- T.E.M Question
What is your academic concentration? How would you like to create an impact in the society through your chosen S.T.E.M related career?
My academic concentration is solely on electrical engineering, and I have been working hard towards achieving the best in this particular field. In high school, I always worked hard in all the subjects to ensure that I deliver the very best there is in my academics. I love mathematics and sciences, and I have always worked hard to ensure that I realize my dream of becoming the very best electrical engineer of our time. I came in the United States five years ago, and I have been struggling a lot to get to comprehend and understand the English language, and I have made an improvement in my command of the English language both written and spoken. I joined high school here in the United States and I passed with the highest GPA which allowed me to join the college. Right now I am a freshman and I basically want to study hard in order to gain the very best as an electrical engineer.
Today’s society is technology-based and technology entirely relies on electrical engineering. I would want to study hard and gain the necessary skill and competencies to be able to provide electrical solutions to society because the demands for electrical solutions is getting wider and wider. I would like to concentrate on the green energy programs because the earth is really paining through the pollution caused by diesel-based electricity and other forms of fuel. The society is leaning towards green energy solutions. I would like to be part of the green revolution through my fair share as an electrical engineer. I may not be the ultimate solution to climate change but I will definitely be one of the key pioneers towards a green planet.
- Personal statement
Think about your special attributes, most meaningful accomplishment, demonstrated leadership skill and/or journey in life that sets you apart. Write a personal statement that explains why you are a good candidate to receive this academic award
Confucius said, “the will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential…these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.” I have always held this quote dear to me and I have understood that I have the full potential to succeed with the desire and determination. I am a person who has mastered the art of ensuring that I perform every task given with utmost good faith, trustworthiness and in an honest way. I am a person of integrity and it is this element in me that has helped me push harder despite the inevitable challenges I face every day. I am a hardworking person and I complete tasks allocated to me with utmost effectiveness and perfection.
When I came to the United States, I was basically new to the culture and the people especially considering how diversified the US society is. I was worried about everything but as time passed, I realized that I coped with other members of the society with the utmost ease. I made new friends, I joined groups in school which was well diversified and I mingled perfectly with others from different cultural backgrounds. It was from this experience that I realized that I have excellent interpersonal skills and I am a person who values diversity. I do not judge or disregard others because of their personalities, sexuality, race or even their national origin.
In high school, I led different teams and groups with utmost ease and confidence. I understood that being a leader is not about commanding others but it is about working with others while offering key solutions to different problems that arise. All my team members had confidence in me as a leader because I possess the most likable personality and I allow everyone’s opinion without prejudice. Therefore, with my hard work, interpersonal skills and appreciation of diversity and good leadership skills, I believe I am the best candidate to win this academic award.
- Aspirational Question
What are your professional goals and how do you plan to achieve them? How do your past and present experience relate to those goals?
As a freshman in the electrical engineering field, I have my short term, medium-term and long-term professional goals. My short-term goal is basically to complete my academics with the highest grade possible in the field. As an engineer, I need to achieve the very best not only through passing my exams but most importantly to understand the key concepts and become a competent electrical engineer. To achieve this, I will simply focus on my studies and give it hundred percent concentration. With this scholarship, it will be easier and it will allow me focus more on my studies and ensure that I achieve the goals of earning a high GPA. This short term goal will be within the duration of my degree which is about three to four years.
On the medium term, my goals are to go into the job market and gain the best technical and people skills that will shape me to become one of the best electrical engineers. I would like to enter into a firm which is especially positioned to offer me the necessary training and equip me with the essential skills to be able to understand the real concepts of electrical engineering field. Having the real touch of the industry under the stewardship of industry players, I will be better positioned to move now to my long-term goal which is to create my own electrical engineering company. I would like to spearhead the intensified call for green energy and with the knowledge, skills, and experience that I will have amassed, I will be better placed to do that.
Essay #1: Explain how you are currently financing your education and why you are deserving the scholarship?
I come from an ample background and my parents are not in a position to pay for my school fees because they are in subsistence trading back at home and the cater for the school fees and wellbeing of my other siblings. I basically am trying to excel in order to assist them to shoulder some of the responsibilities they are currently having. They work really hard for little pay which simply caters for their basic needs. I have been trying hard to balance my studies and ensure that despite the challenges I am having, I remain steadfast and determined to achieve my goals in life.
Currently, I finance my education using financial aid, loans and I work part-time and weekends to be able to complete the deficit and also sustain myself. To achieve my short term goal as a student, I will need undivided attention to my studies which currently I do not have. Working part-time really drains the energy out and I tend to balance between work and academics which is becoming tedious. With this scholarship, I will be in a position to focus more on my studies and ensure that I achieve my goals of attaining the highest GPA. This is the most important goals because it is the basis of my other professional goals. This scholarship will be a blessing to me because it will ensure that I attain what have always wanted and it is simply to complete my education in a smooth and seamless manner.
Essay #2: Briefly describe the most significant leadership role that you participated in at school or in your other communities. How has a female mentor impacted you or how you have mentored and impacted other women personally and professionally?
I have participated in different volunteering programs both here in the United States and back at home where I was able to exercise my leadership and people skills. Here in the United States, I participated in volunteering program at a home for the elderly and I led the team 20 of high school girls who had the urge to volunteer and help others get a smile. I led the team perfectly and in a manner that ensured that there were synergy and cooperation. I organized events and also led the program of lobbying for support through key fundraisers that helped secure more blankets and food for the elderly. In addition, we managed to get 10 wheelchairs, mobility walkers, crutches and walking aids for the elderly who did not have the capacity to walk on their own. It was gratifying to see a smile in the face of a helpless grandfather and grandmother.
I come from a society where male chauvinism is at its best leaving female gender on the disadvantage. Most of the girls and women in the society where I come from end up being married at a young age either willingly or by force. The picture of this is quite disturbing and I have always wanted to break out of this barbaric system of society. My mentor is my aunt who rose through all the obstacles and became a medical doctor. She could always tell me that society was there and should not be the reason for conforming and settling for less. Her wise words together from the support from my parents ensured that I continue pursuing my dream. Personally, I have impacted the life of my younger sister and other girls from my community who are now studying hard to ensure that they follow their path and revoke the backward culture.
Essay #3: What is your academic concentration and career objectives? What inspired you to pursue this type of work?
My academic concentration is solely on electrical engineering and I have been working hard towards achieving the best in this particular field. In high school, I always worked hard in all the subjects to ensure that I achieve the very best there is in my academics. I love mathematics and sciences and I have always worked hard to ensure that I realize my dream of becoming the very best electrical engineer of our time. As a freshman in the electrical engineering field, I have my short term, medium-term and long-term professional goals. My short-term goal is basically to complete my academics with the highest grade possible in the field. As an engineer, I need to achieve the very best not only through passing my exams but most importantly to understand the key concepts and become a competent electrical engineer. To achieve this, I will simply focus on my studies and give it hundred percent concentration. With this scholarship, it will be easier and it will allow me focus more on my studies and ensure that I achieve the goals of earning a high GPA. This short term goal will be within the duration of my degree which is about three to four years.
I am inspired by today’s society through its urge for technology which entirely relies on electrical engineering. I would want to study hard and gain the necessary skill and competencies to be able to provide electrical solutions to society because the demands for electrical solutions is getting wider and wider. I would like to concentrate on the green energy programs because the earth is really paining through the pollution caused by diesel-based electricity and other forms of fuel. The society is leaning towards green energy solutions. I would like to be part of the green revolution through my fair share as an electrical engineer. I may not be the ultimate solution to climate change but I will definitely be one of the key pioneers towards a green planet.