Throughout my whole life, I have always been sort of a lone wolf. As a child of two immigrant parents, I have often felt the struggle of feeling alone and without guidance in American society. Both of my parents are Mexican immigrants that came into this country during the 1990’s looking for a better place to start a family. Ever since I was a young boy, my parents have repeatedly told me that being a hard worker and taking school seriously were going to be vital ideals that I needed to follow to achieve success. Neither of my parents had the opportunity to study at an institution of higher education, and their dream had always been for their son to be the first in their family to do so.
So far, I have done an excellent job at making my parents proud both in my academic life and overall work ethic. Currently, I am among the top in my class at IC
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After doing some research and a little bit of self-examination throughout high school, biomedical engineering seemed to be the perfect medium between engineering (my interest and forte) and medicine (my passion). One of my main goals in pursuing a college education is that I want the ability to be in control of dictating what I want out of my life and how I am going to achieve it. Along the way, I want to build up knowledge, skills, and abilities that can help me discover new passions and learn more about myself. Of course, I expect college to be a difficult challenge, and I can already imagine the tireless nights of studying and drinking coffee. Nevertheless, I am fully prepared to accept that challenge and begin putting my best foot forward in excelling in academics and getting involved in the community. My dream in life is to work in a hospital or company where I can do research on medicine or help develop new technologies to help those who are