My main goal for the future is to attain a career in the automotive manufacturing industry as a design engineer. To do this I aim to finally return to UT Austin for the following semester. I have had this goal since my parents first mentioned the field to me in middle school. Growing up in Houston, most technology related topics would be related to space exploration and the NASA programs. It would be of little surprise then that I had and still have a deep interest in space science like astronomy, not to mention launch vehicles, shuttles, and rovers like Curiosity. Although I never dreamed of working at NASA or becoming an astronaut, I was so interested as to go to my middle school’s library and check out books on space exploration and discover types of spacecraft used for exploration, their rocket and reentry systems. This would soon grow into research of the design of both aircraft and automotive propulsion systems. My first, and most memorable book that I purchased from a book fair was one that featured different military vehicles; tanks, submarines and even jets. Whenever my family went to our library I would always walk out with at least one illustrated book about either automobiles or types of air/spacecraft. I first saw terms like turbine, combustion and intake by reading these books. It is my belief as to why I was eager to take Thermodynamics in college despite its difficulty. I plan to use this scholarship to aid in my goal of reducing my financial hold, reducing the payment that I owe to the school, so that I will be able to complete registration for the coming semester. Just like in previous semesters I intend to continue networking with my school alumni and campus recruiters in the industries that I am interested in working in. This scholarship would help lessen the financial load that my parents and I are burdened with. It has been difficult obtaining grants and other funding due to my immigration status. The financial bar on my registration once, once it is lifted would help me in achieving my goal of completing my few remaining degree requirements and give me the opportunity to obtain more stable employment in the career I am passionate about. With my degree I would be able to make greater financial contributions to and reduce responsibilities for my parents. They encouraged me to learn more about my interests from a young age as well as be an inspiration to my younger siblings.

My favorite artist is the Dutch Baroque painter and printmaker Rembrandt van Rijn. Rembrandt was known for using light and shades to highlight certain subjects and characters in his paintings and etches. I first heard of Rembrandt in a visual arts class and one of the paintings in the lectures was Night Watch, it demonstrates Rembrandt’s illumination of certain people in the picture to draw the viewer's attention, and the use of the picture plain to signify the main characters at the front of the painting.