Describe The Impact The Design And Construction Industries Have On Our Society
1. Describe the impact the design and construction industries have on our society. Why are these professions so important?
Building construction is a huge step in human evolution. Providing living spaces to favor our lifestyle, it supports our daily habits and connects places to one another. It fastens the advancement of transportation, energy production and all kinds of inventions. As society grows, building construction utilizes landscape and environmental resources, modernizing cities into a denser area for a higher population. Architects transform this into a form of art that people can be enjoyed and be relaxed to live in a manmade environment. Without these professions, the population would decline because of the limit of living space …show more content…
4. Describe your experience with your ACE mentors? What did your mentors teach you about their profession? How will this experience help you as you transition from high school? What effect did this experience have on your college choice, or choice of study?
Since I am interested in civil engineering, I paid a lot of attention to learning the different branches in the work field. In the second meeting of this year, a geothermal engineer gave us a presentation on his daily job. I found it very intriguing for being able to travel sites in different kinds of geographical area while collecting data to research on the building types that can be built on that place. Knowing this definitely helped to understand the perception of the job about the challenges and the exciting part of it. I would love to take courses in geotechnical and I am also interested in having areas of focus in hydraulic and structural.
5. What was the most valuable lesson you learned from your time with the ACE Mentor …show more content…
In the architecture team, it is crucial to share thoughts and listen to the others in order to mix up all the ideas and generate a one of a kind building. It could be hard in simply splitting up the job duties because all the design components have to be connected and be pictured as a whole to match the theme of the building. Among with the engineering and construction team, architecture team requires leadership skills for maintaining communication to transfer information like floor plans and materials. Being an architect has to be effective and responsible for negotiating with partners. I felt to have my communication and collaboration skill improved through this program.
6. Additional Essay
Is there anything else you wish to share with the scholarship committee?
Considering my parent’s background, I am being evaluated in a special case that would make me hard to receive financial aid from FAFSA. This problem has affected my family since my sister’s undergraduate enrollment from last year, adding the financial burden from my brother, who would enroll in graduate school. My parents wouldn’t be able to fully support our tuitions. Therefore, ACE scholarship would be very helpful for me to continue my
Building construction is a huge step in human evolution. Providing living spaces to favor our lifestyle, it supports our daily habits and connects places to one another. It fastens the advancement of transportation, energy production and all kinds of inventions. As society grows, building construction utilizes landscape and environmental resources, modernizing cities into a denser area for a higher population. Architects transform this into a form of art that people can be enjoyed and be relaxed to live in a manmade environment. Without these professions, the population would decline because of the limit of living space …show more content…
4. Describe your experience with your ACE mentors? What did your mentors teach you about their profession? How will this experience help you as you transition from high school? What effect did this experience have on your college choice, or choice of study?
Since I am interested in civil engineering, I paid a lot of attention to learning the different branches in the work field. In the second meeting of this year, a geothermal engineer gave us a presentation on his daily job. I found it very intriguing for being able to travel sites in different kinds of geographical area while collecting data to research on the building types that can be built on that place. Knowing this definitely helped to understand the perception of the job about the challenges and the exciting part of it. I would love to take courses in geotechnical and I am also interested in having areas of focus in hydraulic and structural.
5. What was the most valuable lesson you learned from your time with the ACE Mentor …show more content…
In the architecture team, it is crucial to share thoughts and listen to the others in order to mix up all the ideas and generate a one of a kind building. It could be hard in simply splitting up the job duties because all the design components have to be connected and be pictured as a whole to match the theme of the building. Among with the engineering and construction team, architecture team requires leadership skills for maintaining communication to transfer information like floor plans and materials. Being an architect has to be effective and responsible for negotiating with partners. I felt to have my communication and collaboration skill improved through this program.
6. Additional Essay
Is there anything else you wish to share with the scholarship committee?
Considering my parent’s background, I am being evaluated in a special case that would make me hard to receive financial aid from FAFSA. This problem has affected my family since my sister’s undergraduate enrollment from last year, adding the financial burden from my brother, who would enroll in graduate school. My parents wouldn’t be able to fully support our tuitions. Therefore, ACE scholarship would be very helpful for me to continue my