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Coding And Engineering Personal Statement

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Since a young age, I have loved science and Star Wars. I dreamed of being a Jedi for years, but I always had a special place in my heart for C3P0 and R2D2, the little droids that followed the protagonists from planet to planet. The robots intrigued and amazed me. How could something walk, talk and react to outside stimuli on its own. In fifth grade, I was enrolled in First Lego League, a robotics league for elementary school children. This was the first time I was actually exposed to the coding and engineering aspect of science. Even though the code was merely a bunch of drag and drop icons with substitutable variables and the “engineering” was putting together Lego pieces to form simple life machines, it was the introduction into the world of coding and engineering. I learned that with time and dedication the robots our team built and programmed could eventually replicate a basic R2D2 or C3P0. As my interest in coding and engineering increased each year, I joined First Tech Challenge, Architecture, Construction and Engineering Mentor Program of America, Society for Women Engineers for High School Students, National Center for Women & Information Technology and had an internship at We Connect The Dots, a non-profit organization that encouraged high school students to pursue careers in STEAM fields, during two summers of …show more content…

This led me to join the Lights and Lenses club, which provides professional lighting, sound, and projection services for on and off campus events. I have also become involved in some of the theater clubs on campus, where I have been the sound engineer for Taming the Shrew, the hair and makeup assistant for Legally Blonde The Musical and also the lighting assistant for Legally Blonde The Musical. Though joining these clubs, I have started to discover what I truly want to do when I graduate from

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