Day 3 was a lot of fun, as we explored building C and A!
At the start of the day, in building T, we met with some of the current computer science interns at SAS. They shared with us their experiences through high school and college and what led them to pursuing internships here. Each one of them had amazing stories to share and gave us wonderful advice about balancing careers, mental health, college classes, and everything in between. Two main takeaways from this experience were
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- Always take risks: Always go to the career fair, even if it’s fall of your freshman year. You never know what opportunities will arise and where they will take you! Experience everything, and this process is crucial in helping you find your passion.
- Networking is key: Talk to and be friendly with as many people as you can on campus! You never know what experiences these people have and who they know. In the future, these people very well may play a huge part in setting you up with internships and even providing job opportunities.
Afterwards, we toured the 3rd newest building at SAS: Building C. This is where most of the customers will come and experience the executive business lounge. Floor 6 also holds Dr. Goodnight’s office, and it was really cool to be able to see that!
This building also holds one of the best cafeterias on campus. Niki and I took our lunches to go, shadowing Pauline in her book club, where we joined 6 other women in a glass conference room. The book they discussed was called “The Only Woman in the Room” by Marie Benedict, and I can’t wait to read this over the summer!
We then talked to Roger Lang, a Principal Sales Enablement Specialist for Risk in Building A, as he guided us through the newest building (Building A). This building is actually the tallest in Cary at 9 floors, and we learned that since it was so tall, the Cary firetrucks did not have a ladder to accommodate for this, so Dr. Goodnight bought a new one that works for them, just for this building! 
Finally, we said goodbye to Pauline Ashcraft, our host and Senior Associate Business Operations Specialist. She was an amazing host and we learned so much from her this week. Thank you Pauline!
