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hey guys my engineering teacher gave us all the oppurtunity to get a scholarship that only our small school offers. It is only 600 bucks but that money will pay for the books that i had to buy this semester. basically this is what the instructions say.
500 word essay on "my ambitions to be an engineer" explaining, amongst other items, what does the engineering profession offer, your personal mission and goals, the discipline of engineering you wish to pursue, and your person strengths and weakness.

Im not sure if i exactly answered all the questions because my first paragraph was so long but to me it is somewhat needed so they get a background on who i am. I would have written another 3-400 words but I think this is one of those essays that more is not better.

anyways let me know what you all think and i am 100% open to suggestions and criticism.

Ryan Dodd
1-24-10
My Ambitions To Be An Engineer

When I was a little boy all of my friends around me were dreaming to become an Astronaut, Policeman, Firefighter, etc, but all I imagined myself doing was fixing and working with electronic devices. Although I loved playing sports and getting dirty I always seemed to find time to play around with gadgets we had laying around our house, I remember the first time I ever fixed anything. When the old school brick game boy came out me and my younger brother had to share it, and one day he got honey all over it and caused the buttons to stick. My mom told us that she would get us another one once Christmas came up, but I really wanted to play so I went out in our garage, found a few tools to open it up and cleaned all the honey out of it. This may not seem like a huge achievement but at 6 years old I felt pretty cool. A few years later I asked my mom what type of profession I could pursue in order to do these things and her first response was, “Some type of an engineer.” Seeing as I was only 8 or 9 years old I had no idea what an engineer was so I set off on a journey to figure this out. AOL had just come out and we had it on our computer so I went on and sat there waiting for five minutes until the homepage came up. After looking at all the types of engineering opportunities I had found out that the computer-software type was the right one for me.
Our family always had a computer in the house, and I have always used it for entertainment purposes and an informational tool. Whenever something went wrong with the computer my parents would ask me if I was able to fix it, and even though I had no idea what was wrong I could always find a way to get it working again. There are a number of skills that are needed in order for someone to be a successful engineer. Everyone can go through college and get their degree, but once you are in the field and start working on projects there are some skills that no teacher can teach you. An Engineer must be persistent, curious, patient, ambitious, and hard working, just to name a few. Above all, the most important aspect to be an engineer is to be a good problem solver, and have the will and desire to solve any problem that comes your way.
I feel that I possess these skills that are needed to become a great software engineer because when a problem is presented to me even if I do not know exactly how to fix it I will find a solution whether it is in a book, or on the internet, I will find a solution. To become an engineer to me is more than just a job, it is what I have dreamed of doing since I was little and would be a huge accomplishment. There are many benefits that would from pursuing a job as a software engineer. I will have a Great job that is constantly challenging me to try new things and develop futuristic software, and the software I develop could potentially benefit society and lead to innovative ways of projecting the flight pattern to the moon or the trajectory that is needed to propel a missile from one of the weapons used by the military. Being a software engineer will lead to many opportunities, more than I can even imagine, and that is what makes this such a great career opportunity because as long as there are engineers out there the possibilities are endless.