Hi, I'm Krystle



Hello, my name is Krystle Ingram, but my friends call me Skinny. Yes, Skinny! I am currently a senior at Western Michigan University studying Civil Engineering. Apparently, math is my "thing", and it is my minor. I grew up in a small town named Gibraltar in southeast Michigan. I originally came to WMU on a Track and Field scholarship. That did not last long! Nobody told me how impossible it was going to be joggling a collegiate sport and possible one of the hardest majors offered at a university. Though I miss running, letting it go was the best decision I have ever made. I gained three internship opportunities throughout the years, which has been a huge start to searching for a new job.


I must admit, this is the first Gender Women's Studies course I have been enrolled in. It is somewhat nice to take a break from problem solving and numbers all of the time. Literally, ever class I take in my engineering program is based on mathematics. Three goals I hope to accomplish begin with earning a passing grade so that Western will let me graduate. On a serious note, I honestly chose this course to understand how gender plays a role on how feelings are handled with opposite gender. In addition, I would like to compare the roles of gender in society today


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