Graduate / RESUME FOR GRADUATE ADMISSION (without prompt) [2]

Hi guys? I have someone I am helping through his graduate application and unfortunately he can't be on EF. I have not reviewed a resume for graduate application before so this is the format I gave him. Help me with the review. Thanks

It's just a resume no prompt. Resume for graduate application.

[Applicant's name]
[Address]
[Phone number]
[Email id]

EDUCATION:

My high school education background started when I finished my primary school, which took me six years. In order to further my education I took an entrance examination into ***secondary school and I got in on merit because I was an excellent student. I spent three years in ***, where I achieved my junior WAEC certificate exams to proceed to the senior secondary school. I took an entrance examination into *** and I was admitted. I spent another 3 years in *** to achieve my senior WAEC certificate considering the time factor, I have spent 6 years in my high school education. I further my education by applying to a university and got admitted to study Urban and Regional Planning in *** university for 5 years (from 2011 - 2016). I now have a bachelors degree in Urban and Regional Planning.

RESEARCH:

In terms of research, I have been a guru since i started my course(urp) in the university. During my undergraduate study, I carried out research based on my studio project every semester which I always defended towards the end of the semester. Most of the research I carried out as an undergraduate were urban renewal, transportation study, integrated regional development plan, master plan design, mechanic village design and also my final year project dissertation, which is the roles of local government in rural socio-economic development.

RELATED EXPERIENCE:

During my six months industrial training as an undergraduate, I gained lots of experience that will contribute to make me perform well in my profession because I learnt how to handle office and field affairs like site inspection and so on. I had the experience of becoming a team leader in carrying out various projects and that developed in me a spirit of team work, to work as a team and achieve a common goal.

LEADERSHIP:

Leadership has been a thing of my tender age, starting from primary school where I was the assistant class prefect and also up to the university level I was elected as the Public Relation Officer (PRO) in my 3rd year and as a Financial Secretary in my 4th year. I carried out all my duties properly with the mindset of carrying everyone along .

VOLUNTEER WORK:

As a humble and dedicated person, I have volunteered severally but to mention a few, when I was an undergraduate I organised free tutorials for the juniors in my department during my free time and also as a graduate I am assisting my departmental HOD in various academic tasks.

SKILLS/PROGRAMS:

I am skillful naturally. I have the skill of making foot wears like sandals. I have learnt various computer programmes like Ms word, autocad, archicad, Ms power point and I am now proficient. I am also looking forward to acquire more skills within and outside my field of concentration.

Graduate / Urban Design - PERSONAL STATEMENT FOR GRADUATE APPLICATION FOR MASTERS [3]

Hi everyone, please help me and review this personal statement and give me feedback based the statement and grammar usage. Your suggestions will be gladly accepted.

There is no word limit but I tried to keep it concise and straight to the point.

Urban Design Degree

I have always loved travelling and reading about other cultures since I was a little boy. I have read books about people and places, watched people who live all over the world on television and admired their diverse environments, way of life, and their values. From what I watched and learnt about people who live in diverse worlds, I noticed that most cities like New York City were well planned and structured, while other cities like Bangalore are unplanned and mostly slums. From my perspective, a social divide exists between the planned and unplanned cities where the rich and top middle-class live in planned cities and the poor live in unplanned cities with lots of environmental pollution as if they are undeserved to live on this planet. This influenced me to study urban and regional planning (URP). I will like to pursue a graduate degree in urban design at ******. This opportunity will equip me with the tools to close the social divide between these two classes of cities. I want to plan the unplanned and neglected cities/slums to make the lives of these neglected people better and also to improve our environment.

I carried out a research project on the roles of local government in rural socio-economic development during my undergraduate program and I was able to proffer solutions to the problems of diversity in socio-economic development within rural areas by the local government. Pursuing this degree at **** will expand my horizon and give me opportunities to study other cities and the problems they face, in terms of socio-economic importance, clean and conducive environment, and clean energy.

Humans have a lot of influence on the world, and without adequate planning, we will live in a world where we will face different problems like: polluted environment, traffic congestion-which will cause an increase in air pollution, environmental degradation, increased crime rate and it will also widen the gap between the social class.

My plan is to complete a Masters degree in urban design, work and advocate for clean, conducive and planned environments. I want to see a world where Asia, Africa, Europe, America and so on will be properly and adequately planned. It will be a plus to our society if urban planning will be added to our primary school and high school curriculum. With proper and adequate planning of our environment and cities, we will be equipped with tools to live in a creative, well structured, safe and healthy world.