Bentley Essay1 Applicantion
Essay 1: Describe the career that you would like to pursue after earning a graduate degree. Address issues such as whether you are entering the business world for the first time, changing fields, or advancing in a field or organization where you expect to remain. Why have you chosen this particular career?
My four years’ undergraduate studies in Finance at XX University, XX years’ practical investment experience in the stock market of China, and a year’s working experience in the Securities Department of a listed high technology firm have a strong force in my life.
In college, I have developed a strong passion in finance and realized my talent for the subject. By actively participating in academic courses such as Study of Securities Investment, Financial engineering, Econometrics and Central Banking, and getting involved in collaborative academic researches, including accounting, finance, mathematics and economics, I have obtained a variety of business knowledge and strengthened my analytical ability. I also complemented theoretical knowledge with practical application by investing in Chinese stock market and reading books such as Benjamin Graham’s Securities Analysis, and Irving Fisher’s Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits.
The investment experience not only enabled me to gain a deeper understanding of the domestic financial market in China but also developed my ability to conduct market analysis and make decisions. For instance, in the process of selecting stocks and industries, I would conduct fundamental analysis and technical analysis, and evaluate both the relevant enterprises and the whole industry. All of these research and analyses turned out to be quite helpful in identifying and dealing with the stocks. I have reached more than 50% in earnings in China’s generally declining stock market in the past three years. In addition to the earnings, I also suffered from losses in the investment of a clean energy company in the Growth Enterprise market due to
My four years’ undergraduate studies in Finance at XX University, XX years’ practical investment experience in the stock market of China, and a year’s working experience in the Securities Department of a listed high technology firm have a strong force in my life.
In college, I have developed a strong passion in finance and realized my talent for the subject. By actively participating in academic courses such as Study of Securities Investment, Financial engineering, Econometrics and Central Banking, and getting involved in collaborative academic researches, including accounting, finance, mathematics and economics, I have obtained a variety of business knowledge and strengthened my analytical ability. I also complemented theoretical knowledge with practical application by investing in Chinese stock market and reading books such as Benjamin Graham’s Securities Analysis, and Irving Fisher’s Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits.
The investment experience not only enabled me to gain a deeper understanding of the domestic financial market in China but also developed my ability to conduct market analysis and make decisions. For instance, in the process of selecting stocks and industries, I would conduct fundamental analysis and technical analysis, and evaluate both the relevant enterprises and the whole industry. All of these research and analyses turned out to be quite helpful in identifying and dealing with the stocks. I have reached more than 50% in earnings in China’s generally declining stock market in the past three years. In addition to the earnings, I also suffered from losses in the investment of a clean energy company in the Growth Enterprise market due to