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本帖最后由 Guessy 于 2010-12-3 09:33 编辑
Statement of Interest
Please provide a brief statement of your research interests and goals.
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I told myself I should give it a try when I still can. My family and friends were surprised when I told them I was about to pursue a Master of Education degree after a Bachelor of Science. Yes, I have been a science student since high school and have involved in various sciences research projects. It will be more straightforward to pursue a PhD degree in life science. But as extra-curricular activities, I have volunteered and part time worked in several student services and advising department during my undergraduate study, and I find myself enjoy doing it. This is leading me to the idea of pursuing an education degree to see if I will love it to be my career. It will be my best opportunity to try something that I am interested in next year after graduation, and it might be impractical to switch to other fields later after years of commitment in science research of PhD study.
I had two years of university study in China during 2005 to 2007, and transferred to UBC where I will finish my degree next April. I served as the chief of Administration office of League Union, helped with academic advising, event planning, student evaluation and administration work. I also helped with several university information sessions back in my high school. I found myself very interested in academic advising, and enjoyed helping younger students to figure out their academic and career plans.
After transferring to UBC as an international student, I developed special interest in international education. I volunteered as a group leader in the International Peer Advising program for two years, using my own experience to help first year international students to adjust to the environment and to achieve academic success by providing one-to-one academic advising, culture advising, and social events. After that, I worked as an International Peer Advisor, mainly to assist international students with issues including immigration, health insurance, employment, cultural transitions, and campus services. I gained more understanding on the problems that international students may face in Canada, and I also developed ideas about potential solution for some of the problems. I hope I could have a chance to learn more about post-secondary education system in Canada, and have a chance to contribute and to help more students.
I am confident that I will be a successful graduate student, not only because of my personal experience, but also my strong academic ability. My undergraduate program Microbiology and Immunology was designed to educate creative, problem-solving and detail-oriented science researchers. The training includes not only the traditional classroom coursework, but also individual and group research projects, formal research reports, poster contest, presentations and seminars, to develop student’s ability of research and to prepare student for graduate study. I enjoyed and did extremely well in seminar and research projects, and I believe these skills can be transferred to researches in education.
As a UBC undergraduate student, I know UBC well enough to fully prepare myself for graduate study. UBC changed my life several years ago. I really hope UBC can be the start of my education career and change my life again. With my passion and unique student experience, I hope I could make a difference in the field of education. |
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