Columbia: For applicants to The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, please tell us what from your current and past experiences(either academic or personal) attracts you specifically to the field or fields of study that you noted in the Member Questions section. (300 words or less)
Every one has dreams when they are kids . My was to be an engineer. While the other kids were playing with toys I was fascinated with my uncle's job, electrical engineering. I was so curious, how he could make all those devices work with just manipulating the tiny circuits inside. He noticed my fascination and one day he gave a set of Lego brick; he told that I could use the bricks to design things just like him, since that day I would seat there for hours building different things, from cars to robots, there was no limits. Unfortunately my uncle pass away when I was ten and my parents never understood my fascination for designing things or my curiosity for understand how things work.
During my junior year of high school, this fascination for building things became stronger. I was part of a robotics program. My first impression was of surprise and excitement, I was finally going to work with real circuits and bolts just like my uncle. It took a while to learn the programing part but when I finally did it, I had a feeling of satisfaction. I remember, after I familiarize with the program, I would design anything I came up with.
This year I decided to take compute math, which is an introduction to computer science, to learn more about programing. For me engineering is a way to express my ideas and being able to bring then to life.
At Columbia's college of Engineering I hope continue my passion. I think that the core curriculum will allow to experience every field of engineering since my first year. At Columbia I will be able to participate in the different research projects that will allow me to become the successful engineer I want to be.
Every one has dreams when they are kids . My was to be an engineer. While the other kids were playing with toys I was fascinated with my uncle's job, electrical engineering. I was so curious, how he could make all those devices work with just manipulating the tiny circuits inside. He noticed my fascination and one day he gave a set of Lego brick; he told that I could use the bricks to design things just like him, since that day I would seat there for hours building different things, from cars to robots, there was no limits. Unfortunately my uncle pass away when I was ten and my parents never understood my fascination for designing things or my curiosity for understand how things work.
During my junior year of high school, this fascination for building things became stronger. I was part of a robotics program. My first impression was of surprise and excitement, I was finally going to work with real circuits and bolts just like my uncle. It took a while to learn the programing part but when I finally did it, I had a feeling of satisfaction. I remember, after I familiarize with the program, I would design anything I came up with.
This year I decided to take compute math, which is an introduction to computer science, to learn more about programing. For me engineering is a way to express my ideas and being able to bring then to life.
At Columbia's college of Engineering I hope continue my passion. I think that the core curriculum will allow to experience every field of engineering since my first year. At Columbia I will be able to participate in the different research projects that will allow me to become the successful engineer I want to be.
