I have a lot planned for my future, but considering that I have 6 more years of school left, I still have a good amount of time in hand to put myself in the right position to fulfill my plans and goals. I see myself working at a large and ambitious company as a lead programmer by 2030. The technology industry will most likely continue to remain in demand by 2030. Even though I understand the amount of hard work and time required, I am still very optimistic about this career for me.
I have always been intrigued by the way computers work. We find computers in all walks of our modern-day life – from video games to a smart light bulb. I am planning to build a computer myself this upcoming summer of 2019 to better understand the foundations of computer science. I had been on the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) 2017-18 robotics team in the past year which helped me learn the basics of computer programming by writing programs for LEGO EV3 Mindstorms robot. This gave me an opportunity to learn about software and hardware aspects of computer science, working in a team and giving back to society. My team won in the regional tournament of FLL and participated in the Northern California Silicon Valley Championship. We conducted several STEM education sessions in local library for elementary school kids to learn about science in general and have fun doing that.
At the moment I am focusing on continuing to average high scores in all subjects in my school. I have also enrolled into couple talented and gifted programs like Duke Tips and I am taking the PSAT 8/9 test through them in February 2019. Until last year I was enrolled in Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Talented Youth (CTY) program for which I had taken the national level School and College Ability Test (SCAT) as a 2nd grader in the year 2014 and scored 94 percentiles in both English and Math tests. I am currently enrolled in accelerated math class at Pearson Ranch Middle School and am attempting to make it into a talented and gifted class in math, language arts, and science early next year. I am doing this to hone my knowledge in all of the key areas that will help me achieve my future goal of following in both of my parents’ footsteps and working as a computer programmer.
During my time in high school, I plan to take electives that specialize in programming and technology in addition to joining the robotics team. I realize that to achieve my goal I will need to be very dedicated and put in a lot of hard work. I also am pursuing band and Spanish to keep a certain amount of variety to keep my mind fresh and ready to learn.
To prepare myself for the advanced classes I plan to take in college, I will have to also put in a lot of hard work in high school and be focused towards my goal. In pursuit of getting accepted at a good college, I will try my best to participate in programs that will help my chances of getting into a good college and earning a merit scholarship.
I plan to pursue graduation and post-graduation in computer science before starting on a job but that will come after 2030. At this point, I will have carried out all of my plans and I will hopefully be settled down in a house with my family and be in a job with a good pay and a good work-life balance. Overall, I hope my interests in computer programming help me do good in school, be successful and eventually lead me to live a happy life with my family.
