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Time, Jane, andBrianKwan ElliottChoi PDF
Time, Jane, andBrianKwan ElliottChoi PDF
Choi
As
a
rising
high
school
senior,
there
was
no
doubt
that
my
career
path
would
involve
the
amalgamation
of
both
science
and
business;
and
my
first
year
experience
as
a
prospective
dual
degree
B.EngSci/HBA
student
at
Western
has
done
nothing
other
than
further
secure
this
idea
in
my
mind.
As
I
begin
my
second
year
in
the
software
engineering
specialization,
I
am
continuously
challenged
by
my
classmates,
the
entrepreneurial
spirit
of
the
campus,
and
by
mentors
in
both
engineering
and
Ivey
to
be
a
better
thinker
and
doer.
Not
only
am
I
a
prospective
dual
degree
student,
but
I
am
currently
undergoing
the
national
team
selection
trials
to
become
a
member
of
the
under-24
Canadian
team
for
Dragon
Boat.
Due
to
lack
of
dragon
boat
specific
training
facilities
in
London,
Ontario,
I
commute
a
total
of
five
hours
each
week
to
the
Afterburn
Fitness
Center
in
Toronto,
Ontario.
As
a
student
athlete,
costs
can
mount
in
a
variety
of
factors
such
as
competition
fees,
training
facilities,
selection
camps,
and
travelingwith
the
International
Dragonboat
World
Championships
being
held
in
Kunming,
China,
my
expenses
are
mounting,
but
the
experience
to
represent
our
country
and
Western
would
be
too
amazing
to
pass
up.
My
experience
at
the
2015
World
Championships
was
already
a
life-changing
experience
and
I
have
no
doubt
Worlds
2017
will
be
more
phenomenal.
Aside
from
athletics,
I
am
also
an
active
member
of
the
Western
Investment
Club,
University
of
Western
Debate
Society,
and
a
student
researcher
for
the
Western
Democracy
lab.
As
the
sole
engineering
student
in
the
debate
society
and
the
Democracy
lab,
I
found
I
was
able
to
lend
an
engineers
perspective
to
problems
that
arose;
using
iterative
developmental
processes,
I
approached
solutions
with
a
much
broader
mindset,
and
led
to
unique
proposals
such
as
my
research
on
Air-BNBs
economic
impact
on
the
North
American
Shared
economy
legislation.
The
Tim,
Jane,
and
Brian
Kwan
award
would
prove
to
be
invaluable
as
the
costs
of
being
a
dual
degree
student
and
athlete
continue
to
mount.
I
believe
with
this
award,
I
will
be
able
to
focus
on
impacting
on
a
holistic
basis
as
I
currently
do
so.
I
firmly
believe
that
engineering
is
to
precious
a
discipline
to
keep
contained
within
its
own
domain;
the
engineers
approach
to
problem
solving
is
an
invaluable
thought
process
that
brings
new
perspectives
to
whichever
industry
it
touches.
As
I
continue
down
the
dual
degree
path,
I
am
more
than
excited
to
continue
to
contribute
in
the
classroom,
as
a
researcher,
as
an
athlete,
and
as
a
leader.
Regards,
Elliott
Choi