Personal Statement

w certainly proud of myself.

When children are asked what they “want to be” when they grow up, often the responses are a firefighter, policeman, or a doctor. In my case, I simply wanted to become a difference. I became persistent with the idea. I attended a program about computer engineering one summer at UCSC. This changed my whole perspective about choosing a career. I found it super fascinating to be able to construct a code or robot and watch it operate. I believe the career you choose to pursue should be something one enjoys. I set my mind and decided to pursue computer engineering. Since the world runs on technology, I knew it would be a great major. I plan to apply to San Jose State university, UC Santa Cruz and UC Merced. These schools

I am aware that what I do today will affect my tomorrow. That's exactly what i want to do, achieve something great that will benefit me greatly later down the road. To attend the Stanford Summer Program would be a true privilege for me. I want to grow from what i am today, I feel this program will help me do so. I want to reflect one day, on what i have become. Also, this program would help me experience what the life of being a college student may be like. As tFear; small word yet huge concept. Everybody has fears, and the range varies. My personal fear as a child was to hear the words “ We have to move.” I heard that phrase often from my mother informing me the situation.The most frightening factor as a young child about moving was a new school. You get adapted to your classes, teachers and classmates and suddenly you find yourself being the new kid again at a different school. It hasn't always been easy but the Migrant Program has really helped. During the summer or winter vacations, I recall the migrant program offering programs to participate in. Being young, I didn't want to attend and be in school for more than I had to but I would eventually did. The first days would be the hardest for me because I didn't know anyone. By the end of the program, I did not want it to end, I had met so many people and done many fun activities. As time progressed, I started to love those programs. Moving became less of a worry because I believed wherever I

I absolutely agree with the statement. My first time moving was from Mexico to San Bernardino, California. I changed environments completely and was scared out of my mind. I did not know any English and had no idea what to expect coming into the United States. This was where my biggest obstacle began, learning English. I remember attending school and listening to my classmates talk a foreign language and feeling confused. I had never heard English in my life except in Dora the Explorer, but that wasn't any help especially in school. My teachers did not speak any Spanish and would assign me work in English. There was an extreme urgency for me to learn this language or else I wouldn't be able to understand most of the content I was designated. Nobody in my family was bilingual to be able to help. Watching television in English and basing myself off the characters actions to try to learn the proper words generated my base for the language. As I obtained more context, I read books and tried to understand them in anyway that I could. I knew it was going to be a challenging task for me to learn the language on my own, but here I am nohe end of my Junior year approaches, the thought of college life travels through my mind; wondering what the feeling may be similar to. This program is most likely going to improve my academic skills overall. /Which would help me be prepared for the upcoming. What i look forward to gaining from the Stanford Summer