College Application HY

Personal Statement

   You cannot improve your past, but you can improve your future. Once time is wasted, life is wasted. We have to believe in ourselves because that's the secret of success.

  When I look at a picture of myself, which is taken last year. I notice that I have grown and changed. But there is still one thing that have not change and I think it will never change. That thing is a word in my mind---Speed.

    Life is short, there’s no time for you to waste.  7368 miles, this is the distance between my hometown and here. With my ambition I came here alone, left my family and friends. Started with another junior year, I really don’t have time to waste. So, what I need is speed. Speed is efficiency, it is one of the most important things that we all need.

      Speed can help me to solve the problem fast. Especially in the urgent situation. My greatest hobby since primary school is making car model and ship model. Now I’ve participated in car model and ship model competitions for many times. No surprisingly, I got the first prize each time. However, the most impressing and challenging experience was in 2012. As the team leader of our school, I led members to take part in the Rocket Launcher Project Competition of the Shanghai Youth Invention Design Creative Ability Open Competition. In the preparation stage, I assigned tasks according to members’ specialties, gave guidance to them in the design and working process and corrected deviation timely. Unexpectedly, a great breakdown happened in the test phase. As the rocket bracket was unable to afford the weight of the launcher, the rocket can’t reach the emission angle. Thus, it was impossible to reach the set target. Only half an hour left before the competition. I noticed the nervous eyes of my members and sensed the great responsibility as the team leader. I tried hard to calm down and began to look over every step of the working process. Finally, I found the problem and settled it down in the limited time by designing and making a new bracket. After the competition, I concluded and began to understand that I can’t pay attention only to the design of the core part of engine. Any tiny negligence would have influence on the results of the project. Though we only got Bronze Award, I would never forget this experience.

Speed is my friend and I hope we can be friend forever.