Why should they choose me for KGSP 2018 ?

MY PERSONAL STATEMENT FOR KGSP 2018

I belong to a developing country, Bangladesh. Since it's birth,Bangladesh has been referred to as a 'bottomless basket'. And yet after 46 years of independence Bangladesh has done better than most countries at improving the basic standard of living of its people. However, it still remains one of the poor countries in the world. The economic performance has been marred by inflation, poor infrastructure delivery, unemployment, and limited access to basic services.This is what drives me.I have been a privileged child all my life and as I was growing up I have always felt the need to help people who are deprived economically, politically and socially.I want to work in the development sector after finishing my studies and I think KGSP is one such opportunity that can help me reach my goals.

I started my major at XYZ back in 2014. Selected through a competitive process , I was accepted in Xth place out of nearly 68000 applicants at the top public university in Bangladesh. I am currently pursuing my BSS in econimics majoring in economic development with a focus on Public economics and policies.Besides my studies I have worked as a member of the student council and editorial board at XYZ School and College. During my undergraduate I volunteered at .... . I also worked as a conference aide with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bangladesh in 2013. In addition to my volunteering experiences, I have worked as an Enumerator, for a project titled: State of Cities 2015: Solid Waste Management in Dhaka City - Towards Decentralized Governance, conducted by xyz in 2015. In future, I have a strong desire to work in the field of development to alleviate social inequality and ensure social wellbeing.I believe, development needs to be accompanied by cultural, social and political change.This is one of the reasons I have chosen Korea for my higher studies.

My mother, being a government official, has been to korea two imes and she is the one who introduced me to the world class Korean education system.South Korea has been a good friend and development partner of Bangladesh for more than four decades. From almost similar socio-economic status back in early 1960s, South Korea emerged to be an 'Asian Tiger' in early 1990s. It shows the country's developmental ambition to become an East Asian economic powerhouse. As a developing nation we have so much to learn from korea on how to be a model of development and practicing successful public policy. I have chosen my desired majors in Korea's high-quality and globally respected institutions that will help me learn more about development strategies and effective policy-making .I truely believe that studying in korea will help me develop excellent critical thinking and communication skills, and more broadly, an understanding of history ,culture and policy of different countries. I trust that with the help of KGSP, I will have the opportunity to learn and explore well beyond the scope of the courses taught in the classoom. I am sure by enrolling into a Masters program in Korea , I will not only be able to broaden my horizon on social change and development, but also gain sufficient knowledge on their effective implementation. Moreover, the language program of KGSP will enable me to experience cultural diversity in order to facilitate international collaboration and cooperation.

Pursuing my masters in korea will allow me to interact with students arriving from different countries and universities and I will surely learn many things from our dialogue. I am confident that I will be able to share my experience and perspectives with the distinguished group of scholars and students from different backgrounds.As Korea is known for its spectacular rise from one of the poorest countries in the world to a developed and high-income country in just one generation, I want to gain as much knowledge and expertise I can so that I can bring the Miracle on The Han River in my country too. Finally I want to say that my dream is to serve humanity by contributing to the betterment of society and I believe studying in korea with the help of KGSP will help me accomplish success.

***please read my personal statement and offer your valuable feedback. i am not a native english speaker but I tried my best. I have talked about the history of korean economy/development a lot because it was important to mention and also related to my major .

There are a number of important points in the prompt that you have failed to address in your essay. The first, is that you have not shown a strong foundation in your research abilities in relation to your college studies. There needs to be a part of the essay that describes how interested you are in research, aside from your strong foundation in education and internship programs.A masters degree student is going to have to be able to focus on developing remarkable research papers in relation to his chosen course. You do not display a strength in that field in this essay. While it was nice of you to include a focus on Korea in relation to Economics, it has to directly relate with your future ambitions or plans as an economist for your own country. Describe which parts of the Korean economic program you hope to focus your learning on for future application in Bangladesh.

Be more specific in the motivating factor so that it can double as the reason why you wish to study in Korea. The description of how your mother introduced you to the Korean system of education is important in this essay and should not be only a sentence long. That discussion will comprise the reason you decided to study in Korea on a more personal level in addition to the academic level. Slight adjustments to your essay content will result in a more polished and informative essay. This is already well written and informative, it just needs to be adjusted to include some important but overlooked information on your part.

Thank you so much! It was just a draft. I will take care of the points you have mentioned.

@Holt
Thank you so much . about the research part, we don't really have much chance to pursue research around here unless we're from engineering/natural science background. when I was doing my undergraduate, any thesis/ monograph was not even included in the curriculum! But I hope to pursue research in future and I will talk about it in my SoP. Thanks so much for your feedback. I will take care of the points you mentioned.

"Korea is known for its spectacular rise from one of the poorest countries in the world to a developed and high-income country in just one generation" and mentioning the Miracle on The Han River indicates direct plagiarism from Wikipedia. It discredits your essay and makes readers who notice this doubt other elements you wrote about.