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Submission Number: 171
Submission ID: 855
Submission UUID: 3a328456-e435-40bb-a131-7441a5c33539
Created: Sat, 04/02/2022 - 21:52
Completed: Sat, 04/02/2022 - 21:52
Changed: Tue, 09/03/2024 - 20:06
Remote IP address: 63.237.114.18
Submitted by:Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
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Liam
Karlson
He/Him
Cincinnati
Ohio
United States
45227
Aerospace Engineering/Russian
English (5)
It was the end of our nearly 2-week trek, out in the barren mountain ranges of Philmont, New Mexico. My boy scout troop had suffered the lengthy high adventure, we were tired and quite unhappy with the lackluster woodland outhouses (most were simply a hole in the ground). The night prior, we had settled down at Sioux campsite, where we pitched our tents and spent the night. When we awoke the next morning, we quickly packed up camp, excited to be only a couple of days away from home. Having finished my packing early, I sat down and rested my eyes, cherishing the little rest we had during the day’s activities. Suddenly, a piercing pain shot through my left ear, coupled with the deafening sound of air. I shot up, holding my throbbing ear, and saw my best friend laughing at his little prank. He explained that it was supposed to wake me up. As friends do, we made up and I tried to convince myself the pain was going to fade away soon. It didn’t. With our 70-pound bags of gear strapped on our backs, and 10 miles to go that day, it wasn’t looking very enjoyable with constant pain in my ear. I told our crew leader about the injury, and he explained that the only possible medical attention I could receive from a doctor was at base camp. This meant that we first had to hike the 10 miles to the staff camp, where I would then be analyzed if I needed to be sent home. It was an interesting situation for me to be in, considering this unwavering pain was caused by my best friend, someone I had shared the past two weeks of torrential rains with. To my surprise, every one of my crew members offered to take some gear out of my bag to lighten my load. Reluctantly, I let them take some weight, though I didn’t want to seem weak. However, It was inspiring to see my crew come together and strengthened my belief in teamwork. With a lighter pack and a debt of gratitude for my whole crew, the next 10 miles wasn't so bad. Upon reaching the staff camp, they radioed in some antibiotics and let me off. The greatest lesson I learned from this experience was to not be afraid to ask for help. Knowing their packs were heavy as is, it pained me to give up my weight onto them. Reflecting back, had I not relied on my teammates, we surely would’ve gone much slower. For the greater good, and for the good of our task that day, we did what we had to, together. In a similar situation, I would not value my ego so high, to the point of jeopardizing the integrity of the task. If a friend offers help, it is my duty as their friend to trust and to let them help. I also learned how to forgive my friend while surpassing life’s many challenges in the wild.
Dear Hallmate,
I hope you are okay with change. I hope you are comfortable with the notion of removing yourself from your place of birth and entering a state, world, and community you are completely foreign to. Such is college, and to tell you, I cannot wait to see what Boulder has in store for us. I hope that you are as eager to take on each and every day as a test of whether we will prevail as engineers.
To be a little more personal, I hope you like heavy metal as much as I do. I am unabashedly the world’s biggest Metallica fan. I also might annoy you with my consistent random space facts. And my vinyl record collection might spill out into our hall. I have found that music can be one of the most powerful bonding tools in human interaction, and I hope we are able to find commonality in headbanging guitar riffs.
Now, I know some may be expecting the cliche “I hope my hallmate is smart and hard-working” phrase. And to that I say, the very nature of our presence in the Global Engineering RAP is a testament to our academic achievements and what we consider important. Those are a given at CU Boulder. So, I want to experience your quirks. I want to see what makes you, you. I find that two academics with nothing else in common in the same hall is not necessarily a recipe for success, so I know for a fact that we will both express our unique personalities and quirks in interesting ways. But I can assure you that our attendance at Boulder means something. It means that we are scholars, intellectuals, and a pair who will likely bond over the simple things in life (considering we are likely broke college students).
We engineers have a passion for learning and through our fundamental similarities, I can assure you that we can get over any bump in the road.
P.S. If you are still wary of my music tastes, I will gladly resort to my earbuds.
I hope you are okay with change. I hope you are comfortable with the notion of removing yourself from your place of birth and entering a state, world, and community you are completely foreign to. Such is college, and to tell you, I cannot wait to see what Boulder has in store for us. I hope that you are as eager to take on each and every day as a test of whether we will prevail as engineers.
To be a little more personal, I hope you like heavy metal as much as I do. I am unabashedly the world’s biggest Metallica fan. I also might annoy you with my consistent random space facts. And my vinyl record collection might spill out into our hall. I have found that music can be one of the most powerful bonding tools in human interaction, and I hope we are able to find commonality in headbanging guitar riffs.
Now, I know some may be expecting the cliche “I hope my hallmate is smart and hard-working” phrase. And to that I say, the very nature of our presence in the Global Engineering RAP is a testament to our academic achievements and what we consider important. Those are a given at CU Boulder. So, I want to experience your quirks. I want to see what makes you, you. I find that two academics with nothing else in common in the same hall is not necessarily a recipe for success, so I know for a fact that we will both express our unique personalities and quirks in interesting ways. But I can assure you that our attendance at Boulder means something. It means that we are scholars, intellectuals, and a pair who will likely bond over the simple things in life (considering we are likely broke college students).
We engineers have a passion for learning and through our fundamental similarities, I can assure you that we can get over any bump in the road.
P.S. If you are still wary of my music tastes, I will gladly resort to my earbuds.
In 2016, Scott Kelly, one of NASA’s record-breaking astronauts, once told me some advice I have kept at heart. “My philosophy is that for complicated jobs if you aren't ahead of schedule, you're already behind.” Mr. Kelly is right. The nearly non-existent public support for the US Space Program following the end of the Apollo program has only remained low.
If people aren’t caring, then people aren’t innovating, and human progression into space remains complacent and negligent. That is precisely why I am determined to help push the envelope of technology and to help re-establish mankind’s presence in space. I aim to help put space exploration back onto the podium in the public eye and make giant leaps for mankind (pun intended). CU Boulder’s Global Engineering RAP is precisely the place to help that happen.
The very nature of the Global Engineering RAP is of academic excellence. Living in such a place, whose populace is of extremely high caliber, only drives and motivates me to be the absolute best engineer I can become. Simply associating with multitudes of like-minded individuals is enough to constantly challenge me, push me to do my best, and excel in my studies.
As for contributing to the residential community, I believe my passion for all things aerospace and space exploration can serve as a catalyst for inspiration. Quite literally for my entire life, I have dreamed of planting my footprint on Mars, which has led me to attend CU Boulder. I would love to be able to share my passion for aerospace with individuals who are just as passionate about their engineering discipline.
If people aren’t caring, then people aren’t innovating, and human progression into space remains complacent and negligent. That is precisely why I am determined to help push the envelope of technology and to help re-establish mankind’s presence in space. I aim to help put space exploration back onto the podium in the public eye and make giant leaps for mankind (pun intended). CU Boulder’s Global Engineering RAP is precisely the place to help that happen.
The very nature of the Global Engineering RAP is of academic excellence. Living in such a place, whose populace is of extremely high caliber, only drives and motivates me to be the absolute best engineer I can become. Simply associating with multitudes of like-minded individuals is enough to constantly challenge me, push me to do my best, and excel in my studies.
As for contributing to the residential community, I believe my passion for all things aerospace and space exploration can serve as a catalyst for inspiration. Quite literally for my entire life, I have dreamed of planting my footprint on Mars, which has led me to attend CU Boulder. I would love to be able to share my passion for aerospace with individuals who are just as passionate about their engineering discipline.
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