Engineering Personal Statement

The word “Design” has always fascinated me. As a kid I was always filled with curiosity and found myself not only questioning everything around me, but also trying to creatively improvise them. Making storage pouches out of used soft drink bottles, Textured Handmade sheets, Deconstructed Pen drives are some of the things always scattered around in my room.

As far as I could recall, I have always been a person who loves to help other individuals. I remember being in the second grade and most of the times I would finish my classwork earlier than most of my classmates. And, I would usually ask my classmates if they needed help with their work. Also, during recess, I enjoyed playing sports, such as basketball and soccer. Not to mention, I would often stay after school to play basketball with my schoolmates. Furthermore, I also enjoyed playing with my hot wheel cars at home and at times I pretended to fix my cars just like my dad, who is a mechanic. I guess I grew to love cars from an early age because every weekend my father would fix cars, so I was always around cars during my childhood. However, I never developed the passion to seek a career in auto mechanics. I love cars, but I never viewed it as a potential career.

I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to write my desired future based Master Program in Software Engineering. I feel that a higher education for Masters enable me to approach to the most recent technologies and to practice myself in a competitive environment and learn more skills in the field of Software Engineering.

This was the first time I was actually exposed to the coding and engineering aspect of science. Even though the code was merely a bunch of drag and drop icons with substitutable variables and the “engineering” was putting together Lego pieces to form simple life machines, it was the introduction into the world of coding and engineering. I learned that with time and dedication the robots our team built and programmed could eventually replicate a basic R2D2 or C3P0. As my interest in coding and engineering increased each year, I joined First Tech Challenge, Architecture, Construction and Engineering Mentor Program of America, Society for Women Engineers for High School Students, National Center for Women & Information Technology and had an internship at We Connect The Dots, a non-profit organization that encouraged high school students to pursue careers in STEAM fields, during two summers of

Computers and technology have played an important role in my life (in both amazing ways, and in lesser ways). Ever since I was a kid and played my first video game, I have had a great interest in technology and the many things that could be done by them. Although at the time it seemed like “magic” to me, as I grew up and I started learning about the components, I realized that it wasn't "magic", it was amazing . Now that I’m older, my mind is clearer when it comes to knowing that I want technology to stick with me and I want to play a role in doing wondrous things with it. Currently, I’m still trying to conclude on what exactly I’d like to work with, and surely, with the opportunities that the Engineering Honors have to offer, I feel as though I will know what I'm meant to do.

Becoming a member of the Engineering Magnet Program at Cedar Creek High School has been one of my major academic goals I would like to achieve for my high school years. The evidence of my interest in the Engineering Magnet Program is shown through my love for numbers, which has permitted me to achieve excellent grades in math; it has been easy and fun for me to understand the material we have been learning, and I simply enjoy math.

Engineering must be one of the most difficult majors and studies to define as a whole, probably due to the fact that it encompases so much. Not only does the major involve mathematics, but it also contains both science and technology; though the profession has many goals, the main one is probably to advance and help not only the human race, but also to help the world that we live in. However, anyone with the desire to to change the world, must have some way to do it and some choose to study the engineering profession and in my case it is computer science. The engineering program is known to be not only trying but requires dedication, and there are good reasons for that, however it is far from impossible if one is willing to put forth the effort.

During the majority of our lives as children, we are consistently and relentlessly asked, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” Most children have been conditioned to respond with the name of their desired profession, from a young age being encouraged to pursue said profession and seek to reach affluence in their field of study as soon as humanly possible. From this young age society pressures us to achieve prodigee status The answer to this banal inquiry was never a simple one on my part. I always struggled to decide, it seemed so daunting, even then, to be asked where you will choose your life to lead you, to explain what might define you.

