In my family, I am considered a pioneer. I was the very first one to receive an academic scholarship to a university. My relatives are all hard-working in their various pursuits, but I am the first to have my grades and academic performance earn my way to college. My parents deserve a great deal of the credit, because they have always emphasized the importance of working hard to get an excellent education because of the doors that it would open for me.
During my first two years of study, I have pursued the beginnings of an engineering major, but I have also ...