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●ComputerSciencePersonalstatement
●ComputerAnimationandDigitalSFXpersonalstatement
●Computing/ComputerSciencepersonalstatement
●ComputerSciencepersonalstatement
●Gamesprogrammmingpersonalstatement
●ComputerForensicsPersonalStatement
●ComputerSciencePersonalStatement
ComputerSciencePersonalstatement
IwanttostudyComputerSciencebecausetheworldofcomputersandtheirintegrationhasexplodedinrecentyears.Ithasbeenincredibletoobservethedevelopmentofthecomputer,fromsomethingthatwasoriginallythesizeofasmallroomandnowcanfiteasilyintoyourhandandhasbecomeanintegralpartofmodernsocietyfindingusesinjustabouteverything.Iwanttobeapartofthefastestmovingtechnologyintheworldstrivingtoadvancethetechnologiesavailabletoindustryandtheconsumer.
WhilestudyingmyASLevelsinComputing,Mathematics,FurtherMathematicsandPhysicsIhavefoundthattheyareallinterlinked.ThechoiceofmysubjectshasgivenmeanindepthunderstandingoftheprincipleideasofcomputingthatIwouldnothavebeenabletoachievestudyingtheminonecontext.TheareathatImostenjoyedinmycomputingcoursewasapieceofcourseworkwhichinvolvedhavingtocreateadatabasetoastringentspecification.IfoundthischallengingtocompletebecauseIwasgivenaproblemandhadtoconstructaworkingsolutionforitusingMicrosoftAccessandVisualBasicinApplications.ProgrammingisamajorfactorinmyinterestofComputerScience.Ifindprogrammingappealingbecauseofthechallengeinvolvedincreatingaresolutiontoaproblemusingdifferentmethods.
MystudyofMathematicsandFurtherMathematicshaveplayedapivotalroleinmystudiesgivingmealogicalthoughtprocessthatIcanapplytoothersubjectareas.IfoundtheMechanicsmodulethatItookinmyFurtherMathematicsmostintriguingasitcouldbeappliedtoreallifesituationssuchasprojectilemotion.ThiswasalsotrueforsomeothermodulesasIfoundtheappliedsidemorerewardingandenjoyableasopposedtothepuresideofMathematics.
WhileatmysecondaryschoolIchosetotakemystatisticsmoduleinyearninestayingbehindonceaweeksoIcouldimprovemymathematicalunderstandinginpreparationformyfurthereducation.IalsooptedtotakeavocationalartanddesigncoursewhichmeantIattendedaclassatBlackburnCollegefortwohoursaweekextra.InadditiontotheseIstudiedanASlevelincriticalthinkingduringyearten.Studyingfortheseextraqualificationshasreinforcedmydeterminationtoproceedontohighereducation.
InmysparetimeIhaveworkedforoveraseasonasaGroundSafetyStewardatBlackburnRoversFootballClub.DuringmytimeattheclubIhavelearntskillssuchasdealingwiththepublicandprovidingawelcomingatmosphere,workingunderpressureandbecomingareliableandresponsibleperson.StewardingatBlackburnRovershasprovidedmewithaninterestingescapefromcollegelife.AtcollegeIwasamemberofacrosscollegecommitteewhichinvolvedrepresentingthestudentvoicewithregardstotheICTissueswithinthecollege.Iactedasthelinkbetweenthestudentbodyandtheadministration.IfoundthisagooduseformyICTknowledgeandalsogainedanunderstandingofhowproblemsaredealtwithinabusinesstypeenvironment.
Myhobbiesincludekeepingfitbyrunningregularly.Ibenefitfromthisbecauseitisachancetotestmyselfanditenablesmetofocusandcalmmymindeliminatingeverydaystress.IhopetogainmyscubadivinglicensethisyearwhichmeansIwillbequalifiedtoscubadive.FrommyuniversityexperienceIaimtobecomeamoreindependentpersonandmakenewfriendswithsimilarinterests.
ComputerAnimationandDigitalSFXpersonalstatement
Thetechnologicaladvancementsinthemultimediaworldhavealwaysfascinatedme.SincetheveryfirsttimeIlaidmyhandsonaplaystationIhavebeenconstantlyanalysingthequalityandrealisminthegames.WhenIwasyoungerIwouldoftencomeoutofthecinemaverycynicalofthefilm'spopularityduetothelackofbelievableSFXemployed.Thenaturalcriticinmehasdrivenmetoresearchandexpandmyknowledgeofthedigitalworld,especiallywithreferencetothequalityandbelievabilityofdigitalanimationforbothmoviesandgaming.Ihavediscoveredmuchaboutboththehardware,suchaswhataidscomputerstomakemuchmorecompellinggraphicsandthesoftware,includingthelatestprogramswhichprovideavastcollectionoftoolstobeusedinordertocreateanartificialworld.
