编者按：“个人陈述”（PS）样本！范例一：计算机专业范例二：经济与金融专业范例三：法律专业范例四：历史专...“个人陈述”（PS）样本！范例一：计算机专业范例二：经济与金融专业范例三：法律专业范例四：历史专业computersciencep...
编者按：“个人陈述”（PS）样本！范例一：计算机专业范例二：经济与金融专业范例三：法律专业范例四：历史专...
“个人陈述”（PS）样本！
范例一：计算机专业
范例二：经济与金融专业
范例三：法律专业
范例四：历史专业
computersciencepersonalstatement
computinganditsapplicationshavealwaysfascinatedmeandforthisreasonihavefoundmya-levelcoursesextremelyinteresting.thisalsohasmaintainedmylong-terminterestincomputer-relatedcareers.
ihavestudiedmathematics,physicsandcomputingtoa-levelandalsoduringthefirstyearathillsroadsixthformcollegeire-tookmygcseenglish.lastyearandthisyearihavebeenimprovingmyself-learning,anddevelopingmanyskillswiththehelpofthekeyskillsqualificationsanda-levelgeneralstudies.
mysincerestdesireistobecomeacomputerscientist.specifically,iaminterestedinexploringhowproblemscanbemodeledandsolvedusingartificialintelligence.ialsowanttolearnabouthumancognitionandmachineintelligence.ihavebeenstudyingtheonlinedebateoverwhethermachineswilleverbecome"intelligent"giventhecurrentcourseofresearchandreadingaboutsuchissuesaswhetheramachinecanacquire"commonsense"(asdiscussedinhubertdreyfus'sbook“whatcomputersstillcan'tdo”).ihavebeenexploringmanydifferentareaswithinthedomainofartificialintelligence(suchasneuralnetworks,geneticalgorithms,andnaturallanguageprocessing).thebottomlineisthatiwanttobeapartofthisexcitingfield.
overthesummeritraveledtorussia,andthoroughlyenjoyedexploringaverydifferentpartoftheworld.
myotherinterestsincludecurrentaffairsandsports,suchasfootball,tennisandgeneralfitness.eversincethestartofsixthformihavebeenasuccessfulmemberofthecollegefootballteam.ihaveplayedbasketballasanenrichmentactivitybecauseitwasanewsporttomeatthebeginningofsixthform.ialsoparticipatedina5-a-sideindoorfootballtournamentatthecollege.inadditiontopursuingmyacademicstudiesiwouldliketocontinuesomeofthesesportsatuniversity.
economicsandfinancepersonalstatement
havingaflairforeconomicsandaccountingihavedecidedthatiwantadegreeinaccountingandfinanceormanagement.themanybrilliantrepresentativesofthemanagementcommunityaroundtheworldhavestrengthenedthatresolve.
wheniworkedinmyschoolasatutorofenglishasasecondlanguageforstudentsfromacommunityschoolinmuscat,irealizedtheimportanceofastrongleaderwhocouldorganize,commandrespect,andbeabletoworkwellwithothers.theseideaswerefurtherenforcedbymymonthlonginternshipatnovartispharmaceutical(accountsandfinancedepartmentandhumanresourcesdepartment).
iattendedtheharvardmodelcongressinparisandwontheawardofdistinction.oneskillinparticularthatcontributedtothisawardwasmyconfidentpublicspeaking.
thelast4monthshavebeencrucialinmylearningofrealworldbusinessandeconomics.formyibextendedessay,titled“towhatextentdoessubwayinomanoperateasanoligopoly”,isetouttoprovetheoligpolisticstructureofthefastfoodmarketinoman.inthiseffort,ihavecomeacrossmanyreallifecomplexitiesinpricingbehaviour,profitmakingandotheraspectsofthetheoryofthefirm.whileattemptingtoexplainthesealternatetheoriesoffirmsihavedevelopedakeeninterestinanalyzingandunderstandinghowtheworldofbusinessworks.
afteranundergraduatedegreeinaccountingandfinanceormanagementiplantogoontopostgraduatestudiesandworkonanmba.astrongperformanceinabawillallowmetomoveontoanmbaandonlythenshallibesatisfied.
forthelastfouryearsihavebeenpartofourschoolsvolleyballteamice.wehaveretainedourisac(interschoolsactivitiesconference,middleeast)titleforfouryears.playinginthepowerhitters(spiker)positionrequiresimmensephysicalfitnessandtoaccomplishthatiregularlygotothegymforfitnesstraining.iamalsopartofmyschooltrackandfieldteam.beingthefastestsprinterintheschoolsince11thgradethe100m,200mand400mracesaremyspecialtyeventhoughistillpursuelongdistancerunning.inmysparetimeiexploreandmasterthecomputerasiamconversantwithavisualbasicprogrammingcourse.itisimperativeformetohavethelatesthardwareandsoftwareandimakeitapointtoinstalleverythingmyself.ialsolearnurduasitismynativetongueandalinktomyculture,tomaintainthatiscrucial.
