Personal Statement
My name is Lin Chen. I am a normal girl coming from Shandong Agriculture University. I was born in a very small town, and it’s really not so perfect like some other towns in Shandong, but I still feel proud of it. In my opinion, it is my hometown that makes me become a hard-working girl. My parents are both businessman. They’ve managed a small shop for years.
I was admitted to Shandong Agriculture University in September 2009.My specialty is Literature Educational Technology. As a student of The Literature College, I want to be a language teacher after my college study. As we know, talented persons are required in the market, so we must make ourselves to be a person like that. I have already studied in school for four years.
During the first year in university, I studied many basic courses related to my specialty ,such as the introduction of the Educational Technology, Literary Theoryand so on. I succeeded to handle some useful softwares like PowerPoint and Word in the following days. I also took part in the student union and tried to show my abilitys. I was interested in drawing and I really make an effort to improve my ability in drawing during that time. So drawing the posters is always my job. Because of my desire of future occupation, I took part in a volunteering activity to teach in a Primary school once a week. The first time I stood on the platform in front of the classroom, I was so nervous that I almost forgot everything I had prepared before. I began to understand if I want to become a teacher,I still need much exercise. After that, I began to take part in some speech competitions to practice myself.
The second year in school,I has already known my specialty clearly. I like the courses related to our specialty so much that I also try to learn more after class. On the weekends, I often go to the library to borrow some books, including some professional books and some masterpieces. And in this semester, I was carrying out an extracurricular research project in which my teacher Mrs. Lai is providing some guidance. I was enrolled in this subject with my friends in order to use the software named Flash to develop some funny games which must be attractive and have a sense of education for children in a way. The code of Flash might be not interesting enough, but the productions always made me feel satisfied. In addition, I joined in the studio of photograph and the studio of software. We went out to take photos during the weekends and the festivals. During the other time, I usually stay in the studio to study about the web developing. My other interests include current affairs and sports, such as swimming, tennis and general fitness.
My studying time in the college make me meet a lot of excellent persons. I know there is always a long way for me to go. And I will try my best to face the new challenges. Going abroad to study is a good chance to broaden my horizon. I know it is hard to be chosen, but I still want to take a try. I want to catch this precious chance to make myself become a more capable person. And the culture of American has always fascinated me. For all the reasons above, I want to study abroad with strong desire.