Jay Trivedi was born and raised in Ahmedabad, India where he received a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering. After completing school in India, he decided that wanted to continue his education in the United States. When we asked him why he chose Missouri State, he attributed his decision to speaking with previous students who shared great things about Missouri State. He said Google also helped a bit. Jay mentioned that he didn’t have a specific university in mind, but he was looking for some specific characteristics: it had to be great at the program he was looking for and have accessible tuition for international students, so Missouri State University had it all.
On-campus involvement
Jay enjoys getting involved on campus and with different student organizations. Currently, he works with the Outreach department at Missouri State. He is an active member of the South Asian Students Association and occasionally attends to meetings and events hosted by the Association of International Students. Most recently, Jay co-hosted a conference presentation for Public Affairs Week where he talked about faith and the environment in several aspects such as sustainability issues and cultural values.
Growing from experiences
Jay is a person that always is looking for new opportunities where he is able to learn or apply his knowledge and skills. When he was part of the Boy Scouts he received the Governor’s award. Over the past years, Jay has worked at UBER in India where he developed a project for recruiting drivers in his hometown. He has also worked for Amazon Web Services, participating in the front-end and back-end development of different services that the company offers.
Hobbies
Soccer is one of Jay’s passions; he really enjoys watching European games, especially from Real Madrid. When he wants to relax, Jay likes to read a wide variety of books and watch TV shows like Sherlock.
Advice to an #InternationalBear
“Being an international student is a beautiful experience that you should take the most out of it. Go out, learn, get engaged, and take all the amazing opportunities that present. The international students are a very nice and helpful community that can help you to make you experience even better at Missouri State.” Jay Trivedi