Pursuing A Degree In Computer Science Personal Statement

902 Words4 Pages

My approach in life has always been that whenever I feel comfortable and settled in doing something, I will try to unsettle myself and do things in a different way by pushing my boundaries knowing that will propel me forward and help me achieve greater things in life. In the same way, since I got used to the day-to-day routine of my job I wanted to unsettle myself and do something out of the ordinary. Moreover, I have always been comforted by my parents and spent most of my life under their care and supervision. I feel that now is the time for me to move far away from them and learn life the hard way. I am aware that it’s going to be a challenging and an uphill task but I also feel that this is the time to test my endurance and resilience. …show more content…

I was amazed by the things that this machine can do. Though initially, I spent most of my time playing video games, with the introduction to the world of internet, I started becoming more aware of the abundant information available online and started to play with operating systems. That made me choose Computer Science from the list of options available once I graduated from High School and I also secured 199/200 in my Higher Secondary Exam. Irrespective of scoring 95% in my Higher Secondary Exam, I was unable to choose my undergraduate major in Computer Science at my dream university instead I chose Ceramic Technology as my major since I have always dreamt of joining the best university (Anna University) in my state. As a freshman and sophomore in college, I had a couple of information technology subjects and practical labs in which I expressed huge interest and always ended up scoring high grades. Irrespective of my interest in computer science, I put immense effort into the core courses and thus, have always maintained a good GPA. However, all those years I have been waiting for an opportunity to reignite my interest in Information