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Personal Statement My name is Abzal Akmoldayev. I am a senior class student of Kazakh-British Technical University which is located in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and my speciality is Information System. I’m writing this essay in order to impress upon you my background, my reasons for applying to Master Degree Program and particularly why I want to study at your university. Since I was a child I am fond of math - “king” of sciences. That is why I chose to study at Zhautykov Republican Specialized Physics and Mathematics boarding school for talented children. While studying at this school I achieved invaluable math and physics knowledge and showed it, when I became a winner of “The 21 century’s Leader” TV quiz show. My results at that show was fourth in Kazakhstan. While preparing to this show I gained not only much new knowledge and experience but also self confidence, I realized great responsibility that was laid on me. After the graduation of school with due my achievements in math, I succeeded to win scholarship at one of the best technical universities in Kazakhstan, Almaty Institute of Power Engineering Technologies, in speciality Computing and Software. I understood my luck and I said myself to do my best at study. Studying here I found way, where I should direct my math inclination in order to use it in practice, because role of computer technologies in modern life is increasing with seven-league and I can take direct part in this by my own way.

While my undergraduate study I took part in some republican and international Conferences of IT projects with my groupmate and Multimedia Technologies course teacher. We made our own interactive board by materials at hand. I write mathematical algorithm for calibration and implement it into software of interactive board. Our project won prizes like “The most feasible project” and “The best multimedia technologies project”. Concerning my work experience, after I was graduated the institute as I achieved good results in math in past, one “Rescona Group” LLP which was interested me to hire students invited me to get a job in as a programmer the Department of System Engineering and Integrational Solutions, their offer was really interesting and I accepted the invitation immediately. I worked there for six months and got some knowledge at banking systems. I was responsible for reportings and improving system errors. I participated in several really interesting projects with new clients at very hard time for the company, and when I finished my there I decided to leave. Also since September 2008 I have been working as programmer in Consulting Group “L-Capital” in Almaty. Though I was not in staff, I was in team of two programmers and we wrote software for automation calculation employee’s commissions and database of employees in network marketing. We used Microsoft Access database and programming language Visual Basic. At the beginning it was simple software with small database, but our job was to develop it by adding new functions and features and now it becomes full-fledged complex program, which can be used for salary calculations in network marketing systems. What was good about these jobs was that while it provided me with a stable income it allowed me to receive an on-the-job undergraduate education in computer science and information system, to acquire useful experience, so that I ultimately fulfilled my aspiration of obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in information system.

Through my undergraduate I have achieved the top ten rankings in my overall GPA, laying a solid academic foundation through impressive performance in such core courses as Computer Networks, Internet Technology, Multimedia Technologies, Algorithms and Data structures, Database Design, Methods of Discrete Mathematics in Computer Science, and Software Project Management. This academic foundation makes possible my determination to become a computer specialist in my future career.

Also there are other reasons why I choose to continue education in this sphere. Although over the past two decades Kazakhstan has scored considerable movement forward in development of industry and economics, there is still an alarming gap between Kazakhstan and western countires in terms of computer technology. The main cause for this is the scarcity of skilled computer personnel with comprehensive professional qualities. Motivated by the hope of shortening this gap, I file this application to your university to seek a quality education. Apart from a strong faculty and a nurturing academic environment, UNIVERSITY can offer a wide variety study programs which I believe will help me develop superb hands-on abilities and problem-solving skills. By immersing myself in my future degree program, I will acquire the most updated computer technology.

I hope the Bachelor’s degree don’t put an end to my academic pursuit. Realizing the importance and the necessity to constantly upgrade my professional knowledge in this age of rapid development in information technology, I found a graduate education in computer science would be vital for my further academic and career development. I truly believe that at the UNIVERSITY as a Master Degree program student I would be provided with a wide range of theoretical as well as practical challenges and opportunity to work with and learn from some of the cutting-edge adepts of the computer science and information technology.

I am hoping that admission committee considers my personal as well as academic background to be interesting, since it would be a great experience for me to become a part of family of students, who are honored to study at UNIVERSITY.