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The systems engineering program at Cornell was fantastic for me because of the diversity in backgrounds, perspectives, and opportunities. As a younger student in the program with little professional experience, working with other students at different points in their career, students on-campus and on-line, and professors from multiple disciplines with backgrounds in industry and research gave me an interdisciplinary understanding of systems engineering as well as a broader base understanding of different fields.
— Benjamin Richer, M.Eng. Systems Engineering '18