Ricky Garella
Junior
When I was a senior in high school I had thought I wanted to study mechanical engineering, but I realized my math skills weren't as good as they should be and I didn't have the SAT score to get into NJIT. While talking to my high school advisor, the first thing he suggested was Product Design at Montclair State and told me that this program was the best in the state. The reason he suggested Product Design to me is because he noticed how much I loved designing cars during my classes.
During my time here I have learned so much about how to design and how I'm able to apply my engineering skills that I learned in high school to my designs. With everything that I've learned so far I was able to represent Montclair at the Auto Show by winning 3rd prize at the World Traffic Safety Symposium. I don't know where I would be today without Montclair State Product Design and I'm very excited to see what the future has in store for me.
