My top character strength is curiosity. I have always been one who wanted to figure out more about the world around me, from watching “How the Universe Works” millions of times over for pure interest to choosing to play the clarinet because I felt all types of music to be appealing. This character strength has helped me to become who I am today: a Biomedical Engineering student. If I wasn’t curious about how to solve problems in the world around me, I would have never even considered a career in Engineering.
My second top character strength is a love of learning. Since even the early days of my education, I have taken it seriously, because I knew that all of the material taught in each subject would help me grow in some way. Because of this dedication to learning, I became one of the top students in my class. Outside of academics, my desire to learn and master the clarinet allowed me to experience many things which other students my age could only imagine. These successes, and many more, had gotten me into college, The Ohio State University, to learn the things I love to learn and more. Knowledge is power.
My third top character strength is humor. My dad always expressed a good sense of humor, and wasn’t afraid to joke around (although some of his jokes would go a bit too far) when I was younger, which contributed to my strong, albeit sarcastic and sometimes strange and cynical, humor that I possess today. It initially started off small, but as I grew older, my humor turned into a coping mechanism of sorts. I figured, why bother being sad and depressed about something when you can just joke about your pain and make yourself feel better?
My fourth top character strength is is judgement. As an Engineer, it is important to carefully analyze every situation before solving a problem, because it is very easy to overlook things which could be detrimental to your success. I have always been a planner, and never one to do things last minute or because I just “felt like it.” Though judgement might be a good character trait to have in many situations, I sometimes tend to over-analyze certain situations, which makes me stressed and anxious, and could sometimes be bad instead of good.
My fifth top character strength is kindness. I grew up going to a Christian church, which meant that I was taught to always care for and serve others for the betterment of the world. Therefore, I have participated in multiple mission trips and other service-related activities, getting me accepted into my high school’s chapter of National Honor Society, and into the Humanitarian Engineering Scholars program at The Ohio State University.