livinginadiverseinternationalcommunityofover52nationalitieshasallowedtomerecognizeandappreciatedifferentcultures.withtheexperienceihaveandthestrongmotivationtocraftabrightfutureifeelicanjustifymydecisiontopursueacareerinaccountingandfinanceormanagement.
lawpersonalstatement
iamapersonkeenonchallenges.lawwillprovidemewiththekindofconstantchallengeihavealwayscraved,whilehelpingmetoimprovemyanalytical,practical&communicationskills.alsomyconcernandcuriosityaboutsocietyanditspeopleinspiredmetopursuethissubjectformyhighereducation,asibelievelawplaysanessentialroleinthechangingnatureofsociety.
myupbringinghashonedmyperceptionofsocietyandpeopleleadingmetobeacutelyawareofsocialinjustice,inequality,exploitation,discrimination,andreligiousfundamentalism,especiallyinasocietysuchastheoneicomefrom-bangladesh.ipossessadesire,tostruggleifnecessarythroughmylifeinestablishingasocietywhichwillbefreefromexploitationandinequality.assuch,ihavechosentostudylaw,foribelievetheproperimplementationoflawistheonlypotentweapontoobliterateinjustice.ibelievethroughoutthehistoryoftheworld,workingclasseshavebeendeceivedbytheupperclassbourgeoisieandtheelites-myultimategoalinlifeistoestablishtherightsofthesociallydeprivedclasses.ialwayshavewonderedwhylawhasnotbeenusedtoraisethevoiceoftheworkingclass,andwhyithasbeenusedtosafeguardtheinterestsofpeoplewhoareexploiting.iseekanewdefinitionofhumanrights–thetruedefinition,withoutexploitationandcorruptioncolouringthenotion.mygreatestwonderiswhyoursocietyandthelegalsystem,donotpointouteconomicexploitationasanabuseofhumanrights;foritistherootofpoverty,whichelicitscrime.ifthecreationoflawistocurbinjustice,whyhasitnotbeenusedtoeradicatethisinjustice?takinglawasasubjectforhighereducationwillhopefullyhelpmefindanswerstomyquestions,andwillteachmethepropermethodofimplementation.
iamsomeonewhoispassionatetoevaluateproblems.iamnotanextremistbutidonothesitatetoresorttoradicalmeasuresifthesituationforcesit.ibelieve,inasociety,co-operationismoredesiredthancompetition;competitiondoesn’tnecessarilybringrapidprosperity.iadheretoasocialisticpoliticalideology,andaimtodevotemyselfinestablishingtruesocialism.iamfromacountry,whichhasbeensubjecttomilitarydictatorshipforovertwentyyearsafterherindependence.mypoliticalconsciousnessgrewduringthetime,whenmyfatherwasimprisonedbythemilitaryjustbecausehewasaleaderofapoliticalpartywhoopposedmilitaryregime.policeandmilitaryjointlyranabrutalcampaignthroughoutthecountrytorepresspoliticians,wheretheyimprisonedandsometimeskilledthousandsofstudents,politicians,professionals,workers,andevensoldiers.theseincidentsseverelyaffectedmyfamily,makingmychildhoodaturbulenttime.afterthemilitaryregimefailed,awesternstyledemocraticpoliticalstructurewassetup,whichgavenothing,yetincreasedthediscontentofthemasses,andcreatedsomeelites,whovirtuallycontrolthecountry.wealthandpowerbotharecentralizedtothem,lawisapuppetintheirhand,andtheycontroleverything,fromeconomytopolitics.millionsofpeoplelivebelowthepovertylevel,andthereisnobody,notonestrongandresilientpoliticalpartytorepresentthem.extremeformofcapitalismhastakenoverourcountry’ssocialandhumanvalues,andmoralityisatthebrinkofextinction.corruptioniseverywhere,humanrightsabusesareinnumerable,politicalrepressionisparamount,moneyispowerandpoweriseverything.thisindisciplinedviolentconditionofmycountrycreatedarebelliousnaturewithinmethatiswhyihavesetmyambitiontorestructurethesocio-politicalstructureofmycountryinaradicalway.iwouldliketoutilizetheknowledgeiacquirefrommylifeatuniversityandbeyondtoclarifyandshowmetheproperwayofimplementationofmythoughts.
