Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
Paper details:
1. Academic back ground – High School Student, Class 12 CBSE curriculum (Indian) in The Indian High School, Dubai, UAE
2. Year of graduation – 2023
3. I want to pursue undergraduate (UG) in USA university with a major of Computer Science/Computer Engineering
4. Why to study Computer Science : We are currently in the midst of a technological and computing revolution that will
drastically change our lives and potentially redefine what it means to be human. I am very excited at the prospect of devoting
my long-term career to such a dynamic, fast advancing field. Ever since I was young, I have enjoyed dabbling with computers
and experimenting with different applications software.
5. Why to study in USA: There is only one logical destination for my undergraduate studies: the USA, a country which stands at
the center of the computing universe. The US has been the chief driver of innovation in computing, and the most innovative and
successful companies in this field are based there. Studying overseas in the US will thus give me not only a greater range of professional
skills but also a much broader, more international perspective.
6. Software Skill: I have proficiency in following languages’
– Advance Python
– MySQL
– Advance HTML & CSS
– Java scriipt
7. Personal skill
– Have good competence in organizing/managing/conducting events representing school such as organizing talents day, house day, interschool project one (regarding cyber bulling among teens).
– Have good leadership quality that made me “Ruby House Captain” in Grade 10 (Academic year: 2020-21) & received Certificate of Appreciation from school
for exception contribution towards school.
– Secured a position among the top 10% gifted students in Asset Talent Search (Ei ATS) in UAE.
– Team work: Participated in the ATL Student innovation challenge 2020 ( NITI AAYOG APP Development challenge by India Govt) and created a COVID-19 response app called ‘GO CORONA’.
– Participated in the DigiINVENTORS Challenge 2021 held by DHI Scotland (as a member of Team HyFy). Digital solution to keep young people heathy active & happy.
8. Short term goal: Get UG course in computer science in USA university.
9. Long term goal: Want to develop a apps/device which will help people with disabilities. Such as app/device that help blind people or people of low vision or deaf in their daily life.
10. Topic related points – Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
a) Responsibility: To handle the post of Ruby house captain in Class 10.
Personal growth: This teach me how to manage my academic as well as additional activities related to house captain. How to finish activity with a given time frame.
b) New understanding:
– Managing a group of junior is not a easy task. Lots of efforts are required to motivate people to follow new rule.
– Event managing is not also a easy tusk. It requires meticulous planning to make event successful.
– It is required to prepare yourself mentally to face some out of box incident and quick decision to find alternate.
– Get confidence while giving speech in audience in presence of teacher.
