说明personal statementap个人陈述.pdf
alStatement
DearProfessor,
MynameisZhouGen.I’mgoingtograduatefromtheSchoolofphysics,LanzhouUniversity,majoringinelectronicdevices
andmaterialsengineeringwithaBAdegreeinJuly2014,andIwanttoapplyaM.S.programinyourschool.Ireallyappreciate
yourprecioustimespentonmydescriptionofmyexperiencesanddreamsinmyalstatement.
IwasborninLanzhou,Gansuprovinceinthenorthwestof,andbroughtupbytherelativesfrommymother’e.My
grandfatherhasaphysicsbackground.Asaseniorprofessorwhobeganhisteachingcareerin1960s,heparticipatedinthe
initialconstructionoftheDepartmentofPhysicsinLanzhouUniversityandwitnesseditsdevelopmentfromatinyseedtoa
toweringtree.Besides,myauntworksintheInstituteofInformationScienceandEngineeringwhilemymotherhasa
literaturebackground.Suchafamilyenvironmentenablesmetogainanearlyaccesstodifferentfieldsasphysics,computer
science,andliterature,whichformedmymotivationtoexplorethesefieldsatanearlyage.
Thankstotheeducationinliteratureandtraditionalculturethatmymothergavemeinmychildhood,myrationalthinking
wastemperedwithemotionalthinkinginabalancedmanner.Specifically,withtheloveandfascinationofnaturallandscape
fromthechildhood,wheneverImarvelatthephotographyworksandpaintingsthatcombinatethebeautyofnature,“Woman
withaParasol”byMonetforexample,Iwasintoxicatedandamazedtofellinthefeelingofharmonyandrhythmofnature.
Ialwaysbelievedthat,withthekaleidoscopeoflightandshadow,tocommunicateanddialoguewiththenatureisthemost
simpleandvividwaytoexpressone’semotions.Formyself,thebeautyofnatureiseverythingon