Assignment 7 - William Begley - College Life

I've wanted to be an engineer for about half my life, just recently truly deciding to focus on this area as I've developed my math and science skills further in high school and have continued to enjoy the subjects. For about a year I've wanted to go to either the University of Southern California or California Institute of Technology. These schools are selective and expensive out of state schools so I’ve had my doubts of acceptance or even being able to attend if I get accepted, but I continue to hope. My choices of two Californian schools stems mainly from my love of both California itself, being a beautiful state, as well as the culture apparent in California, specifically Southern California. This culture is one of active, exciting lives, and I’ve also loved skateboarding for years but the Kentucky skate scene is essentially nonexistent so I want to experience and embrace this love of mine. I also really want to get out of Kentucky and live somewhere very different, especially in terms of politics and landscape. These schools also both excel in their aerospace engineering fields which is the field I wish to pursue. I’m excited to live by myself and grow myself seperate from my family, the distance separating us will also force me to be self-sufficient and take me out of my comfort zone and into an exciting new environment.