Posts by zhangyuxiang

zhangyuxiang

Dec 4, 2014

Graduate / My career ambition is to become a Transparency Officer - Motivation letter for UChicago [8]

I find your words make sense as my work experience will speak louder than my accomplishments and interests.

However, I feel it difficult to arrange my words well as the word limit is difficult for me as foreign languager. I just don't know where to start or which to dismiss.

I am a math student and capable as calculating and no much direct connection with policy making. However this program combines math and policy making. So my initial thought is to use those undergraduate experience to illustrate my interest

zhangyuxiang

Dec 4, 2014

Graduate / My career ambition is to become a Transparency Officer - Motivation letter for UChicago [8]

In addition, I am expected to graduate by the summer of 2015. So I can just say I have no work experience at all.
However, the program of UChicago does not require working experiences.

zhangyuxiang

Dec 4, 2014

Graduate / My career ambition is to become a Transparency Officer - Motivation letter for UChicago [8]

But it's required as a MOTIVATION LETTER, so I find it must be different from statement of purpose or personal statement.
Plus, there is a 300 word limitation. So I should be brief and focus.

zhangyuxiang

Dec 3, 2014

Graduate / My career ambition is to become a Transparency Officer - Motivation letter for UChicago [8]

Motivation Statement: You will prepare a brief and well-articulated response to a prompted question regarding your motivation to pursue graduate studies in public policy.

With this letter, I would like to express my interest in applying to your Master's degree in Computational Analysis & Public Policy. My career ambition is to become a Transparency Officer enabling residents and businesses to become more digitally-engaged.

This originated from my favorite author, Kevin Kelly, who suggested the "Nine Laws of God" as a good method of system controlling. A team from my country managed the translation work of a book using Kelly's first law, "Distribute Being". However, feeling the translation to be poor, I had to read the original edition instead for a better understanding. This failed application of the theory to translation led me think deeply into how to properly implement a distributed system of intellectuals.

As my first exposure to Public Policy making, I picked the problem of "The Keep-Right-Except-To-Pass Rule" in the 2014 mathematics modeling contest. I was especially impressed that a crowded multi-lane freeway could actually be "free" on a platform of on-road automobile engagement with policy making and computer science. I want to study at your university and focus on CAPP because it will allow me to combine my desires to learn more about both applied computer science and policy implementation.

In June 2013, I was fortunate to go through the support policies for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) as an intern at Industrial Bank in Shanghai. I learned a great deal about China's new policies to help SME's growth. Negotiations through real-world casework developed my interaction abilities.

Given my past history of commitment to excellence, I am sure to exceed your expectations because of both my academic and interpersonal skills as well as the experience gained from my internship. I will enrich the program by providing an international perspective, and my ambitious and open nature toward interdisciplinary studies will add more diversity to your program.

Thank you for considering my application, and I look forward to your positive response.

Sincerely,

Yuxiang Zhang