STEM Degree Personal Statement

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

In high school, my favorite classes involved science. I was enrolled in the International Baccalaureate courses at Green

I have always had a strong passion for the sciences. They were always my favorite classes and I enjoyed putting in the hard work to master them. I did well in math and business courses too, however I never felt excited about the material I was studying. My favorite areas in science have been biology, anatomy, and physiology of the human body. Each time I learn something new, I continue to be amazed by the complexity and precision of the human body.

STEM gave the tools and skills necessary to apply to amazing internship and encourage me to be an outgoing student. While in high school I participated in clubs such as civil engineering and animal rescue club where I helped collect $500 in donations for dogs in the BARCS Animal Shelter by selling chocolate bars. I have also participated as a member in the National Honors Society where we commit to scholarship, leadership, service, and character. Taking advantage of all these experiences helped make me develop and mature as a person.

The courses STEM offers, ( specifically biomedical ) will give me a better understanding of the field I wish to work in. Even if I end up losing interest in the biomedical field, I would greatly benefit from it. STEM will give me a taste of what the field is like and if I don’t like it, I can reconsider what I want to do with my life. I’d rather switch my major during high school

Throughout high school, I challenged myself by taking Advanced Placement math and science courses, such as chemistry, physics, and calculus. These classes jump started my interest in pursuing a STEM related career. I also had the opportunity to take an Introduction into Engineering and an Engineering

STEM integration within America’s schools is a necessary requirement to adequately prepare students to compete in our future society. Although growth in STEM related jobs is quite apparent, knowledge of STEM capacities is necessary to function in the 21st century.

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 find that the most interesting thing to learn about in STEM is yourself. While we’re working to unravel the mysteries of the universe, we’ve hardly scratched the surface in our own bodies! That’s why I have a fascination with molecular genetics. Unraveling the enigma that is DNA is one of the most daunting tasks I could think of, and I want nothing more than to be able to make contributions to that in my lifetime. Molecular genetics can be applied in almost any field imaginable, from fighting cancer, to going into space! Understanding ourselves is one of the most fundamental thing that humans have yet to accomplish, and that simply is astounding! I’m very passionate about this particular topic, and have poured through hours after hours of

Although creating art is a very big hobby of mine, I have come to the conclusion that it is nearly impossible to be successful in that kind of field, so I have decided that using my interests in the human body and biology would be a much better career path. I love learning about the way the human body works, it’s extremely fascinating to me, but I have not always been the best in STEM subjects. If I’m being completely honest, STEM classes are the ones I struggle with the most. Majority of the time I get so frustrated with a certain subject, like math, that I feel like giving up. The reason I have still not given up and want to pursue a career in STEM is because I enjoy challenging myself and my skills.

The main STEM courses or science, technology, engineering, and math courses are constantly being changed and re-connected in so many unique ways. For example, in some science classes when using formulas you must use the proper mathematical equation, in that, to become an engineer in any type branch you must have basic math skills. Also, the technology part of the STEM topics is the main part of scientific facts.

In our ever evolving society we seem to be having a greater affinity to technical jobs and careers more integrated with our technology. It appears that we are heading into a world of Science, Technology , Engineering, and Mathematics or STEM. The STEM fields that are rapidly increasing relate to jobs that deal quite a bit with our newer technology and the creation and development of new and more efficient technologies. To compliment this increase in STEM careers, we need to focus our time, energy, and most of all capital on the lackluster STEM program in our school systems.

It will be a mistake to think my consistent hard work stops with STEM courses. Due to Outstanding performance in both college level humanity and STEM classes I passed all my advanced placement exams with high scores. By the end of High School, I received AP Scholar award twice, and currently hold 74 credits, even though I am still in my second year of college.

STEM is the future. STEM is what drives our economy and creativity. STEM is everywhere. My generation is growing up in a time when science, technology, engineering and mathematics is available at our fingertips. We need to embrace STEM and encourage it on all levels because STEM is what will help discover the answers to difficult problems. With STEM the sky is the limit. My generation will be able to discover the cure for cancer, stop third world hunger, redesign transportation systems, actually put people on Mars and do so much more. I look forward to participating in those discoveries.

It is clear that STEM is a rapidly growing and advancing field that is needed for our human progression. There are so many different professions that fall under STEM education and many of them impact the world every day. According to former President Barack Obama "[Science] is more than a school subject, or the periodic table, or the properties of waves. It is an approach to the world, a critical way to understand and explore and engage with the world, and then have the capacity to change that world" (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). Here, former President Obama is talking about how important science is as more than just a school subject; science can be taken out of school and used to impact many people and change the world. Some may say that there have been other fields in history that became very popular but