This is the rough draft for my application essay. Just looking for any critiques or anything to help make it better
As long as I can remember I have always been interested in the weather. I can remember
waking up early in the morning just to sit and watch the weather channel for hours on end.
I love just sitting outside and watching the clouds or when the storms come rolling
through. By the age of 6 or 7 I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life studying
and forecasting the weather. To this day I still love observing the weather and trying to
make my own predictions on what will happen.
A Purdue education would achieve my personal goals of working with the National Weather
Service and becoming a meteorologist. Purdue has an excellent atmospheric sciences program
and after meeting with a few students on a visit I was convinced that Purdue gave me the
best opportunity to succeed in becoming a meteorologist. My professional goals are to pursue an atmospheric science degree and then to either continue and work towards a masters degree in the same area or to begin working with the National Weather Service or another forecasting organization.
A Purdue education would also achieve a lifelong goal of becoming a Purdue graduate. My family is filled with Purdue graduates and they have all told me stories of great times spent on campus and at the Cary Quad dormitories. I hope to continue this legacy of going to Purdue and to have my own stories to share. When I first heard about Purdue from my family members I already was interested in the weather but I had no idea that Purdue had an atmospheric science program. I was overjoyed when I found out a few years later that I was going to have the opportunity to pursue my career goals and continue the legacy of going to Purdue.
As long as I can remember I have always been interested in the weather. I can remember
waking up early in the morning just to sit and watch the weather channel for hours on end.
I love just sitting outside and watching the clouds or when the storms come rolling
through. By the age of 6 or 7 I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life studying
and forecasting the weather. To this day I still love observing the weather and trying to
make my own predictions on what will happen.
A Purdue education would achieve my personal goals of working with the National Weather
Service and becoming a meteorologist. Purdue has an excellent atmospheric sciences program
and after meeting with a few students on a visit I was convinced that Purdue gave me the
best opportunity to succeed in becoming a meteorologist. My professional goals are to pursue an atmospheric science degree and then to either continue and work towards a masters degree in the same area or to begin working with the National Weather Service or another forecasting organization.
A Purdue education would also achieve a lifelong goal of becoming a Purdue graduate. My family is filled with Purdue graduates and they have all told me stories of great times spent on campus and at the Cary Quad dormitories. I hope to continue this legacy of going to Purdue and to have my own stories to share. When I first heard about Purdue from my family members I already was interested in the weather but I had no idea that Purdue had an atmospheric science program. I was overjoyed when I found out a few years later that I was going to have the opportunity to pursue my career goals and continue the legacy of going to Purdue.
