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I am becoming someone who will prove to those younger than me that no matter what, anyone can be what they desire if the required effort is given. I am becoming an individual who his main goal is to strive to help others, whether it is reach a goal, accomplish a task, or even play a part in making a life changing decision. I desire to be this, because the world is such a cruel place and the greatest aspect that anyone can possess is the desire to better someone else through ones own efforts. No matter the effort or time required to do so, I want to have the drive to drop what I am doing to furthermore encourage the betterment of said individual. To do this, I plan to attend college at a University and acquire a masters degree in Chemical
Engineering. By having said degree, the possibility for me to help others will be achieved by developing medications as well as supplements to promote overall exceptional health among the worldly population. Also open windows to allow myself to endeavor into someones life and bring about a side that they never knew they had, yet they always wanted to see. The psychological depth from which I would love to breech in individuals is the spiritual side of the human nature. Through medicine and pharmaceutical engineering I wish to be able to witness to others and help them physically as well as mentally.
Given away by my name, I am not an American; I was born and raised in Saigon, Vietnam - a dynamic city with over nine million people squeezed into roughly the size of south Bay Area. It was towards the end of my third year of high school that my family immigrated to the U.S. Leaving my hometown behind, at seventeen, I started a new chapter of my life.
The defining moment when you transition from child to adult comes in many shapes and sizes, as for me it came when i won HOSA presidency. Being part of HOSA my junior year and my senior year being my school's HOSA chapter president taught me so much , things that will be useful in the future, like leadership as well as professionalism, “walk the walk and talk the talk” one could say. Together these two skills with the help of my fellow HOSA officers and teachers we had a blast at the Health Occupations Students of America regionals, states and, nationals.
My neighbors aren't too surprised to see me in my front yard at midnight frantically scraping off the back window of my car. A couple of months ago, I began to write messages there, on the smooth glass. This week's is "A candle loses nothing of its light by lighting another candle." Project Wisdom inspired me to transform the back of my car into my billboard to the world.
The personal challenge that I faced mainly dealt with my health. Ever since I was child, I was very sick physically. The doctor recommended that I not play or participate in any type of sports because of my poor health. This led to a lack of confidence in myself to perform my best. I have always thought that there was a barrier somewhere in my life, and I could not pass that barrier because if I did then my life would certainly be in ruins. I was raised with the philosophies of the Chinese. I was told that no one could perform many tasks at once and be successful. Ever since, I always have an image that if I participated in activities at school then I would do poorly in my school work. I never pushed my limits to the maximum to challenge myself. It was as if there was a wall standing in front of me blocking me from being successful. I was always afraid that the consequences might be permanent and my grades would drop.
At 40 years old I wanted to do something to change the status quo in my life. I choose to further my education and become something more. I wanted to do something amazing, different; moreover, influence the way people looked at me. I was tired of being a failure, something my son would be embarrassed of. Growing up my father was Mr. Fix-it:, to make dad proud and give my son a role model to look up to, I decided to learn to fix things.
The knowledge that I have the ability to change the world around me for good is what drives me. I can make an impact on people by simply doing what I love. Yes, people are impressed by skill and talent, but what makes someone want to go out and make a difference? What makes a person want to change the world? I believe that an example of pure passion is what inspires others to change their ways, to support something, and to make an impact on others. The simplest way to make a positive change in the world is to be the person that is so passionate about what he or she does that others simply cannot help but become passionate about it too.
The various processes and concepts involved in industries responsible for the production of innumerable day to day goods have always captured my fascination. The production and processing of chemicals form the crux of such industries. What started as a fascination has turned into a passion, and the next step in this journey is why i am aspiring towards a Master of Science degree in CHEMICAL ENGINEERING at PENN ENGINEERING specializing in {Specialization}.
