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28E DNovember 25, 2010Career PathWhat I want to do with the rest of my life isn’t a big secret. I’ve beeninterested in technology, computers and science for a long time. It’s why I chose tomajor in Information Technology in college and why I’ve decided to emphasize myfocus in security. I’ve done the research and studied the facts, realizing that theinformation technology field is growing quite fast and will continue to do so over thenext few years. The types of technology coming out are amazing and I will be a partof that, and perhaps even discover a few new ones on my own. I will get my Ph.D.one day. Right now I am on my way to my Master’s degree at the University of C.I am a first generation college student and have worked very hard all my lifefor the chance of going to a four‐year college. The decision to enroll in a four‐yearcollege was up to me, and ever since I was a child, I knew that excelling in schoolmeant a successful future for not only me, but also my parents and my little brotherand sister. I not only hold my own future in my hands but the futures of my wholefamily. My influences did not only come from family. The combination of influencesfrom friends and family, together with my own interests and ambitions, were thedriving forces behind my decision.I do have ambitions to make something of myself not just for the sake offamily but for the sake of everyone. I plan to pursue a career in InformationTechnology because I love working with technology, computers and electronics.This is another factor that has greatly influenced my decision. For several years Ihave been studying computers and technology in general and it has been the mainobject of my interest. The information technology field is very general and rangesfrom plain technicians to chief technology officers. Because I understand thebreadth of the information technology field, I can safely say that I will find my place.However I don’t want to limit myself. I hope to become an expert in the field ofcomputer and network security, perhaps even one day achieving the honor of beingCTO (Chief Technology Officer) of a major corporation or company. Whether peopleknow it or not, the world is changing rapidly, and the technological sophistication ofsociety will increase a hundred fold or more four years from now. During thoseyears I hope to double that amount. My world will be different than the one we arenow experiencing and I will be working with technology for the rest of my life. Oneday I will make a name for myself in the information technology field. I strive to bethe best, and that won’t be different when I start college. Challenges come and gobut my end goal is always the same. There’s no excuse. I just have to get it done.There is one more reason that I considered going to college to studyinformation technology: my friend S S. When I was in the seventh grade Seth was ajunior in high school at the time and, as I soon discovered, quite a bit of a geek. Atfirst I admired what he knew and what he could do, like build a custom computer. Iwas really into gaming and so was S but he was focusing on a different kind, a gameon the computer and on the internet. Instantly I loved the entire concept of theinternet and computers. I wanted to know more: how he built it, what each piece ofhardware did and of course where he learned it all. S opened the portal for me to