AP Chemistry enthralled me with its indecipherable French theories and alphabet of Greek formulae, for my studies transmuted these into poignant prose. Information that had once seemed impossibly complex soon flowed from my mind as effortlessly as a pleasant conversation with a friend, and I began tirelessly consuming the material as though I had been starving for it. Cravings which had been subconsciously growing in me since childhood were relieved with a feast of answers: The fundamental concepts of existence revealed in a humble high school classroom. Soon, the only thing more insatiable than my curiosity was my ambition to apply this newly-acquired knowledge to the aching problems of the world. Studying the very building blocks of the universe …show more content…
I realized I had to be one of those people. I had to become a chemical engineer, applying mathematics and chemistry to grow a more lush future.
Before I could answer the questions of the world, however, I still had many burning questions to answer within myself. I knew I wanted to dedicate my life to solving the world’s problems through applied chemistry, but what issues were most important to me? How could I channel my extreme energy and enthusiasm into a specific course of study in order to best accomplish my goals? And the same hot-topic question on the minds of nearly all high school upperclassmen: Which college did I want to attend? As the letters and emails flooded in from colleges and universities all across the United States, it seemed like an overwhelming task to choose just one. Narrowing my interest down to chemical engineering still left countless potential paths of study, and countless problems to be solved. I researched the applications of chemical engineering: medicine, electronics, food processing, and countless more. All are admirable pursuits, but those that appealed most to me