Statement of Purpose
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È4¯bbs.eduglobal.comì^Qbiz@My birthplace determined the core of myself./*第一句是很关键的。我曾想过很多，结果还是用了这个最不得意的。因为它最符合整篇的风格。*/Born in Liaohe Oil field/*辽河油田，我的家乡*/,an area that has long been so savage and desolate that rarely did people reside there, I was able to witness how my parents and other workers fought with relentless determination and how they strove to explore the great uncertainty for treasure-crude oil./*为下文埋下伏笔*/ Apart from the bravery, another great benefit I obtained was learning to be unfettered when dealing with problems. Since most problems they encountered everyday were fresh to them, my parents and their peers had to throw off the trammel of additional ways and seek alternatives. Thus, innovation was ingrained in my character even before I received any formal education./*米国人欣赏INNOVATION，也正好是自己的真实写照，所以重笔描绘。*/
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È4¯bbs.eduglobal.comì^Qbiz@Thanks to the austerity of my birthplace, I was endowed with many dominant characteristics, which influenced both my private life as well as academic life in my future. /*现在想想的确如此，小时候的漫天疯跑玩耍真的养成了CALEB放荡不羁的性格*/Combining them with my own diligence and intelligence, I was able to distinguish myself to enter "Chicago" No. 2 Senior High School. The reason why I chose it was not only for its reputation of "the cradle of future college students," but also because of its unique didactics-leaving great room for self-improvement. This seemed radical compared to other schools then, but fortunately it suited my innovative nature very much. Instead of being ossified by lectures or textbooks, we were encouraged to learn by ourselves, communicate, and cooperate with others (for instance, we always formed into groups to discuss specific topics like the theme of an essay or a historic figure) and participate in extracurricular activities./*高中是一所重点高中。2中的特点就是崇尚自由发展，课堂时间短，自习时间长，活动时间长。想想当时2中的生活真的给自己养成了好的思维习惯。同样， 段也是迎合鬼子崇尚自由的心理，当然说的也是事实，没有丝毫的虚构*/
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È4¯bbs.eduglobal.comì^Qbiz@Everything went on smoothly until I met the biggest challenge of my life - I failed to enter Tsinghua University, maybe the best university in China, on the National College Entrance Test (NCET, similar to SAT). I was unable to face the fact for a long while although I was admitted to "University of Minnesota", another prestigious higher education institute of China. However, my brave nature dominated and made me stand again to confront the unsuccessfulness. Up to now, I still feel proud of my choice and the very effort I made to fulfill my goal then. Despite the failure, I did succeed in gaining self-assurance under any unfavorable circumstances. /* 高考时真的没考上清华，现在回头看看真是遗憾，那时太小，根本不懂一个好大学对自己有什么影响。要是当时能把自己申请的一半力气用上，估计肯定能考上了。这段其实是照应前面的 BRAVERY。也为自己不是名校出身做了一点点委婉的解释。*/
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È4¯bbs.eduglobal.comì^Qbiz@During four years' college study, I was chosen into the Talented Student Program after an extremely stiff competition - screening nearly 1,700 freshmen for the best 35./*就是所谓的尖子班，好象很多学校都有，清华我一个同学就是*/ We had a much harder burden but enjoyed an eclectic syllabus as you can see from my transcripts. /* 本科的课程很杂，当时也很辛苦，不过很值得。现在看可解决大问题了。 这绝对是自己申请中的一个优势。*/We were able to hear lectures given by almost all prominent professors of the university, from mathematical analysis to strategy management./*说这两门课是因为数学很重要，而且我的一封推荐信就是让数学分析老师写的，有所照应，至于战略管理也同理可证*/ I was completely enchanted by the academic world, from abstract theory of mathematics to practical principles of economics. Academics was so intriguing to me that it was during this period of time that I made up my mind to take academics as my career goal, specifically, be a professor in a university. I chose management as major because management had long been ignored in China and few people had ever made great efforts to explore this "savage and desolate" area, just like my birthplace - Liaohe Oil Field./*这一小段可以说是我自己感觉最精彩的一部分，照应了前面的 叙述，把选择专业的问题回答的很圆满，其实说实话，自己心理的潜意识也是这么想的，说心里话当然很容易了。*/Thus it will be challenging but deserving if I devote myself to the study of this area. /*这段是回答问什么选择本专业的问题。到大学时才确定是比较正常的思路，也容易为人所接受。*/
