Please complete the personal statement IN YOUR OWN WORDS. You must submit the personal statement in English in the space provided below. Describe, in no more than 500 words, your reasons for applying for your chosen course of study and the ways in which you expect your study experience to make a difference to your life and those around you.

In 2016, I graduated from high

school

only to find out that college is not what I expected. There is no strict schedule or a specific pathway to the future, which means I have to start planning my life on my own.

Thus

, as the

school

began I started to explore my interest, looking for a field that I want to dive in. It was a frustrating time. As a freshman student, I had no idea what I am capable of doing, nor do I know what I like. Luckily, by the end of the semester, there was a

design

workshop drew my attention. Out of curiosity I signed it up. During the workshop I felt something that I didn’t have while I studied engineering. It was the

first

time that I felt the passion lay within my heart.

However

, I struggled with whether to set my career in

design

. Staying in engineering guarantees a stable income and a smooth career path. Choosing

design

means I had to give up all of that.

Besides

, at that time I didn’t actually have any background of

design

Suggestion

the design

.

Therefore

, I wasn’t sure about my enthusiasm in

design

and whether having enough related abilities. In the following semester I decided to step out of my comfort zone. I selected a

design

related course to gain more knowledge and

experience

. Later that year I once again challenged myself by taking on the role of a

design

teaching assistant. I constructed a course framework and introduced basic

design

methodologies and tools to students.

Although

studying engineering is difficult for me, I still stayed in our department, and considered it as a complementary support for my

design

.

As a result

, I have been longing to combine engineering and

design

. In my sophomore year, I had my

first

tryout of utilizing both of them in a project. Teaming up with some of my classmates, we joined our

school

Entrepreneur Day’s competition, and we were the youngest team to be in the final. To examine my

design

on the market, I became a freelance graphic designer.

However

, even with all these experiences, it is still not enough for me. I want to test the limits and break through. Attending graduate

school

is a perfect opportunity to help me integrate all my skills better. I can

also

gain more hands-on

experience

, which can definitely make me a better designer. Since my university has a main focus on engineering and science, it took me a year to search for suitable

design

schools. I ended up choosing some of the best

design

schools around the globe, which all encourage people from different field to help creating a more diverse environment. After submitting my application my journey didn’t stop there, I kept on designing. Designs like packaging

design

and concept products, which were later submitted to Red Dot

Design

Award. I

also

wanted to use my own

experience

to help the others, those who have doubts about their career. Recently, I have been writing a series of articles, trying to pass on what I have learned throughout my college years. I hope with my

experience

as an example, they can start finding their passion and start chasing their dream.