留学申请个人陈述-工业设计工程Product Design Engineering personal statement

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Personal statements

From a young age I have always been interested in how things work, and would often

get told off by my dad for taking things apart around the house! I feel that my strength

in school lies in the more ‘male’ minded subjects such as Maths and Design

Technology, and I feel that engineering is the right route for me to take.

Being part of the Engineering Education Scheme in Wales (EESW) for the past two

years has reinforced my decision for wanting to become an engineer. I enjoy using the

skills I have learnt in my A-Level subjects in the EESW projects I took part in last year

and am undertaking with my team this year. Last year our team worked with Axiom

Manufacturing in coming up with a database that could log, task and identify problems

with the company’s hardware. When we went to the Celtic Manor for the presentation

day, we were nominated for the Best Use of ICT award. This year our team is working

with General Dynamics and we are coming up with a solution to a problem they have

in the fields. They need us to design an integrated GPS system that service personnel

can use in the field to help them locate where they are, and also to show dangers

around them. Taking part in this scheme has been challenging and rewarding and has

helped improve my teamwork and problem solving skills by working with my team for

long periods of time overcoming difficulties with our briefs.

I have chosen to do the Year in Industry university course to give me an insight and to

help me understand the problems that engineers face in an everyday situation. I also

feel that I will mature a lot by carrying out the year in industry and it will help me cope

with situations when I enter the world of engineering after gaining my degree. I enjoy

Product Design in school and for my project this year I am going to design and make a

product that can introduce or help people develop their skills in netball. Earlier in my

school career I took part in the Formula 1 in Schools scheme. I found that being part

of this scheme was really useful and interesting because it involved researching, designing and making model cars from balsa wood to race down a 20m track powered

only by compressed CO2.

In other aspects of school, I am a maths buddy to a year 11 pupil, which involves

tutoring them once a week with maths problems, to assist them in the run up to their

GCSE’s in the summer. After an interview with the Headmaster last December I was

appointed Deputy Head Girl of the school, which requires me to work with the Head

Boy and Girl in organising prefects around the school, and raising money for the

various charities we support. At the end of year 12 I was trained to become a

Cybermentor by the charity Beat Bullying. This involves me logging onto their website

and talking to people that are experiencing bullying in school to help them in what to

do.

Music is also a big part of my life and I am involved in many choirs including my local

county youth choir and the National Youth Choir of Wales. I really enjoy being part of

these choirs and I believe they have improved my teamwork and listening skills. I am

currently taking part in a school show this year which is ‘The Sound of Music’ and I

have the part of one of the principal nuns.

Outside of school I volunteer with my local Guide unit as a young adult helper, and

with this unit I am working towards my Adult Leader Qualification, which will mean I

will be able to run unit meetings by myself. I am also a member of the Senior Section,

and with them I have just completed my bronze Duke of Edinburgh and I have started

work on my silver award.

I believe that I am a strong candidate because I have the initiative and problem

solving skills to help me excel in university life. I am passionate about the subject and

will embrace any opportunity to allow me to further my skills to improve and flourish in

my chosen career.