Myinterestingraphicnovelshasalsoshownmemultiplewaysinwhichdifficultplotscanoftenbeportrayedusingthesimplestoftools,deviatingfromwhatwouldbeclassedasmainstream.Forexample,themarketisfloodedwithnovelsabouttheholocaustandalthoughthisdoesnotlessentheimportanceofsuchanevent,itdoescreateaverydauntingfrontforreaders.Oneauthor,ArtSpiegelmanmanagestoreinventthewholetopicthroughhisgraphicnovelMaus.Notonlyconfrontingthebrutalityoftheholocaustbutalsoaddingverysubtledetailstohisimagesinordertodrawthereaders'eyeandexplainsomeofthemoredifficulttopicsinadifferentlight.Thisbookunlikeanyother,showedmehowmanytopicsconsideredserious,whichareusuallyconfrontedinaveryformalmanner,canbeportrayedthroughamediumsuchasanimationandstillmaintainsensitivityandgravity.Thusmaybeteachingawideraudienceandpossiblychangingpre-conceivedperceptions.
Readinggraphicnovelsoffersanescapefrommysomewhathecticlifeasdoesmypassionforonlinegaming.PrimarilyIplaywithagroupoffriendsfromaroundtheUK,aswearepartofaclan.Duetomylongtermmembershipandtherecentwithdrawalofsomekeyandfoundingmembersithasbeenlefttomyselftorun,updateandmaintaintheclan'swebsiteandforums,whichhadnotbeenupdatedformonths.Asaresultofmesimplifyingtheonlinebrowsingexperienceanddiversifyingtheamountofgamestheclancovered,moreplayershavebeenattractedtothewebsiteandnewmembersrecruited.
Myemploymenthasenrichedmyknowledgeofhowpeopleofmycommunityreacttowardseventsandcurrentissuesintoday'sclimate.MyworkatLindumHousecarehome,offeredmeachancetotalktopeopleofadifferentgenerationandgainaperspectiveonlifethatIwouldhavebeenunabletograspotherwise.Ialsoworkasalunchtimesupervisoratschoolandthisworkhasbroughtaboutacloseinteractionwithstudentsaged11to16andtheirviewsontheworld.Bothoftheseperspectives,Ibelieve,willenablemetobringawealthofknowledgetomystudiesinanimation,allowingmetoprojectmyideasandworktoawideraudience,orevenbeabletospecifymyworktoatargetaudience.
RecentlyIhavequitmylocalcadetdetachmentinordertoconcentratemyeffortsonstudyingforre-sits.Ihadbeenwiththecadetssincetheageof15andquicklyroseuptooccupytheplaceofmostseniorcadetwithinthedetachment.ThisgavememultipleresponsibilitiesasIco-ordinatedtheeveningsevents,fromplanninglessonstorunningtheN.A.A.F.I.Myexperiencestaughtmemanythingssuchaspunctualityandworkingasateam.
OverallIbelievemyflairfortechnology,combinedwiththecourseyouoffer,woulddevelopmyskillsandhopefullypropelmeintoacareerwithinthemovieindustry,workingforsuchcompaniesasdoublenegativeorpixar.
Computing/ComputerSciencepersonalstatement
MyinterestincomputersandtechnologystartedwhenIwasgivenacomputerasapresent,attheageoften.Becausetherewasnobodytoteachmehowtouseit,Ihadtoteachmyself,experimentingwithdifferentoptions.
ThefactthatIwantedtolearnmoreaboutcomputerswasstrengthenedwhenIstartedASlevelcomputing.WhatIlikeaboutcomputingisthatitcoversabroadrangeoftopics-fromcomputerstructuretoTheDataProtectionAct.Itcoverstheapplicationsinsocietyaswellascorecomponentsthatmakeupatypicalcomputer.IparticularlyenjoyedlearningaboutinternalcomponentssuchastheCPU,anddifferenttypesofhardware.
Takingphysicshelpedmetoincreaseunderstandingoftheelectronicaspectsoftechnology,andreinforcedmyknowledgeofmethodsofcommunication,andthepropertiesofdifferentwavesused.Ienjoyedlearningaboutthefundamentalaspectsofhowdataistransmitted-withinthecomputeritself,andoverawiderareasuchasnetworks.Bothphysicsandcomputingaremystrongestsubjects,andbothinvolveusinglogictosolveproblems,whichIlikedoing.
Attheendofyear12,Iwasrequiredtoundertakeataskduring'enrichmentweek'.Ichosetospendthisweekworkingatacomputerbusiness,********.Duringthisweek,Ihadtoassemblecomputersforabusinessclient,sogainedknowledgeondifferentcomponents.IalsohadtocreateandpresentaslideshowaboutOffice2007,toteachstaffatacommunitycentre.ForshortperiodsIhadtodealwithcustomers,andperformcommontasks,suchasoperatingsystemupgrades.Theownerof********wasacomputersciencegraduate,andthismeantIcouldquestionhimoncoursecontentwhichissharedwithcomputing.ThetimeIspentat********cementedmydesiretostudycomputingatahigherlevel.
Inschool,Ihavehelpedraisemoneyforcharitybytakingpartinasponsoredwalk.Duringlunchtimes,Ihavehelpedsupervisecomputeruseinthelibrary.Throughouthighschool,Ihavetakenpartintheannual'interform'footballtournamentwhichtakesplaceeveryyear.
Outsideofschool,Iplayalotoffootballduringweekends,andhaveabrownbeltinkarate.Iamalsoaverypassionateboxingfan,andregularlywatchanddebateaboutit