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This applicant describes how a trip to Warsaw during their junior high years sparked a love of architecture. Since then, they have visited architectural sites around the world and taken online classes to learn about architecture. They want to study architecture formally in the UK to gain technical skills and a better understanding of balancing practical and creative design. They believe architecture can profoundly impact people's lives and want to shape skylines through their future career.

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Personal Statement Architecture

This applicant describes how a trip to Warsaw during their junior high years sparked a love of architecture. Since then, they have visited architectural sites around the world and taken online classes to learn about architecture. They want to study architecture formally in the UK to gain technical skills and a better understanding of balancing practical and creative design. They believe architecture can profoundly impact people's lives and want to shape skylines through their future career.

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Sample  Personal  Statement:  Architecture  
 
A   trip   to   Warsaw   during   my   junior   high   years   changed   my   entire   outlook   on  
my  life.  As  a  citizen  of  Taiwan  who  had  never  left  my  country,  I  knew  virtually  nothing  
of   the   city   or   its   history;   I   was   simply   going   along   on   a   trip   that   my   parents   had  
planned.   Stepping   out   of   the   taxi   in   the   city’s   historic   Old   Town,   I   stared   in   awe   for  
what  felt  like  several  minutes.  The  urban  landscape  that  surrounded  me  looked  like  
something  from  a  fairytale,  or  from  a  postcard.  Medieval  churches  and  quaint  shops  
mixed  with  architecture  from  every  century.  Never  before  had  I  been  so  entranced,  so  
moved  by  the  buildings  around  me.  This  was  the  start  of  my  love  for  architecture.  
 
Since   my   Warsaw   trip,   I   have   been   fortunate   to   visit   London,   Tokyo,   and   Shanghai,   as  
well  as  visiting  many  architectural  sites  around  my  native  country  of  Taiwan,  albeit  
with  an  entirely  new  appreciation.  In  my  free  time,  I  have  been  taking  online  classes  
related  to  architecture,  learning  the  basics  of  software  and  the  history  of  architecture,  
as  well  as  subscribing  to  Architectural  Digest.  I  am  thrilled  to  have  found  something  
that  interests  me  so  much,  but  I  am  frustrated  at  my  lack  of  in-­‐depth  knowledge  and  
the  technical  skills  needed  to  begin  a  career  in  architecture.  This  is  my  motivation  for  
pursuing  formal  university  studies  of  architecture  in  the  UK.  
 
I   have   chosen   the   UK   because   of   its   unique   combination   of   academic   quality   and  
architectural  beauty.  When  I  visited  London  with  on  a  family  trip  a  few  years  back,  I  
was   overwhelmingly   drawn   to   the   beauty,   the   history,   and   the   sophistication   of   the  
surroundings  there.  In  my  university  studies,  I  aspire  to  gain  a  better  understanding  
of  how  to  balance  the  practical  and  creative  aspects  of  architecture  and  design,  how  
to  utilize  spaces  in  innovative  ways,  and  how  to  actually  improve  people’s  lives  and  
surroundings  through  architecture.  From  my  travels,  I  have  seen  the  profound  impact  
that   architecture   can   have   on   people’s   lives.   Conversely,   I   have   seen   that   the  
overwhelmingly  drab  architecture  in  many  of  Taiwan’s  cities  ends  up  detracting  from  
the  potential  value  of  these  cities  to  the  people  who  live  in  them.    
 
Although   I   grew   up   in   Taiwan,   I   am   fluent   in   English   as   well   as   Chinese,   as   I   attended  
bilingual   programs   throughout   my   schooling.   I   am   thus   very   fortunate   to   have   the  
language   skills   needed   to   attend   school   in   the   UK.   Moreover,   my   high   school   program  
had   a   strong   focus   on   the   arts.   I   am   accordingly   proficient   at   the   basics   of   illustration  
and   design   software,   and   I   have   considerable   experience   working   on   design,  
sketching,   and   multimedia   projects.   This   gives   me   a   solid   foundation   for   more  
advanced  studies  focusing  on  architecture,  design,  AutoCAD,  and  related  areas.  
 
For   years   now,   I   have   had   my   sights   set   on   studying   architecture   in   the   UK.   I   am   very  
lucky   to   have   my   parents’   support   in   this   endeavor,   and   I   am   ready   to   work   hard   and  
challenge  myself  as  a  student  of  architecture.  In  the  future,  my  goal  is  to  help  shape  
the  skylines  that  people  call  home,  whether  designing  towering  skyscrapers  or  quaint  
homes.   Through   architecture,   I   can   make   my   mark   on   the   world,   both   literally   and  
figuratively,  and  I  can  think  of  nothing  that  could  be  more  meaningful.  

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