In the article "Doctoral Student, at Age 20, Begins Pursuit of Third GW Degree," GW Today spotlighted Lola Nurullaeva's journey from earning her bachelor's degree in systems engineering with a minor in sustainability at just 19 years old to earning her master’s in data analytics a year later and now pursuing her third GW degree: a Ph.D. in systems engineering. As a first-generation college student who was also commuting to campus, navigating higher education came with its challenges, but she found a close-knit atmosphere at GW Engineering that helped her find her place both in her studies and at GW.
Here is an excerpt from the article: "Despite her many achievements, from talking to Nurullaeva, it quickly becomes clear that the most meaningful parts of her college experience were the mentors, classmates and communities she found along the way. While working as a Dean’s Fellow for Peer Mentorship in GW Engineering, her supervisor asked her how she managed to know so many people. The answer was simple. Nurullaeva became involved across campus, joining the Asian American Student Association, First Generation United and Muslim Student Association and International Council on Systems Engineering, among others."
Read the full article on GW Today.