Engineering is something that people wouldn't expect from me. For background information, I am a white, blonde, teenage girl. People expect for me to say "marketing" or "nursing" when they ask what I am going to major in, but they don't expect to hear civil engineering. Being what you want to be doesn't come with a "certain look" but it comes with the passion to learn. I want to accomplish something that will challenge me. What's the point in learning, if you already know everything you are about to do? My dream is to be able to do something in this world that left an impact. I want my future kids to look at a building or a bridge, and say "my mom made that". I knew I loved building things the first time I ever played with LEGOS. LEGOS allow kids to not only follow an instruction manual and see your creation come to life, but we are also given the opportunity to see what we can invent with the extra pieces that are leftover. My favorite LEGO was the green flat block. That block is meant to be grass or land, and I was free to build whatever I wanted on that flat green block. In the fall, I will be at Florida Institute of Technology, studying civil engineering and playing for the women's lacrosse team. I know this seems like it is going to be a challenge, but that's because it will be... which is scary yet exciting. Right now in high school I like to challenge myself. I like to think that I have a lot on my plate, but when I look back I have always been able to handle everything on my plate no matter how large the portion. My experiences with engineering started this past summer when I went to Georgetown for a NSLC Architecture program. At this program I was able to learn the in and outs of design and engineering, where I knew for sure this path is for me. At my high school, I currently take an honors level engineering class that I thoroughly enjoy and hope to learn many more skills that will help me in the future. And although I am not attending college in Pennsylvania, I have lived here my whole entire life. I am also from the suburbs of Philly, with Conestoga being about 40 minutes away. I love Philly and the liveliness of the sports games and the happiness it brings people. I would love to be able to build my own version of Citizens Bank Park one day to continue bringing people that happiness that sports gives me. I know it may seem silly, but sports is the first time I can remember where I really challenged myself and had the passion to keep getting better. The template I have created for myself in how I approach those situations, is how I plan to approach every situation in my life. So if you can take one thing from this it would be to give that kid the flat green LEGO block because you never know, they could end up wanting to take a piece of flat green land and letting their creativity be shown to the world.