Biomedical Engineering Career Research Paper

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I was born in Somalia, a country torn by a civil war where free public education does not exist. I lived there with my grandparents, who both wanted me to have the best education available. They both have started teaching me at an early age, where they taught me the Somali language, Arabic alphabet, and math, because they believed that learning these subjects at an early age will help me accelerate. As I reached school age, they have taken to the school in order to be tested. My test scores revealed that I was in the third grade level, although I was supposed to go to first grade. Eventually, I skipped first and second grade and dived right into third grade. The teachers knew about me, so they would always make me do the hard problems when everyone else was unable to solve them. This habit continued until I got to middle school, where my family decided that we should take things to the next level.

During that time, I was also attending an Islamic school, where I was learning the …show more content…

I tell them that I have a thirst for knowledge, always looking to learn something new. I also tell them that I want to make my family proud, who have sacrificed their money and time for me. As for my inspiration to wanting to become a biomedical engineer, I would say that it is from the fact that I want to help as many people around the world as possible. That is why biomedical engineering is the perfect career for me, as I will be able to use math, science, and engineering to solve medical problems that the world is dealing with today. In short, getting this scholarship would mean the world for me. Not only will I be able to achieve my goals and make my dreams come true, but I will also be able to have my parents invest their money on my three younger sisters instead of me. This scholarship will not only change my life, but also redefine how close I am to achieve what I always thought to be the

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