Undergraduate / "The Dream" - Transfer Application essay [6]

In an essay of 300 words or less, explain your motivation to transfer from your current/previous institution and how your academic interests and/or professional goals will be fulfilled in your intended program of study.

For as long as I can remember, I've always loved to build, and I've always loved to dream. To me, the two are not independent things. I am a frequent lucid dreamer and I would be the first to admit that I get my best ideas in my dreams. It is something that comes naturally to me. I remember becoming the "mechanic/engineer" for my family and friends from about the age of 8, the age by which I had become strong enough to hammer a nail. Whether it was enhancing my bicycle or trying to make a simple control line electric motor powered aircraft or dreaming of ways to control robots on Mars, my passion has always been in building constructively.

I am particularly motivated to learn about mechanical engineering, and I dream of becoming the best by learning from the best. That is my inspiration to transfer to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

My family moved to the U.S from India about two year ago and starting college at the *** proved to be the right decision for me. *** gave me the opportunity to be a full-time student and still work close to 36 hours, decreasing the financial burden of the move on my family. After two years at ***, I believe UIUC is the next stop on my journey to achieve my dream.

In the near future, I plan on continuing my education and having a Masters degree in either the field of nanomechanics or robotics. No other university in Illinois offer such a strong focus in these areas as UIUC. In the long run, I dream on being an innovator-inventor like my hero Nikola Tesla who improves the lives of people around the world. I believe UIUC, with their strong emphasis on R&D, has the academic resources to equip me for achieving these dreams.

I believe it is important to be a dreamer to become an achiever. I also believe that the future already exists in the minds of today's engineers. To bring the future today is why I dream of attending UIUC.

Thanks for reading guys! It is my first time on EF. Right now this is 351 words and I intend on bringing it down to 320-330 words. I know the prompt says 300 but I read some of the blogs from their admission officers on their site that said that they don't mind having a little bit spillover for the sake of clarity. The * are for protecting my privacy.The name of the community college goes there. Please be as brutal as you can on the punctuations, grammar and the general feel. I intend on submitting the best essay :P