Personal Statement For A Career In Computer Science

Prompt 1 (Major Essay)

I believe in the saying that through the serendipity of exploring oneself and intensive self-examination, one ends up making all sorts of unexpected discoveries. The saying seemed to have fittingly applied to me when I was advised by my counselor to explore the world outside of easy classes at my community college. Upon being convinced by my counselor’s gift of the gab, I was given opportunities to enroll into a fistful of programming classes focusing on basic C, Java and embedded system. Unexpectedly enough, I found myself taking pleasure in the wide variety of programming courses more than my major classes. I have always been fascinated with computer systems and networking since my childhood, but the process of learning computer science algorithms in undergraduate level classes was what vastly motivated me to dive into the field of computer science.

Then my interest in computing ultimately has not been restricted to the classroom and college life. It was when I visited my friend’s software company that builds essential components of a smartphone application for the government. Rightly so, just watching my friend working has given me a totally new perspective on how certain things function, and even how business operates in broader spectrum. I quickly was fascinated by the computer systems at his work place, which greatly sparked my interest in computer science. I can always remember the feeling of wanting to know just how computers worked, why they worked and what else they could do. This interest never left me, only growing more profound and passionate with every new discovery I made at his