Although living a fairly comfortable life now, my family was in poverty when I was a little boy.

Because of this, I cultivated my perseverance and knew life is not always easy from the early stage of my studies. Since I grew up without many pleasures that other people might take for granted, improving the way people live has special meaning to me. Hence I realized that conducting research with real-world applications is the ultimate pursuit of my career so as to make living more convenient. With this in mind, combined with my interest in applied physics, I decided to dedicate myself to the development of new technologies in solid state device and physical electronics. Although I have got higher education from prestigious schools but getting a quality education is not easy. I have gone through tough times as well as many others while at the hands of an untrained teachers. Because of this, I cultivated my perseverance and knew life is not always easy from the early stage of my studies. Since I grew up without many pleasures that other people might take for granted, improving the way people live has special meaning to me. Hence I realized that conducting research with real-world applications is the ultimate pursuit of my career so as to make living more convenient. With this in mind, combined with my interest in applied physics, I decided to dedicate myself to the development of new technologies in solid state device and physical electronics. It was in high school when I first discovered my passion toward experimental physics. What I craved from class was to understand nature, to figure out why things function as they do. To me, high school was not merely a place that prepared me for the college entrance exam. It is also a place to explore my life course. In order to gain more possibilities for my life, I took part in American Regions Math League in 2002 and won a personal award. It was an unforgettable experience to compete with foreign students, and the visits to Stanford University, UC Berkeley and MIT encouraged me to work much harder to shoot for an opportunity to study in these top schools. Soon after that, I was selected as "gifted students in elementary science". Only twenty high school students won this scholarship from The Ministry of Education and were encouraged to do research with famous college professors. I studied math with Professor Fang-Bo Yeh at Tunghai University for two years, and learned about calculus, Newton's Method and numerical analysis. Professor Yeh treated me very well. He taught me things about research as well as his life experience, which was inspiring. At that time, I first discovered my passion toward research. Afterwards, I gained the credit to participate in the 5th Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) in Vietnam as well as the 35th International physics Olympiad (IPhO) in Korea, both awarded a bronze medal. This guaranteed my entrance to National Taiwan University, the best university in Taiwan. Because of my interests and curiosity in both engineering and experimental physics, I decided to major in electrical engineering. In 2006, I obtained the Taiwan Merit Scholarships from the Ministry of Education for the performance of my first two years of undergraduate studies and my participation in the Olympiad. Then, I earned a chance to go to University of Illinois for one year as an exchange student. I lived in a school dormitory with an American roommate, with whom I experienced different culture. Not only did I took EE courses, I also enrolled in a social and cultural geography class, in which I learned a lot about American social customs, values and the points of

view toward the world. I can recall the anxiety when I glanced around the room, realizing that I was the only Chinese student in a lecture hall of one hundred and fifty students. However, I continued with perseverance to pursue my dream. I became independent and self-reliant after living abroad alone. For example, I traveled around the United States in both the winter vacation and the summer vacation as a backpacker. The year in the United States provided me with valuable opportunity to exchange research ideas and life experiences with people and graduate students from a variety of cultural backgrounds and nationalities, which reassured my desire to study in the U.S. After a series of professional science educations, I believe that obtaining a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University is the ideal way to maximize my abilities in the field and to begin pursuing my dream, to improve technology to carry out a better future for this world. Based on the academic and research training I have completed in Taiwan and the U.S., I am confident in my capacity to contribute to the field as a research scientist. Furthermore, as a Chinese student and an Olympiad participant, my cultural background and connections with the academia in Taiwan are the unique contributions that I can bring to the Stanford campus. Combining my perseverance, academic background and experiences with my drive to learn new materials and skills, I feel I am an excellent candidate for the Ph.D. program at the Stanford University.

As with many foreign students, I have a desire to pursue higher education at university in the UK as I have a positive and committed attitude to learn new things. I have a desire to pursue higher education at university in the UK as I have a positive and committed attitude to learn new things. The idea of taking on the new challenges, continuing my school life in different environment inspires me with a great motivation and determination. From studying at university, I believe that I will not only improve my personal characteristics but also essentials skills and knowledge that I can use to great benefit to pursue a career in the accounting or financial profession. Since an early age I have had an enthusiasm for finance and accounting which are necessary in our daily lives, such as, checking family budgets and buying houses, or using it in business, and I realize that I want to know more and make a career in this industry. I have found accounting and finance are challenging and diverse discipline which I am always excited to be challenged. I feel that at degree level at university, I can broaden the valuable skills needed in the working environment and develop a method of thinking for ch allenging issues on decision making. I would like to enhance this by gaining practical work experience by undertaking a work placement to use the knowledge achieved within a degree to real life situations, preparing myself for problems that may arise later in the professional world. I have completed my A level in Vietnamese high school, now I am studying Business and Management, Economics and Accounting in the INTO Exeter diploma course. All of these subjects fuel my interest in accountancy and finance which I will pursue at university. It has also given me a real insight on how the business world operates and what you need to do to succeed. Moreover, these have also taught me the basics of how to calculate, analyze and interpret numeral data, which I can see will be very useful for my future study. Studying at INTO gives me a chance to be a real universitys students. In the other hand, it helps me practice English, being familiar with the way of teaching in the university I am going to study in the future as well ashaving experiences about university students life. Although everyone made comments on me that I am not an active person, I have proved that they were wrong. I can make something seems impossible to possible. In grade 11, I was a founder member of a Young Enterprise company and held the position of the accountant. My friends and I set up a small company and sold products to students at our school. This gave me the opportunity to gain a real insight into the workings of a s u c c e s s f u l c o m p a n y, a n d I w a s a b l e t o p u t s o m e o f m y f i n a n c e t h e o r y i n t o p r a c t i c e a n d e n h a n c e m y management and communication skills. Also, I learnt the way to work independently and with a team which was one of the keys for any success in business. Besides this, I gained valuable knowledge when I was elected to be the Roots and Shoots accountant during my first term at grade 11. This opportunity allowed me to develop skills in accounting as well as gaining real life experience. In addition, I have attended Saturday Program, which is held by our school, for 2 years. During this program, we will organize activities that can help orphanage or disability children such as swimming with blinded children, give them a gift in special day. This program has taught me much about team work, responsibility and communication skills. Outside classrooms, my social life involves going out with friends regularly playing football and badminton. My love for football was rewarded when I was chosen to the football team in my campus. For the first time, we won our first match against different schools campus. I also try to keep myself up to date with currents affairs by reading newspapers, especially about economics as I find it is important to improve my general knowledge. I actively participate in field trips to raise money for wellneedy charities. I enjoy music and I listen to many different styles. I also have an enthusiasm for

computing. I am familiar with using spreadsheet, word processor and some creative software. I was currently an admin of Vietnamese Harry Potter forum. My role was to manage what happens in the forum just like running a business. This experiences do really help me much in the future. To conclude, I am a determined and capable individual who never fails to give 100% my ability to achieve what I want. I know that I have the right amount of interest in Accounting/Finance as a subject as well as the potential for success. I believe that to be successful in academic studies and to fulfill your dream, you must have a genuine passion for the subject, a passion I certainly hold for business and accounting/finance studies.