for sustainability and using serious critical thinking skills."
A 2025 Building Bridges student · Explore
High school · Stevens pre-college
Pathway
"I became more interested in civil engineering and now have future support as I prepare for college."
A 2023 Pathway student
"I learned a lot of new vocabulary that my friends and I started using casually; we now look at the buildings and structures around us in a new light, as form or function."
A 2024 Pathway student
"I learned how to think and design like an engineer, and to be aware of how I'm impacting the environment around me."
A 2024 Pathway student
"I really appreciated the insights and experience Dr. Karam shared. The course really opened my eyes to a future career path in civil engineering and I'm seriously considering it now. It was an amazing opportunity."
A 2026 Pathway Scholar
"It was an amazing program. I learned so much from the course, especially during the bridge design project. Working on our bridge, the Sunshine Project, was definitely the highlight of the week. Before this program, I was interested in civil engineering, but this course really confirmed that it's what I want to pursue in the future. Seeing how engineering concepts come together in real projects made me even more excited about the field."
A 2026 Pathway Scholar
"I had absolutely zero experience prior to it, but now I feel much more accomplished and learned in the subject."
A Pathway student · Stevens pre-college
"He made us all think on our feet and think outside the box while considering the needs and happiness of the client."
A Pathway student, on their instructor · Stevens pre-college
"I felt like I was living the life of a real engineer while in the classroom."
A 2022 Pathway student · Stevens pre-college
"It allowed me to understand what civil engineering is and presented it in a way that would make me want to become a civil engineer."
A 2024 Pathway student · Stevens pre-college
"It made me excited for my major and college life in the future."
A 2024 Pathway student · Stevens pre-college
Only genuine, permission-cleared reflections are published here. Voices are drawn from post-program surveys of Aedifica pre-college and community deliveries.