Personal Statement

Wei, Linlin

Motivated by the idea of devoting myself to the well-being of my country and its people since childhood, I chose public administration as my major in college. During four years of academic study in Shandong Normal University, which ranks among top 50 in the field of Public Administration research in China, I was equipped with the basic knowledge on the political system and the operation of government agencies in China. I took several introductory courses on this subject in college, including Public Policy Analysis, Human Resources Management, and Public Administration. The more I learned, the more deep thinking I had. Luckily, after graduation from college, I got the chance to further my education in the School of Public Administration in Renmin University of China, which enjoys the highest reputation in China’s Public Administration academic community. I was greatly influenced by a number of Public Administration theories such as Bureaucracy, Reinventing government, New Public Management, Citizen Participation and so on, and managed to apply these methodologies and principles in my research on the administrative reform in Chinese central government. What is more, the free atmosphere in RUC made me reflect upon diverse perspectives and possible solutions in the process of policy-making, and most significantly, strengthened my determination to pursue my career as a public servant.

With a master’s degree on Public Administration, I started my career in the Department of Human Resources in Chongqing Police Bureau, which boasts a staff of nearly 40,000 police officers. During the past two years, I was mainly in charge of Personnel Management and Organizational Reform, including recruiting and allocation of talents, performance evaluation, personnel reform measures, and establishment of new police branches and so on. It was really a good feeling to be helpful to people who needed improvements in their careers and organizations who wished to get a better performance in operation. Although I have always been proud of being able to put what I had learned through college education into professional practice, it was still a challenge for me to deal with the most creative part of my job—how to encourage people to develop to their full potential and thus make the entire agency benefit from taking such initiatives. I hope to find some possible solutions by having my knowledge undated and my horizon broadened. With these goals in mind, I decided to further my theoretical background through the MPA program in UIC, to get some inspirational learning experiences from a different culture.

I am fully confident that your program will not only enable me to learn how to explore individual capacity through human resource management and organizational changes, but also inspire me to think about potential solutions for governments to take in tackling problems in an increasingly open and democratic society. I will return to my job after graduation, and make efforts to figure out how to apply those promising principles to the operation of Chongqing Police Bureau. Meanwhile, I also sincerely cherish the hope that there will be contributions that I could make to this program as an international student.

Yours Sincerely,

第二篇：英文个人陈述例2

Personal Statement

My name is Jie Zheng.I am a normal girl came from DaXue Town in WenZhou. It’s really a small town and,it’s not so perfect like some other towns in WenZhou,but I still be proud of it and in my opinion, it is my hometown that making me to become a hard-working girl. My parents both are businessman.They manage a small shop for years.

I was admitted to WenZhou University in September 2009.My speciality is Educational Technology.As a student of The Teacher Education College,I want to be a computer teacher after my college study.As we known,most careers now need talented persons good at computer,so we must make ourselves to be a person like that.I has already studied in our school for two years.

During the first year in WenZhou University,I studied many basic courses related to my speciality ,such as the introduction of the Educational Technology,the planar design,DV.I also handled some useful sofewares like Photoshop and Flash in the following days.I had took part in the student union and tried to show my ability.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,I took part in an activity to teach in a Primary school once a week. The first time I stood on the platform, I was so nervous that I almost forgot everything I have prepared before.I began to know 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 our speciality clearly.I like the courses related to our speciality 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 this semester, I am carrying out an extracurricular research project for which my teacher Mrs.Lai is providing some guidance.I am enrolled in this subject with my friends in order to use a software named Flash to develop some funny games which must be attractive and has a sense of education for children in a way.The code of Flash may be not interesting enough,but the production always make me feel satisfied.In addition,I also feel intested in some other softwares.I have scanned many books to make me use these softwares more handy.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 know 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 to new challenges.Go abroad to study is a good chance to broaden my horizon.I know it is hard to be chosen,but I still want to have a try.I want to catch this rare chance to make myself become a more capable person.And the culture of American has always fascinated me and for this reason,I want to study abroad with strong desire.