One of the many reasons I wish to become an engineer is not only because I have been a part of the program for six years, but also because of the sacrifice and discipline I have demonstrated over the years. As an all-A student and a member of my class's Top 20, I believe I could make a difference in the world and would do so with much honor and pride. Although many people lack accountability and time management skills, I consider myself to be exceptional at managing all of my extracurricular activities, which include fccla, fbla, stuco, nhs (officer), and nths (officer). These activities could be said to give me a great connection to my community as I can see all ups and downs my community suffers. Speaking and communication skills are other areas in which I excel. As Captain of the Varsity Soccer team, my team frequently seeks advice or motivation to keep going, and I always try to find a way to step up and understand their many concerns; this has always been the case in sports as well as in the classroom. Representing my majority-based Hispanic community is of great importance to me. As I can demonstrate that I have great pride in them and what we stand for. My position at the SPC center in the payroll department, and a previous part-time job at a recycling center have helped me establish excellent communication skills that will serve me well while representing the engineering program to upcoming stem students or any person interested to learn more about the program within my community. Since I've been a member of the program for about 6 years, my drive for the engineering career path has always been great. The engineering pathway has greatly broadened my mental horizons and improved both my academic performance and my overall character. Being a woman in STEM has always been something that I am extremely proud of yet it can be challenge since the majority of courses are dominated by men, and being one of only seven women in the whole program has been eye-opening, as I can represent the many women in our school, as well as future STEM students. One of the many reasons I want to be an engineer is to encourage more minorities in my community to enter the engineering program and to make them feel comfortable and welcome. As a result, increasing the number of students who complete the professional route would accelerate technical advancements within the community. This would lead to many benefits for the community. There are many options when picking an engineering major, but environmental engineering has my undying allegiance. The region where I grew up in Mexico lacked the means to maintain a clean environment or even safe drinking water. The people around me weren't well-educated enough to understand the harm pollution and careless environmental practices would do to the ecosystem. My career objective depends on going to foreign areas and stopping by their low-income neighborhoods to provide them with simple information that could potentially save their lives. I would conduct a study on solutions to the environmental issues in these nations before visiting them, and I would also inform the residents there about simple ways they may contribute to environmental protection. This way not only the people of the community will be safe but they’ll become educated in matters they could not understand.

College was never something I could ever imagine or see myself being a part of. My mother left her home in Oaxaca with little to guarantee that I had a brighter future than she ever had. When I first arrived in the United States my mother found the nearest school and immediately enrolled me. On my first day of school, my teacher didn't speak a word of Spanish. In her efforts to make me grasp the lesson, she managed to confuse me much more. Being a 3rd grader and not being able to communicate with anyone but your parents was the hardest part of my elementary days. This, however, taught me a lesson that I will never forget: life will never wait for you to be ready, but will instead leave you behind if you don't catch up. Even though I didn't speak English at the time, my competitive nature never left my side. Therefore every night before sleeping I would read books in English and have a dictionary right by my side. By the time I was in 5th grade, my professors assigned me to all advanced classes and since then my classes have yet to change. Being a member of six clubs, a varsity soccer starter as a freshman, a member of my class's top 3%, and enrolling in the stem program have shown me that ambition is one of the greatest assets one can obtain. When I was an 8-year-old with no ambition and hardly any grasp of the English language, college did not once cross my mind. However presently, college is all I can think about; the prospect of pursuing higher education, improving my family's quality of life, and broadening my knowledge base has opened my eyes to a world of new possibilities. STEM is quite the same, it has a world full of possibility. Sadly when people think of stem, the first thing that comes to mind is technology, computers, or robots. While it's easy to think of the obvious aspects of an area of study, it is easy to overlook the underlying aspects. Art is one such aspect as the stem field relies heavily on brainstorming and creativity. Art and technology have been more intertwined throughout time, with many modern artists acquiring their works through the use of technology. A piece of metal, or maybe even a complex software may be all a simple person sees beyond them. But to a stem student art can be a simple term to define it. Suan Yuan and Peng gu's artwork "can't help myself" may be the ideal combination of stem and art. The goal of the work is to keep a vicious, deep-red liquid inside a set zone. When the sensors indicate that the fluid has gone too far, the arm mercilessly sweeps it back into place. It leaves smudges on the ground and splashes on the surrounding walls, giving the impression that it is in pain as a result of its actions. "Can't help myself" exemplifies the suitable mix of technology and art, amplifying the grief as if one were gazing at an actual picture. Because it can perform the role of a work of art while replacing it with technology, the work realizes a vision.