Pursuing A Degree In Aerospace Engineering

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I am going to attend a university to study aerospace engineering. Through my journey of being a student, I have always taken great interest in mathematics and science courses. Out of all my subjects, I have done best in the math and sciences. I want to take my skills and master them in college.
Every day, there is a new gadget on the market. Many are pieces of junk but there are also many that are very helpful to society. I find the breakthroughs very intriguing. When embarking on an airplane, I always study the complex structure of the wings and fuselage. I find it very interesting and have always wanted to pursue a career where I could be so fortunate to design those structures. Engineering is a difficult field, and I realize the troubles
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Without purpose, an object can not exist. Education also has its purpose. I want to pursue a higher education to expand my perspective on life. College provides a bridge between childhood and adulthood. I won't only learn how to become an engineer, I will learn how to live independently. This is very important to me because I don’t want to live with my parents my whole life. I want to be a strong and independent man and college provides me with not only freedom, but with a high respect for responsibility.
Another reason that I’m pursuing higher education is to live a happy life. When I get a job, I don’t want to work to live, I want to live to work. This is very important to me because my job is the basis of my life. It will take up the majority of my day and I don’t want that time to be spent in sadness. I want to pursue this field of study because Mars is the next frontier for mankind. Aerospace Engineering can branch to astronautics and aeronautics. I want to pursue in astronautics, which is engineering for spacecraft. I have always wanted to work for NASA because I believe the people who work there are some of the smartest on the planet. I know I will have to move out of New England to pursue my dreams after college, although it will be hard to live thousands of miles from my direct family, I know that I will be making them

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