RSG335
Jun 28, 2017
Undergraduate / 30 year old returning to college, what broad perspective do I bring to the engineering classroom [4]
@Holt
Thanks for the suggestions. I did some revision, but I still feel I'm not quite there yet.
I thought about expanding on what I've learned from my work and travels but the word limit is really making that difficult no matter how hard I try and summarize.
Current Draft:
As a 30-year-old student, I've found the dynamic between myself and my younger classmates to be enlightening. On the cusp of a generational gap, it makes for unique exchanges in perspectives when collaborating. A clash of worldviews often created a dialectic environment and a benefit to our submitted work.
Looking back at the span of my academic journey, 13 years and counting, it seems unorthodox. When I first started I wasn't committed to earning a degree. Moving out on my own right out of high school, working became my focus. Over the years that work would take me around the world, from the shores of Miami Beach to the ultramodern cityscape of Dubai. During that time, I experienced multiple cultures and ways of life, I experienced a world other than my own. Working and making my own way allowed me to gain maturity and perspective on life and what I wanted out of it. The strangeness of that isn't lost on me, as most pursue higher education to prepare for work, I've done just the opposite.
When I think about what I can bring to the engineering classroom I recall what I've brought to my recent classrooms at Bellevue College. The ability to offer a window into the world I've experienced and matured in. I hope to use that experience to help them challenge the status quo and break away from norms, elevating not just the quality of our work, but our views on the world ahead.
@Holt
Thanks for the suggestions. I did some revision, but I still feel I'm not quite there yet.
I thought about expanding on what I've learned from my work and travels but the word limit is really making that difficult no matter how hard I try and summarize.
Current Draft:
As a 30-year-old student, I've found the dynamic between myself and my younger classmates to be enlightening. On the cusp of a generational gap, it makes for unique exchanges in perspectives when collaborating. A clash of worldviews often created a dialectic environment and a benefit to our submitted work.
Looking back at the span of my academic journey, 13 years and counting, it seems unorthodox. When I first started I wasn't committed to earning a degree. Moving out on my own right out of high school, working became my focus. Over the years that work would take me around the world, from the shores of Miami Beach to the ultramodern cityscape of Dubai. During that time, I experienced multiple cultures and ways of life, I experienced a world other than my own. Working and making my own way allowed me to gain maturity and perspective on life and what I wanted out of it. The strangeness of that isn't lost on me, as most pursue higher education to prepare for work, I've done just the opposite.
When I think about what I can bring to the engineering classroom I recall what I've brought to my recent classrooms at Bellevue College. The ability to offer a window into the world I've experienced and matured in. I hope to use that experience to help them challenge the status quo and break away from norms, elevating not just the quality of our work, but our views on the world ahead.
