MyRoadmaptoaSuccessfulFuture

byKeyshawnStran

SelfReflection
WhatIlearnedaboutmyselfisi'maNorthEastleader.AccordingtothePersonality
Compass,itstatesthatIamconfidentinmyself.Ibelievethaticandowhateveriputmymind
to.Thiscompassalsotellsmethatthewayipresentmyselfisimportanttomebecause
presentationandattitudeequalssuccess.Thecompasssaysimstructured,organized,and
decisive.Ibelievesobecausei'mveryorganizedinwhati'mdoing.Iliketodostufftherightway
andiliketogoaboveandbeyond.Imalsoabletothinkandworkatafastpast,WellIthinkso
becauseIliketodostufftherightwayevenifittakesawhiletofinish.Iliketodostuffbymyself
becauseitpreventsproblems.Isaythatbecausewheniworkalonei'mlesslikelytoaskfor
helpbecauseicontinuouslylookovermyworkbeforeiaskforhelporasksomeonefor
feedback.FortheMyersBriggsassessment,Itookapersonalitytestthatalsotellsyouwhat
kindofpersonyouare.FormyMyersBriggspersonalitytest,theresultssaysi'man(ISTJ).The
I
standsfor
Introversion.
Itsnosurprisei'mintrovertedbecausebackwheniwasalittleboy,I
wasalwaysshy,andIalwaysdrawnmyselfawayfrompeople.Istayedtomyselfanddidn't
communicatewithanybodyelse.The
S
standsfor
Sensing
.Ithinkthroughthingsdeeply.The
T
standsfor
Thinking.
Idoitmyselfandbelieveinmyself.The
J
standsfor
Judging.
Iliketo
reflectonlife.FortheMultipleIntelligencestestItook,itwasalsoatestthatthoughtmealot
aboutmyself.Mytop4intelligencesareintrapersonal,interpersonal,visualspatial,andlogical
mathematical.Ifyouknowthemeaningofthosefourwordsthenyougetthepicture,butifyou
dontthenitmeansthatiknowmyselfverywellandalsolikeworkingingroupofpeople.That
surprisedmebecausebasedonwhatthepersonalitycompassrevealedaboutmewasthatI
reallydontlikeworkingingroupswithpeople.Thisalsoshowsthaticanreadmapsandany
othertypeofkeys.Lastly,thistellsmethati'mgowithmath.BasicallythesameastheMyers
Briggsassessmentitook.

Thewayiknowthisinformationwouldsetmeoffintherightdirectiontowardsa
successfulfutureIsbecauseIwouldmakebetterchoices.whateveritisthatimdoingimnot
goingtodounfinishedwork,i'mgonnamakesurethatmyworkisdonerightandbydoingthati
wouldgofar.Alsoiamorganizedandiproducequalitywork.Iknowmyselfandknowwhati'm
capableofdoing.Likebeingaambitiousperson,i'malwaysdoing/goingaboveandbeyondwith
doingsomethingnewordoingaassignment.Iliketotakeonchallenges.Iknowthatlookingat
allofthisi'mgoingtobeasuccessfulbusinessmaninmycareerthatitakeonbecauseihave
thosequalities.Ifeelasthoughinmyfuturecareeriwouldcollaboratewellwithothers,Iwould
learntohelpoutothersdespiteourdifference.Peoplealwayssaytheyseethecreative,
hardworking,committedpotentialinsideme,andifthat'struethenwhenistartmycareeriwill
fitinperfectly.


