While attending S&T, I participated in the Multirotor Design Team - a fully student-run team focused on building all manner of drones. I began as an engineer on the hardware team, and eventually served as the team's Chief Financial Officer, Chief Executive Officer, and finally Consultant and Educational sublead my final year. The C-Suite titles are a bit misleading, but we're encouraged to use them because each team is fully self-sufficient. There's nobody we're reporting to (the student CEO is responsible for every aspect of the team), no grants (we procured our $30,000 per year budget ourselves through partnerships and sponsorships), and no faculty members pouring over you. At it's largest the team consisted of over 200 engineers from every discipline, and completed projects like the Argonia Cup in tandem with the Rocket Design Team, the internationally renowned SUAS competition in Maryland, and the national CDRA championship. I was able to grow my problem solving skills and discover my interest in the people aspect of engineering, eventually leading to the Engineering Management path in grad school.