{"613525":{"#nid":"613525","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Getting to Know Georgia Tech: Surya Narayanan","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith over 15,000 undergraduate students, six colleges, and more than 30 majors, the Georgia Tech community is a large and unique group.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMeet Surya Narayanan \u0026ndash; B.S. International Affairs and Modern Languages (Chinese), East Asian Studies Minor, Class of 2019\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHometown - Duluth, Georgia\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EWhy did you choose to come to Tech?\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe biggest reason is the city of Atlanta. It is a growing global city with numerous opportunities, both for professional development and personal discovery. I knew I would have a good college experience with Atlanta\u0026#39;s thriving arts and food scenes, but just as importantly, I knew Atlanta\u0026#39;s increasing importance as a global hub would be relevant to my professional goals. Georgia Tech is also the best STEM school in the Southeast, and I knew that even while studying a social science like international affairs, I would have the chance to develop my technical skills further, including in fields such as computer science.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EWhat is your favorite aspect of Atlanta?\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe food scene \u0026mdash; you can get food from just about any part of the world somewhere in Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EWhat do you enjoy about your major?\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI chose my major largely for the opportunity to travel around the world, but also because I\u0026#39;ve always felt driven toward public service, debate, and the idea that I could somehow contribute to change in the world. I see East Asia as one of the most important regions of the world in today\u0026#39;s geopolitical climate, so I wanted to keep it as my regional focus while also extending my studies to South and Southeast Asia.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EWhat do you plan to do after graduation?\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter graduation, I hope to either attend graduate school or join the U.S. Foreign Service. I\u0026#39;ve had the opportunity to work with the Foreign Service for two summers now and I\u0026#39;m preparing for a third. Getting to work with the State Department in China and in Washington, D.C., has made me realize how much of an impact public service can really have on people.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERead more about students from other majors \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/features\/getting-know-georgia-tech\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith over 15,000 undergraduate students, six colleges, and more than 30 majors, the Georgia Tech community is a large and unique group. Meet Surya Narayanan \u0026ndash; B.S. International Affairs and Modern Languages (Chinese), East Asian Studies Minor, Class of 2019\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Meet Surya Narayanan \u2013 B.S. 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