Personal Statement It is my lifelong dream to one day attend California Polytechnic State University. It all started at a school field trip back in the 7th grade, where I was first inspired to pursue the engineering field. I still remember my middle school self touring around the campus, becoming more and more fascinated on my surroundings with every step I took. The architecture over there was breathtaking, I thought to myself, it is no wonder why Cal Poly is known to be one of the most prestigious schools for the field of engineering. I knew from that moment on that I will work hard to one day become a Mustang, so I went right to work. As we all know, CSU’s are not necessarily the cheapest of colleges, Cal Poly definitely not being an exception. With tuition being about $9,400 and adding extra costs such as food, housing, textbooks, supplies, etc. the total can range up to $22,000! Because of the huge price tag, I have taken the initiative to find ways in reducing the cost of my college tuition to make my dream a little more reachable. Doing so, I made the decision to attend a community college to get my general education out of the way. I also was eligible to have my community college for free thanks to a Cal Grant I have received allowing my to focus more on my studies rather than stress about paying for college. Since it will save me a ton of …show more content…
Getting that money will allow me to add to pay for any of the expensive engineering textbooks I might need for a class or maybe even a laptop I can use to do homework on. If that isn’t the case then I will for sure find a way to use that money in a productive way, even it means transferring into a savings account to use later for Cal Poly. I need all the help I can get so I won’t need to stress about it later on, because living in San Luis Obispo is no