Accelerated Master's Degree

Thank you very much for your generosity! Honestly, there are no words to accurately express my humble gratitude for this remarkable gift offered by you, Marion and Anne Williams. I'm soon to be an undergraduate at Virginia Tech, and I plan to both major in Astronautical Engineering and minor in Computer Science. Ever since my early childhood, I've always been fascinated by the unknowns of space. For instance, it's quite hard to imagine looking at something as massive as Jupiter when you're only given images on Google. Although the images are tremendous, just looking at the planet with your very own eyes could make an astronaut out of anyone. Yet, I'm not actually looking forward to be an astronaut. It's been my dream to work at NASA, but it's

Michak who is Senior Application Architect & Technical Manager at Northrop Grumman and an IT professor at George Mason University. I choose to interview him because of his expertise in an area of programming and applications. He shared his professional opinion on the topic of Self-Driving cars. His opinion about the self-driving car is that he believes the technology is still not ready to replace the humans. He believes that the car meets all the technological demands, however, it still lacks in solving all the social issues it will arise.

I am applying to Arizona State University for admission to the Master of Science Program in Industrial Engineering. I am interested in learning subjects like Statistics, Operational research, Computer aided manufacturing, six-sigma, Product development, Project management, Supply chain management, Quality control and Information systems engineering.

As I begin my journey into adulthood, I plan to become a biomedical engineer. The medical community has made enormous advancements over the past few decades that have changed the world, and I hope to directly help that trend continue. I hope to improve current devices such as back braces, prosthetic limbs, and antibiotics. If I am given the opportunity, I would also like to design new things as well as search for the cure for diseases that do not currently have one such as rheumatoid arthritis and cancer. With hard work and dedication, I believe that I can improve the quality of life of millions of people.

With strong determination and perseverance, I am sure that I will be able to uphold to what I have pledged. The Pledge of Professionalism serves as a guideline for me to

While participating in the robotics competitions, I discovered my passion for robotics. Even after the initial team separated, I continued helping new members, based on my previous experience and new-found knowledge. In the future, I want to continue the legacy my grandmother and mother have given me and continue to strive for excellence, helping my country and the rest of the world by the hand of technology and

Overall, I, Zachary Higa, will continue this path of giving upon completing my education. However, now I will be able to implement my service to the community on a grander scale. With my newfound knowledge I could incorporate more mathematical statistics to fight for causes, and I will formulate my own equations in order to achieve success in community projects. With my degree, I will have the credibility to speak as a source for all the people. My voice will not be contained to only the islands of Hawaii, but I want the whole world to hear my call. I am working towards a world where everyone can experience freedom, and I will not stop until this dream becomes a

Next year, I plan to major in Computer Engineering and begin a career helping make the world a better place through innovative technology. I realized my talents for math and sciences during freshman year of high school, and remember the exact moment I knew engineering was meant for me. While exploring the engineering shop at my vocational technical high school, the teacher showed my class a video of MIT students designing prosthetic limbs for amputees. It was then that I realized I could use my love of math and science to really help people.

I constantly daydream about my future career and what I could expect with it, but sometimes I don’t realize that I wont know much about the job until I actually try it out. As my research on the SECME sponsors and my own personal experiences have shown, engineering extends beyond the lab. It's not hard to see how my future career can have profound effects on the lives of many others. For example, I could one day use new technology developed by engineers to make the process of saving someone’s life a lot easier and have better survival odds. Or possibly someday we could use robotic technology to help people walk again. Although I would not be making this new kind of technology myself, it would be amazing if I could use it to change someone’s life. It's mind-blowing how far a career in STEM can take me and others who are willing to pursue these kinds of

I have decided to pursue an advanced degree because I realized my current research interests involve skills and experiences that can only be obtained through an advanced degree and research. My main objective is to become an efficient and impactful scientist to my field and impacted communities. I have discovered through recent research experiences that I have the determination and mindset to fully succeed in completing an advanced degree. These experiences have also taught me skills to use while in graduate school like the steps to create and execute research projects and how to effectively communicate my research to a board community. Furthermore, I still have the passion to learn and explore new boundaries of my potential as a scientist

As a SPEA student entering my second semester of my sophomore year I am excited to state my intent to pursue the SPEA Accelerated Masters Program through Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

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Computer engineering is a very extensive, challenging career. To become a computer engineer you need years of experience and college education. Many people think this career is easy and good paying, but is not that easy, excessive amount of knowledge is needed to become a top class engineer in this field, but that doesn’t mean it is an impossible task. One must understand that computer engineering is a challenge since before one begins studying it. With that kept in mind an undergraduate must know their qualifications, training, job duties and drawbacks, salary, hours, work calendar and employment in order to become a Computer Engineer.

This quote from Carol Dweck (Professor of Psychology at Stanford University) has inspired me the way I go about in my life. The belief in continuous learning with the optimistic approach towards hard work, learning and doggedness has always been my motivation. My plans for a master’s degree are centered on the motive of productive research contribution in transportation engineering.

The undergraduate program integrated subjects from Information Technology as well as Electronics and Communication Engineering. During my undergraduation I ardently took different platforms such as workshops in my dedicated efforts to acquire knowledge of nuances of my chosen field. As a part of these endeavors, I completed an online course on ‘Smart Grids’ from the open online course provider, edX. It was enriching to pursue a forward-looking course and learn under the guidance of professors who always encouraged us to seek different avenues. In the favorable environment, I could utilize my potential and explore my interests. A consistent performer in my college, I am in the bracket of top ten of my class of sixty five students.