Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The unprecedented explosion of corporations and financial services industry has brought about immense opportunities to utilize newer principles, methodologies, tools and practices in the field of finance. It is this challenging field in which I would like to gain expertise.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Since school days, I have always been regarded as an academically brilliant, having been awarded scholar badge and merit certificate throughout my school and university education. I was always among the top 5% students. My passion of mathematics and computers led me to choose Computer Engineering as the undergraduate program. I obtained a GPA of 3.75 on the scale of 4.
AREA OF INTEREST
Finance, as a field, had always fascinated me right from my undergraduate college days. I believe that my penchant for this field stems from the fact that finance runs in my family. My father and brother have finance degrees. I have always enjoyed and been strong in areas that require problem solving, analytical and mathematical skills, and I am anxious to combine the knowledge of, and aptitude for, these skills with my interest in finance. I really want to explore finance while intend to gain specialized knowledge in the field of corporate or managerial finance.
PREPARATION FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDY
I have been planning a career in finance for several years, but as an engineering undergraduate I primarily concentrated on getting a solid background in mathematics and computers. The four years of engineering program also equipped me with the problem solving and analytical skills required to excel in the demanding profession of finance. My mathematical skills come from courses such as Calculus, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Probability and Statistics. The computer skills include Spreadsheets software like Lotus 1-2-3, MS Excel; Analytical Software like MATLAB, Mathematica, Maple; Financial software include QuickBooks, MS Accounting, MS Money; and Programming
The unprecedented explosion of corporations and financial services industry has brought about immense opportunities to utilize newer principles, methodologies, tools and practices in the field of finance. It is this challenging field in which I would like to gain expertise.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Since school days, I have always been regarded as an academically brilliant, having been awarded scholar badge and merit certificate throughout my school and university education. I was always among the top 5% students. My passion of mathematics and computers led me to choose Computer Engineering as the undergraduate program. I obtained a GPA of 3.75 on the scale of 4.
AREA OF INTEREST
Finance, as a field, had always fascinated me right from my undergraduate college days. I believe that my penchant for this field stems from the fact that finance runs in my family. My father and brother have finance degrees. I have always enjoyed and been strong in areas that require problem solving, analytical and mathematical skills, and I am anxious to combine the knowledge of, and aptitude for, these skills with my interest in finance. I really want to explore finance while intend to gain specialized knowledge in the field of corporate or managerial finance.
PREPARATION FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDY
I have been planning a career in finance for several years, but as an engineering undergraduate I primarily concentrated on getting a solid background in mathematics and computers. The four years of engineering program also equipped me with the problem solving and analytical skills required to excel in the demanding profession of finance. My mathematical skills come from courses such as Calculus, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Probability and Statistics. The computer skills include Spreadsheets software like Lotus 1-2-3, MS Excel; Analytical Software like MATLAB, Mathematica, Maple; Financial software include QuickBooks, MS Accounting, MS Money; and Programming