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È4¯bbs.eduglobal.comì^Qbiz@My first exploration was my undergraduate work paper---"Research on Industrial Organization of Fodder Industry of "Minnesota Province". It was a totally new subject to me, to most of my classmates and even some professors because the theory was introduced to China very recently. I did the research mainly by quantitative analysis on historical data. A simple mathematical model/*其实就是一元线形回归分析*/ was established to interpret and predict the status of industrial organization of "Minnesota" fodder industry. Through about 4 months research, I understood what is a researcher's work: from the very beginning, identifying the problem, seeking related data and documents, making himself familiar with various views on the problem, analyzing and organizing them from his own to synthesize the result of the academic activity: a report, a paper, or a thesis./*的确当时写论文是大姑娘上矫---头一遭，所以特别用心。虽然数据有“伪造”嫌疑，但是现在回头看看，觉得风格还是满正式的。 */
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È4¯bbs.eduglobal.comì^Qbiz@While exposed to various academic fields to broaden my horizon during college study, I narrowed my efforts on basic research skills and did research mainly by myself during graduate study. I firmly believe that by doing so, I would make my academic future more grounded and better prepared. I drilled myself on computer programming for a specific academic aim (i.e. seeking the best solutions of optimistic problems) instead of just for fun. By searching indexes or Internet for specific materials for my own research, I began to be accustomed to taking advantage of these basic academic skills. From 2nd year of graduate study I participated in the research sponsored by the Science & Tech Commission of "Chicago" municipal government. The research is quite comprehensive but mainly involves investigating the organizational transformation of "Chicago" Science & Tech research institutes from public to profitable sectors and how to improve their effectiveness from strategic perspective. /*到了这一段，我自己感觉我PS开写走下坡路了。很简单，因为我的研究生生活过的远不象本科乃至高中时那么爽。本科的精英教育让我一到研究生阶段非常的不适应，感觉老师怎么一个比一个差啊？因此没学什么正经东东，天天逃课。从研2开始申请一次，失败了之后再来。所以更是没干什么正是。体会不深，也写不出什么东西。*/ /*明眼人能看出来，一般的PS其实会把研究生的课题写的很多的。很多牛人也是 到这里开始出彩了。可是我却偏偏一笔带过。没什么，不是没向导，实在是不敢下笔。因为我的课题实际是研究国有资产，而“国有资产”这个词汇只有在中国讨论的很凶，米国鬼子根本就不放在眼里。所以也不敢展开。这一点实在是 我申请的“软肋”。后来UCLA的鬼子面试第一个问题就是这个，结果很自然的我就被句掉了。*/
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È4¯bbs.eduglobal.comì^Qbiz@To fulfill my career goal, I intend to pursue my Ph.D. and further my study in a program best fit for me. Your honored program falls into my scope not only because of the great prestige of University of Michigan and the program, but also because 3 points so fascinating to me:
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È4¯bbs.eduglobal.comì^Qbiz@* Rarely does any other program stress on academic innovation like yours. Needless to say, rarely does any other program fit my innovative nature like yours either.
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È4¯bbs.eduglobal.comì^Qbiz@* The research-oriented program will allow me to take best advantage of my diverse skills developed during undergraduate and graduate study.
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È4¯bbs.eduglobal.comì^Qbiz@* The small size of the program will provide me with more opportunity to share views with world-class faculty and learn from them.
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È4¯bbs.eduglobal.comì^Qbiz@/* 这一段是我冥思苦想出来的，因为要写为什么选择该笑，当时觉得太头疼了。为什么，就是要你的名和利吗。不过那么写太赤裸裸了。而要写的行云流水又不现实，所以我创造出来了个“列表”法， 把一些优点罗列出来。换一个学校就换几点。比较公式化。不过好象效果不太好。自己去判断吧。*/
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È4¯bbs.eduglobal.comì^Qbiz@If I were fortunate enough to be admitted, I would like to concentrate my Ph.D. study on:
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È4¯bbs.eduglobal.comì^Qbiz@* Organizational transformation, esp. research that investigates such behavior under transitional circumstances.
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È4¯bbs.eduglobal.comì^Qbiz@* Strategic adaptation, esp. research that inquires how organizations design and implement new strategy dynamically.
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È4¯bbs.eduglobal.comì^Qbiz@* Management of technology, esp. analysis of governmental and organizational effect on technology development.
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