Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
I love to classify myself as a sci-fi nerd. I love all things science fiction, from the movies to the graphic novels. I would often find myself cosplaying characters from the stories or discussing the complexity of BattleStar Galactica. People might call me obsessed and I don't mind. I wear it like a badge of honor because it is precisely this obsession that shaped me into who I have become and led me to pursue mechanical engineering.
Growing up my imagination soared with the superheroes like Spiderman, X-Men, and my favorite: Teen Titans. It was on Teen Titans where I discovered the character that influence my future career path. He was an amazing character known as Cyborg. He was a regular teen until he was in an accident that left him disfigured. The doctors were able to save him using bionic and mechanical parts. Although now part machine, he was able to lead his new kind of normal life. He was alive and thankful for it.
As a child Cyborg's story deeply intrigued me and I realized that without the biomechanical parts, Cyborg wouldn't be alive. I started wondering: If cyborg could live off mechanical parts then maybe it would also be possible for humans too. After noticing other things from science fiction shows being brought to life such as mobile communicators from Star Trek and 3d printing from the Jetsons, I became further convinced that it was possible to translate an object from fantasy to reality; to make the impossible, possible.
Over the years, this thought festered in the back of my mind, I was exposed to some engineering programs and building exercises. I found myself truly enjoying them as I already loved solving problems and learning how things behaved. I liked taking apart objects and trying to put them back together. While working on a medical device over the summer and wearing a Teen Titans shirt, it suddenly hit me. This is what I want I wanted to do, creating objects and focus my life on advancing medical devices.
This is why I want to study mechanical engineering and work with artificial limbs in the future. I also hope to neurally link a person's brain to their new limbs to make using it more comfortable and easier. My obsession and love for science fiction has led me to what I want to do and led me to my path today.
Hey so I need a little help revising and putting the essay together. Any piece of advice or criticism is welcome!!!
I love to classify myself as a sci-fi nerd. I love all things science fiction, from the movies to the graphic novels. I would often find myself cosplaying characters from the stories or discussing the complexity of BattleStar Galactica. People might call me obsessed and I don't mind. I wear it like a badge of honor because it is precisely this obsession that shaped me into who I have become and led me to pursue mechanical engineering.
Growing up my imagination soared with the superheroes like Spiderman, X-Men, and my favorite: Teen Titans. It was on Teen Titans where I discovered the character that influence my future career path. He was an amazing character known as Cyborg. He was a regular teen until he was in an accident that left him disfigured. The doctors were able to save him using bionic and mechanical parts. Although now part machine, he was able to lead his new kind of normal life. He was alive and thankful for it.
As a child Cyborg's story deeply intrigued me and I realized that without the biomechanical parts, Cyborg wouldn't be alive. I started wondering: If cyborg could live off mechanical parts then maybe it would also be possible for humans too. After noticing other things from science fiction shows being brought to life such as mobile communicators from Star Trek and 3d printing from the Jetsons, I became further convinced that it was possible to translate an object from fantasy to reality; to make the impossible, possible.
Over the years, this thought festered in the back of my mind, I was exposed to some engineering programs and building exercises. I found myself truly enjoying them as I already loved solving problems and learning how things behaved. I liked taking apart objects and trying to put them back together. While working on a medical device over the summer and wearing a Teen Titans shirt, it suddenly hit me. This is what I want I wanted to do, creating objects and focus my life on advancing medical devices.
This is why I want to study mechanical engineering and work with artificial limbs in the future. I also hope to neurally link a person's brain to their new limbs to make using it more comfortable and easier. My obsession and love for science fiction has led me to what I want to do and led me to my path today.
Hey so I need a little help revising and putting the essay together. Any piece of advice or criticism is welcome!!!