Cornell: Tell us what you'd like to study at Cornell

From as far back as I can remember, I have found the products of engineering intriguing. Hearing my voice on a cassette recorder, checking out the construction of the latest basketball shoes, wondering how bridges stay together, learning how planes fly, and using Gore-Tex to stay warm and dry on my long winter runs, the products of engineering have been useful to me. During some runs I think about how many people die in car accidents. As an engineer I could design safer cars and save lives. I could design a recyclable material to make toys with so that our land-fills do not overflow with old toys. I would also be able to improve sports equipment to make skiing and mountain biking even more fun. Eventually, cassettes, CD's and mini discs will be replaced by something smaller which has better sound. Basketball shoes will weigh much less and enable the wearer to jump higher, and bridges in California will not collapse during earthquakes. Planes will fly in inclement weather. I am interested in making these dreams a reality.