Sophomore

“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” This quote was said Albert Einstein and I feel that I can relate to it very well. When I was young, I never wanted to make mistakes, as I would feel bad for doing something wrong. Going back to the quote, one can tell I never tried anything new. I strived to do my best but as time progressed, I felt I was not doing my best. In my freshman year of high school, I wanted to do more, but there was the constant fear of messing something up if I tried something new. People keep telling me to do something new and interesting so I can add it to my résumé. All I had ever focused on was school. I was known as only an intelligent person, but I wanted to be known as something more. Sophomore

When I am presented with a challenge or a problem, I would first tackle it with the first few ideas that I come up with. If those ideas do not solve the problem, then I would take a few minutes to myself and think. I would ask my friends on their opinions and ideas to add to my thought process. After all that, I would approach the problem again and see if it can be solved. A mechanical engineer’s job is to solve problems and think. I love to solve problems and think. Solving issues have always been a strength of mine. Mechanical engineers want to find the solution to a problem as quickly as possible so it can be resolved. If their first method does not work, they think of another and hope that works. By thinking and solving issues practically on a daily basis, mechanical engineering matches my persona and will enhance by skills. Another one of my strengths is working with computers. Computers are a necessity in this field. If a new software comes out, I would play around with the software to be fully accustomed to it. My creativity has allowed my love for building things to expand. Ever since I was young, I always love to build things with Legos. I could build a wide variety of things right from the ideas from my head. In mechanical engineering, one has to build certain devices from scratch to solve current issues. My skills will move to the

Some of my friend wants to me mechanical engineers. If they need help with a project, I can aid them with some ideas that I have. Everyone thinks differently so if one day my friend and I get some coffee and he’s really stressed about ideas for his upcoming project, I throw out some of my ideas. My ideas would go to him and he would make them a reality in his devices if applicable. In addition to ideas, I can help my friend, or anyone in the field, make estimates or create formulas for the profession, as I will be going into something that involved mathematics. Mathematics is linked to all professions so where every I’ll end up; I’ll always be able to help anyone in any