Hey everybody, this is my very first post on essay forum. Be honest; brutally honest if you must. Also do you think supplements should have titles? Thank you!
Technology development and chemistry
Since I was young, I had a keen interest in chemistry. I would always find kitchen condiments, household chemicals and whatever else I could put my hands on, hoping they would change color, fizz or flare when combined. When I read Oliver Sacks' Uncle Tungsten, about Sacks' close relationship with chemistry as a boy my age, I immediately found someone I could identify with. When Sacks described that cabbage juice could be used like Litmus paper or that magnesium could remain burning under water, I found myself boiling down cabbages and ordering loads of magnesium online. I read this book when I was young, and for a few years afterward, my love for chemistry waned. Then, in 10th grade, chemistry class piqued my fascination once again. Learning the reason behind every reaction I had seen as a child was astonishing. At this point, I was certain that chemistry would be involved in my career, but I wondered how exactly it would. I knew I didn't want to be a 'chemist,' who would be bound to a laboratory all day.
My question was answered when I had the opportunity to partake in technology development for the Hospital for Special Surgery. Here, I was able to see the development of medical technologies from their inception to their patenting. Finally, I found my niche: the business side of science. That summer, I reread Uncle Tungsten but this time found myself identifying less with Oliver Sacks and more with the entrepreneurial spirit of his uncle who started a business producing tungsten filament light bulbs. Though my love for chemistry persisted, it was now alloyed with a love for business.
At this point, my propensity for science may lead me in the direction of engineering or chemistry in general, but in any case will be combined with entrepreneurship, whether as a minor or as a future endeavor .This is a really good essay! It's well written, well executed and definitely shows your passion for chemistry.
"Though my love for chemistry persisted, it was now alloyed with a love for business."
^ I love that! :P
Could you check mine out too? Its under the undergraduate admissions section- for psychology in UIUC, so I don't think we'll be competition ;)
