SOP During My Senior Year in High Essay

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During my senior year in high school, we were asked to write an essay describing our dream job. It was for an English creative writing class, but for me, it was much more than a way to practice eliminating misplaced modifiers. I believe in the powers of visualization and planning, and here was my opportunity to envision working for CISCO. Every successful person I know had a plan. My uncle is one of them. He had a vision of success that oozed from every pore of his being, and his passion rubbed off on me when he came to visit. My uncle went on to own his own restaurant: something he'd dreamed about for longer than I even knew. Before he opened the restaurant, he developed a comprehensive business plan that covered every single expense and contingency he might encounter. The writing assignment for my English class demanded no such thing as a business plan, but I used the writing exercise as an opportunity to discuss my plans for the future in minute detail. I pictured myself at the desk of the company I most want to work with: CISCO Systems.
There were two reasons why I wanted to work for CISCO above other companies. The first is that speaker from CISCO had gave a talk at my school the previous year and it inspired me to investigate the potential in studying networking systems. Before then, I had not considered networking as a focus area. After hearing the inspiring speech, though, it was apparent this was a field I could thrive in. CISCO was a world-renowned company I could grow with, and I intend to apply for an internship with them during my graduate studies. The second reason I want to work for CISCO is their partnerships with organizations like Inveneo, which apply technological advancement to bettering the world. I am committed to matters of social justice and ethics, and will only work for ethical companies like CISCO.

After the speaker from CISCO came to my school, I started to research the company as well as their products. I learned more about LANs and switches than I ever knew existed,….....

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