Personal Statement
Statement of purpose
Architecture is in my opinion not just a demanding science and technology but also a fascinating art. After nearly five years of my undergraduate program as a major of Architecture at Shandong Jianzhu University, I became even more determined to pursue my chosen major and corresponding career. Architecture is actually a complicated and comprehensive scientific discipline with a broad range of profound knowledge. China enjoys a long glorious history of architecture, but for some reason or another China’s education in architecture lags behind such developed countries as the United States in recent years. Hoping that I can make use of my architectural design to serve people and yet realizing that I still have a lot to learn in this field, I am looking forward to an opportunity to further my learning at an advanced level at your esteemed university, in the hope of broadening my horizons, sharpening my insights and enhancing my professional potential.
Throughout my college education, I have been committed to the pursuit of excellence in my academics. I made unremitting efforts to strive for excellence in my curricula and laid a solid foundation for further studies. My overall GPA reached 82/100 and my previous academic performance remained upper 20% in my faculty. I harvested several scholarships and won awards in some architectural design competitions on campus. What underlies this excellence is definitely my passion for architecture, a lasting commitment to academics and an outstanding intellectual ability. Apart from the scholarships and awards I have been granted, I have a good command of many software packages for design and drawing such as CAD, Photoshop, and so on. My academic initiative and self-learning ability often drives me to the library to update my professional knowledge through reading books on architecture and geographic environment. I also benefited a lot from regularly visiting such architecture-specific websites as
Architecture is in my opinion not just a demanding science and technology but also a fascinating art. After nearly five years of my undergraduate program as a major of Architecture at Shandong Jianzhu University, I became even more determined to pursue my chosen major and corresponding career. Architecture is actually a complicated and comprehensive scientific discipline with a broad range of profound knowledge. China enjoys a long glorious history of architecture, but for some reason or another China’s education in architecture lags behind such developed countries as the United States in recent years. Hoping that I can make use of my architectural design to serve people and yet realizing that I still have a lot to learn in this field, I am looking forward to an opportunity to further my learning at an advanced level at your esteemed university, in the hope of broadening my horizons, sharpening my insights and enhancing my professional potential.
Throughout my college education, I have been committed to the pursuit of excellence in my academics. I made unremitting efforts to strive for excellence in my curricula and laid a solid foundation for further studies. My overall GPA reached 82/100 and my previous academic performance remained upper 20% in my faculty. I harvested several scholarships and won awards in some architectural design competitions on campus. What underlies this excellence is definitely my passion for architecture, a lasting commitment to academics and an outstanding intellectual ability. Apart from the scholarships and awards I have been granted, I have a good command of many software packages for design and drawing such as CAD, Photoshop, and so on. My academic initiative and self-learning ability often drives me to the library to update my professional knowledge through reading books on architecture and geographic environment. I also benefited a lot from regularly visiting such architecture-specific websites as