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[3-4; 5-8; 18-24; 49-50; 58-59; 67-68] So my mom is a teacher and I was originally going to be public schooled, but at the age of four I asked my mom to teach me how to read. So, she ended up teaching me how to read and then one thing led to another and then I was homeschooled from kindergarten through high school. When I first became interested in engineering when I was younger, I would help my dad with projects around the house and enjoyed hands on learning. I was in sports from age 10 through 14 and then at <\/em>14 I joined robotics and was in that all the time. And then in high school I joined a robotics team, a FIRST Robotics Team. I learned about FIRST Robotics through one of my <\/em>homeschool friend’s mom. She <\/em>was heavily involved in it as a volunteer.<\/em> I joined because my best friend was also on the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[74-80] I started out of on the woodworking team because I knew that <\/em>I wanted to do hands on things but working with wood is more forgivable and safer <\/em>than working with metal. And it is <\/em>not as expensive either. They had me working with things like drills, hand tools, calipers, and <\/em>tape measurers. After my first year, I switched over to the mechanical sub-team where I was working on CNC machinery and metal, steel, acrylics, and <\/em>Polycarp net.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[97-121] When it was time to apply for colleges, <\/em>I visited a \u2018midwestern university\u2019. <\/em>Originally, I <\/em>said, \u201cNo, this is too expensive, and their engineering program is not what I want. I want something more like another \u2018midwestern university\u2019.\u201d Then, <\/em>I visited a few other smaller schools, but I chose my current \u2018midwestern university\u2019 based on a <\/em>price comparison between the two schools. I believe that the other \u2018midwestern university\u2019 <\/em>would have made the best mechanical engineer or environmental engineer, but I wanted to <\/em>a general engineering degree and to be <\/em>close to my family. Also, <\/em>the professor to student ratio is 1:20. The professors <\/em>are willing to help outside of class and get to know you on a personal level. I also found <\/em>that their graduates <\/em>actually get jobs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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