Pursuingsing a Master of Science in Analytics at this point of my career certainly came with a certain amount of angst and consternation. To explain my choice fully, it is important to realize where I came from and how I ended up here. Having been in the military prior to my undergraduate degree, I had a certain level of discipline that allowed me to really focus on the educational component of the college experience. I was enamored with the intellect and discussion, marveled at the practical experience of the instructors who linked practical applications to the greatest theories of business. It was exhilarating and an environment that I truly enjoyed and thrived finally allowed me to funnel my intellectual curiosity in a positive and productive direction.

Personally for me, Governor’s School of Engineering is a chance to broaden my horizons even more in the STEM field. I want to experience the rigor and depth of the college level courses I will be taking in the near future. Above all, I am so looking forward to meeting like-minded people and working with students from diverse backgrounds from all around the state. Additionally, all of my experiences in STEM outside of academic courses so far have involved a significant amount of teamwork. Truly, an environment I thrive in and this is one of the main reasons I am drawn to the field of science and engineering with it’s emphasis on project based learning and team work.

Personal Statement: Twenty years of education have brought me a deep appreciation for the study of the Power systems, Controls systems and Telecommunication. When the time came to specialize, my decision to major in Electrical Power Engineering was motivated by the hope of achieving a strong opportunity of creativity, research, and development. Electrical Engineering, with its myriad sub-domains and multi-faceted nature is a natural amalgamation that allows me to express my creativity and innovative power to bring about works that offer benefits to society. The tools and aims may be different, but designing and developing software/hardware or devising a novel mathematical proof is relatable to the work of artists in their shared spirit of creating. I view my decision to study Electrical Engineering as a natural means of fulfilling my need to create since it equips me with tools for the job: the ability to devise, test and evaluate Power systems and the programming knowledge required to implement them.

I am interest in a co-op opportunity with your firm in order to grow as a student and as a person. Upon conducting research about the kind of work I want to do as well as the environment that bests fit me, I realized that my personality and work ethic coincide best with your firm. A firm that is rated one of the friendliest places to work while being a producer of major land marks and still serves its community whole heartedly is what really caught my eye. As a college student I think about the future, and the future of our planet is continuously being put at risk, that is why producing building designs that incorporate efficient energy solutions is very important to me and the future of our planet.

The development of every nation hinges on the effectiveness of their transportation systems. Movement of goods, services and people to and from work is made possible by transportation systems. The importance of effective transportation systems cannot be over-emphasized. A lot of countries are facing Transportation problems and my country Ghana is no exception. A trip of about 30 minutes can take about an hour or more due to traffic jams. This is seriously impacting productivity and has been a topical issue in the country. The situation is the same in Uganda where I currently work. To this end, Transportation Engineers are needed to design roads/ highways that will stand the test of time, plan effective traffic management systems to reduce travel

I plan to pursue M.Eng degree in Environmental Engineering with main focus on Water Resource Management. I was born 24 years ago in a remote village in the remotest countries of the world, Nepal. The village was deprived of all the basic necessities like road, drinking water, electricity, etc. Now, 24 years later, everything has improved but the availability of water and environment. My village got these facilities at the expense of once pristine environment. It still takes us half an hour to fetch a bucket of water and people still depend on mansoon water for irrigation. It’s not a problem of my village alone; most of the villages in the hilly region suffer the same fate because they don’t access to tap water, forget treated water. Despite being a country with second highest hydro potential, we are still living under the darkness for 14 hours a

A five-foot five-inch replica of the Empire State Building that I stacked entirely with playing cards back in high school was the first time I appreciated the subtleties involved in creating complex card structures. I gradually progressed to stacking domes and a full-sized stadium, but the way this tower held together fascinated me, and I realized that there was much more going on in addition to the seemingly obvious concept of maintaining the right balance. After all, nothing could be that simple. Likewise, after four years of undergraduate studies in civil engineering, it seems to me I have barely scratched its surface. A graduate school will allow me to delve deep and let me explore the finer aspects of the field. Furthermore, this is crucial in terms of achieving my long-term goal of pursuing a PhD to carve out a career in industrial research.