skimmyboss
Dec 10, 2009
Graduate / Statement of purpose for graduate study in petroleum engineering [4]
Below is the my statement. Please review. I would appreciate your comments and suggestions.
Having in mind that my first degree was in Electrical Eng and not petroleum Eng...would you advise that I add/remove any details? Also, the school requested for not more than 350words and mine has 241 words...is it too short? Thanks.
During my university education, I started paying more attention to the energy needs of our planet. I began to realize the increasing reliance of humanity on oil and its products. In my country, I realized that the most viable sector of the economy was not agriculture anymore, it was the oil sector. I noticed that there were limitless opportunities abound in the oil industry not only in my country, Nigeria, but in the rest of the world.
The areas I'm particularly interested in are drilling and the separation of oil into the different petroleum products. My fascination about exploring and locating untapped reserves and the technology used to recover and extract oil, drives me to pursue a master's degree in petroleum engineering.
Until alternative energies can be widely produced, the need for oil and its producers will constantly increase. My awareness of this fact further solidifies my desire to become a qualified petroleum engineer.
My country, Nigeria, is one of the nations with the largest oil reserve in the world. With that, there is definitely a need for petroleum engineering professionals to maximize the potential within the country. As a graduate of Electrical Electronics Engineering, who has acquired the fundamentals of basic engineering subjects, studying Petroleum Engineering is definitely a right step towards my proposed career path. It would be the next step in actualizing my goal of becoming a qualified petroleum engineer.
Below is the my statement. Please review. I would appreciate your comments and suggestions.
Having in mind that my first degree was in Electrical Eng and not petroleum Eng...would you advise that I add/remove any details? Also, the school requested for not more than 350words and mine has 241 words...is it too short? Thanks.
During my university education, I started paying more attention to the energy needs of our planet. I began to realize the increasing reliance of humanity on oil and its products. In my country, I realized that the most viable sector of the economy was not agriculture anymore, it was the oil sector. I noticed that there were limitless opportunities abound in the oil industry not only in my country, Nigeria, but in the rest of the world.
The areas I'm particularly interested in are drilling and the separation of oil into the different petroleum products. My fascination about exploring and locating untapped reserves and the technology used to recover and extract oil, drives me to pursue a master's degree in petroleum engineering.
Until alternative energies can be widely produced, the need for oil and its producers will constantly increase. My awareness of this fact further solidifies my desire to become a qualified petroleum engineer.
My country, Nigeria, is one of the nations with the largest oil reserve in the world. With that, there is definitely a need for petroleum engineering professionals to maximize the potential within the country. As a graduate of Electrical Electronics Engineering, who has acquired the fundamentals of basic engineering subjects, studying Petroleum Engineering is definitely a right step towards my proposed career path. It would be the next step in actualizing my goal of becoming a qualified petroleum engineer.
