Please submit a one-page, single-spaced essay that explains why you have chosen Carnegie Mellon your particular major(s), department(s) or program(s). This essay should include the reasons why you've chosen the major(s), any goals or relevant work plans and any other information you would like us to know. If you are applying to more than one college or program, please mention each college or program you are applying to. Because our admission committees review applicants by college and programs, your essay can impact our final decision. Please do not exceed one page for this essay.
Kind of a rough draft, but bear with me.
They say a motivated student can get a quality education anywhere, after all the textbooks are pretty much the same. But the degree a student acquires in college is only a small fraction of the benefits one gets out of college. Between the people one meets, and the experiences one acquires, the value of a quality university becomes apparent.
After several months of slogging through college websites and sifting through college mail, I had began to get frustrated. So many engineering schools were available for application, yet so little fulfilled my needs and hopes for an an ideal school, and none stood out as the place where I wanted to spend the next four years of my life.Too many schools seem to focus on one narrow aspect of college while neglecting others. When I first looked at Carnegie Mellon University, I did not initially expect to discover anything new, but as did more research, I began to discover just how much the university has to offer.
A human life seldom lasts longer than a century. The life of human civilization has lasted for millennia. The measure of one's life is not what he has acquired for himself, but how he influences the world and what is left after him.
Unlike so many other careers, the work of an engineer iis not material, but stretches out beyond the individuals which create and use it. Individuals die, buildings crumble, but ideas and innovations last forever, pushing forward, and serving as the groundwork for future innovations. As an individual, I want to leave my mark on the world,as a mechanical engineer, and hope to do so at the Carnegie Institute for Technology. Not only does CIT have one of the best undergraduate programs for mechanical engineering, but its Mechanical Engineering Accelerated Graduated Program would allow me to get a masters in mechanical engineering in just five years, saving time and jump-starting my career.
Prior to switching high school, I had spent much of my time involved in visual arts, taking numerous classes and winning a scholarship at the Glassell School of Art.
As I entered high school, it became necessary to to prioritize more advanced courses that focused on science and math, and contributed towards engineering. As a result, I was able to devote far less time to creative and artistic pursuits. What I didn't realize at the time was that engineering is as much an art as it is a science. An engineer is a multi-faceted being, required not only to have sufficient knowledge, but to design and flesh out projects, combining creativity and knowledge so solve problems and drive innovation. Carnegie mellon University prides itself on bringing together science and the arts, allowing students to include both as part of their education instead of being limited to only one. Among these is the university's Bachelors of Science and Arts program, which would allow me to continue to pursue science, while finding the artistic fulfillment I had missed in high school.
Among Carnegie University's main strengths is the balance between specialization and well-roundedness. Though the University possesses of highly focused science and engineering courses, it stands out for its numerous interdisciplinary programs and opportunities. As a student at Carnegie, I would not be limited to my major, but be able to explore and dabble in courses like philosophy or european history.
In addition, Carnegie is home to the Robotics Institute--one of the world's leading research and education centers for robotics,Having worked as part of the Kryptonite Robotics, a team which has placed nationally in the past 4 years, i am interested in the opportunity to pursue robotics in
college.
Born and raised in Moscow, Russia, I grew to enjoy life in the city. Living in Houston, I was never able to connect with surroundings the way I did in Moscow. Though large, Houston is relatively young. It lacks that cultural tangibility-that smell, feeling and intricacy of a city that makes places like Moscow and Pittsburgh so interesting to explore. Attending CMU would allow me to reunite with the cold climate and city life that I have so longed for, and allow me to take advantage of the numerous internship and job opportunities in the thriving city of Pittsburgh.
Actually need to trim this essay by a little bit as it doesnt quite fit on a page. Somewhat worried that I haven't spoken enough about the school and too much about myself
Thanks in advance-any an and all advice is greatly appreciated.
