I have many goals for my educational and professional future, and a scholarship award would greatly facilitate my achievement of these goals, as many of them rely on my graduating college without debt. Once I have earned my undergraduate degree, I intend to earn a graduate degree and enter a career in the field of Computer Science. From that point, I plan to build up a strong financial base to have the possibility to start my own business and have a positive impact on the community. My educational goal is to earn a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, followed by earning a Master's Degree in Computer Science and an MBA. I have a deep-seated love for computers and technology which has been with me from my earliest childhood. My father is a freelance programmer and thus, I have grown up around computers and learned to use them from a very young age. My interest in this field as a career grew from this experience, as well as from the wide variety of possible careers that can arise from it, from simple programming to cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence or nanotechnology. …show more content…
From there, I plan to work my way into a position of leadership in whichever company I will be working for, so that I can establish a comfortable financial foundation for myself. Once this foundation is strong enough, I hope to be able to begin working as a freelancer or found my own business. Were I to start my own business, I could help give back to the community, both by creating local jobs and by donating my time and resources. On the other hand, if I were to decide on being a freelancer, I would have more time available to pursue my own personal goals, as well as serve the community with my time and