My College Admissions Essay: My Journey To Personal Success

“You better learn how to be successful”, my mother would tell me as she left me alone in my room. My nine-year-old self was always pressured to someday be successful by my mom. Growing up she pushed me to study so that one day I can do something great with my life - she is the typical Asian mom. Instead of playing with friends, it was reading time. Instead of playing video games, it was homework time. While my neighbors were out playing kick ball and having fun, I was inside on the family computer looking at websites about things that interested me: primarily space, cars, and technology. During childhood, many kids choose to go outside, make friends, and play games. During my childhood, I chose to watch videos on the future and read up on cutting

By watching these videos day-in and day-out, I became inspired by the complexity of machines that drive our world every day. All of those weeks, months, and years on the computer was what got me into electronics and technology, as well as set my interests apart from most other kids. As I gained more personal freedom in high school, I immersed myself into the diverse student body that I had neglected to interact with earlier in my life, gradually moving away from my old childhood habits. Although I transitioned away from my lonely childhood into my current social lifestyle, those interests in technology and the future still stick with me today. As I pursue my career in the dynamic field of electrical engineering, I am hopeful that one day I too can inspire future kids to do the

For most electrical engineers, the salaries and workstyles are similar. As of May 2015, the average annual salary for an electrical engineering major was $93,010 full time (17-2071 ??). According to the bureau of labor statistics, most electrical engineers work in an indoor office and generally only leave if there is a problem to be observed or equipment to be observed. Additionally, outside of these bounds is a wide range of specific fields within the major. According to the Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering by Charles A. Gross, there are 39 different fields in Electrical Engineering and all comprise of their own society. These societies come together to make up the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers, “the largest professional society in the world, with a current membership of over 300,000” (Gross