Cybersecurity is not something I stumbled into, it is something I was drawn to by genuine curiosity and a fascination with how systems work and, more importantly, how they can be broken. Offensive security in particular captivates me: the mindset it requires, the creativity involved, and the real-world impact it has.

I have spent time outside of formal education building that foundation independently, working through platforms like Hack The Box and TryHackMe not because I had to, but because I wanted to. That self-driven approach experimenting, getting things wrong, and figuring out why is how I learn best.

I have also competed at national level in robotics and AI, which taught me that technical problems rarely have a single clean solution.

I am applying to university to take that curiosity further, gain the depth and structure that independent study cannot fully provide, and work toward a career in offensive security where I can do what I find genuinely meaningful.