DearAdmissionsCommitteeIamapplyingforaplaceontheFinancialEngineeringcourseattheUniversityofIllinoisbecauseIamveryinterestedinthetopicscoveredparticularlyFinancialUponthecompletionofthemfinprogramIwouldliketostartasaPortfolioEquityanalystorstrategistataninvestmentbankIamparticularlyinterestedingeneratinginvestmentideasandstrategiesfinancialmodelingassetallocationandstockpricingThereforeafterworkingataninvestmentbankfortwotothreeyearsIhopetomakeatransitiontotheResearchorPortfolioManagementDivisionofanAssetManagementFirmOverthelongrunwithanaccumulationofexpertiseinsightsexperiencesandpersonalconnectionsIamplanningtotaketheinitiativetostartmyownfinancialfirmRecentlyIamworkingfortheDataTeamoftheInnovationImmersionProgramIIPattheUniversityofIllinoisIIPenhancescollaborationbetweenIllinoisstudentsandglobaltechnologyclustersthroughinternationalconsultingprojectsnetworkingopportunitiesandthedevelopmentofaGlobalTechnologyClusterPerformanceIndexWetheDataTeamareworkingondesigningandimplementingaplatformtoobtainandprocessdataofvarioustechnologyclustersWewishtogenerateperformanceindexfrommultiplevariablesforeveryclusterintheworldinordertoenablerankorderingTheultimategoalofourprojectistoestablishastablesystemtodeliveranannualrankingoftheglobaltechnologyclustersAlloftheseprojectshaveinspiredmyenthusiasmtocontinuemyexplorationinacademicstudyApartfrommyacademicexperienceIinternedatStandardCharteredBankfortwomonthsduringthesummerof20IworkedintheAccountServicesDepartmentoftheBanksOperationDivisionwhereoperationerrorcontroliscrucialforbusinessOneofmymainresponsibilitieswastoanalyzetherecentoperationerrorsoftheteamIworkedwithIcreatedasystemusingMicrosoftExceltofileandorganizeoperationalerrorsandtheirimprovementplansThenewlycreatedsystemallowedustomanageandprocessoperationerrorsinaneasierandmoreeffectivewayAdditionallyIdesignedandcompletedflowchartsforallthirtytwooperationsinordertoidentifyunnecessarystepsandpreventhighriskproceduresIalsoassistedfulltimeemployeestoprocessdailytransactionsonvariousoperatingsystemsThisexperiencesubstantiallyheightenedmyinterestinfinanceandmadememoredeterminedtopursueadegreeinafinancerelatedfieldBytakingintensivecoursessuchasCorporateFinanceInvestmentBankingandInvestmentManagementetcIwillmakeupformyprofessionalknowledgeinfinanceIwillbesogladtolearnfromthefirstclassfacultymembersandprofessionalslikeProfessorPaulAsquithWiththecolorfulstudentlifeprovidedbytheMITSloanCommunityIseemyselfdevelopingvariousabilitiesduringtheactivitiessuchasteamworkspiritandleadershipMoreoverIwillbeabletocommunicatewithintelligentpeersfromallovertheworldandtopnotchedfacultymemberseverydaywhichwilldefinitelybroadenmyhorizonsandexpandmyculturalknowledgeaswellasopenmymindTodayatthiscriticalpointholdingmydreamIameagertojoinyouresteemedprogramofMITandIwillmakemycontributionstoyourcommunityasreturnSincerelyDocerDOCERMobile13500135000EmailDocercvwpscom