PersonalStatement
ApplicationProgramme:EnvironmentalScienceorEngineeringApplicant:xxxxx
MyfirstimpressiontowardsthesubjectenvironmentalsciencewasfromthebigeventshockedChinesepeopleeventhewholeworld—2008WenchuanEarthquakeofRichterScale8,whichcausedlotsofpeoplelosingtheirhousesandbelovedones,amongwhichincludesmyclassmates.Thatdisasterwaslikeanalarmbell,remindingpeopleabouttheimportanceoftheenvironmentalproblemsandalsoletmerealizethattheenvironmentaldisasterwasactuallyveryclosetoourlife.Fromthatyearon,Ibegantopaymuchattentionthesubjectofenvironmentalscience.
MyacademicbackgroundofundergraduateperiodinxxxxxxUniversitywasthefouryearsstudyinPhysicsmajor,whichletmehavesolidfoundationofscienceknowledgesystematicallyandprecisethinkingstyle.Beingthebestonehasbeenmycharacterwhichpushesmetohaveagoodacademicrecord.Asresultofmyownendeavorandtheamazinguniversitylife,Ikeptbeingoneofthetopstudentsinmyclass.Throughthestudyingperiodinphysics,Ihavemasteredthebasictheoreticalknowledgeinphysicsandrelatedresearchmethods,whichwilldefinitelybenefitmealotformyfurtherstudyinenvironmentalscience.Inmypostgraduateperiod,IhopetolearntheknowledgeandspecialresearchmethodinenvironmentalsciencebycombingmymathematicalandphysicalknowledgelearntfromundergraduateprogrammeandapplywhatIlearnttotheareaofhowtosolvingthespecificprobleminenvironment.Moreover,Icanmakerecognitionandanalysisfromanotherperspectivedifferentfromthosestudentswhomajoredinenvironmentintheirundergraduateperiod,whichcanmakesupplementforsomelimitinknowledge.Atthesametime,IcanlearnnewthinkingstyleandmethodtosolveproblemfromthemtomakeupwhatIamlackof.Thiskindoflearningcanbroadenmyvision,breakdownthelimitsofsubjectsandhelpmetopursuemyfuturecareerinthatfield.
Duringmyundergraduateperiod,Ialsospentsometimeintravelingandseethebeautifulandbreathtakingsceneriesinthenature.Nevertheless,therelationshipbetweenhumanandenvironmentissoharmonywhichreallyamazedandfascinatedme.WhileinmostdevelopingcountrieslikeChina,theenvironmentpollutionproblemisbecomingmoreandmoreseriousasthespeedineconomicdevelopmentisbecomingveryfast.People’sheathisbadlythreatened.WheneverIthinkofthis,Ifeltitwouldbegreattodosomethingonitbyusingtheknowledgeandtechnologylearntinschool.Ihavebecomeincreasinglyfascinatedbyenvironmentalscienceorengineeringasascientificdisciplineandmydecisiontopursueitasmylifelongcareerisreinforced.
Actually,inthebeginningenvironmentalscienceorengineeringismerelyasunriseindustryinmyopinionandrepresentsoneofthedevelopmentswhichcanoffermanyopportunitiesanddevelopingspaceforyoungpeoplewhoaredeterminedtocontributetothisindustry.Whereas,withdeeperandbroaderknowledgeofenvironmentalscienceorengineering,Idiscoverthatenvironmentalproblemsaretooseveretoescapeandhumanbeingshavetofaceitandsolveitimmediately.Ithasbeenfarfromlimitingtodesertificationandclimatetransformation,inspiteofthese,manyfactsofenvironmentaldamageshaveastonishesus,