An exclamation of excitement escapes me as my model produces its expected results. Satisfaction, the satisfaction I experience after I have solved a tough math problem or written an effective computer program. This satisfaction is my main motivation to pursue engineering. There are two things that I take great pride in. The first is an intellectual challenge, one which I can overcome and call an accomplishment. The second is the idea of my accomplishments in engineering improving my world.

A challenge of the mind is the most beautiful thing to overcome. I see the challenges of engineering as those, possible, beautiful solutions. Whether improving upon the design of my computer application, or making my mousetrap car travel that extra 15 feet, that solution is the only thing that could invigorate me so furiously. Through the challenge I am given the satisfaction I enjoy. The sheer possibilities which loom in one challenge, this is why the solutions of engineering are so beautiful.

Beyond the satisfaction I derive from those intellectual challenges, I also see the opportunity for my solution to improve the world. This thought is the most exciting view of engineering, and it is this view that fuels my endeavors. Striving to improve my world is the final push I received, setting my sights on this wonderful science. My dream: the satisfaction and excitement of achieving beautiful solutions to beautiful challenges. My reality: engineering and its many challenges and infinite solutions.