Student Stories
Share Your Dream
Wentworth students are action-oriented and career-minded. They leave here well on their way to professional success. Our goal is to give you the knowledge, advice, contacts, support networks, tools, and co-ops you need to navigate your future. Our graduates will be the first to tell you — you can make it here!
Trey Pierce, Electromechanical Engineering, '22
Trey Pierce was about to begin the graduate year of his 4+1 program in electromechanical engineering when he was offered a management role at a robotics company. It was an abrupt—but exciting—change of direction that all started when he tackled a class robotics project at Wentworth’s Accelerate Makerspace.
Sabrina Lorica, Architecture, '22
Growing up, Sabrina Lorica was obsessed with treehouses. That passion convinced her that architecture was her true calling. Sabrina decided to study in Boston, a city known for its iconic architecture. Of all the schools in Boston, she chose Wentworth for its co-ops and for its 4+1 program— an undergraduate and a graduate degree in five years. One of her co-ops? Designing treehouses in Colorado, where she worked with one of the country’s leading treehouse designers.
Cassidy Hayes, Biological Engineering, ’22
With the help of professors, mentors, and advisors, Cassidy Hayes customized her Wentworth experience to fit her goal—medical school. Her co-ops plunged her into the frontlines of COVID treatment centers during the height of the pandemic. At Wentworth, she conducted significant research on the connection between diet and the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Now in medical school, Cassidy says that Wentworth gave her a perfect foundation for pre-med.
Manny Chalumeau, Computer Science, ’22
Inspired by controversies around natural hair, Manny Chalumeau ’22 and a group of friends started Watch the Krown, a shopping site for natural hair products. It’s also a cultural hub that encourages Black women and men to artfully celebrate their “Krowns.” Manny sees Wentworth as a basecamp for Boston as a whole.
Abby Trainor, Construction Management, '22
As early as her sophomore year in high school, Abby set her sights on Wentworth’s construction management program. Once she arrived on campus, she hit the ground running, serving as the CM Club president during her very first year. Her co-op offered another pivotal role—working on major terminal renovations at Boston’s Logan Airport. “Choose a career that makes you joyful,” she says. “For me, that’s construction.”