Summarise: As long as I can remember I have always gravitated towards mathematics and science,
tinkering with alarm clocks, launching model rockets, excelling in calculus and physics
courses, and reading about great scientists and inventors like NAME_1 and Thomas
NAME_2. When I came to Mythic University, I knew that I wanted to pursue a major that
involved science and mathematics, but I wanted to be able to apply these concepts to
inventions and developments that would benefit society. Consequently, I decided to study
mechanical engineering, taking classes in and engaging in research about combustion,
fluid mechanics, and propulsion.
While I had enrolled in mechanical engineering in freshman year, it was not until the first
semester of junior year that I realized I wanted to be a mechanical engineer. That
semester, I took six engineering classes, and two of them especially drew me in: fluid
mechanics and thermodynamics. Since then, I have taken an elective laboratory class in
fluids, I have enrolled in a class on compressible flow next semester, and I am currently
studying small-scale fluid mechanics for my senior honors thesis. Additionally, I was
finally able to answer my dad, an avid baseball fan and reader of NAME_3’s The
Physics of Baseball, when he pestered me, “NAME_4, you’re the scientist in this family. Why
does a curveball curve?”
When I began my research with NAME_5 NAME_6 in the Propulsion Engineering
Research Center, I was also given the opportunity to apply my knowledge to a labora