CareerResearch
ThebestfitcareerformeisbecomingaCivilEngineer.Accordingtomymultipleintelligence
test,italsosaysthesamething.SelectingthiscareerwaseasyformebecauseIalreadyknew
whatIwantedtobeinlife,IknewwhatcareerIwantedtopursue.Ialwayswantedtobea
engineer,Ijustneverknewthattherewasmultipledifferenttypesofengineers.However,I
wantedtocreate,design,andbuildbuildingsbecauseIalwaysseeconstructionworkers
buildinghouses,schools,andmanyotherdifferentbuilding.Takingthepersonalitytestsmade
mefeelmorelikeCivilEngineeristheperfectcareer.IfyouwanttobeaCivilEngineeryou
havetohaveleadershipqualities,youhavehavepatiences,youhavetocollaboratewellwith
others,andyouhavetobegoodatmathandscience.Ifyouwanttobeacivilengineeryou
havetohavestrengthbecausethisjobisn'teasy.Youhavetobedecisive,organized,and
structured.Sotherefor,IknowthatIwoulddogoodinthiscareerbecauseIhaveallthose
qualitiesandmore.Ithinkthroughthingsdeeply,Ibelieveinmyself,andIlearnfromallmy
mistakes.ThewayIusedtheresultsfromtheMyersBriggsandMultipleIntelligenceisI
searcheduppedtheskillsandwhattoexpectwhenyou'reworkingforthiscompanyandIfit
rightin.ThewayIknowthisistherightfitformeislikeIsaidbefore,Ifitallthestandards.
thoughIknowthatthisisagoodfitbecausei'maveryhandsonperson.Iliketotakeon
challenges,Iliketobuildthings,andIalwayswantedtodothiseverysinceIwasyoung.The
waymyworkstylesfitsmycareerisIknowwhatittakestosuccessfullytakeonthesecareer.I
knowwhattoexpectandthattherewillbeupsanddowns.

Ive

learnedmanythingsaboutbeingaCivilEngineer.Thethingsi'velearnedistheydo

alotofcomplexproblems.Thatsbelievablebecausebuildinghousesandbuildingsarenot
easy,theyaresochallenging.CivilEngineersandalsoarchitecturalEngineerscreates,design,
andbuildstructures.CivilEngineersalsohavetoknowhowtoreadmapsbecauseofthetype
ofconstructionworkthattheydo.Bythewaythatssomethingthati'mworkingon(
U.S.Bureau
ofLaborStatistics
).IlearnedthatifyouwanttbeaCivilEngineer,youwillhavetogetuseto
messyenvironmentsbecauseifyou'reonaconstructionsiteandyourebuildingit'sgoingtobe
awholelotofthingsgoingon.Meaningalotofmess,butattheendofthedayit'sgoingtolook
outstandingwhenthey'redoneworkingandfinishedwhattheyarebuilding.Somethingthat
surprisedmewhileIwasresearchingandeducatingmyselfaboutmycareeristhatCiviland
EnvironmentalEngineersworkstogether.However,asIwasreadingaboutit,itstartedtomake
sensebecauseenvironmentalengineershelpsoutcivilengineersbytellingthemthehealthy
andunhealthyenvironmentstobuildon.IfyouwastolookforaCivilEngineer,thebestplaceto
findthemisonconstructionsitesand/orinofficebuildings.AsfarasIknowtheyarelocated
everywhereintheUS(
ValuePenguin|InsuringYourDecisionsWithData
).Astartingsalaryfor
aCivilEngineeris51,810,butifyouwasworkingtherefortenyearsandoveritwillincreaseto
about80,580(
USNews&WorldReport
).ThetypicalworkscheduleforaCEis910hrsaday
from7am8pm.(
TheJobCrowd|GraduateJobs&Graduate
).TheworkingconditionsforaCEis
ofteninaofficeandconstructionsites(
CareerCentreDtwd.wa.gov.au
.).Besidesallthefun
stuffi'vedonetoldyouaboutaCE,CivilEngineersisahighriskbusiness.Youcanhave

collapsedandcangetunserviceable(
JSTOR
).Relatedcareersarearchitecturaland
engineeringmanager,aerospaceengineer,andlandscapearchitects.(
MyPlan.com
)

Therearemanythingsyouneedtoprepareyourselfforthiscareer.Inordertobesuccessfulin
thiscareeryouhavetohavegreatcollaborationskill,youhavetoshareyourideaswith
everyone,youhavetobeopenbecauseittakesteamworktoaccomplishthisjob,youhaveto
presentyourselfinahighlyprofessionalmanner,andyouhavetokeepupwithtime
managementbecauseyoucan'tbelateoryourworkcan'tbefinishedlate(
www.quara.com
).
However,ifyouwanttogettothiscareeryouhavetohaveyourbachelorsdegree,PEstate
license,andyouhavetodofouryearsincollege(
Study.com
).Inordertograduatefromcollege
and/orgetacertificateforcivilengineeringyouhavetohave2.0GPA,andyouhavetopass
theFEexaminationtest(
CivilandEnvironmentalEngineerin
g).Thecoursesthatyouhaveto
takearemath,statistics,engineeringmechanicsandsystems,andfluiddynamics(
U.S.Bureau
ofLaborStatistics
).IlearnedthatIjusthavetopreparemyselfforthehardworkandchallenges
thatimgoingtohavetoface.ImgoingtoenjoythiscareerbecausethisisallIdo.Iliketo
buildstuff,Iwanttoknowalotaboutwhatittakestobeasuccessfulengineer.Iwanttocreate
designsthenbuildthem.AfterIsuccessfullymakeitinthiscareerIwouldliketotakeon
mechanicalengineerbecauseIwanttoworkoncarsandbuildplanes.

