Essay - Personal Statement from My Family History to My Extensive Education...

Personal Statement

From my family history to my extensive education to ***** work experience, my academic interests and relevant experience have prepared me for the UCL program in construction, economics, and management. I *****tend to pursue this program because of my ***** interest in engineering, an interest that was cultivated through my youth. Growing up in Turkey, ***** family was in the field ***** construction. Having observed the construction industry for quite some time, then, I decided to tune my academic interests ***** its foundations. Thus, ***** chose to obtain a COE major at Brown University, where I am currently in ***** fourth year. The CEO major, which is one of the most involved offered ***** the university, combines the fields of commerce, org*****izations, and entrepreneurship. As this major is a combination of engineering, sociology, and economics courses, my course of study has furthered my interest in *****, as well as ***** practical application through business. Through the unique coursework, I have learned major concepts related to engineering, ***** I intend to elaborate upon at UCL. In addition, I have cultivated a unique appreciation for ***** role of economics and commerce in the *****dustry of construction ***** *****. Furthermore, my sociology classes allowed me ***** comprehend and consider the human variable in eng*****eering, *****, and business endeavors. In addition, with the thorough knowledge many of macro and microeconomic principles that Brown *****'s economics classes instilled in me, I will bring a unique and ********** viewpoint *****'s Construction Economics and Management program. ***** will be able to contribute ***** classroom discussion and colla*****ration, bringing the ***** view that the synthesis of instruction that I received at Brown University, and the subsequent academic interests and questions ***** came about as a result of that synthesis. Also, my background will allow for a unique *****point, ***** I ***** r*****ised in Turkey and am fluent in French and English. My academic successes ***** leadership roles include serving as president of the honor board in my Turkish high school, while also representing the students on the school's disciplinary committee. *****, my academic interests are founded in the industries if engineering and construction, while also focusing on ***** importance of economics, commerce, and sociology in these areas.

***** addition to ***** academic *****, my real-life experience and future career goals ***** ***** me for ***** progr*****. The most relevant work experience that ***** have had thus far was my internship at Frank Williams and Partner Architects in New York. After spending eight weeks as an intern for this firm, which is a respected name in the industry, not only had ***** know-how, but also the *****ols to continue in the pursuit ***** my goal—*****ing in an engineering capacity in the construction field. Serving as a junior architect at the firm, I learned how to use ********** of the trade, such ***** AUTOCAD. More relev*****t, however, is the fact ***** I ***** how my unique approach—combining economic, sociological, and engineering principles—could be realistically applied in the professional