Admissions Essay: My Passion For STEM

Being raised in a very STEM-centric family, I began to realize the importance of STEM at an early age from spending time with my parents during school breaks. My mother is a professor of electrical engineering at Georgia Tech and my father is a civil engineer who works for Georgia Power. I played around with Scratch and small robots when I was very young, spending a lot of time at Georgia Tech. What we, humans, can create fascinates me. I

"The antigen then binds to the immunoglobulin E activating the fceRI receptors on the mast cells and basophils. These cells then release histamines into the blood system in response.” Wow, this happened to me all because of a nut? That’s what I thought when I looked up what anaphylaxis was for the first time. The event that sparked this curiosity also ignited my path through life. If it weren’t for that day I wouldn’t have the mindset that helped me realize my inquisitive, hands-on nature and my compassion made engineering the right profession for me.

The word Passion is derived from the Latin word “Pati” meaning “to suffer.” I did not know this until I looked up a definition of the word passion I found that it meant “a strong and barely controllable emotion.” Something that makes me feel a strong and barely controllable emotion would be something such as my education. I am very passionate about my education because I know that in today’s society I need a college degree in order to make it through life successfully and to make a good life for my future children and family. When I get older I want to become a psychologist, so in order to become what I want to become I will have to do my best in my college and high school classes. I made it into the Early High School

I want to participate in the STEM Matters NYC camp because it will give me a one-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view real life in a scientific perspective. This program will make math and science fun and interesting to learn and will explain the hidden mysteries that teachers in schools do not explain. In addition, science, technology, engineering, and math penetrates our everyday lives. For instance, science is all around us. Moreover, science perceives the answers to all of our

I am constantly writing. I write to reduce anxiety, to plan out my day, to jot down a hilarious joke (probably made by me) that I don’t want to forget later. Slowly, I am penning my own musical and I have written several short stories as well (which will be hidden in my room until my untimely death). One may assume that due to my love of creative writing I’m a skilled essayist and all of my former English teachers adored me. Unfortunately, that was not the case. Throughout my high school career not only did my papers never did pass an AP rubric they received harsh critiques as well. This ultimately discouraged my passion for writing.

I believe that the perfect words that define who I am are passionate and hard working. I always strive to do well in school no matter how hard the work is or how much work I have to do. Even though, I struggled early in high school due to adaptation and homesickness. I have fully adapted and worked my hardest to make sure I am reaching my full potential academically. Not only that, I have also worked very hard athletically. I have always been very passionate and committed soccer player. Since freshmen year in high school, one of my main goals in school was to be able to be part of the Varsity Soccer team; I worked very hard in my sophomore and junior year, which I earned my spot on the team. I also love to get myself involved in the community

1. I have developed an interest in science during my high school career, and love watching new technology being created. I figure that I will most likely either continue on to medical school after I receive my undergraduate degree or try to work to design new technologies that will aid scientific research and study. Therefore, it was really a no-brainer for me to pursue various STEM related courses and subjects. In my opinion, the STEM field contributes to innovation and world progress more than any other fields. Without STEM fields, I most likely wouldn’t even be able to type this paper, or use the internet to submit my college application and scholarships. If the STEM field were to disappear, the world would stagnate. In order to prevent

I always liked something that is logical. Hence, my passion in chemistry and mathematics lead me to chemical engineering. Being a chemical engineer provided a tool for me to deliver an impact to my surroundings. People in numerous parts of countries still struggle to find a reliable source of water, food, and healthcare. I wanted to help people, and one of the option to help them is to build something which is based on knowledge. I knew that this knowledge could only be obtained by having a quality education. University of Minnesota has been my dream school, both in terms of the culture and making my dreams a reality. The education provided through their teachers will help expand my knowledge. The diverse community present there will help ease

We always sat in this living room on a big brown couch in a comfy cozy house filled with warm tones and American Indian art. For the past six years of my life, I have been on two robotics teams--the first four years spent on an all-girls robotics team. My coach of four years always--always quoted Sir Isaac Newton: “if I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” My coach was a giant through his big belly and his large passion for robotics. He would always tell me “your peers, your teachers, your coaches, your parents are your giants because you learn from standing on their shoulders.” This is how my background with my coach of four years would influence the types of problems I want to solve.

As a child, I was given set standards by my community which were to survive and to conquer any challenges that may come my way. South Central Los Angeles has been stigmatized by other communities to be the face of violence, poor health and underperforming students, which placed a barrier between me and reaching my fullest potential. As a young teen, I began to believe in the stereotypes and allowed it to define who I was and who I will become in the future. However, with the guidance of high school mentors, I was able to gain the strength to tear down those barriers while also uncovering my hidden talents. As a high school student, I had the opportunity to take several interesting science courses and become one of the first admitted class to my high school’s new STEM magnet program. My amazing teachers loved science, and with the limited amount of resources provided, they gave all their students the opportunity to seek their true passion in science through hands-on classroom activities.

“Develop the self so that before every decree God will ascertain you: What is your wish”. The lines my father always quoted to my mom, until he passed away when I was just three. Given the family conditions that time no one has ever thought of me completing even school. It was my mom’s determination that kept our hope alive.

I was sitting at a picnic table with a young boy struggling next to me. His hand gripped mine so tightly that there were petite fingernail impressions lining my skin. He was screaming, crying, kicking up the loose gravel that was scattered around us- all because he didn't want to kill a fish at fishing camp. This demonstrates just one of the countless fits that this young boy would have in a day. However, as much as I wanted to yell at that young boy, “I understand, just stop!” I never did.

My passion for business stems from my childhood. I have always been very interested in math, finance, and especially numbers. As a child, I would constantly scroll through articles just to look at the numbers, and the graphs. I would analyze, and dissect them for hours. I have always known that I wanted a career in business. However, I didn’t know what in particular. I am currently a Finance major, and I have found it to be very fascinating. However, I wish to learn more about the business world, and that is why I wish to also major in Management Information Systems. I believe that this is a great major that would allow me learn to comprehensively learn more about the business world.

My whole life, people have been telling me to find my passion. Relatives calling me only to ask if I decided which college to go to. Cousins texting if I need help starting my application. Parents and siblings constantly pounding deadlines and expectations into my head. I learned to block them out. Every time the subject came up, I managed to conjure up the strength to mumble an okay where it seemed necessary. Once in awhile, I needed to escape the deadlines, pressure, stress. I went to the only thing that could help calm me. I went to my books, my safe haven.

Since I was a child, I was always interested in how things work. I could spend hours observing and trying to figure out where the electricity comes from, how the stereo makes sound or how the TV screen shows pictures. As I grew older, I realized that science is my passion. I decided to major in electrical engineering. As I attended my physics laboratory in school with full of different electrical equipment, I found myself very excited and comfortable. I decided to create a smaller version of the laboratory in my house. My laboratory is located on the roof our house. If you walk into my lab, you’ll feel and see my passion for science. It has one sofa that lay against one of the four walls. The second wall has a big picture of Nicolas Tesla and under that picture a bookshelf with many electrical reference books and my personal notebooks. The third wall has a big window where I installed a solar panel, to supply my lab with “green” electricity. The fourth wall has a computer table with a little desk on the side. In the middle of the room, there is a big table where my thoughts become real. On that