My name is Sayed and I am a student at Boston University majoring in mechanical engineering with a concentration in manufacturing Engineering. I was born and raised in New York to two Egyptian immigrants who always pushed me to excel in life. 

My Father owns and operates two food trucks uptown while my Mother makes sure the house (and me) is in order. From the second I was in preschool, they emphasized education. They would buy workbooks for me and my siblings to do ever night, putting us in tutoring services, strict technology rules, etc. etc. I hated it at the time, but I wouldn't be here if they didn't push me to my limits and I am forever grateful for that. 

So, the plan was always to pursue a college degree, but why engineering?

My mother says I always liked cars growing up so, obviously I became a Mechanical Engineer. I'm pretty sure she thinks I'm a mechanic, but who am I to burst her bubble. To be honest, I just really liked design. I grew up fascinated by furniture and jewelry design and wanted to some day design and make my own. Later on, I learned how to CAD and more became interested in the process behind making a product. So, when I was deciding what I wanted to do in college, engineering just seemed to fit.