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1、JohnsHopkinsUniversitywasfoundedin1876onaspiritofexplorationanddiscovery.Asaresult,studentscanpursueamulti-dimensionalundergraduateexperiencebothinandoutsideoftheclassroom.GiventheopportunitiesatHopkins,pleasediscussyourcurrentinterests—academicorextracurricularpursuits,per
2、sonalpassions,summerexperiences,etc.—andhowyouwillbuilduponthemhere.OutgrowingtheGarage—ElijahTheairistaintedwithunnaturalfumesofgrease,wood,andburntelectricaltape.Oilslicksstainthefloor.Thickwoodenshelvessagunnervinglyclosetobucklingundertheweightofoldhousepaintandpowertoo
3、ls.Aworkbenchliesburiedbeneathpapers,rulers,cans,andmetalshards.Anuncomfortablegrowlpoursfromthewaterheater.Mostpeoplewouldn’tdescribemygrimygarageaspleasant,butIlovespendingmyfreetimehere.It’swhereIbuilta2fttrebuchetinsixthgrade,a4fttrebuchetinseventhgrade,andplantobuildan
4、8fttrebuchetthiswinterbreak.It’swhereIbuiltabattlebotandslappedanArduinomicrocontrollerontoptogiveitintelligence.EversinceIsatwatchingjetsshaketheskyandexplosionsrockthescreeninthemovieIronManasastunnedsixthgrader,I’vespentweekendsexperimentinginmygarage,tryingtolearneveryt
5、hingIcanaboutengineeringandrobotics.Sure,outsideofmygarageIlovewildlifeandhiking,history,andweirdfoods.Iloveclassicrock,jazz,andmaybeevensecretlyKatyPerry.Nevertheless,I’vealwayshadalifeplancenteredonrobotics:gotoagreatcollege,learnrobotics,buildrobots,getaBernesemountaindo
6、g,andlivehappilyeverafterinabeautifulforesthome.ItseemsstrangethatI’vecommittedmyselftoroboticssoeasilydespitemymanyinterests,butinreality,roboticscombinesnearlyallofthem.Computerscience,electricalengineering,andmechanicalengineeringarecrucialtotherobot,butcombinethemwithbi
7、ology,astronomy,music,orecology,andthat’swhenroboticsbecomesamazing.Icouldhelpthesickwithrobotsthatgivesurgeonsmoredexteritywhileoperating.Icouldhelpthepoorwithaffordable,robot-madeproducts.Icouldaidtheelderly,replacethelimbsofwoundedwarriors,andkeepfirefightersfromharm’swa
8、y,allwithrobots.AlthoughtheserobotsmaynotbethecrimsonandgoldIronMansuitthatfirstgo