personal statement
Personal Statement
Growing up under the nourishment of the vast Hulun Buir grassland, one of the three largest grasslands in the world, I always cherish what nature has given us and have learned the important meaning of agricultural industry – especially the stock raising sector for people living there. Observing and playing with the livestock in the backyard is my most cherished childhood memory. From primary school to high school, biology was always my favorite class, because I could get a peek into the animal world from it.
This childhood-developed interest not only brought me excellent performance in biology courses but eventually led me to studying animal science at Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, where I have had a productive and stimulating study experience through earnestly studying in class and carrying out various fieldwork experiments. When studying the influences of sandstorm upon the immune system of dairy cattle in my graduation project, I spent a whole month collecting caudal vein blood samples, formulating microscopic sections and analyzing the changes of different types of cells. My dedication paid back in the form of the honor of the Outstanding Graduation Paper of the University, and moreover, cultivated my intense interest in animal science. With this interest and excellent academic performance, I was selected as one of the a few qualified candidates for the graduate program in Animal Nutrition and Feed Science cosponsored by Northeast Agricultural University (NAU) and Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS). If the first year’s graduate study at NAU provided me a solid academic foundation for research, then the two years I spent at Animal Sciences (IAS), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) gave me enough opportunities to integrate theory with practice and obtain more comprehensive understanding on animal nutrition and feed science. During the two years, I published 5 papers and played an active role in over
Growing up under the nourishment of the vast Hulun Buir grassland, one of the three largest grasslands in the world, I always cherish what nature has given us and have learned the important meaning of agricultural industry – especially the stock raising sector for people living there. Observing and playing with the livestock in the backyard is my most cherished childhood memory. From primary school to high school, biology was always my favorite class, because I could get a peek into the animal world from it.
This childhood-developed interest not only brought me excellent performance in biology courses but eventually led me to studying animal science at Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, where I have had a productive and stimulating study experience through earnestly studying in class and carrying out various fieldwork experiments. When studying the influences of sandstorm upon the immune system of dairy cattle in my graduation project, I spent a whole month collecting caudal vein blood samples, formulating microscopic sections and analyzing the changes of different types of cells. My dedication paid back in the form of the honor of the Outstanding Graduation Paper of the University, and moreover, cultivated my intense interest in animal science. With this interest and excellent academic performance, I was selected as one of the a few qualified candidates for the graduate program in Animal Nutrition and Feed Science cosponsored by Northeast Agricultural University (NAU) and Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS). If the first year’s graduate study at NAU provided me a solid academic foundation for research, then the two years I spent at Animal Sciences (IAS), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) gave me enough opportunities to integrate theory with practice and obtain more comprehensive understanding on animal nutrition and feed science. During the two years, I published 5 papers and played an active role in over