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Javi, from València. Marta, from Murcia. He comes from the German College. She comes from the French Bachibac programme. One has decided to study the Double Bachelor's Degree in Data Science + Industrial Organisation Engineering. The other, Aerospace Engineering.

However, although it may not seem so at first glance, both have a lot in common. To start with, they both land at the Universitat Politècnica de València with the perfect mark, an unbeatable 14 out of 14, which has allowed them to choose their path. How did they get it? They themselves give us the keys.

Javi: "You don't have to kill yourself working every day"

"I think there are two very important things", says Javi. "The first is constant work, because 14 is not only the result of the final exams, but of everything you spend on the courses and your enthusiasm for the daily work. You don't have to kill yourself working every day, but you just have to keep up to date and manage everything well. And the second thing, and the most important for me, is that when you have an exam and know you have studied, you have all the syllabus in your head. Don't be nervous. You have to trust yourself and say: "I know everything and I'm going to get a 10" Going into the exam with that confidence and self-assurance is what makes it go well", he explains with conviction.. and backed up by the results.

Marta has a similar view. ’In the end,‘ she points out, 'all the people who have got good marks, 13 and a bit, study, work hard and are very disciplined and consistent. I would say that the most important thing is to believe in yourself and trust that your nerves won't affect you when it comes to taking the exam, to believe that you can do it. We are our own obstacle. If you trust yourself, study and keep up to date with everything, in the end, all your efforts will be rewarded."

Marta: A childhood dream and the boy at the gym

‘I've always said I wanted to study engineering,’ says Marta with a smile. ‘ Ever since I was little, I've said, “I'm going to be an engineer,” because I've always been passionate about maths and physics...’

"The problem", she explains, "comes when it's time to choose the engineering field. It's complicated because there are so many; at first, you don't know if you'll like one more. During these last two years of Baccalaureate, I tried to talk to as many engineers as I could. Finally, one day at the gym, I met a guy who had studied aerospace engineering. He gave me his number, and as we chatted, he spoke very highly of the degree. I was very interested, and since in my family—both Marta and Javi come from families of engineers—no one is an aerospace engineer, I said, "well, let's have a little variety”... and here I am," she says naturally.

Why the UPV?

In any case, although both deny having specific role models, in both cases, when you listen to them, there is an obvious family influence on their paths. ‘I don't have any role models as such,’ replies Javi, "nor do I have any specific aspirations. I'm passionate about this whole field. My parents are engineers, and they've spoken of this university very well, which I also know because I was a member of AVAST (the Valencian Association for the Support of High Abilities), located on the UPV València campus, when I was a child. In addition, the UPV opens many doors abroad and is one of the largest universities in Spain and the world. I think it's a university where, besides having opportunities, I will be happy while I'm doing this."

‘I was undediced between the polytechnic university of Cartagena and the UPV,' recalls Marta, "because I'm from Murcia, but I have many relatives who are engineers, most of whom studied here at the UPV and have spoken very highly of the campus, the professors, how you study here... and well, in the end, there's no aerospace engineering in Cartagena. Besides, this way I'll study in València, a city I love and which I've been in love with since I arrived.‘

Dreams for the future

Looking to the future, Marta, ’a big fan of cinema, the gym and books‘ who always makes time on Fridays to go out with her friends – 'it was and is my day off" – is initially thinking in the short term. 'First of all, I would like to finish my degree in the four years it takes. Then I plan to do a master's degree and, afterwards, work abroad for a while, continue speaking English and French, which I love, and meet new people... But then, I want to return to Spain and start a family here,' she dreams excitedly.

For his part, Javi, who loves to unwind by playing the piano, singing in his school choir (which he still attends), playing football – whose main affiliation he prefers to keep anonymous... – and playing padel, imagines "being abroad for a few years gaining experience, meeting people and maintaining a good level of English and German. And then, surely, I will return because this is where I have my family and my group of friends and because, in the end, life in Spain, and specifically in València, is wonderful. There's nowhere else like it."

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