Personal Statement Essay: My Love For Computer Science

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It’s amazing how our mind works with the help of memories. Memory lane brings out a sense of cherishment as I shift through my childhood. One particular memory comes to mind, a birthday to be specific where I was the first one amongst my friends to get a personal computer as a gift. My friends and I would often spend our evenings playing ‘Dangerous Dave. While my friends were solely interested in fun and winning, I realized that my best interest lied in knowing how the game worked. It amused me how the usage of the direction keys would make ‘Dave’ jump over fire, shoot at the monsters, collect keys and open doors! This made me question and pester my uncle for answers which in turn morphed into a passion for software which continues till this …show more content…

My reflexes in responding during class, ability to communicate my thoughts clearly and consistency in grades brought about appreciation from my teachers. The attributes of leadership, decision making and offering selfless help, I believe, made me the class representative at school. A top position in the school badminton and table tennis team boosted my confidence levels. I continued to chase my passion and my love towards computer science blossomed as I became familiar with the World Wide Web. The Internet and its applications made me live the role of a young scientist with a quenchless thirst for understanding logic. In this process, the passion turned into a lucrative career opportunity, as I aimed to secure admission into a prestigious undergraduate institution, expectant to endeavor the wisdom of computer science. Eventually, I got into GIT- GITAM University one of the most reputed universities in …show more content…

The project involved designing a platform facilitating faculty to enroll students, monitor attendance, upload learning scripts, conduct examinations, evaluate results and issue certificates. My efforts paid off; its inclusion as a departmental project for conducting quizzes is a milestone in my journey of programming.
On graduating from GIT, I was placed in India’s top most IT service provider – WIPRO. As my passion burgeoned for IT, I had to make a choice between higher education and work experience. I went with the latter, keeping in my mind that the work I do at WIPRO would bestow upon me the knowledge of how things work in the practical world. I believed that I should broaden my horizons by pursuing a postgraduate program only on completing two years with WIPRO as I yearned to apply practical knowledge towards ground breaking research initiatives.
The training at WIPRO lasted for three months. I was made the SPOC for a team of ten and we were given a project entitled ‘Online billing and enquiry system’. It tested not only my technical skills, but also my leadership and team-building skills. However, we managed to bring out the best, making the project the winning project of Java platform. Currently, I am working in a project associated with ‘SAP XI/PI’

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