My name is Cole Watson; I am a student studying architecture at Wentworth Institute of Technology. I attended Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational High School in Wakefield, Massachusetts. I chose to apply to Northeast because of the vocational aspect of high school; I enjoyed the academic week and shop week system Northeast offered. In my first year, I had a trial of the 16 shops/trades they offered; ultimately, the one trade that stood out from the rest was Drafting and Design. I underwent a four-year drafting program, where the initial two years focused on CAD, engineering, blueprint interpretation, and 3D modeling, and the latter two years specialized in architecture, with a primary focus on residential housing, including roof styles and stairs. During this period, the person used architecture CAD software to recreate real-life structures digitally. During high school, I joined many clubs, such as a STEM workshop, was captain of the soccer team, and was inducted into the National Honors Society and National Technical Honors Society.