‘Part of my enjoyment comes from building things with [my] hands and being able to actually work in the physical world, and by studying mechanical engineering you get an invaluable understanding of how the physical world works,’ senior Garrett Parrish says.
Garrett Parrish grew up singing and dancing as a theater kid, influenced by his older siblings, one of whom is an actor and the other a stage manager. But by the time he reached high school, Parrish had branched out significantly, drumming in his school's jazz ensemble and helping to build a state-championship-winning robot. MIT was the first place Parrish felt he was able to work meaningfully at the nexus of art and technology. 'Being a part of the MIT culture, and having the resources that are available here, are what really what opened my mind to that intersection,' the MIT senior says. 'That's always been my goal from the beginning: to be as emotionally educated as I am technically educated.' Parrish, who is majoring in mechanical engineering, has collaborated on a dizzying array of projects ranging from app-building, to assistant directing, to collaborating on a robotic opera. Driving his work is an interest in shaping technology to serve others. 'The whole goal of my life is to fix all the people problems.
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