Texas A & M: Personal Statement

Since I was young, I have relished the thought of taking concepts in my head and working to turn them into tangible objects. Thus, when I began high school, I was considering architecture as a career, so I signed up for an introductory course in architecture and engineering. However, the more the class exposed me to the engineering side of things, my feelings began to shift towards becoming an engineer. Later, after being accepted to the Texas A&M engineering school, I explored the different types of engineering offered, and I ultimately ended up choosing industrial engineering because the prospect of analyzing problems and processes from a systems perspective appealed to me.

During my undergraduate career at Texas A&M, I have acquired valuable problem-solving, engineering design, and project management skills that are necessary in nearly every engineering role. Furthermore, I have learned a multitude of engineering, mathematical, and scientific concepts that can be applied to a variety of engineering projects; my high grades are a direct reflection of my efforts to fully comprehend these concepts. Of all these …show more content…
At the University of Puerto Rico, I helped develop, using regression analysis and neural networks, an analytical model capable of estimating relative humidity in the Caribbean region based on satellite data. Additionally, I am currently on a research team—under Farzan Sasangohar at Texas A&M—developing an app for smartphones and wearable devices that helps people suffering from PTSD. It can detect when their PTSD is “triggered” and immediately provide them with resources proven to alleviate symptoms. These research projects have broadened my view of industrial engineering: when I initially chose industrial engineering as a major, I was unaware that it could apply to such projects. With this expanded perspective, industrial engineering only further captivated

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