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Rodolfo de la O

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Bio

I want to become a professional in Cybersecurity and protect people, lack of money prevents great people from getting great opportunities to change the world, I want to protect and change the world. "Attitude defines the altitude"

Education

Carnegie Mellon University

Master's degree program
2024 - 2026
  • Majors:
    • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Computer & Network Security

    • Dream career goals:

    • OT Cybersecurity Intern

      Coca-Cola FEMSA
      2022 – 20231 year

    Sports

    Football

    Junior Varsity
    2008 – 201810 years

    Research

    • Security Science and Technology

      TALENT LAND — CYBERSECURITY
      2024 – 2024

    Public services

    • Volunteering

      TECHO — Construction crew
      2018 – 2018

    Future Interests

    Politics

    Entrepreneurship

    Castillo Scholarship
    I've seen how money defines whether people get the opportunities they want or not, great people deserve great opportunities; My parent and I we work as a team to create a brighter future for us, I want to help my family as much as possible. After high school I saw my potential in cybersecurity, at the moment I got accepted for Masters at Carnegie Mellon University, but I cannot afford my tuition or housing, giving me this scholarship would give the opportunity to not only study and develop in the field I love, but to also change my family status, I've seen what it means in Mexico to live with money and to live without it, money gave me the opportunity to study an play sports, but without it I had to work since high school to afford opportunities. Back in the 90s my parents were looking to fulfill their American dream, they didn't succeed, but in the year 2000 I was born, we came back to Mexico, for better or for worse, things in my was in an economical way have always been complicated, form a young age I learned how the world works, how some people will treat you different if you wear expensive or cheap clothes, that if fine is only economical that fine exist only for the poor, because rich people will never suffer paying for anything. I hated learning everyday that its just a few people that will always treat you as a human no matter what, and thanks to those people, I've been able to be where I'm at, and I also what to be that persons for others. Developing my career in the U.S will give me so many opportunities, and I'm not talking about affording expensive stuff, I talk about affording to give others the things they need to become better, my parents, uncles, even strangers have helped me because they saw something in me, now, I want to live up to the expectation. If I receive this scholarship expect from me to become one of the best in my class, always looking for new opportunities to learn and become better, always grateful and with my mind and my heart determined to give to those who helped me, and to give to those wo deserve the best opportunities. I want to become a great leader, I know what it means to fight for you opportunities and I want to keep fighting, but please help me make this battle easier, winning, would mean a win for all the children who didn't got an opportunity.