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**Dear _____ Fellowship Supervisors,
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My name is Shwetha Jayaraj, a student accepted in the Master’s fall 2020 graduate program for computer science at NYIT. Being born born in Bakersfield, California & then raised in suburbian Connecticut, I can clearly recall being asked what I wanted to be when I grew up as a child. I had many dreams and was a highly imaginative child so I remember saying that I just wanted to help the world (but also be a rockstar astronaut). I was pretty instantaneously shut down, as being raised by strict Indian parents, I was told to either choose just one concentration in life, either being a doctor or an engineer, in order to be able to “make it” here in America. However, I had grown up on superheroes, comic books, Disney movies, & a nurtured imaginative mind. Since then, I learned that I wanted to be someone that could simply follow her naive aspirations to achieve those dreams for a better future and I wanted to allow security for that possibility to exist for both myself and the rest of society. This is what I believe the **_blank___** Fellowship Program will greatly provide me with the opportunity to achieve & why I am so keenly interested in pursuing this honorable fellowship.
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My passionate curiosity for the world did not agree therefore with this binary of a doctor or engineer perspective. I was interested in art, technology, design, history, languages, fiction, music, games or, in other words: things that made people feel happy. I ended up choosing computer science as my undergraduate major as I was an avid gamer & coder at the time anyways and began commuting to the University of Connecticut. When I realized that UConn, while an educationally challenging and informative experience, I further realized that in order to follow through on achieving my dreams I would always have to keep challenging myself to go outside of my comfort zone and to simply never give up. This is also a crucial aspect of the NNSA program that I want to be able to continue experience with having not lived with any recollection outside of the northeastern part of the US. After I moved to New York City and enrolled in the combined B.S/M.S program in computer science offered at NYIT I grew and learned more about the true details that are needed in order to make an effective impact, I slowly grew to understand the beauty in science and the astounding truth of mathematics. Knowledge of these two broad subjects in fact would lead into a better understanding and appreciation for design, for history, for technology, & even for art. I transferred & pursued finishing my bachelors degree as an Interdisciplinary Studies major in Computer Science, Social Sciences, & Technology & formed my own path as well as a major that would serve to fit my education based on what I wanted to dedicate my life to improving in society.
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In fact, it takes an understanding and connection between so many different disciplines of life to be able to really create an impact of superpowered proportion. The ______ fellowship is unique in honing exactly this special yet important skill and that is another key component for my interest in this program. This is, of course, no easy feat, and I now fully understand why my parents told me to just choose one focus. It’s more work to continue learning, but it’s work that I’m passionately willing to do because I think it truly helps to make the world a better place if there are people that actively try to bridge the gap between the many crucial disciplines of life. I truly believe the ________ will only push me further towards that path of passionate pursuit in bettering technology for the world and not giving up imagination or hope in one’s dreams. Indeed the American dream that my parents came here for did not work out necessarily in having the wealth they envisioned but they were at least given the opportunity. They have lived humble lives and sacrificed much so that their children can have the best future. I am only here due to my parents and more than anything I want to make them proud in seeing my dreams come true. As I step assertively towards my goals into this uncertain world, I am confident that no matter what tomorrow may bring, I will continue on the pursuit of achieving my dreams for a better future in this lifetime. I believe that the ___ mission closely aligns with my hopes especially by utilizing technology & science to help the nation in the best way possible.
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After attending the information webinars, this is a fellowship that is extraordinary and inspiring to me like no other. The ability to be able to work in cutting-edge technology and research is one of the coolest facets of a job and a factor that would make me excited to wake up every morning and to go into a position to give it my all. Furthermore, the educational value of what I will learn despite it not being the specific area of computing in my interest will undoubtedly be worthwhile. Education is a gift and now more than ever we understand that there are numerous ways to have a fulfilling learning experience. The fellowship experience is an education that puts knowledge to the test in real-time and there is no better way to improve the skill that students are being educated for without persistent and constant practice put in place. The honor of receiving a fellowship like this would be practice like no other. In conclusion, the fellowship is an opportunity for a true technology education that may even one day help me achieve the dream that my inner 9 year old had of someday becoming that rockstar astronaut.
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Thank you for your time and consideration in reviewing my application for the fellowship program. I eagerly await the decisions to follow and hope I am a qualified candidate for the honor to be chosen!
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Sincerely,
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Shwetha Jayaraj
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--originally for my[ PNNL & NNSA candidacy ](1. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nRgAlO5rNxCrX98w04Ty0n9AarJriT24NcbQ62a-m8c/edit)
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