Submission Number: 200
Submission ID: 891
Submission UUID: 2c8e815e-2b47-47d9-84a3-968a3fffabe5

Created: Sun, 04/10/2022 - 19:52
Completed: Sun, 04/10/2022 - 19:52
Changed: Thu, 05/15/2025 - 10:59

Remote IP address: 128.138.129.163
Submitted by:Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No

Flagged: Yes
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Avery
Wagner
She/Her
Morrison
CO
USA
80465
Computer Science
English (5), Spanish (3)
I was born and raised in Colorado, and while I wish I had a long resume of travel experience, I unfortunately do not. However, one of the many reasons I am so interested in joining the Global Engineering RAP is because of the opportunities I will have to study abroad, as well as the chances to involve myself in different cultures. Immersion in cultures beyond my own might be fairly unfamiliar to me, but I hope that the Global Engineering RAP can allow me to learn more about cultures besides my own, and the ways in which my major, Computer Science, can be applied in a global context.
I would want to live down the hall from someone with similar qualities as me—someone who is hard-working, intelligent, and respectful of other RAP members. I hope they would be committed to their studies and responsible when it comes to managing their time. With that being said, I hope this person still knows how to have fun, and is able to navigate their school-life balance. In an ideal world, I’d love to live across from someone with the same interests and hobbies as me—skiing, hiking, sports, art, music—who I could build a friendship with, but I’d be just as content living next to someone vastly different whom I could learn from. I'm not picky, but whoever it is, I’d want to be just as invested as I am in making the most out of their college experience.
As I first began applying to college as a Computer Science Major, I knew that my prospective studies would mostly be spent learning relevant STEM subjects and much less so on the humanities, and despite how excited I was about pursuing computer science, this fact was still quite disheartening. My english classes throughout high school were always my favorites, and they were often the only ones that consistently pushed me to think critically about myself and the world around me. I was adamant with myself that I wouldn’t settle for a college experience that didn’t offer this sort of critical insight, where my preconceptions wouldn’t really be challenged and any sort of humanities focus would merely be overshadowed by the technical aspects of my degree. But upon discovering the Global Engineering RAP at CU Boulder, I realized that this is exactly the sort of community I had been wishing for. A collective of people with the same sort of aspirations as me, who reached beyond just technical achievement and instead were in search of ways to challenge themselves and create a lasting impact on the world.
When it comes to the residential community itself, I can be counted on to be a responsible and contributing member. I’m more than happy to collaborate with peers on coursework, arrange study groups, or just be someone to lean on for support if they need it. In joining this RAP, I hope I could embolden my path in becoming a computer scientist with a like-minded community of curious people, activists, and students, who are both alike and different from myself. I want to pursue Computer Science from a global perspective, where I am cognizant of how my work might affect people, the environment, and the world at large, and I hope that this experience could strengthen my own sense of cultural sensitivity and propel me towards becoming a Global Engineer.
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