My Intended Major Essay

The main preparation for my intended major is nearly complete. Since selecting Electrical Engineering as my intended major, I've been enrolling into all prerequisite courses all the while not only making sure that I complete these courses with satisfactory marks, but to never fail to pass a class. During the completion of these courses, I was enrolled as a full-time student. This status has prepared me for any rigorous schedule and material that will come my way once I transfer to a university.

What I coin, "secondary preparation", are all other factors that come into helping one succeed in their intended major that don't simply fall under prerequisites. These are just as important and I have been taking as many of these programs and influences as I can. I've been a member of the

Enough so that I feel that my history sets me apart from many of my peers, even though we all have struggles. I display a level of perseverance that is not only worth sharing but adopting as well. As early as childhood, I was pressured into doing well in my studies as I was willed to be the first American born child in my family to enroll in college. At that time, my family was fragmented so I was left having to deal with the expectations others had set for me all the while going through the emotional hurricane that was a split family. Despite these barriers, I did as well as any student could do at that age. I enrolled into the GATE program (Gifted A Talented Education) and proceeded to get Honor Roll awards. Once High School came around, I was hit with serious depression. I was kicked out from my father's home and had to live with my grandmother. It was around this time my future was unclear and everything seemed to be in disarray. Once I graduated, I needed to take a couple months off schooling to get my depression and living situation under