The best curriculum that suits my needs. Need Assistance for KGSP Self Introduction Essay Evaluation

Hello, This is my Letter of Self Introduction for KGSP Scholarship. Can you please go through the essay and kindly leave your suggestions.

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Whenever I read inspiring stories of scientists from my early childhood, my brain used to visualize them as the ones that possess superpower. And today with the advancement of science and technology and its impact in the development of society and civilization, my beliefs towards science and technology has always been upgrading more and more. Witnessing technological growth in a decade, curiosity emerged into my mind and this curiosity to understand technology was a reason for me to choose Electrical and Electronics engineering. The deeper I went, the more I realized that whatever we are enjoying today is a vast web woven from numerous fields and all of them are interconnected. Semiconductor devices, embedded systems, signal and image processing, control system, data networks and many more. My undergrad study connected me with understanding of all these interconnection. It has always been my dream to find ways to optimize the use of information and communication technology for the welfare of people away from cities.

After the completion of my school, I came to Kathmandu for higher education and I applied to Kathmandu University and was selected among several thousand students to pursue my undergraduate studies in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Communication) with partial scholarship. During my undergraduate years, subjects like Antennas & Propagation, Microwave Devices and Systems and Wireless Communications enticed me to delve deeper and develop a strong affinity towards Communication Systems.

At college, I undertook few projects titled 'Metal Detector', 'Design and Construction of a Digital Door Lock' and 'Design and Construction of a Traction Elevator Prototype'. My final year project was a research project. While working on 'Analysis and Simulation of Turbo Coding in Multipath Fading Channel', I simulated a turbo coded system in multipath fading environment in Simulink, MATLAB and tested the Bit Error Rate and performance of the system under various constraints. Also, analyzed results comparing them with the performance of Low Density Parity Check Codes, block codes and convolutional codes. My final year project helped me deepen the knowledge of Error Correcting Codes and different communication channels. I think it made me strong enough to conduct researches in my future studies and projects.

Thereafter, upon successful completion of my undergraduate studies, I joined Digital M.I.C.R. Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Lalitpur, Nepal as an Outsourced Consultant, in December 2015. My job required working on many technologies such as Database Management Systems and Process Designs. These complex and sensitive tasks not only required meticulous research for the solutions but also demanded a strong hold on concepts related to databases, programming and logical reasoning. Additionally, I was involved in installing and configuring computer systems, diagnosing hardware and software faults and solving technical and applications problems. In addition, the job required frequent dealing with the clients over their problems. This has helped me hone my communication skills as well.

My professional stint has exposed me to several challenges and made me restive that there are so many aspects in this field and I do not know solution to many of them. My experiences with these multidimensional problems helped me realize that I still have to gain in-depth knowledge in my area of interest. A Master's degree in Radio & Communications Engineering will help me meet my developmental needs, as I seek to get firsthand experience in Communication Systems.

Kathmandu University along with Korean Embassy at Nepal organizes Korean Festival at the university premises every year. During the four years of my study, I was fancied by the Korean tradition and culture that I learned through the festival. Besides, I was taught by various well qualified Professors who had completed their graduate studies from Korean Universities. So, this had made an excellent impression on me regarding the education standard of Korea. As I started exploring various options for completing my masters degree, I found out that Korea has one of the best infrastructures for education and research in the world. Chungbuk National University has the best curriculum that suits my needs and has the best set of qualified professors, research centre and lab to help me achieve my goals.

Krishna, this is an excellent start to your self introduction letter. There are some major points for addition though. For the first part of the essay, kindly indicate your family background in a concise form. This is part of the "course of life" requirement of the essay. From that addition, you need to reflect on your point of view about life, based upon the influence of your parents or the life lessons that you have learned along the way. I don't suggest using the current opening paragraph for the essay. It does not really fall under any of the necessary prompt discussions. The rest of the content of your essay is acceptable and within the required elements of the discussion topics. Your motivation and reasons for studying in Korea can be considered impressive and really useful in establishing your credentials for the program. However, since you are applying via the university track, you will need to expand on the discussion about your choice of university. What drew you the university, the commonalities that you have with the objectives of the university, the lessons you hope to learn there, or the kind of training that you hope to undergo in order to fulfill your life wishes, hopes, and dreams. When edited for content and combined with the suggested information, you should have a pretty solid and convincing self introduction to present to the reviewer.

@Holt, I intend to write the reasons to chose the university and other commonalities and trainings that I seek in another SOP. Is it necessary that I mention these in letter of self introduction?

The letter of self introduction is the equivalent of the KGSP statement of purpose. Therefore, you must discuss the details in the letter. Specially since you are applying via the university track. There is no other essay where you can mention the information in a relevant and applicable manner. After the Letter of Self Introduction, there will only be 2 other days to write. These are the study goals and post study plan essays. Both of which have specific requirements that do not leave you with an opportunity to discuss your university choice anymore. So utilize the self introduction essay in the best way possible. All the other samples that you can read here so exactly that, discuss their sop regarding the university choice in the letter. That is precisely why you chose to apply via the university track. So that the university will be the more influential one to consider your application. They need the details of your choice represented in this letter because this is where that information belongs.

@Holt This is the final version of my essay. Is it fine or needs any more editing?

Being born in one of the least developed areas of Nepal, my life hasn't been a bed of roses. For me, life is a challenge where you have to face various ups and downs. At the end, the person who can face everything and stands still, wins at life. I have seen difficulties people face because of lack of infrastructures and communication technologies, so, I have always wanted to contribute to the improvement of communication sector in Nepal. My father always believed that education can not only change a person's life but it also has the power to change the whole world. So, despite all the hardships, he never backed off to provide quality education to me along with my two elder brothers. As I knew the hardships of my parents, I always worked hard and was awarded with scholarships throughout my school for my excellent academics.

After the completion of my school, I came to Kathmandu [....]

Kathmandu University along with Korean Embassy [...], I found out that Korea has one of the best infrastructures for education and research in the world and attracts a lot of international students for further studies. Besides, Korea also provides scholarships to students from various developing countries along with an opportunity to learn Korean language and culture. The Korean Government Scholarship Program motivated me even more to pursue my graduate studies at South Korea as it provides the opportunity to complete my graduate studies along with learning Korean culture.

Chungbuk National University provides a tailored graduate course on Radio & Communication Engineering that will help me enhance my knowledge and understanding of coding techniques, microwave devices and systems and mobile communication. Besides the Communication System Lab under Professor Wangrok Oh is conducting research in Turbo and Turbo like Codes which is similar to my undergraduate final year thesis and my research interest. Also, Chungbuk National University has the best curriculum that suits my needs and has the best set of qualified professors, research center and lab to help me achieve my goals.

Krishna, this essay is complete and detailed enough to stand as a comprehensive self introduction essay. While it seems to run a bit long, it does fit on a single page and contains only necessary information. It illustrates everything from your family background, to your academic abilities. This is a letter that will definitely help your application. Since this is a university track application and you mentioned the name of a professor whose research interests are similar to yours, you should develop that discussion a little bit more to create some additional reasons for your desire to study in Korea. Take every opportunity that you can to create a stronger academic reason, as well as some social reasons for your desire to be educated there. If you do not wish to develop the university track paragraph, then go ahead and use this essay in its current form. It is ready enough at this point.