<p>What do you guys write in your “Why Engineering?” essays?</p>
<p>Didn’t have to write one.</p>
<p>Why are you even replying then?</p>
<p>So i am subscribed to it when someone does write something, I am interested to know…</p>
seesys
July 30, 2008, 1:26pm
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<p>Didn’t have to write one.</p>
<p>Haha! ilove…, you certainly have become the pioneer here. LOL!</p>
ish718
July 30, 2008, 1:37pm
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<p>I… didn’t have to write one.</p>
<p>I’m Asian, what other choices do I have?</p>
<p>Doctor, pianist, or violinist?</p>
<p>Didn’t have to write one</p>
<p>And if you give me any lip, I’ll lay a smackdown on you</p>
ken285
July 30, 2008, 5:44pm
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<p>I didn’t have to write a full blown essay; it was one of approximately 15 questions I had to answer, so I wrote a paragraph or two.</p>
<p>It’s been almost 6 years, so I don’t remember much. There was something in there about loving skyscrapers and construction and always being fascinated by it, but otherwise it was a pretty generic “Why [anything]?” essay</p>
<p>Haha! I love the “I’m Asian…” joke! A Classic…</p>
<p>I didn’t have to write one either…I think.</p>
<p>Look what I started now :D</p>
<p>I didn’t have to write one.</p>
rkbgt
August 1, 2008, 10:31pm
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<p>This got me into UMich:</p>
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For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated with how things work. When I was little I was amazed at how millions of parts put together by thousands of people could form a space shuttle that could send a man to the moon and bring him back to tell the story. Sometimes I would take an alarm clock apart just to look at the chips inside and marvel at how all the tiny little things on each chip would work together to display the time. </p>
<p>A couple years ago, my mom asked me to fix her vacuum cleaner. The part that is supposed to spin to pick up the dust wasnt spinning. I took it apart and found that the belt was off track so I put it back on. When I put it back together, it worked. Since then, I have had a passion for fixing things. The last thing I can remember fixing was the pull cart for my golf bag. The plastic handle broke off of the metal support so I drilled new holes in the handle and reattached it with nuts and bolts. </p>
<p>The most complex thing I have ever fixed was probably my game console. It stopped reading discs so I had to readjust the lens. I still have yet to fix the sound on my laptop. The other day I had taken it apart to the point that it couldnt be recognized for what it was except for the screen. Hopefully one day I will be able to fix it. I hope that one day I will be able to fix many things. I want to become an engineer because I believe that I will enjoy the work it entails and from it, I will broaden my understanding of how things work.
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<p>It’s a little cheesy, but apparently they didn’t mind.</p>
ish718
August 1, 2008, 11:21pm
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<p>rkbgt, the way you supporting your “why” with the stories was pretty good.</p>