Coursework in solid state electronics proved so stimulating that I am planning on specifically pursuing solid state electronics engineering in graduate school. In graduate school I will be better able to hone my talents and focus more intently on specific areas of research design. With the assistance of my graduate school academic advisors I will be able to select potential areas of study that will lead to fruitful future careers. Because I have already delved into MOSFET process simulation as well as bipolar transistors, these are potential areas of specification that I might undertake in graduate school.

Just as during my undergraduate studies I undertook an internship with Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) testing motherboards, I intend to also undertake one or more internships while in graduate school. Internships, I feel, act as an invaluable adjunct for academia. Intern positions are like bridges between the novice world of the student and the professional world to which we aspire. Internships also provide very practical knowledge about what we learn in school; they serve as real-life laboratories. Furthermore, internships enable students like me to network with professionals in our fields of interest and witness first-hand the daily workings of electrical engineers and the companies for which they work. While studying electrical engineering in graduate school, I hope to find a long-term project on which I can work...

Graduate school, I imagine, will offer me innumerable opportunities to collaborate with professors on important electrical engineering projects on which they are working as well.
As a student dedicated to academic success, I know I will be a valuable resource for the graduate community at the University. I look forward to meeting new people, others like me who share a passion for electronics and a desire to practically apply this passion to the real world. In graduate school I will be continually challenged and occasionally, perhaps, frustrated. I will expand my mind by learning about new avenues of study and new approaches to topics I have already encountered. Contacts I make with both academic faculty and fellow graduate students might last a lifetime; the people I meet could become dear friends, colleagues, and coworkers. Therefore, even after a successful undergraduate career with an academic major in electrical engineering, I still retain the boy-like wonder for the subject that I have cultivated throughout my entire life. As an international student I also bring a unique approach to my studies and feel that I can contribute positively to the diversity of the student body at the University. I look forward to meeting other students from all types of different backgrounds who come together to share wisdom and knowledge. Thank you for your consideration.