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这是小的自己针对UBC的统计系master写的第一版PS,恳求大家尽情地提出意见呀~~以前看过另外一位同学有发过类似的帖子,看见大家都回复了好多非常有建设性的意见!求不要手下留情~~~
I am applying the Master of Science in Statistics in the University of British Columbia (UBC). I am ready to be a postgraduate since I have developed excellent skills related to the academic researches during my undergraduate, especially during the one year when I was studying in the University of Manchester as an exchange student. Furthermore, because learning statistics certainly needs some knowledge of other subjects such as biology, my mixed background involved maths, physics and biology is also helpful for mu future study in statistics. Finally, I have completed 73.5 hours of volunteering work in Manchester Leadership Programme (MLP), by which I have developed many skills, such as Team-working skills, Time-management skills and Problem-solving skills.
My experience of studying abroad in UK for one year motivates me significantly to pursue a postgraduate degree in the future. From August 2014 to June 2015, I have been studying in The University of Manchester, UK with major of mathematics. During that period, I was living with 7 master students from Manchester University in a university accommodation, hence I have come to know deeply about the researches of postgraduates within this year. One of my flatmate, majoring in material science, went to his laboratory every morning and came back at about 8pm. I am attracted towards this kind of hard-working and regular life.
Furthermore, I have developed my academic skills, such as writing a critique, giving a presentation, making a summary and using Harvard referencing system, from English courses offered by Manchester University. For instance, in the course “English for Academic Purpose”, we students were asked to look for a journal article by ourselves, then to find the weakness in this article such as validity, references and logicality, finally to write a critique towards this article. From this process, I have been familiar with the work that postgraduates need to do. And also, to be critical thinking always pops into my heads whenever I am reading others’ papers.
Moreover, in terms of the specific subject, I am quite interested in Statistics. I have attended a seminar hosted by Prof Pan Jianxin in Manchester University. The audiences consist of staffs from NHS (National Health Service), PhD students and some interested undergraduates. During the seminar, I saw how powerful statistics is --- predicting the incidence of a disease in a region, suggesting appropriate precautions of a disease, etc. After this seminar, I am sticking to the plan to acquire more professional knowledge of statistics.
However, what mostly makes me different with other candidates is my mixed academic background, involving maths, physics and biology. I am from Wendian College in Anhui University (211 programme, China), an experimental college focusing on fundamental sciences, like the Yuanpei College in Peking University. Students in my college have to study all the maths, physics, chemistry and biology in their first two years, and then choose their major in the third year. It is reasonable to doubt the depth of courses we were learning. In fact, we were all studying in a very heavy way and being much more stressful than the normal students. And also, in order to be more professional in statistics, I have attended various online courses on Coursera and NPTEL (The National Programme for Technical Enhanced Learning, India), and then earned four certificates (with distinction) from them.
In addition to the academic skills such as writing, giving presentation and critical-thinking, I haved also developed my personal skills from volunteering works in the UK. I was a member of Manchester Leadership Programme (MLP), which aims to develop problem-solving skills, teamwork skills, decision-making skills, etc. These skills are developed by completing various MLP Challenges and MLP Projects.
The most impressive MLP project I have ever done is named “Design a Garden for St. Josephs Primary School”. Firstly, we four volunteers had a meeting with the school council, consisting of all primary students. During this meeting we discussed the designing of the garden with the students and then collected their fantastic ideas. I think my most important achievement in this project was letting these ideas come to be real. After making the design on paper, we recruited some temporary volunteers to do the cleaning up. Finally, with the help of staffs in the school, we made an admirable garden for those lovely children.
From this project, I have learned how to look for information online, how to structure children’s ideas into some doable tasks, and how to ask others’ help, such as other volunteers and primary school staffs, when confronted with unsolvable problems.
As one of the best renowned universities in Canada, the University of British Columbia is ideal for me graduate study. Your Department of Statistics offers the students a wide range of options for courses selection and career development. The students are even flexible to choose to do a thesis, a final project or a full-time internship outside the department. Also, the statistical consulting service ran by your own graduate students is pretty attracting for me, making me keen to study in the fantastic university.
Consequently, after my academic skills built up, personal skills developed, and interests about statistics improved, I am ready to be a postgraduate majoring in statistics now. I am looking forward to the postgraduate life, and I believe great efforts deserve great successes.
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