2023年申请美国大学研究生的个人陈述(四篇)

申请美国大学研究生的个人陈述篇一

i was introduced to mathematics and the physical sciences while at school and it was in high school that i considered a career in this area. the desire to study the applied physical sciences and mathematics prompted me to take the joint entrance examination (jee) for admission to the indian institutes of technology. i was ranked in the top 0.25 % of the nearly 1,00,000 students who took the examination.

my undergraduate education at iit bombay has not only given me a certain set of skills but has also helped me understand my fields of interest and my academic strengths and weaknesses. this understanding has made me realize that though the applied physical sciences appeal to me, my strengths lie in applied mathematics and in abstractions of reality. in particular, i am interested in the managerial aspects of industrial and technological systems. this interest developed during my junior year seminar titled ‘productivity management’ in which i explored the relationship between manufacturing strategy and productivity improvement. i continued further research in this area through my senior year project titled ‘decision support system for quality control’ which sought to investigate various decision making mechanisms in the quality function and provide corresponding computer support. the project also enabled me to appreciate the interaction between manufacturing and the other functions of the firm especially information systems. the reading of certain outstanding books during the course of my research such as skinner’s ‘manufacturing in the corporate strategy’, deming’s ‘out of the crisis’ and goldratt’s ‘the goal’ finally convinced me to pursue a ph.d. in operations management and an academic career thereafter.

my past work in the area of industrial engineering and operations research was characterised by a dichotomy of approaches. the courses that i took in this area dealt with various operational and tactical issues. the basic aim was to understand a specific problem, model the problem appropriately and find an optimal or reasonably optimal solution using the techniques of operations research. this has given me a good background in issues related to methodology, modelling, and heuristic solutions. on the other h