“For the Benefit of All” “What profession is the most helpful to others?” is a loaded question with a plethora of answers, perhaps the most common being “a doctor” or “a teacher;” however, to me the answer is undeniably an aerospace engineer. This simple fact is exemplified everyday from CT scans being used to save lives to the day-to-day work done on personal computers. Countless inventions such as these are the products are necessity, designed by engineers in pursuit of the lofty and captivating goal of reaching the stars. Furthermore, this thought is further reinforced by NASA’s motto: “For the Benefit of All.” To push the edge of human reach requires the culmination of scientific and mathematical knowledge. I want to be an aerospace engineer to push the boundaries of science in the conquest of the final frontier, helping both humanity in space and here on earth. Building my knowledge base, I have already taught myself multiple coding languages. Like with my goal of aerospace engineering, I used what I had learned to help others, creating an after-school class for elementary and middle middle school students where I introduced them to the basics of computer programing. The direct impact to these students was introducing them to a whole new world with limitless possibilities, teaching them how to build whatever they could dream up. However, there were many other benefits less obvious. For example, learning to program is mentally challenging and enables the student to think in more abstract ways and improves their math skills. It is a similar trickle down effect which aerospace engineering posses: whereby the engineering of revolutionary new technologies enables further space exploration and the discovery of our universe alongside the application of these technologies to everyday life in industries ranging from medical to memory foam (yes, memory foam was developed for space exploration!). As an aerospace engineer, I want to work hands-on creating the technology of the future. I wish to work with other engineers to design and develop the technologies needed to return and gain a foothold on the moon, to establish a settlement on Mars, and to expand out of our solar system, whilst also improving the quality of life for those on Earth. It is impossibly to predict just what inventions I will develop and how they will help everybody, however, it is safe the say that the sky is not the limit, but merely the start.