个人声明亲爱教授personal statementee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.WheneverImarvelatthephotographyworksandpaintingsthat
offerbeautyofnature,“WomanwithaParasol”byMonetforexample,Iwilllosemyselfintheincredibleharmonybetween
natureandhuman.I’mfirmlyconvincedthatcommunicatingwithnaturethroughfantasticvariationoflightsandshadowsis
themostartlesswaytoexpressfeelings.Lanzhou,myhometown,however,locatesinaremoteandunderdevelopedarea,and
itsnaturalsceneriesaredestroyedbyunplannedoverdevelopment.TheFiveSpringsMountain