Sean Seungho

Life is full of questions to answer. I believe everyone has their own way of choosing lunch menus. Mine is not that promising—most times, I regret after having the first bite. As such, every day is a process of proceeding to the next question that awaits our decisions. 

My decision to study and major in Engineering was rather epiphanic than a result of holistic deliberation. I always defined myself as a “humanities guy” and confined myself within that word. Well, how could I regard myself, who could not build a Lego castle even with a guide, as a dexterous pre-engineer? I always wrote “Lawyer,” “CEO,” or “Writer” in the “Dreams” section of every self-introduction sheet I had to fill. Writing and reading was the canvas I would express my imaginations and serve solutions to questions, not those bumpy Lego blocks or mind-blowing Taylor’s polynomial formula. However, everything changed after I met programming. I still remember the first time I made a for-loop that adds up from 1 to 100. I was able to make something that I thought up. It was nobody else, it was me; it was nothing else, it was MY program that I DESIGNED. That sudden strong revelation forced me to study computer science and helped me make this decision to come to the School of Engineering, which I do not regret at all. 

I define engineering as a study of forming and rendering an answer to questions we have. Engineering will equip you, a curious soul, with a tool to solve whatever this world has to ask of you. I became an Engineering Student Ambassador to let others enjoy this thrilling epiphany—the moment that you can peel off intimidating formulae and Greek alphabets and encounter the true fruit of engineering by yourself. I promise you, although it may smell repelling, you will be eager to try another bite after tasting it.