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Apr 21, 2012
Scholarship / Scholarship advice (Outstanding Performance in Sciences) [6]
Hi all, could you please give some advice on it? It requires me to write an essay (not more than 500 words) giving reasons why you think you deserve the scholarship. I don't know if I have included suitable material in the essay and actually, I have written 529 words, however, I do have any ideas how to delete the things. It would be great if you could help. Thank you very much.
Dear Scholarship Selection Committee,
I am writing to apply for Winnie Tam Scholarship. I take this opportunity to introduce myself and tell the reasons why I deserve the scholarship.
Since childhood I have a great interest towards Science. I asked about 'why' and my father could always answer me in the view of Science. Somehow, I was affected by my father.
I did not confirm my career setting until last September. I strongly experienced how one's death affected people who are living. My friend's relative who was very close to her passed away in an accident. Observing her for at least a month, no appetite, no concentration, and her body seemed to just be a container without content. It is distressful to see her like that. Medicine becomes my most wanted studied subject.
Although I have passion for being a doctor, I never had the chance to fully develop this interest. However, I discovered the fun of science via both my academics and my extracurricular activities.
Academically, I studied Science to understand the subtlety of it. Though my academic result may drop a bit this year, my interest towards this subject never falls a tiny bit.
As my strong curiosity about Science, I challenge myself by joining the Innovate Energy Design Competition with my friends. In the competition, we designed an environmental-friendly house which applied all renewable energy like solar power and included an idea using the movement of a mouse as a source of energy. Obviously, being a secondary 4 student, I quickly found that sufficient scientific knowledge was extremely important. Without scientific knowledge, any ideas could never turn into a workable plan. Therefore, in this academic year, I have devoted myself in education.
Joining the school educational trip to New Zealand broadened my horizon. The most memorable of the trip is determining sedimentation based on the size of cockles and number of cockles located within certain area. I dig up live cockles with my partners, count and measure the size of them. By these, I can suggest the time of the last flooding occurs. It was fascinating to do such experiment.
After learning about science, it is funny that that I relate everything to Science. When I am learning ice-skating, I think of friction and inertia; when I am playing the piano, I think of muscle contraction and sound wave; when I see my mother use soap, I think of ammonia. Suddenly, my life is full of Science. I turn to explain the phenomenon instead of asking 'why'.
In my near future, I hope to continue in this same manner of studying science, most probably on Medicine. I feel this goal setting is ones where I would use my knowledge to its full potential and push myself to another level. Just as Marie Curie dedicates her life to public service, I commit my life to helping others.
If awarded this scholarship, I will be so grateful for the encouragement. I would use the money for books which provides me with both personal enjoyments as well as help me with my school needs.
Thank you for taking the time to review my letter and thanks for your consideration.
Yours faithfully,
__________
Hi all, could you please give some advice on it? It requires me to write an essay (not more than 500 words) giving reasons why you think you deserve the scholarship. I don't know if I have included suitable material in the essay and actually, I have written 529 words, however, I do have any ideas how to delete the things. It would be great if you could help. Thank you very much.
Dear Scholarship Selection Committee,
I am writing to apply for Winnie Tam Scholarship. I take this opportunity to introduce myself and tell the reasons why I deserve the scholarship.
Since childhood I have a great interest towards Science. I asked about 'why' and my father could always answer me in the view of Science. Somehow, I was affected by my father.
I did not confirm my career setting until last September. I strongly experienced how one's death affected people who are living. My friend's relative who was very close to her passed away in an accident. Observing her for at least a month, no appetite, no concentration, and her body seemed to just be a container without content. It is distressful to see her like that. Medicine becomes my most wanted studied subject.
Although I have passion for being a doctor, I never had the chance to fully develop this interest. However, I discovered the fun of science via both my academics and my extracurricular activities.
Academically, I studied Science to understand the subtlety of it. Though my academic result may drop a bit this year, my interest towards this subject never falls a tiny bit.
As my strong curiosity about Science, I challenge myself by joining the Innovate Energy Design Competition with my friends. In the competition, we designed an environmental-friendly house which applied all renewable energy like solar power and included an idea using the movement of a mouse as a source of energy. Obviously, being a secondary 4 student, I quickly found that sufficient scientific knowledge was extremely important. Without scientific knowledge, any ideas could never turn into a workable plan. Therefore, in this academic year, I have devoted myself in education.
Joining the school educational trip to New Zealand broadened my horizon. The most memorable of the trip is determining sedimentation based on the size of cockles and number of cockles located within certain area. I dig up live cockles with my partners, count and measure the size of them. By these, I can suggest the time of the last flooding occurs. It was fascinating to do such experiment.
After learning about science, it is funny that that I relate everything to Science. When I am learning ice-skating, I think of friction and inertia; when I am playing the piano, I think of muscle contraction and sound wave; when I see my mother use soap, I think of ammonia. Suddenly, my life is full of Science. I turn to explain the phenomenon instead of asking 'why'.
In my near future, I hope to continue in this same manner of studying science, most probably on Medicine. I feel this goal setting is ones where I would use my knowledge to its full potential and push myself to another level. Just as Marie Curie dedicates her life to public service, I commit my life to helping others.
If awarded this scholarship, I will be so grateful for the encouragement. I would use the money for books which provides me with both personal enjoyments as well as help me with my school needs.
Thank you for taking the time to review my letter and thanks for your consideration.
Yours faithfully,
__________