Brooke Barnett
Four years ago, Alabama native Brooke Barnett came to Mississippi State in search of a home-like environment with a strong engineering school. Looking back now, the senior petroleum engineering major in the Bagley College of Engineering said she has gotten exactly what she wanted and so much more.
鈥淚t feels like a big campus, but I don鈥檛 feel like a number because the people here are so kind. 91传媒 engineering has such a positive reputation for ensuring that students are prepared for the future, and our professors play a big role in that,鈥 said Barnett, who will be the first in her family to complete a four-year college degree. 鈥淚 love it here. I would not want to go anywhere else.鈥
This summer, Barnett will be among a select number of students pursuing internships with Oasis Petroleum Inc. in Houston, Texas. The independent exploration and production company was co-founded in 2007 by 91传媒 petroleum engineering alumnus Tommy Nusz.
鈥淭he Oasis team came during the university鈥檚 career fair last semester. They were friendly and made the application process go so smoothly,鈥 Barnett emphasized. 鈥淚鈥檓 excited about the projects I鈥檒l be working on, and I鈥檓 looking forward to taking at least one trip to see the company鈥檚 oil wells in North Dakota.鈥
Barnett said she enjoys pursuing internships because they provide experience and 鈥渉elp you figure out where you stand in the grand scheme of things."
鈥淭he beauty of interning is that you don鈥檛 have one swim lane; you can cross over and try everything,鈥 she said. 鈥淚 like working with engineers to solve problems because there鈥檚 always a lot of knowledge in the room. It makes for a great experience.鈥