# Sowmya Atla Interview
### DATE
**Course:** iOS
**University:** University of Texas at Arlington

### Personal Questions
*Tell me about yourself.*
- From India
- Completed first semester of masters Computers Science (database & artificial intelligence)
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*Why do you want to apply as a Tech Fellow?*
- Develop her leadership skills
- Father is also a teacher (childhood motivation)
- Gained a lot of knowledge with iOS the past year
- Previously, worked on Android development
- Curious how iOS works (only did prework)

*What skills do you have that would contribute as a Tech Fellow? Prior experiences?*
- During first semester, created Android movie-browsing app
- Complex app
- Used sqlite

*What does it take to build a good community in the classroom?*
- During virtual setting, there is no communication between students
- Joyful and fun
- Specific experience: outdoor classroom in India
- close to nature
- pratical experience
- hands-on classroom

*What skills do you want to build/improve on? (technical/non-technical)*
- Leadership skills
- Haven't led a community or group before, but wants to try it
- Communication skills
- Technical
- Wants to improve technical debugging skills
- iOS development in general
- Quality of coding (style of coding)

*How was the TF application process? Would you make any changes to improve it?*
- Smooth, very straightforward
- Long emails - emailed 15 days later. (NOT GOOD)

*What would you improve in CodePath?*
- No

### Live Demo
Applicants should present their favorite tool that they used from the previous course that they've taken with. This should be presented through slides.

* **Additional notes:**
* Minimal text on slides :+1:
* Upcoming steps slide :+1:
* Show structure of developing tip calculator
* Overall, lots of pictures
* Clear linear speaking

* **Verdict:** Pass

### Tech Fellow Covid Grant

Grant of `$599` sent directly to tech fellows via PayPal. All Tech Fellows can apply (for-credit, non-credit, returning, new, etc.). To qualify, TFs must:

* Write an essay about COVID + CodePath community-building
* Attend + Participate 9-week leadership training
* Recruit minimum of 15 students (Admitted status)

Application Opens: tba
Application Deadline: tba

ASK TF IF ANY QUESTIONS?

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