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Go for the Best
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Go for the best! That is my motto, in races not only on the track, but also in studies. Achieving an overall GPA of 87.8/100 and
major 88.7/100 that surpassed 87% of the fellow students, I chased much more than mere numbers on
school records:
In
the course ‘Principles of
Microprocessors’, I took up the chief efficiency-optimization work in the Virtual MOSFET CPU design team and
grabbed one of the three Best Optimized CPU Prizes against nearly 70 teams in
competition.
In
‘Logical Design and Digital Systems’,
my teamwork with three fellow students, of a dorm phone sharing
solution on FPGA, won great appreciation from the
professor.
In China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in
Modeling 2003, I sponsored a team of three students at the beginning of
their sophomore year to challenge analytical minds in colleges all around the
country, and successfully took the Second
Prize at National-Level.
Yes,
Go for the Best! In every team project, I bravely assume the most demanding part; for every piece of
independent work, I strive to go
deeper than required. When working alone, the ‘Go for the Best!’ motto means more a chase
with oneself: go for perfection, not only for perfection of the work, but also
for perfection of understanding in mind.
Think, and a simplest thing would mean a great deal more than expected.
In
an ordinary Numeric Analysis lab work whose requirement was just a verification
of a set algorithm taught in class, I would capture any unexpected result
observed, or deliberately change various factors or the order of computation to
see effects on the result, and then use quantified theoretical analysis to
explain the underlying causes. In numerous independent lab projects on
Physics, Data Structure and Algorithms, Numerical Analysis, Digital Signal
Processing, Stochastic Processes, and RF Communication Circuits--whether on
mathematical analysis, on software simulations or on hardware implementations,
my careful design and in-depth investigation from unique perspectives never
failed in getting the full mark.
Go for Real
Experience
In a habit of exploration and
analysis, I extract more knowledge and experience than others do from course
projects however simple they are. In experiences of real
projects however,
I get the chance to apply my ability of learning and analyzing. When interning at the
Go for Extension
As
Lao-tzu said, ‘he who knows all is not wise, while he who is wise does not know
all.’ What he really wanted to express is that, extraction of wisdom from knowledge, rather than knowledge itself, is what matters.
As an undergraduate student of Electronic and Information Engineering, I look into miscellaneous fields of study, but keep footed in the ground of Electrical Engineering--in other engineering fields I seek the role of electrical engineering; in other sciences I look for principles that can possibly offer general guidance for problems in engineering, maybe philosophically, or maybe more practical.
Participation in the project of optical lithography where optical, mechanical and electrical engineers worked together was just one of my interdisciplinary approaches. In the course of ‘Automotive Electronics and Control’ currently in progress, I practice control system design, and try to understand a mechanic’s demand for an electronic brain and efficient resource allocation mechanism in the network of numerous sensors and actuators inside his car. ‘In Economic Applications of Game Theory’ however, it occurred to me that the theory of asymmetric information games would be applicable to the resource competition and coordination in technical information networks.
All
these have endowed me with a broadened vision that deepens my understanding of
Electrical Engineering, of Engineering, of the inter-related world of
knowledge, and of life as well.
Set Out for a New
Start
At the final stage of four years’ intensive while extensive preparation of knowledge and academic quality, it is time I sought a new start.
In the
Physics course in English by Prof. Michael Bisset, a
‘Transformation’ is another fascinating idea.
It’s everywhere: Fourier transformation, conformal transformation, coordinate
conversion, and so on. How eager I
am to transform the world with the elegant and smart idea of transformation!
Performing outstandingly in
physics and mathematics courses such as calculus, linear algebra, complex
analysis, physical-mathematical methods, numeric analysis and probability and
statistics, good at modeling, and with an interdisciplinary view, I am ready
for further pursuit in the engineering field. Gradually I recognized my
interest in studies concerning electromagnetics and microwave engineering. Full
marks in ‘Fundamentals of Microwave Engineering’, high score in ‘Electromagnetic
field and Microwave Experiment’, enrollment in ‘Project of RF Communication System’
and ‘RF Communication Circuits’ this semester, after class reading on principles
of antenna, all testify my efforts in preparation for the graduate studies in
electromagnetic application in communication engineering. Signal processing
issues in this field are also attractive to me. My mother is an engineer in
avionic EMC, but I want to be a scientist that explores guidelines for
engineers.
Go for the Best! Passionate, in a down-to-earth manner inherited from my engineer parents and grandfathers, I earnestly apply for a position in UT Austin’s reputed ECE graduate program, a best place to develop and exploit my capacities. Please let ECE UT Austin be my new start!
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