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- 你为什么想学习这个课程或学科？
- 你的资质和学习如何帮助你准备这门课程或科目？
- 你在教育之外还做了哪些准备工作？这些经历为什么有用？
- Why do you want to study this course or subject?
- How have your qualifications and studies helped you to prepare for this course or subject?
- What else have you done to prepare outside of education, and why are these experiences useful?
你为什么想学习这个课程或学科？
计算机让我们能够驾驭数学的力量，并带来了有史以来最优秀的问题解决工具。计算机技术的研究和精炼是计算机科学的核心，也是我的完美结合;计算机与数学。吸引我进入计算机科学的原因是，这个学科的年轻人意味着创新正处于巅峰，只有少数人就能彻底改变世界。
你的资质和学习如何帮助你准备这门课程或科目？
学习计算机AS-Level让我对该领域有了广泛的认识，也让我能够更深入地研究一些主题。我特别喜欢一项关于互联网的研究任务，其中“HowStuffWorks”网站的文章引起了我的兴趣，还有一篇关于Microsoft“TechNet”的文章，详细解释了TCP/IP协议栈的技术结构。尤其是后者，因为它是一个复杂但设计优雅的系统，成为了极大的灵感来源。我全年担任编程团队的负责人，这让我不仅提升了领导力，也提升了Pascal编程能力。
学习数学A-Level、进一步数学和物理极大地增强了我的逻辑思维和解决问题的能力。诸如矩阵变换等数学主题尤其引人关注，因为它们非常适合计算机操作，且只需少量计算即可完成复杂的图形变换。迭代和数值方法也让我思考不同的计算方法，并让我更加体会计算机赋予我们的强大力量。
UKMT数学挑战激励我以不同的角度思考问题，因为它们迫使你设计最优或激进的解决方案才能成功，我三次获得“金牌”，并赢得了地区团队数学挑战。我很喜欢这些题目，因为题目带来了独特的挑战。其中一个问题非常类似于经典的“推销员问题”，这让我开始思考启发式的方法，以及要“蛮力”找到“最佳”答案所需的大量资源。我还意识到，设计最优算法对计算机科学至关重要，因为这不仅能节省时间和金钱，还能利用以前不可行的技术，比如通过编写可并行代码来利用多核处理。
你在教育之外还做了哪些准备工作？这些经历为什么有用？
硬件是我的兴趣之一，我也帮助过几个朋友挑选组件并组装自己的电脑。我通过阅读“AnandTech”网站上对新CPU和GPU架构的深入评测，扩展了知识。这让我了解了哪些有趣的功能被实现，以及性能是如何最大化的。我业余时间也会编程，最初基于埃拉托斯特尼筛法，用Java和C++创建了一个质数生成器。在连续的版本中优化该算法非常愉快，因为看到程序运行更快令人满足。我尝试了各种方法，针对不同条件，看看哪种能最快完成。
在游戏中用“Lua”编程AI来根据机器人当前状态和位置自动操作，这让我更好地理解了计算机如何通过“理解”情境来利用可用输入，然后采取相应行动。这也让我更能体会到现代人工智能的一些复杂性。
我在学校社区中积极参与，曾任学生长、学生会成员，并参与过一个为年幼儿童设立的心理咨询小组。为学校冰球队打冰球教会了我纪律和毅力，无论环境如何。我喜欢解决问题，并且对所做的一切都采取逻辑性的方法。我想站在计算机科学的前沿。去设计创造奇观的技术和算法，我相信我有能力做到这一点。
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这份个人陈述有效传达了他对计算机科学和数学的强烈热情，并辅以相关的学术成就和课外活动。申请者应提供清晰的领导力、解决问题能力和技术技能的范例，这些对计算机科学学位非常有价值。为了进一步提升2026年UCAS格式的陈述，申请人可以考虑补充具体职业抱负或大学学习如何帮助实现这些目标。此外，收紧一些非正式措辞，改善段落间的流畅度，可以提升专业度，同时不失真实的声音。包括对团队合作经历或克服挑战的反思，也能增强叙事力。英文版本
Why do you want to study this course or subject?
Computers let us harness the power of mathematics and have given us the best problem solving tool ever known. The study and refinement of computer techniques is the core of computer science and is the perfect combination for me; computers and mathematics. What draws me to computer science is that the youth of the discipline means that innovation is at its greatest, and just a few people can revolutionise the world.
How have your qualifications and studies helped you to prepare for this course or subject?
Studying Computing AS-Level gave me a broad overview of the field, as well as allowing me to research some topics in greater detail. I particularly enjoyed a research task about the internet, with the ‘HowStuffWorks’ website article capturing my interest, and an article on Microsoft’s ‘TechNet’ giving a thorough technical explanation of the TCP/IP stack. The latter in particular was a great source of inspiration, as it is a complex but elegantly designed system. I was also the leader of a programming team throughout the year, which allowed me to develop my leadership skills as well as my programming in Pascal.
Studying A-Levels in mathematics, further mathematics and physics greatly strengthened my logical thinking and problem solving skills. Mathematical topics such as matrix transformations were of particular interest, as they lend themselves to computers perfectly, and they let complex graphical transformations to be carried out with just a few calculations. Iteration and numerical methods also made me consider different approaches of computation, and made me appreciate the power which computers allow us.
The UKMT maths challenges encouraged me to think differently about problems, as they force you to devise optimal or radical solutions to succeed, and I have thrice achieved ‘Gold’ in these, as well as winning the regional team maths challenge. I loved undertaking these, as the questions presented unique challenges. One such question was very similar to the classic ‘travelling salesman problem’, and it got me thinking about heuristic approaches to it and also about the massive resources that would be required to ‘brute force’ the ‘best’ answer. I also realised that devising optimal algorithms is critical to computer science, as it can not only save time and money, but also allow previously unfeasible technologies to be used, such as exploiting multi-core processing by writing parallelisable code.
What else have you done to prepare outside of education, and why are these experiences useful?
Hardware is one of my interests, and I have helped several friends select components and build their own PCs. I extended my knowledge by reading in-depth reviews of the new CPU and GPU architectures on the ‘AnandTech’ website. This allowed me to understand which interesting features have been implemented and how performance has been maximised. I also program in my free time, having created a prime number generator in Java and C++ based initially off of the sieve of Eratosthenes. Optimising this algorithm in successive revisions was enjoyable, as it was satisfying to see the program execute faster. I tried a variety of methods for different conditions to see which one would complete the quickest.
Programming an AI in a game using ‘Lua’, to automate tasks based on the current state and position of the robot, allowed me to get a better understanding of how computers can utilise available inputs by ‘understanding’ the situation and then take the appropriate action. This also let me appreciate some of the complexities of modern AI.
I lead an active role in the school community, having been a prefect, member of the school council, and a part of a counselling group for younger children. Playing hockey for the school team taught me discipline and perseverance, regardless of the conditions. I enjoy problem solving, and take a logical approach to everything I do. I want to be on the forefront of computer science. To devise the technologies and algorithms to create wonders, and I believe I have what it takes to do this.
