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During my senior year of high school, I wanted nothing more than to be admitted to the School of Engineering here at CU Boulder. Once I got accepted, I was ready to start planning my future. I came to CU Boulder this fall with the ultimate goal of becoming a world class engineering student. I have known from the beginning that this was going to be an extremely difficult task, and I knew I was going to have to push myself to new extents in order to achieve this goal. With my first semester coming to an end, I genuinely believe I am on the right path to achieving my goal.
Before entering this class, I thought I knew a lot about civil engineering, when in all actuality, I barely knew anything at all. But, I did know enough to have an interest …show more content…

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