CollegeResearch

ThecollegeIpicktofurthermyeducationisMassachusettsInstituteOfTechnology.MIT
wasfoundedin1861byWilliamBartonRogers.MITisaprivateinstitutionwhichmeansifyou're
tryingtoattendthiscollegeyouwillreallyhavetocomeoutyourpocketsbecauseprivate
collegesaremoreexpensivethanapubliccollege.MITscurrentenrollmentfor2015is4,512.
MassachusettsInstituteOfTechnologyislocated77MassachusettsAvenueCambridge,MA
02139,ThecampusextendsmorethanamilealongtheCambridgesideoftheCharlesRiver
Basin.MITdonothaveareligiousaffiliation.IfIwasevertogetacceptedtoMIT,thewayI
wouldtravelbackandforthtohomeandcollegeisbyplane,bus,andtrainbecauseIthink
thatsthebestwayeventhoughcollegeisalreadygoingtobesoexpensive.MITisinagood
locationbecausesurroundingthecampusisrestaurants,themovietheather,Hmart,andwhole
foodsmarket
NationalUniversitiesUSNews&WorldReport
.MIThasalotofmajorsbutthe
mostpopularmajorsareengineering,computerscience,biological/biomedicalsciences,
physicalsciences,andmathematicsgeneral.MIThavesalotofeducationalopportunities,and
oneofthemofisarts/fineartsandhumanities.MassachusettsInstituteOfTechnologytuitionis
$46,704/roomandboard$13,730.MIToffersfederalgrants,stategrant,andprivate
scholarships.ThedeadlineforfinancialaiddeadlinesisJan1
MITAdmissions
.MITsstudent
bodydiversityis54%male,46%female,5.5%BlackorAA,36.5%White,16%Latinoor
Hispanic,24.5%Asian,and0.1%Indian
http://web.mit.edu/ir/pop/students/diversity.html
.

ThethingsyouwillneedtobepreparedforMITare.InordertoattendMITyouhaveto
takeastandardizedtest,eitheraSATorACTtest.Thescoresofthetestsmustbesubmittedby
February15th.Youalsohavetodoaadmissioninterviewbecauseifyou'regoingtoattendtheir
school,thewantnothingbutthebeststudentsthat'swillingtogoaboveandbeyondintheir
workandtheywantstudentsthat'sveryfocusedintheirwork
NationalUniversitiesUSNews&
WorldReport
.Thereexactwordsare,andIquoteitsasifwe'rechoosinga1,000personteam
toclimbaveryinteresting,fairlyruggedmountaintogether.Weobviouslywantpeoplewhohave
thetraining,stamina,andpassionfortheclimb
MITAdmissions
.Thefallof2014acceptance
rateforMITis7.9%.AsIsaidinmyfirstparagraph,thedeadlinesforallofMITsapplicationsis
January1.Applicationfeesare$75.Thekindofgradesyoushouldbegettinginhighschoolin
ordertogetacceptedinMITismostlyAsandhightestscores.

Yes,thisschoolisagreatmatchforme.IchosethisschoolbecauseIlovescienceand
engineering.IthinkthisisthebestfitformebecausethisissomethingIalwaywantedtodo
everysinceIwasyoung.Yesitisagoodmatchformebecauseasitoldyouinmyother
paragraphsthisissomethingialwayswantedtodo,Ijustdidn'tknowwhatitwascalled
becauseisoyoungandiwasstilllearningsomanythings.Themajorsthatiwanttopursuehis
engineeringandsometypeofscience.Ithinkthatwouldhelpmeinmycareerbecausethat's
whatiwanttobewhenigetolder.Iwanttohavemyownofficeandiwanttobuildstructureand
designthem.Ithinkiwouldenjoyeverythingbutialsoknowthatattendingthiscollegewouldbe
superhardbecauseit'soneofthetopengineeringcollegesoutthere.Ifiwastoattendthis
collegethenextstepsiwouldneedtotakeisbucklingmyselfupforalongrideofhardworking
andnonstophandsonlearning.