Alison Gilpatrick Email & Phone Number

Growing up, I thought I would be an English major.Given my love for reading and my middle school passion for writing stories, it seemed like the obvious fit. It never excited me though, it was just the logical next step.My high school coding class changed all those plans. It was my senior year, and I had just left my last class for the day (or more accurately, left the Zoom call, as it was Covid season). It was a Friday, so I had infinite possibilities for what I could do with my afternoon. Instead I sat there for 30 minutes working on my coding homework, trying to find the optimal set of instructions to get my robot to its destination in the shortest amount of time. It was when my father asked me what I was doing that I realized 1) I was doing homework right after school ended on a Friday afternoon and 2) I didn’t want to stop. I loved the satisfaction of finding a better answer, of solving a problem I’ve been stuck on, of stepping back and seeing something I have managed to carve out of an idea and code. Somehow I had managed to find something that I loved, a major and a future that truly excited me.Four years and multiple coding languages later, and that love has yet to burn out. My specialties include problem solving, quick learning, debugging, and communication. I have the most experience in C++, C#, Java, and Python with some basic experience in HTML, CSS, and website development.My time in college is coming to an end, but my desire to learn is ever growing, and I’m excited to see where I can go next.

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  University Of Vermont

  Computer Science