College of Engineering Please describe your interests and aspirations in engineering. What experiences have influenced you?
Ever since I was a toddler, I have always wondered how things work. I had a habit of dismantling random objects and attempting to reassemble it.
I started with little things: keyboards, TV remotes, and the like. Eventually, I progressed to bigger things like VCR's and my PlayStation.
While I had many successful attempts at reassembling, I had bad experiences with a toaster and a watch. It really upset me when I could not figure out why my toaster would not heat up my pop tarts anymore.
As seventh grade came around, I started to get bored with home appliances and I started looking for something else to tinker with. I finally realized that I had not messed around with my computer yet. It baffled me that I spend hours on a computer each day, yet not until now have I wondered what makes a hard drive go round.
I immediately grabbed a screwdriver and went straight to work.
I will never forget my first glance inside a computer when that lid popped off. It was like love at first sight. I was intrigued by all the colorful parts inside, and it fascinates me how these parts when put together can perform countless functions.
Soon after putting the lid back on, I booted the computer right back up and spent the next few hours on the net studying each component of a computer.
Two years later, I regularly get asked for computer assistance, not to mention I can build a computer to boot in under a half hour.
Thanks!
Ever since I was a toddler, I have always wondered how things work. I had a habit of dismantling random objects and attempting to reassemble it.
I started with little things: keyboards, TV remotes, and the like. Eventually, I progressed to bigger things like VCR's and my PlayStation.
While I had many successful attempts at reassembling, I had bad experiences with a toaster and a watch. It really upset me when I could not figure out why my toaster would not heat up my pop tarts anymore.
As seventh grade came around, I started to get bored with home appliances and I started looking for something else to tinker with. I finally realized that I had not messed around with my computer yet. It baffled me that I spend hours on a computer each day, yet not until now have I wondered what makes a hard drive go round.
I immediately grabbed a screwdriver and went straight to work.
I will never forget my first glance inside a computer when that lid popped off. It was like love at first sight. I was intrigued by all the colorful parts inside, and it fascinates me how these parts when put together can perform countless functions.
Soon after putting the lid back on, I booted the computer right back up and spent the next few hours on the net studying each component of a computer.
Two years later, I regularly get asked for computer assistance, not to mention I can build a computer to boot in under a half hour.
Thanks!
