Alexandrya Tahdooahnippah
Cybersecurity,
Class of 2027
From Owasso, Oklahoma
Meet Alexandrya Tahdooahnippah, a student of the Cybersecurity program at the OU Polytechnic Institute. As a student ambassador for OUPI, a mother, and a first generation student in her second semester, Alexandrya has many plates to spin, but she handles it all with the utmost resolve. She is fueled by her ambition to protect children like her own on the internet, and isn't waiting until graduation to make a positive impact in her community. Learn more about her OUPI experience below!
I started this past fall! I’m a transfer student from TCC and a first generation student. I’m in my second semester here at OUPI. They offered me the student ambassador position recently, so I’m super excited to be a part of growing OUPI. I think it’s a wonderful program without a whole lot of information or talk about it in the community yet. So I’m very excited about that!
Hands-on — I guess that’s kind of two words. Haha! — I chose it because the classes are small enough right now that we get to have a very personal experience with all of our professors, and they can help us individually a lot. Also, a lot of our work is a virtual machine, so you’re basically practicing exactly what you would do in the real world.
Yes! I had a lot of support from the school itself in being successful. They are very accommodating. The scholarships I’ve been awarded have been a game changer in making this happen for me. That’s really what I needed to get my step forward in higher education
Protecting children on the internet is one of my big goals and focuses going into Cybersecurity. Because having children myself, the internet’s not a safe place for them and I would love to do my part to contribute to making it a safer place for them
Definitely don’t hesitate! Do it, apply for every scholarship you can, and if you give it your best effort and really put your heart and mind into it, you cannot fail. They will not let you fail.
