Submission Number: 241
Submission ID: 946
Submission UUID: ca3aef57-b5e5-4b68-b163-7824e533361a

Created: Thu, 04/14/2022 - 22:57
Completed: Thu, 04/14/2022 - 22:57
Changed: Wed, 05/07/2025 - 22:50

Remote IP address: 128.138.129.52
Submitted by:Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No

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Tyler
Van Hare
He/Him/His
Greenwood Village
Colorado
United States
80111
Mechanical Engineering
English(5), Spanish(3)
Up to this point in my life, I have been fortunate enough to be able to travel the world. I saw the coasts of Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Turks and Caicos, and witnessed the vastly different country sides of England, Italy, and Iceland. All of these places are greatly different in the cultures, customs, and people, but one uniting feature was each environment's ability to widen my world view, and accept these places for being different as opposed to calling them weird or wrong. It has taught me that no matter where you live in the world, you are still human, and that our differences make us unique and special in our own way. In addition to the view-broadening ability traveling has, it also helped me with problem solving. For example, the tube system in London was a mess of multicolored lines that looked like it could be extraterrestrial when I first saw a map, however, the more I traveled to various tourist traps, the more I became adept at reading the map. Also, while in Italy, it was initially a struggle to let servers at restaurants know exactly what I wanted to eat without, so with minimal verbal interaction, I politely let them know that I only speak English, and would point at the menu so that they may see what I want. Something which has been strengthened by my traveling so far is my craving to try new things. I have always been the person to eagerly try new food and travel to new places, and my adventures so far have only enhanced my yearning to learn or try something new everyday. Although I can’t travel the world all of the time, it has still taught me to enjoy the new things I can experience, and value the things I can learn and try from the community around me.
My Global engineering RAP neighbor should hopefully be as excited about the world and learning about it as I am. I would want someone close by to share my excitement for what I learned in class that day, and to work through the mysteries of our classes when we may be confused. Additionally, it would be pretty fantastic if they were avid skiers such as myself, so that we may shred the slopes on our off days, and make the most out of the snow in the rockies. I would love that they also love being in the mountains every season, because for me at least, nature is a great place to decompress and feel free when deadlines and exams are bearing down. Now that I'm thinking about it, I would appreciate someone who'll at least laugh at perhaps 6/10 of my weekly bad jokes. I love being funny and keeping the mood light, and it helps if they pretend to care. In return I will laugh at their quips in return, because no bad joke gets left behind. It would be nice if they were helpful and dependable. Whether I can't seem to figure out some homework, or I lost my charger, I would hope that they are there for me and everyone else living in this dorm, the same way I will be there for them. In addition to looking out for our peers, I would like them to respect others and be kind and compassionate to our community, so that together we can thrive in our academic environment to become fantastic engineers and world citizens. I would like a neighbor who is open to trying new foods, and learning about new cultures as we thrive in the diverse community that is the Global Engineering community. Neighbor’s who are excited to share their culture and partake in learning about those of our other neighbors would create a community of Gratitude and cohesion as we face the challenges of our engineering majors. Finally, I hope my neighbor can be a role model for me to learn from to be a better person and engineer. I want someone who I can look up to and learn from so that my time at CU Boulder, and the Global Engineering RAP will be unforgettable, and an integral part of who I become.
I feel like the Global Engineering RAP would be a great fit for me because transitioning out of high school, I expect that I will crave the type of community I shared with my peers at Cherry Creek High School. The friends I had at Cherry Creek were very much like me yet we each had differences that we were able to recognize in each other and celebrate. Out of my entire group, not one of us was exactly the same and we all lived different lives in different communities outside of school, yet in school we are our own community. We each support each other in our endeavors, and were always each other's biggest fans. We were all extremely driven scholar athletes, who strived to be the best we each could possibly be. We all competed in a varsity sport, while maintaining a fantastic level of excellence in the classroom. When I leave high school I would love to be in a community similar to that which drove me to be better, supported me when I stumbled, offered a safe place to laugh and be human. In a word, 'Friends". I see this residential program as an opportunity to find exactly what I'm looking for. I want to be a part of the Global Engineering community because it is a very tight knit family in which learning and supporting each other are integrally related. For the Global Engineering RAP, I will be a friend to my peers, because a friendship is a two way street. I want to help this community in the same way I helped my friends back in Highschool. I will be a dependable friend, who is always open to talk or hangout. I will be there to help when my peers are struggling, and I will try to keep the environment positive for learning and living. Nothing would make me feel more at home than being a part of the Global Engineering RAP where I can find my next community.

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