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Prompt: Before answering this question, you might ask those around you - family, friends, or teachers - how they see you as a mathematician, scientist or engineer. They may offer insightful observations!
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As I grew up, I often bugged my parents with questions about the world around me. When my alarm started ringing, what told it to do so? When I drink water, how does the filter clean it? When I watch TV, how do the pictures get on the screen? I eventually reached the point in my education where I no longer asked how and what questions, but moved onto asking "why" questions. At some point, my parents didn't have all the answers for me and they simply told me to "go find out for yourself." I discovered that all my questions, whether simple or complex, all had a common answer: engineering. Engineering defines literally every aspect of modern day society. It allows us to talk to someone on the other side of the country in less than a second or even to fly there in a few hours. Engineering has fascinated me and has inspired me to follow my passions in math and science.
My curiosity has defined my interest in engineering. As I continued to ask my never ending questions, the internet offered me a vast new dimension of information through which I could quickly answer my questions. On the other hand, the amount of information available led to even more questions. Once I reached high school I found myself faced with a multitude of science and math courses to choose from. I chose physics and that has made all the difference. Physics has explained to me why the world works the way it does. It has allowed me to delve deeper and look at the big picture. Instead of seeing how an airplane flies, I focus on what role air lift, drag, gravity, acceleration, and various other physics concepts play. Intrigued by these thoughts, I decided to enroll in AP Physics B. In my second year, my physics teacher became not only a friend, but also an oracle, to whom I could turn to for answers. His inspiration is what led me to create Phyz club. In this physics based club, our focus goes past self-studying and tutoring physics students, we strive to apply our knowledge, just as an engineer does. We conceive ways we can make time travel possible, stop global warming, make mines safer, and much more. I have made sure that the lack of any more physics courses at my school, never stops my exploration in engineering
Just when I thought I had finally gained a solid grounding and could answer most of my questions without the use of external sources, I was introduced to computer science. Computer science was a completely unknown world to me. Here, the laws of Physics didn't apply, instead words, symbols, and numbers dictated a wide range of phenomena. I was thoroughly intrigued by this new field and I found the perfect opportunity to study computer science through the Stanford Engineering Everywhere (SEE) and MIT's Open Courseware (OCW) programs. These programs offered me a vast array of physics, computer science, and engineering courses. By undertaking yet another challenge, I worked my way through the summer and was so captivated by computer science, that I still continue taking these courses. I have discovered that even here, the laws of physics apply. Although not directly, computer science applications such as robotics require some knowledge of physics, to know how to program robots to do a given task.
Looking back, I can clearly see how my passion for math and science has defined my engineering goals and how curiosity has brought me this far. The combination of physics and computer science and its various applications have let me experience firsthand, the challenges engineers face in applying various scientific disciplines to solve problems. However, I have embraced this difficulty as a challenge that I hope to pursue and I can think of no better place to do so than the California Institute of Technology.
Prompt: Before answering this question, you might ask those around you - family, friends, or teachers - how they see you as a mathematician, scientist or engineer. They may offer insightful observations!
I just finished my essay, so if anyone finds any major issues can you please Let me know ASAP. The application is due in an hour!!!
As I grew up, I often bugged my parents with questions about the world around me. When my alarm started ringing, what told it to do so? When I drink water, how does the filter clean it? When I watch TV, how do the pictures get on the screen? I eventually reached the point in my education where I no longer asked how and what questions, but moved onto asking "why" questions. At some point, my parents didn't have all the answers for me and they simply told me to "go find out for yourself." I discovered that all my questions, whether simple or complex, all had a common answer: engineering. Engineering defines literally every aspect of modern day society. It allows us to talk to someone on the other side of the country in less than a second or even to fly there in a few hours. Engineering has fascinated me and has inspired me to follow my passions in math and science.
My curiosity has defined my interest in engineering. As I continued to ask my never ending questions, the internet offered me a vast new dimension of information through which I could quickly answer my questions. On the other hand, the amount of information available led to even more questions. Once I reached high school I found myself faced with a multitude of science and math courses to choose from. I chose physics and that has made all the difference. Physics has explained to me why the world works the way it does. It has allowed me to delve deeper and look at the big picture. Instead of seeing how an airplane flies, I focus on what role air lift, drag, gravity, acceleration, and various other physics concepts play. Intrigued by these thoughts, I decided to enroll in AP Physics B. In my second year, my physics teacher became not only a friend, but also an oracle, to whom I could turn to for answers. His inspiration is what led me to create Phyz club. In this physics based club, our focus goes past self-studying and tutoring physics students, we strive to apply our knowledge, just as an engineer does. We conceive ways we can make time travel possible, stop global warming, make mines safer, and much more. I have made sure that the lack of any more physics courses at my school, never stops my exploration in engineering
Just when I thought I had finally gained a solid grounding and could answer most of my questions without the use of external sources, I was introduced to computer science. Computer science was a completely unknown world to me. Here, the laws of Physics didn't apply, instead words, symbols, and numbers dictated a wide range of phenomena. I was thoroughly intrigued by this new field and I found the perfect opportunity to study computer science through the Stanford Engineering Everywhere (SEE) and MIT's Open Courseware (OCW) programs. These programs offered me a vast array of physics, computer science, and engineering courses. By undertaking yet another challenge, I worked my way through the summer and was so captivated by computer science, that I still continue taking these courses. I have discovered that even here, the laws of physics apply. Although not directly, computer science applications such as robotics require some knowledge of physics, to know how to program robots to do a given task.
Looking back, I can clearly see how my passion for math and science has defined my engineering goals and how curiosity has brought me this far. The combination of physics and computer science and its various applications have let me experience firsthand, the challenges engineers face in applying various scientific disciplines to solve problems. However, I have embraced this difficulty as a challenge that I hope to pursue and I can think of no better place to do so than the California Institute of Technology.