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Personal Statement: Working With Computers

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I feel as though CIT is a good choice of major for me because I’ve worked with computers basically all my life for fun. As I begin to take more and more classes I start to see how all of the things that I did just for fun and as exercises actually affected the pc at a core level. Which to me feels as though I’m unlocking a hidden mystery of the universe to finally start to actually grasp and understand a computer from the hardware level up. I also believe it is a good major for me because I love everything I’m doing now, all the learning and working on computers and growing not only as an individual but as a professional as well. It also does not hurt that the average salary for industry IT professional tops up at “anywhere between 70k-90k” (2016, average salary). …show more content…

I also see the future going into a very heavy technological society for instance the bureau of labor and statistics said “There would be roughly a 20 percent increase in jobs that are IT related between the years of 2014 and 2024” (2014, Occupations with the most job growth). so in order to be able to thrive and excel everyone in my opinion will have to have some form of computer experience which I will have hopefully already mastered at that point. I’m not really all that positive on what kinds of disadvantages come with such a fantastic job. One That I can think of I suppose would have to be losing touch with nature due to the long working Hours in server Rooms or behind a desk. I believe this would lead to a somewhat dissociative state between Myself and the Outside world. I could also see it having a negative impact on my home life because of the High demand and the many hours, I will surely be working. There is also the strain a job like this would have on my body from the long hours sitting, Carpal Tunnel from typing and keyboard work, and my eyes getting worse from having to constantly look at bright

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