Undergraduate / 'repairing electronics' - My Life Experiences/Interests to enrich community [4]

Please tell us about the particular life experiences, talents, commitments and/or interests you will bring to our campus that will enrich our community.

I do not plan on attending college just for a certificate that says I got a degree, but rather I am interested in enrolling at UW-Milwaukee to strengthen my educational background so that one day I may apply what I learned to my life when one day I work for my parents' small business or have a business of my own. None of my parents or siblings have gone to college and I am planning on changing that. Business has always been something that has interested me, whether it was reselling repaired electronic devices after I fixed them, designing and selling t-shirts in High School, and especially when interacting with customers when working at my parents' business. It always brings excitement to me when I see a customer that appreciates the hard work that has been done for them and it makes me dream about what the company could be with the right person, the sky is really the limit. I believe what my parents' business needs to reach its full potential is someone who has a deeper and better understanding of the business world to help the company reach its full potential.

Some of my other interests include repairing electronics. It all started in 3rd grade when my dad told me he was going to give me $100 and I could do anything I wanted with it, he suggested that I put it in a CD. After looking into a CD and seeing the low interest rates and pages of jargon, I decided I would invest it in something simpler. I bought a broken iPod on eBay with the intent of fixing the motherboard. My dad was confused by this decision and thought I could never fix it and it would never bring a profit. When someone says I cannot do something or it's not possible, it is one of my top priorities to show them they are wrong. I did end up proving him wrong which drove me to go further and go beyond what I could imagine. Eventually I taught myself how to use a soldering iron and now one of my hobbies includes building electronics from scratch. My most recent project was a 4x4x4 LED Cube that plays LED sequences using multiplexing. It does not sound that interesting on paper, but it is more something that needs to be seen and when I look underneath and see all the wires, microchips, and controls I get a sense of pride to know that I did that all by myself which is what drives me to continue. I still to this day fix phones on the side. Whether they have a broken screen or are completely water damaged, I bring them back to life. Over the years my passion for business and electronics has grown immensely which has given me the desire to increase my knowledge on them.

Lastly, I feel I would add to the UW-Milwaukee community because I am a happy, outgoing, and friendly person. You can ask anyone I know, I always have a smile on my face. I have seen too often people lacking personality or people nowadays who are not sociable outside of the electronic world. I feel obligated to go out of my way to say hello to that person I do not know because who knows what struggle they are going through, maybe I just made their day. Even holding the door for the person that is 20 feet away, I feel great joy in serving others and never expect a "Thank you".

My hard work, dedication, and outgoing personality are all assets that would be great for the UW-Milwaukee community.