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Please state your purpose in applying for graduate study.
Describe your scholarly and research area(s) of interest,
experiences that contributed to your preparation in the
field, and
your plans for your future occupation or profession.
Briefly describe experiences that have prepared you
for advanced study or research, and
provide any additional information that may aid the
selection committee in evaluating your preparation and
aptitude for graduate study at UCLA. If you are applying
for a research masters or doctoral program, you are
encouraged to indicate specific research interests and
potential faculty mentors.
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Dear Xiaodan,
Please find my comments and changes below. Overall there is some very good content and it feels like a strong and personal
application.
I think the main area to work on is the segues between the paragraphs, as although the content inside the paragraphs is good, the
sequencing between them could be stronger. If you can try to work on these areas the flow and progression of the statement will
feel much clearer and more natural, and it will be easier to read treat each paragraph as an idea, but try to follow more from one
idea into the next.
Please also check some of the details and questions I have highlighted.
I look forward to receiving some more from you, I think with a few tweaks we can get this perfect quite soon!
Henry.
No need for titles/wrought formalities like this:
Statement(of(Purpose(
Xiaodan!Shen!
This is a bit to general and possibly a little clichdaim to be more specific and practical in your elucidation of your goals:
I!believe!I!am!a!born!engineer
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how#experiences have prepared you for advanced study or research#
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From!practice,!I!find!my!peace!and!enjoyment!in!the!feeling!of!making!a!difference!to!this!world.!
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was!a!memorable!experience!for!me!
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Therefore,!after!four!years'!study!in!the!Department!of!Optical!Engineering!in!Zhejiang!University!
rationale that
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,!I!have!made!up!my!mind!to!apply!for!the!Masters!degree!of!Electrical!Engineering!at!UCLA,!with!
the!faith!it!can!prepare!me!for!a!future!career!in!the!electrical!industry.!
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going!abroad!for!a!Masters!degree!in!Electrical!Engineering!
and!I!would!be!delighted!if!I!could!join!them!and!make!a!contribution.!
voice: important.
Holding!the!belief!that!I!am!a!born!engineer,!I!wish!to!get!a!deeper,!comprehensive!understanding!of!
electrical!circuits,!and!keep!up!with!the!most!advanced!technology!in!the!field!
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This# is# selfEevident# from# the# nature# of# research# funding# and# how# difficult# it# is# to# obtainthe# fact# your#Comment [1]: The#fact#you#wish#this#is#
project#WAS#funded#is#sufficient#to#convey#this:#
very#clear#but#to#make#it#relevant#to#the#
I!stood!out!from!hundreds!of!applicants!all!over!China!and!finally!secured!an!application!for!national!(CSC)!
question#posed,#you#need#to#(1)#What#
experiences#led#to#this#goal#(and#how#they#
If#you#want#to#say#something#like#this,#the#important#thing#to#focus#on#is#HOW#you#ensured#that#you#stood#
led#to#this#goal;#(2)#How#these#experiences#
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prepared#you#to#pursue#this#goal#on#a#
graduate#program.# #
Againthis#can#be#mentioned#in#the#resume;#if#you#want#to#mention#it#in#the#statement,#you#have#to#go#
further;#what#do#you#want#to#say#about#the#supervision!of!Prof.!Lindsay!LeBlanchow#did#it#benefit#or#
represent#your#progress#in#a#way#that#will#appeal#to#UCLA?#
under!the!supervision!of!Prof.!Lindsay!LeBlanc!
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You# shouldnt# use# the# SoP# as# a# medium# to# convey# the# opinions# of# others;# this# is# your# statement# and# it#
should#speak#for#you,#not#anyone#else#(can#this#be#covered#in#an#RL#from#Prof.#LeBlanc?)#
and!her!approval!of!my!decision!gives!me!a!lot!of.!
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Could# you# expand# more# on# your# goal,# relating# it# to# specific# areas# of# research# WITHIN# the# field# of#
embedded#system#design?#Look#at#what#is#asked#for#in#the#questionthey#will#need#much#more#clarity!(!(
In!my!opinion,!engineering!is!to!make!things!easier,!which!is!exactly!the!final!goal!of!my!studying!circuits!
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and!embedded!systems!and!of!being!an!electrical!engineer.!
As!for!the!potential!faculty!mentor!and!specific!research!interests,!based!on!my!final!goal!YYYY!making!things!
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The#links#between#your#experiences#should#not#be#the#level#at#which#you#remember#them,#but#their#impact#
on#your#development#and#objectives.# #
Another!unforgettable!encounter!with!electrical!circuits!was!in!
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They#dont#want#to#hear#about#awards#(these#will#be#in#your#resume)they#want#to#hear#about#HOW#you#
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and!won!third!prize!among!more!than!thousand!teams!
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Given! that! I! would! like! to! focus! on! electrical! circuits! in! my! graduate! study! and! have! a! strong! interest! in!
circuits!and!embedded!systems,!these!are!the!areas!in!which!I!have!chosen!to!specialise.!
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through!the!profound!friendship!I!established!with!my!supervisor,!Prof.!Lindsay!LeBlanc.!
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and!therefore!saved!a!lot!of!memory,!helping!me!rank!second!among!my!peers!in!the!final!evaluation.!
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undertaking!basic!tests!for!optoelectronic!properties.!I!rapidly!acquired!the!sophisticated!skills!I!
needed!to!make!useful!contributions!to!this!research,!to!the!extent!that!I!was!third!author!on!the!
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