Jack S.

Statement of interest, Spring 2023: Ever since I was very young I’ve been an extremely hands on learner. Since I was about eight years old I have been participating in various workshop and electronics classes over the summers, I’ve been building things like furniture for around my house since I was 9, and I built a laptop for myself when I was 10 at a summer camp after my parents wouldn’t let me buy one. Megan knows I have spent a good amount of my time this year in the WISRD room, either working on various school work, helping my friends who are already in WISRD with their projects as much as I can, or just socializing in the room as it is one of my favorite environments to be in at Wildwood. If accepted to WISRD, I hope to gain valuable knowledge about tools, 3D printing and electronics. As I said I have worked previously in environments similar to WISRD but It has been many years since i’ve been able to get back in a workshop due to COVID-19. This summer I will be starting automotive technician classes at SMC and I really hope to be able to use WISRD to create various vehicle modifications during my school year as I will not have time to continue my automotive education during the school year. I want to learn how to use the 3D printer which really interests me. I think I can use it to create various smaller pieces for whichever car I’m working on at the time(I am going to most likely be buying a 1985 Mercedes Benz 300TD off of my friend which I will immediately start to work on this summer ideally). I also think with help from Megan and other more experienced students I will be able to learn more about the various tools in the WISRD room and use them to my advantage.