Explain your interest in the major you selected. You may describe a related experience you've had to that area of study and/or your future career goals. Please limit your response to approximately 300 words.
"Did you make that?" Four simple words, but string them together and they hold a whole different meaning for me. As I stare at the glowing, blue figure of Xerath, I stop and think about the question for a second. Such a simple question, and yet it forces me to look at a product that could bring such amazement to others and think, "Did I really make that?" The reason I have to pause is because that question makes me think about everything that went into my project. It makes me think back to the first spark of an idea, to the moment I first created a simple box-- a box that will soon become something more. It makes me remember all of the headaches I had to go through, ranging from program failures to losing save files. It makes me think about "the sigh;" the most relieving sigh you can imagine. The sigh that comes with putting the final touch to a project. The same sigh that leaves your body, carrying the weight of all the time and stress you put into this, all the hair pulling, the late nights, everything. I chose to major in Mechanical Engineering because of the journey that I go through with each and every project I do. It's an indescribable feeling to look at a finished model and think back to everything that took place in this particular journey. As with every journey, majoring in Mechanical Engineering will hold trials and triumphs, but finishing the journey lets me take a deep breath, puff up my chest and say, "Yeah, I did."
Jlee, this is an essay that answers the prompt in the most personal manner. It has excellently described who you are as a person and as a student. More importantly, it offers an insight into the world of Engineering and how you view it. You managed to say a lot about yourself in only 300 words. You should be proud of this work. If I were to nitpick though, I would have to say that your discussion of "Did you make this?" could have used a little more analysis. Perhaps asking yourself if you really made the project yourself because other people made the parts the contributed to your final project. However, with only 300 words, I realize that will be asking you to analyze and discuss too much. The essay is fine in this form and the content is excellent as far as I can tell. This is certainly usable and should be considered for submission on your part :-)
