Saul's Story

My passion is engineering.

I discovered this passion at school during engineering class. The class incorporates two of my favorite subjects, science and math, which is lots of fun and challenging. Right now, engineering class is going great because I am very good at the sketches. I know how to draw the “one point perspective” and the “two point perspective” exceptionally well. I took it upon myself to help classmates who were struggling with the topics that came easy to me. It is important to give back to my community and classmates because that is part of my responsibility, a character trait vital to success. Inclusion is another key component to success. Whenever we have group work, I make sure everyone’s opinion is validated. I don't just agree with one idea, I let everyone have a point of view.

The National Youth Leadership Forum on Engineering and Technology will help me further develop my engineering passion. The program states many of the students will be challenged and would be working in a group. I like being challenged because it pushes me to work harder and to learn from my mistakes. I like working with other people because it allows different ideas to contribute to solving problems, and it builds off everyone’s thoughts, taking an idea from good to great. It’s critical to work together because other people could have better ideas than you.