College Admissions Essay: Albert Einstein's Ambition

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A Chinese philosopher once said, 'the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step'. Even the hardest and most arduous of the goals that people set have a starting point. Every time a person sets a goal for himself, he initiates his plan by excelling in activities that will help him achieve his goals in future. Albert Einstein had a goal to take the his contemporary scientific world by a storm. In order to achieve this goal, he had worked especially hard and excelled in subjects like 'Mathematics' and 'Science'. Similarly, Mother Teresa showed very charitable and philanthropic behavior from a very young age, and she later grew up and served her entire life for the cause of poor and destitute. Numerous other examples may be cited …show more content…
And I too have done the same. I hope to achieve my dream by becoming a mechanical Engineer. I was introduced to the term 'mechanical engineering' when I was in 9th grade. Although I had always been interested in the mechanics of everyday machines, the introduction of this topic to me gave me an ambition. Prior to this, I had always thought that an engineer only builds roads, mends cars, etc. but this term taught me a whole new side of the word 'Engineer' and what these people do. Ever since I can remember, the mechanics of how a vehicle runs, a plane flies, a phone works, etc. have all this interested me. And now, I plan to elevate this passion of mine to a stage called 'aspiration'. During our childhood, we were always told to follow our passion and believe in it. I too plan to do the same. By following the path in which my passion lies, I believe that I can achieve the dream that I have set …show more content…
Even though I may not be a master of any games or sports, I can play with any ball or bat that I can get my hands on. Likewise, I have always been an active member of the gym. Similarly, I have tried rock climbing too which has physically prepared me for any tiresome task. Thus, I believe that I am both mentally and physically fit enough to take on the arduous task of a mechanical engineer. Similarly, I can fix any electronics I can get my hands on. I have taken part in 2 science extinctions until now. Although I may not have won in both of them, I had prepared a model that had received very exclamation from everyone that came to view it. I have also attended a robotic workshop held in NASA, Florida which provided me lots of knowledge regarding mechanics. Thus, I believe that my current academics and extra-curricular activities can help me a lot to achieve my goals.Although I precisely may not know what I should do to make my dream come true, I have faith that my further studies will help

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