College Admissions Essay: AES Engineering Scholarship

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AES Engineering Scholarship Life changes in a matter of seconds, but if my life pans out the way I imagine it there are a lot of hurdles that I will need to get over to get where I want to be. Success in my life is measured by how many things I can accomplish and take on by myself. Thirty years down the road is a long ways to think about, but for me it is easy to know where I want to be and what I want to have accomplished in that time. If in thirty years I have the gift to look back on my life and consider it successful to my own standards; that in itself is one of the biggest accomplishments that I seek to conquer. Furthermore, finishing high school off strong, going to college (of course finishing with the best of my ability) and finding

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