Envisioing the Future in Software Engineering

29 Aug 2023

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Interest in Software Engineering

Computer science is the career field that I aspire to be in after college. I am interested in either pursuing software engineering or data science. My interest in software engineering was due to my CTE courses in high school. For three years, I took computer science classes where I was introduced to multiple coding languages. My coding teacher had my classmates and I develop our own projects, where we were able to enter different competitions. Being exposed to this process of building and designing projects peaked my interest in software engineering. I would love to continue taking software engineering courses at the college level and to work on personal projects to improve upon and to gain more experience with software development.

My Hope for the Future

To better prepare me for a future in software engineering, there are many skills that I would like to develop. I would like to be proficient in the languages that I have learned over the years. I want to do this by completing personal projects to enforce my knowledge in the languages and to showcase my abilities in that language. Another skill I would like to develop for the future is to explore different softwares to develop code. For example, I want to learn how to use Meteor and Bootstrap to produce projects.

In the future, I would love to get more experience in the computer science field. This school year, I am focusing on finding internship opportunities that I can apply to. This would allow me to get experience in applying for jobs, preparing and participating in technical interviews, and learning about the expectations for a software engineer. Another experience I would love to have in the future is being a part of projects that are focused on community improvement. I want to be able to give back to the community in any form, so working on software that can positively impact the community would be an amazing experience for me.