“Learn To Fly feels like a conversation with your favorite older sister. Author, Dr. Wendy Okolo has a way of weaving life advice into comical anecdotes that bring her personal story to life.
Whether interested in a STEM field or not, the message “everything is for everyone” rings throughout with practical applications to any field.
This story will spark a reader’s ambition and equip them with the tools to find their own path to success.”
“LEARN TO FLY”
By popular demand, Dr. Okolo chronicles her path to becoming an aerospace research engineer. Recounting her academic experiences in a chronological fashion, this book serves as a guide for anyone wanting to grasp a complex subject matter in a scholastic environment. Replete with stories of wins and losses, she provides actionable steps to enable success and inspire future STEM practitioners, so that they can learn to fly before they quit.
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Why do certain students thrive in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), while others struggle and quit? Do they have like-minded peers, better textbooks, supportive teachers, or relevant work experience? In Learn to Fly, Dr. Wendy A. Okolo chronicles her journey to an aerospace engineering degree, via an academic memoir interwoven with humor and recommendations for succeeding in STEM. From securing scholarships to networking etiquette, from adept time management to extracurricular involvement, the author covers the gamut of academic success. A guide for anyone pursuing scholarly excellence, Learn To Fly provides actionable tools to equip and inspire you, to triumph through your own unique path to the stars.
“Dr. Okolo’s path was not paved with gold bricks melded with privileged grout, nor is it a rags-to-riches story.
It’s a story of focus, determination, high standards, self-awareness, and impeccable manners.”
- Donald James
NASA Associate Administrator for Education (Retired) and Manners Author
