- Major: Mechanical engineering
- Hometown: Plantation, Florida
- Fun Fact: She loves music, plays multiple instruments and is looking for bands to perform with on campus.
Joining the Wolfpack has already proven to be the right decision for Sofia Stringer. The Park Scholar and College of Engineering student grew up hearing great things about NC State from her alumnus father, so she knew of our supportive university community before she ever applied. What Stringer couldn’t have imagined was just how many possibilities would be available to her here.
Stringer’s love of engineering and robotics naturally led her to consider enrolling at NC State to major in mechanical engineering. The financial aid provided by the Park Scholarships program, along with its passionate community of students, staff and mentoring faculty, solidified her decision.
“I participated in a lot of leadership and service experiences in high school, like volunteering for the Lighthouse of Broward and being president of the Guitar Club and Black Student Union, so I was also drawn to the enrichment experiences offered by the Park Scholarships program,” said Stringer.
She is part of Park’s 30th class of Scholars, as well as part of the first class of Stamps Scholars at NC State. This new partnership between the two merit-based scholarship programs will ensure scholars can Think and Do even more on behalf of their communities, the state of North Carolina and the world at large.
It’s a surprisingly small world for Stringer, though. Roe Stamps, who established the Stamps Scholars Program with his late wife, Penny, lives about 30 minutes south of Stringer’s hometown. These Floridians’ paths led to NC State, and thanks to support from the Park Scholars and Stamps Scholars programs, there’s no limit to where Stringer will go and what she will accomplish after graduation.
Two of a Kind
The Park/Stamps partnership will benefit more and more Park Scholars in the semesters ahead.
Learn about the partnership