Undergraduate / Explore opportunities; Why Industrial Engineering at U OF T [5]

Hi Everyone, this is my engineering admission essay for UT. English is my second language so please someone help me with my vocabulary absence, grammar mistakes and ideas :)

The requirements of the essay are:
What has inspired you to pursue an engineering degree and why would you like to study at the University of Toronto? What skills have you developed through your extra-curricular experiences that will support your future success as both a student and an engineer?

ESSAY

I am a responsible excellent student who is looking forward to be a successful industrial engineer. Ever since I was a kid, I've dream with the idea of being someone who changes other people lifes. Through time, this has happened with little things, but my dream keeps growing as well as my expectations and goals. Throughout my school life, I have taken on many responsibilities defining myself as a leader and I've also learned the importance of being part of a group searching for the same goal, understanding what teamwork really is. For example, I always was appointed to the role of head of the working group, because I always came up with a coherent process and ideas to create the right basis and accomplish the task. In addition to that, I've also developed the ability of problem solving and through different activities I've learned how to apply it in my daily life, and I enjoy doing it.

In my first years of school, I didn't understand why any of my classmates liked math subject. Every time we had class they were complaining about it, while I was really excited to learn more and more things. My professors were always very impressed by my easy understanding and my ability to learn math in a fun way. That's why now I know that when you really like something, no matter what you'll find the way to enjoy doing it. My other interests include design, and the combination with science and math increased my passion to pursue Industrial engineering as I had discovered the perfect link I'll be able to accomplish and achieve.

I've always been excellent at math and science, so industrial engineering is the ideal career because I know it will help me to blow up my skills. This major involves aspects of community and daily life, so through this career I will learn to grow not only as a professional but as a person able to develop and lead processes like the creation of industries and new products. As I said, I want to give part of myself and contribute to improve quality of people's life.

At first sight, I am a very feminine girl and it's interesting to see the reaction of people who doesn't know my skills and personality as soon as I say my dream is to become an industrial engineer. Is a kind of stereotype, and through life I've proved to those who didn't believe I could that I can, and that being feminine or pretty is not synonym of weakness.

The faculty of industrial engineering in the University of Toronto is known by being a leader in engineering, encouraging investigation, creativity and leadership. When I think of me as a U of T graduate engineer I see myself as a successful professional able to overcome any obstacle applying science techniques with social and humanitarian responsibility funds gained through hard working studying years. I am excited to explore all the opportunities that university will open up to my life. University of Toronto offers the right and high level education I need to be a successful engineer, opportunities will be endless.

THANKS!
MARIA