英国留学优秀申请书

　　Program Applied： Computer Science

　　Epicurus once said， "The joy of poverty is the most beautiful thing in theworld." This has become a source of constant inspiration for me. Poverty is veryreal to me， so is the joy that is derived from my being able to devote myself tothe study and the research of computer science.

　　My father passed away when I was just 14 and， with this， my family wasplunged into sudden poverty. In order to save money to allow my younger sistercontinue her education， I relinquished my expensive undergraduate education andchose to attend a junior college instead， majoring in computer application. Forthree years， I made extra academic efforts as I had to work part-time toalleviate my family's financial burden. My GPA was ranked top five in my class，with particularly distinguished performance in mathematics. I was the solejunior college student who participated in the national contest in mathematicalmodeling for university students in 1996 and won the third prize in _ Province.Upon my graduation， I found employment with the Fuel Company of _ Province whereI worked as its network engineer and chief manager. What was good about this jobwas that while it provided me with a stable income it allowed me to receive anon-the-job undergraduate education in computer science so that I ultimatelyfulfilled my aspiration of obtaining a Bachelor's degree in computerscience.

　　However， the Bachelor's degree did not put an end to my academic pursuit.Realizing the importance and the necessity to constantly upgrade my professionalknowledge in this age of rapid development in information technology， I found agraduate education in computer science would be vital for my further academicand career development. With due efforts in preparing for the entranceexamination， I succeeded in enrolling in University of _ where I specialized inComputer Science and Application at the Faculty of Computer Science. Through myundergraduate and graduate programs， I have achieved the top third rankings inmy overall GPA， laying a solid academic foundation through impressiveperformance in such core courses as Advanced Computer Network， InternetTechnology， Multimedia Network Communication， Computer Science's Logic， AdvancedComputer System Infrastructure， and Computer Network Infrastructure. Thisacademic foundation makes possible my determination to become a computerspecialist in my future career.

　　While making conscious efforts in my coursework， I have paid even greaterattention to the improvement of my R & D ability. In the WLAN project forthe _ Mansion， I collected extensive technical materials and made in-depth studyof the WLAN technology. I independently designed the project plan that satisfiedthe particular needs of the client. In view of the inherent insecurity of WLAN，I proposed the security solution application to small-size business patterns.When evaluating the project， the relevant experts gave positive comments on myplan design， rating it as "technologically advanced， with reliable performance，and can provide guidance to the R & D work in relevant fields， andapplicable to similar projects."

　　In another two projects-the development of the Computer InformationManagement System for both the Dean's Office and for School of Further Educationof University of _， I conducted comprehensive research concerning networksecurity technology， in particular the firewall technology. By undertakingextensive testing against the Ddos attacks， I gathered a large amount offirst-hand data. Based on my experiences in those two projects， I have publishedfour research papers， including The Standards of Firewall Procurement and theProspect of Firewall Technology， in the national core journals and universityjournals like Computer Application Research. All of them have been wellreceived.

　　Over the past few years， as a key project member， I have participated in，organized and implemented a total of 12 projects which involve financialsoftware， MIS， network management system， e-commerce， industrial control andother fields. I have published a total of 10 research papers in a series oftechnical journals and my research achievements have captured the attention ofthe computer experts from the _ provincial academia. Last year I was invited toattend the 20__ International Symposium on Picture and Graphics in_ City.

　　Currently， I have come to the final stage of my Master's dissertationentitled Research on the WLAN Security Solution and its Realization. In thisdissertation， I focus on the security mechanisms of WLAN， proposing that _ as asecurity solution can only be an alternative and that only the application ofthe true "point-to-point" mechanism can maximize network security at reasonablecosts. My dissertation has an overall theoretical framework， supplemented bydetailed plans and designs. In my repeated discussions with my supervisorconcerning my dissertation， he has given his full support of my propositions. Hehas given special praises on my ideas regarding the renovation and developmentof the existing computer technology.

　　While perfecting my ability to carry out independent R & D projects， mypast research experience has also enabled me to ferret out my own researchinterests for the future-Wireless Networking and Network Security. WLAN is oneof the most important issues in the theoretical research and technicaldevelopment of present-day computer science and its security mechanism is thekey point. I have 4-year work experience as a network engineer and taught sixcourses on network and Internet technology. In my Master's program I haveconcentrated on computer network and distributive system and my dissertation ison WLAN and its security mechanism. For each of those two concentrations， I haveparticipated in two research projects， thus I have adequate practicalexperience. In my 10 research papers， 6 are concerned with those two majorfields， which fully testify to my theoretical buildup and my important researchpotential. All those constitute my important assets for more advanced academicpursuit， in which I expect to exploit them to the fullest possible extent.

　　I wish to apply for a Ph. D. program in computer science from your esteemeduniversity because your program satisfies my wish for a full development of myresearch interests. My past education and research experience has fullyconvinced me that， as home of the world's modern computer science andtechnology， the United States is the ideal country that offers the advancededucation and training that I am seeking. There， I will be exposed to theinstructions of world famous scholars and experts whose academic ideas willsignificantly broaden my academic horizon. Equally important is that I can enjoyan inexhaustible variety of library resource. In conclusion， I deem myself fullyqualified and well prepared for your Ph. D. program and it is my belief thatyour university is precisely the starting point of my new and rewarding academicjourney.