ihaveprovedmyselfasanefficientandresponsiblestudentthroughprimaryandsecondaryschool,ihavebeenabletomaintainandimprovemygrades,whichareconsistentlygood.currentlyiamundertakinga’levelsinhistory,government&politics,andbengali.beinganambitiousandinquisitiveperson,evenaftercompletingafoundationprogrammewithanoverallagrade,ihavechosentodothreea’levelsinoneyeartostudyinoneofthetopbritishuniversities.historyhasalwaysfascinatedme;thoughthisisthefirsttimeiamstudyingthissubjectindetail.ingovernment&politics,iamlearningabouttheproceduresoflawmakingandthesystemofpoliticsandgovernmentindifferentcountries.languageshavealwaysbeenofinteresttome,andmyfavouredloyaltyistomymothertongue-bengali.
ihavespentmytimeproductivelyonextracurricularactivities.ihavekeenlytakenpartindebating,studentpoliticsandactingintelevisiondramas.iheadedmyschool’sdebatingsocietyforoneyearandindependentlyachievedmanyprizesinspeechcompetitionsatlocalandnationallevels.myhobbiesincludereading,playingcricketandtabletennis,webbrowsing,etc.
theprincipalreasonformydesiretostudyatukisthequalityofteachinghereandparticularlyinmychosensubject,law.ialsofindexcitingtheprospectofjoiningauniversityheewithinternationalflavoursandexceptionalresearchfacilities.ibelieveuniversityisaplaceforaccumulatingmoreinterests,formeetingpeople,forworkinghard,forfindinganicheinlife.ifeelihavethecommitmentandconfidenceofgivingmybestduringmyuniversitycareerandafterwards
historypersonalstatement
mymostimportantaimforthenextfewyearsistofurthermystudiesofhistory.studyingthesubjectatgcseandalevelhasextendedmyinterestinsocialandeuropeanhistory,andhowthisrelatestoworldhistory.thesubjecthasenhancedmyunderstandingandinterestofcurrentaffairsandcontemporaryissues,whichienjoyfollowingclosely.asastudentofhistory,iaimtoextendmyanalyticalandpresentationalskills.oncegivenanareatostudy,iliketoresearchindependently,butalsoworkingwithothers.mytimeatsixthformcollegehasenabledmetoimprovemyreliability,punctualityandabilitytoworkindividually,whilecopingwiththedemandsofexamsanddeadlines.theaslevelsiselected;english,geography,historyandpoliticscomplementedeachotherwell,enablingmetousetheknowledgeofonesubjecttodevelopmyunderstandingofanother.theyhavealsoextendedmyabilitiesinresearch,essayandreportwriting.myasresultsprovedpleasing,afteranalysingmyresults,theyhavegivenmerealistictargetsfortheyearahead.ihaveevaluatedmyprogressofmyfirstyearinordertofindweaknessesinexamandstudytechniqueandiamworkingontheseforahopefullysuccessfuloutcomefortheyearsahead.
inadditiontomyacademicstudies,ihaveachievedqualificationsinfirstaid,andifeelconfidenttoadministerfirstaidinunlikelysituations.overthepasttwoyears,ihavehelpedwithayouthholidayschemeconnectedwithmychurchwhereihadresponsibilityforlookingafterandhelpingchildren.inmysparetime,ienjoyreadingnon-fictionbooks,andtravellingtoseemanypartsofthecountry.mydukeofedinburghawardschemeenabledmetodealeffectivelywithdecisionmakingwithinagroup.
outofcollege,apart-timejobatanewsagent,overthepasttwoyearshasgivenmeresponsibilitiessuchasdealingwithcustomers,stockandlargeamountsofmoney,andalsobeingorganisedandpunctual.atmysecondaryschool,ihelpedtosetupastudentcouncil,asifeltthattherewerestudentissuesthatneededtobedealtwith.otherresponsiblepositionsihaveheldarebothprefect,andfifthyearrepresentativeatmypreviousschool,andformrepresentativeonthestudentcouncilatmypresentcollege.workexperienceatanestateagentincambridgegavemegoodexperienceofworkinginacityandcommuting,andalsoinsightintoanareaofbusiness.ihopetotravelandworkatanorphanageneartojakarta,whichihavemaintainedlinkswith,andalsotonewzealand.mycareerprospectsareleftopenfornow,butidohaveinterestsinresearchandeducation.
mymainpriorityfornowistocompletemyalevelstothebestofmyabilityandtogoontouniversity,notjustforthedegreebutfortheentireexperienceithastoofferandilookforwardtomovingon,learningandmeetingnewpeople.
