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When my lego house came crumbling down, my dad was always there to help me put it back together. “The forces from those pieces causes a shear force which in turn” blah blah blah, my dad, an engineer, was always explaining to me, at the age of 4, how things worked. As a kid I didn’t understand what he was talking about, but I knew my dad knew everything. From a young age I’ve wanted to become an engineer because of my dad and of course legos. I grew up with legos, building anything from cars to skyscrapers. Once Hurricane Katrina hit my city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, I was in shock. Baton Rouge only lost power for a week, but as the state started to recover, Baton Rouge was becoming huge. Our population doubled overnight and construction was exploding. I was 13, and finally started to wonder what went into making all the new shiny buildings and nice houses. Of course I went to my dad because I thought he knew everything, but surprisingly he wasn’t able to give me a thorough explanation. I wanted to know more about the financial and management processes more than the actual use of materials and machines. Naturally, I went to my computer and googled it. Throughout high school I wanted to start a business up myself, but could never manage the capital. A big reason I chose University of Michigan was because it had a great engineering and great business program. Now that I am finally learning engineering, I’m excited to learn more about entrepreneurship and use my knowledge to create something awesome.