I have read the information
about the Bachelor in Computer Science & Engineering study programme with
great interest on your website. Through this motivational letter, I would like
to put forward my candidacy for enrolment in this course.
In May 2016, I have finished my
undergraduate at Gunadarma University in Indonesia and received the BSc CIS from the Computer Science Faculty. My
bachelor is mainly aimed at mathematics and the sciences. I have decided to
take the most advanced courses in mathematics, chemistry and physics available
in school in order to challenge myself and make sure that I will be as prepared
as possible for your study programme. Even though I have been reluctant many
times to follow this combination of courses, as it is regarded as having the
largest workload, I have pushed through the past two years of school work and I
have made it possible thanks to my passion, commitment and hard work in
mathematics, chemistry and physics.
My interest in computer science
began around three years ago when I first came into contact with computer
coding in school while creating a small website. From there on, I was
captivated. I started working on small projects of my own, creating other
websites and a simple calculator. I have learned small pieces of codes from
several languages through the Harvard lectures that are available online freely
as well as through other. For me, working on computer code is my way of being
creative, since I find it difficult to be creative in more common ways such as
drawing. Every time I write a piece of computer code, I get the feeling I have
created a piece of art and reading computer code, to me, feels like looking at
a piece of art.
Furthermore, in June 2015, I
have participated in an internship for a week at Scania Financial Services
Italy, where I worked together with the IT manager. During this week, I worked
on creating a database. This was the first time I ever encountered SQL
programming language. During this week, I managed to learn basic SQL and create
the database. This week of work experience was very useful as it enabled me to
deepen my understanding of computer science. It was an excellent opportunity to
gain work experience in my chosen field of computer science.
Even in school, I have tried to
contribute as much as I can with the technical team, getting involved
throughout several events, particularly the International Evening. After the
first year, I was elected to be a team leader in charge of organising the
participants and technical manager who delegated tasks for the duration of the
events. The most important thing I have learned from this is that it is very
important to take initiative whilst working in a team, but also that, as a
leader, you must not expect the rest of the team to do all the work on their
own.
At home, I have also been very
interested in computers. Around May last year, I build my second personal
computer from scratch as well as one for my brother. I have also managed to
assemble a server, which has been a very interesting experience as it gave me
more insight into how a computer works and how the different processors and
chipsets interact together to be able to function like a computer.
Additionally, I have identified and overcome the technical difficulties
associated with building a computer.
In regards to studying at
University of Cambridge, I seek to combine all the knowledge I have gathered
over the years and try to deepen my understanding of computer science and
engineering. I have decided to go down this route which contains more software
compared to hardware, because of my greater interest in software engineering
combined with my ability to solve problems and the joy I take in doing so. I
feel that this is my driving passion that will allow me to succeed during the
years that I will be studying at the University of Cambridge.
I hope that I have been able to
convince you of my excellent capabilities and my passionate motivation to start
studying computer science and engineering at University of Cambridge. I really
look forward to your reply and to start studying at your University.
Kind Regards
Tri Andrianto
