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StudyPlan1.IntroductionofmybackgroundMynameisZhiqinTan.IwillgraduatefromHarbininstituteoftechnologywithabachelor’sdegreeofmechanicalengineeringnextJuly.ThreeyearsundergraduatestudyhasmademerealizethatIdonotjustwanttoplaywithnumbers,butalsotousetherulesofnumberstosolveproblemsintherealworld.DuringmystudyinFudanUniversity,IrapidlybecamefascinatedwithstatisticswhichIviewasthebestapplicationofmathematicsinourreallife.Statisticsempowersustopredictthefutureandanalyzesproblemsunderuncertainty.Overthepasttwoyears,Ihadopportunitiestoparticipateinseveralprojectsasinternship,suchastheAppraisalofanElevatorServiceSystemfortheNationalUndergraduateInnovationalExperimentationProgramandtheRegionalFinancialStabilityStudyforthePeople'sBankofChinainShanghai.IwishIcouldknowmoreaboutstatisticsafterthisproject.Theseprojectshaveexpandedmyknowledge,myscopeofworld,givenmeprecioushands-onexperienceandshapedmycareergoals.2.ThereasonswhyIwouldliketogotoUSAtofurthermygraduatestudyIwouldliketopursuemygraduatestudyinAmerica.Thereasonsarequitsimple.AmericaisinaleadingpositioninthefieldofStatistics.Itistheplacewheremanyimportantstatisticaltheoriesandmethodsoriginatedfrom.Besides,manystatisticalsoftwaressuchasSAS、S-Plus、MatlabandEviewsaredesignedbyAmericanUniversitiesandresearchinstitutes.ThusIgraduallyrealizethatIcanonlyreceivefrontierideasoradvancedknowledgeandmethodologyinmyfieldofstudyintheUSA.IbelievethatmygraduatestudyinAmericawillprovidemewithessentialandlogicalwaysformetobecomemoreprofessional.3.ThereasonswhyIchooseColumbiaUniversityIchooseColumbiaUniversityisbecauseit’saworld-renownedUniversitywithalonghistoryof255years.Itsgreatreputationandgreatfamehaveattractedmedeeply.TheDepartmentofStatisticsrankstop15instatistics.Itsresearchfocus,flexiblecurriculumandacademicprofessorsareidealtohelpmeachievemycareergoals.Iprefertosolveproblemsinpracticalwaysandthegraduateprogramcanexactlyoffermepracticalcoursessuchasdataminingandtheapplicationofstatisticalsoftware.Iwillbelearningfivecorecourses,whichareProbability,StatisticalInference,AdvancedDataAnalysis,LinearRegressionModelsandGeneralizedLinearModels.Atthesametime,Iwilltakeseveralelectivecourses.Ifitispossible,IplantotakeTimeSeriesAnalysis,IntroductiontoSAS&S-Plus,FinancialCalculus,IntroductiontoStochasticProcessandDataMiningasmyelectivecourses.4.WhatwillIdoaftergraduation?IwillcomebacktoChinaaftergraduation.MydesiredplaceisShanghaiwhichwillbecomeaninternationalfinancialcenterinthenearfuture.It’sanunmissablechanceforme.IhopetoworkforaconsultationcompanyfirstsothatIhavechancetoimplementstatisticalprinciplesandtoolsthatIhavelearnedtosolvethereal-worldproblemsfacedbypeopleinallsortsoffields.Inordertocontinuetohelpothersachievetheirfinancialdreams,Ihopetohavemyowninvestmentcompanylateron.Iaimtobealeaderintheareaofconsultationandfinanceinvariousfieldsinchinaasmycareergoal.