College Admissions Essay: How Technology Changed My Life

The first time I gazed upon a computer- at a friend’s house, young and curious, and that exact moment, my adventure with technology started. I ran home and turned on my family’s ancient, bulky, computer and with my small clumsy hands, unfamiliar with the mechanics of this device. Although I had no clue how to use this foreign object, the bright flashy lights captivated me; my eyes were locked on this screen that I so desperately wanted to understand. My parents soon realized that our family needed access to the internet like everyone else, we were lagging behind. Having internet was a double edged sword- I could explore the free web to my heart’s content, but I didn’t realize that my PC was far too old to hold up any longer. Soon afterwards, my first computer met it’s end.
As such, I took apart my computer and delved into the world that I am so passionate about today. Over the years, I broke many more computers and took some apart to fix the problems. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the author of Faust, once said, “By seeking and blundering we learn”. My earlier attempts were not so successful- I was nervous, exploring the
I was a small fry, pushed and shoved around trying to figure out my way around this new large building. Despite being so lost, I found myself in a large auditorium one day, filled with other underclassmen who were just as passionate about technology as I was. I found solace in the robotics club where I met people who were much more educated about computers and technology than I was. How the robots were assembled combining individual parts, movements that were created with a peculiar language and program I couldn’t comprehend- it all fascinated me. My curiosity, which initially birthed my passion for technology, strongly urged me to join this club. I submitted to that urge and as a result, I learned the mechanics behind building a robot and tested the waters of