From the moment I successfully completed my graduation from elementary to middle school, I had my mind set on one thing: money. Growing up in a lower class family, I decided that my family and children would never have to struggle to pay for clubs or school trips. Etched into my ten year old mind about anything concerning money, the choice was obvious. I would have to become a doctor. Starting my sixth grade year, I pushed myself extremely hard. I took classes years above me. I joined every club that my school had to offer. I played for various sports teams. To most people, it appeared that I was a very successful young teen who had everything in life figured out. As I got older, I continued to tell people that I wanted to become a doctor. I told them I wanted to save people's lives; I wanted to go through the years and years of school. For a while, I did believe it. I had no doubts I was meant to become a doctor.
I am a scholar and a fixer. Learning new things and solving problems are two things I find myself devoting the majority of my brain power to, not because I have to-- but because those are things I genuinely enjoy. My heart (and my brain) call me to science and math because they speak equally to my curiosity about the world and to the analytical side of me. The pursuit of knowledge never stops, not for me at least. The more I learn about the world the more I realize I do not know nearly anything, which just makes me crave to know more. And with more knowledge, comes more problems in my wheelhouse which I can solve. There is something so uniquely soothing about finally figuring out a problem; whether it is the solution to a complex mathematical problem or just the answer to a simple “why is this happening?” question. It is a euphoric high I could spend my life chasing. I yearn to understand everything I possibly can about the world. My love of science stems from the fact that we can use it to understand (almost) all of what we see around us.
Throughout my high school years, most nights ended with me hunched over homework, with sliced fruit, given to me by my dad in a bowl as apology, washing away the taste of tears from my mouth.
However, there are certain things that will always tell me who I am becoming if I am ever unsure of myself. I have an intense passion for helping others. Towards the end of last year I decided to act upon this passion, and with the help others, I started a project to raise money for a library to be assembled in Malawi, Africa. I truly believe in helping those that are less fortunate. My belief in this project has taught me that helping people is part of who I am. I now view it as a very important part of my identity that I believe has been gained through the ownership of my beliefs and actions.
In life, there are many experiences that one can take part in that will influence them for the rest of their life. Though, in the end none of them are as immensely influential as getting an education. Attending school and being educated are immensely dissimilar. Attending school gives you the opportunity to get an education. However, one can be quite educated and never have attended college and vice versa. To understand this further, we must first define what an education truly means today in our society. It doesn’t always mean that you have a degree to show to an employer, nor does it mean that you have job security. Those are just possible consequences of a getting an education. A person who is educated is a person who looks at the world
I found my passion early in life. I started fishing at the early age of 5. I fished my 1st bass tournament in 1991, I've been hooked ever since. I graduated in 1995 from Nacogdoches High School. I received an old used boat as a gift. I attended Brookhaven Community College in Irving Texas and landed an auto glass job. Every weekend rain or shine I would spend every hour of daylight on the water trying to increase my skill set to compete on a tournament level. I thought I was ready but learned quickly I was not. In 1998, I decided to join a bass club by the name of The Frisco Bass Club. It didn't take long by the 2nd of the 12 tournaments we had a year I started winning. Mostly in the northern Texas and southern Oklahoma area of the country.
When people ask me to talk about myself, I’m never sure what to say. I don’t want to sound too basic by saying that I’m seventeen and live in Osage, Iowa. However, I don’t want to sound arrogant by saying that I’m the best in the class because I have a GPA of 3.7 and I am the National Honors Society vice president. On the other hand, I am very confident with myself because I know how hard I work. I have two part time jobs so I am able to pay for my own things instead of relying on my mom all of the time. I am confident that I am smart, because my grades prove that I am. I am confident that I can accomplish great things, because of how hard I work, because of how good my grades are, and how determined I am to achieve my goals.
The growing relevance of Chemical Engineering in today’s world, from energy & oil industries to pharmaceuticals & biotechnology, and a keen desire for applying this knowledge in interrelated spheres motivates me to pursue a Master’s degree in this field. My interest in science goes back to the time when I was in school. We had a young and enthusiastic teacher who took us on field trips and visits to science fairs and museums. This nascent interest has only burgeoned through my years in school and high school, as I have learnt more about the subject. In the long run, I see myself as a part of a leading research group, either as a faculty member or in the R&D department of an organisation contributing my bit to the field of Chemical Engineering. As a research scientist, I hope to make a difference in this field and learn more through the innovative challenges.