{"id":4939,"date":"2022-04-29T07:30:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T14:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/?p=4939"},"modified":"2025-08-15T12:44:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T19:44:03","slug":"bryn-matheson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/2022\/04\/29\/bryn-matheson\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Spotlight: Bryn Matheson"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"breadcrumbs\" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\">\r\n\t<!-- Breadcrumb NavXT 7.2.0 -->\n<span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture.\" href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/\" class=\"main-home\" ><span property=\"name\">Voiland College<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Voiland College Student Success.\" href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\" class=\"home\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">Voiland College Student Success<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span><\/div><header class=\"wsu-article-header \">\r\n\t<h1 class=\"wsu-article-header__title\">\r\n\t\tStudent Spotlight: <br>Bryn Matheson\t<\/h1>\r\n\t\t<\/header>\r\n\n\n\n<p>What makes Washington State University stand out from the crowd for many of those looking to get an engineering degree?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We ask bioengineering and applied mathematics major Bryn Matheson for her thoughts on what makes WSU such a special place.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\" wsu-overlap wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium\">\r\n\t<div class=\"wsu-overlap__container\">\r\n\t\t\n<div class=\" wsu-overlap__column\">\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column-inner\">\r\n        \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wsu-image--style-framed\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"978\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2022\/03\/Bryn-Matheson-792x978.jpg\" alt=\"Bryn Matheson.\" class=\"wp-image-4942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2022\/03\/Bryn-Matheson-792x978.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2022\/03\/Bryn-Matheson-396x489.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2022\/03\/Bryn-Matheson-768x949.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2022\/03\/Bryn-Matheson.jpg 846w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\" wsu-overlap__column  wsu-overlap--surface-column wsu-overlap--overlap-xmedium\">\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column-inner\">\r\n        \n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wsu-hide--tablet\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-dropshadow--medium wsu-color-background--white wsu-spacing-top--xmedium wsu-spacing-padding-right--xmedium wsu-spacing-padding-left--xmedium wsu-spacing-bottom--sxxsmall\" >\r\n    \n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Major: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/degrees.wsu.edu\/degree\/bioengineering\/\">Bioengineering<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/degrees.wsu.edu\/degree\/mathematics\/\">Applied Mathematics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Expected Date of Graduation:<\/strong> May 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>High School:<\/strong> Henry M. Jackson High School<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Activities:<\/strong> Undergraduate Research Assistant in <a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/bernie-van-wie\/\">Dr. Bernie Van Wie\u2019s lab<\/a>, MLC tutor\/grader, Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scholarship:<\/strong> O.H. &amp; Ruth Verne Reaugh Scholarship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\t<\/div> \r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">What have you experienced during your time at WSU that will help you most in your future?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout my time at WSU, I think that the most valuable lesson that I learned is to put yourself out there and ask questions! In my first two years of university, I was always too nervous to ask questions. &nbsp;I thought that my classmates would judge me, or that my professors would be annoyed that I was asking a \u201cdumb\u201d question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once I started putting myself out there and asking my professors and peers questions when I had them, and it changed my entire college experience for the better! I realized that there is no point in struggling alone, and there was always at least one person who had the same question as me. I made friends with many more of the students that were in my classes, and I realized that we all felt the same way and that there was no need to be afraid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">What made you decide to attend WSU? Why did you choose your major?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After attending Arizona State University for my entire first year, I decided to transfer to WSU and it was the best decision I had ever made!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was tempted by the way random strangers could yell \u201cGo Cougs\u201d at each other, by the Cougar Football Saturdays, and by the vast opportunities that I thought WSU could bring me. As soon as I stepped on campus, I could immediately sense that \u201cCougs help Cougs\u201d community feeling, and I knew that this was the right place for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The deciding factor for me was that when I met the other students in the engineering and mathematics programs, I found that not only are they outgoing and friendly (and know how to have fun), but also care deeply about their education and work hard at it daily. When I sit in a classroom at WSU, I don\u2019t feel judged by my peers for asking questions or being confused, and I know that I could always turn to them for help if I needed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">Why would you recommend attending Washington State University? How have you benefitted by attending WSU?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I would recommend Washington State University because of its \u201cwork hard, play hard\u201d attitude. Not only do the students at WSU care about their education and want to do well, but throughout my time at WSU I have been able to make lifelong friendships that I will cherish forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">What advice do you have for fellow or prospective students? What can you recommend they do to succeed in your major or at WSU? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My biggest piece of advice to any fellow or prospective students in my major is to reach out to professors if you have questions! Your professor\u2019s office hours will be your best friend, especially in the bioengineering and applied mathematics programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reaching out to my professors allowed me to form relationships with them where I could feel comfortable asking questions and raising my hand in class, which made a world of a difference in my education. Based on my experience, I can promise that your professors want to help and see you succeed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">What has been your favorite program that you\u2019ve been involved with at WSU, and why?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My favorite thing that I have been involved in at WSU has been working in a chemical engineering lab as an undergraduate research assistant! I started doing research in May 2021 with an amazing graduate student in the <a href=\"https:\/\/degrees.wsu.edu\/degree\/chemical-engineering\/\">Chemical Engineering program,<\/a> and through this position, I have gained invaluable experience in a laboratory setting that has helped me get into graduate school. Not only did I gain experience, but through working in research I learned a lot about having patience and persistence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bryn Matheson is a bioengineering major graduating in May 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1120,"featured_media":4942,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[570],"tags":[590],"wsuwp_university_location":[332],"wsuwp_university_org":[498,443],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4939"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4939"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9034,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4939\/revisions\/9034"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4939"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=4939"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=4939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}