Computer Science Personal Statement
Computing and its applications have always fascinated me and for this
reason I have found my A-level courses extremely interesting. This also has
maintained my long-term interest in computer-related careers.
I have studied mathematics, physics and computing to A-level and also
during the first year at Hills Road Sixth Form College I re-took my GCSE
English. Last year and this year I have been improving my self-learning, and
developing many skills with the help of the key skills qualifications and
A-level General Studies.
My sincerest desire is to become a computer scientist. Specifically, I am
interested in exploring how problems can be modeled and solved using artificial
intelligence. I also want to learn about human cognition and machine
intelligence. I have been studying the online debate over whether machines will
ever become "intelligent" given the current course of research and reading about
such issues as whether a machine can acquire "common sense" (as discussed in
Hubert Dreyfus's book “What Computers Still Can't Do”). I have been exploring
many different areas within the domain of artificial intelligence (such as
neural networks, genetic algorithms, and natural language processing). The
bottom line is that I want to be a part of this exciting field.
Over the summer I traveled to Russia, and thoroughly enjoyed exploring a
very different part of the world.
My other interests include current affairs and sports, such as football,
tennis and general fitness. Ever since the start of sixth form I have been a
successful member of the college football team. I have played basketball as an
enrichment activity because it was a new sport to me at the beginning of sixth
form. I also participated in a 5-a-side indoor football tournament at the
college. In addition to pursuing my academic studies I would like to continue
some of these sports at university.