Miss Goffstown 2016-2017
Katie Smith

PLATFORM:  Math Counts: Empowering Women in STEM
TALENT:  Dance
SCHOOL: Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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What is your major in college and what interests you most in school?
I’m currently majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering in college and I love it! I hope to one day work in artificial intelligence, which both scares me and excites me

If you had to give one piece of advice to the younger generation what would it be?
Find joy in the journey. There will always be a new destination that you’re reaching towards and if you get stuck in the mindset that “Everything will be great once I…” then you’ll miss out on what really is great, right now.

What would you say has been your greatest experience?
Though it’s a bit strange, I’m so glad that I get to have the lifetime experience of being 6 feet tall! It’s helped me grow to be entirely comfortable ‘standing out from the crowd’ in so many aspects of my life, from being a female engineer to competing for Miss New Hampshire!

What is something people would be surprised to know about you?
I’m currently learning Russian, and the first two phrases I learned were “Please pass the potatoes” and “Yes, very kangaroo!”

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