The roots of my strong interest in business can be traced back to my childhood. My father was among the first of China’s new breed of modern entrepreneurs. As a young girl， it was inspirational hearing about his business ventures， and meeting the varied and interesting circle of entrepreneurs. My mother was also involved in business as an accountant， helping him with simple calculations. And so it was early in my life that I hoped I， also， would someday be able to enter the realm of business.
With the time of growing up， I preferred reading books to satisfy my curiosity. I never ceased to contemplate over the questions I encountered. Subjects on business and management became a special fascination to me and my knowledge of psychology as well as interest in this field was increasing rapidly.
As a high school student in China， I had to concentrate on the College Entrance Examination (CEE)， even so， books not related to the exams were never excluded from my life. Unfortunately when sitting in the exam in June， 2001， I was so nervous that I didn’t score well in the CEE exam. I enrolled in the department of Computer Science in Zhejiang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Any attempt to persuade myself to focus on my major turned out to be a failure at the beginning of my college life. After several terms， I realized that I would never be interested in being a programmer or an engineer. At that moment， I lost my direction and objectives.
My persistence in reading saved me from the dark situation. As a matter of fact， I enjoyed reading the books included Encyclopedia American， and some books about management by Peter F.Drucker. I began to notice something interesting： Why some companies can produce more than others? Why some company can sell more than others? Why some companies can build up but others cannot when facing the same difficulties?
With the questions in my mind， I started to read many relevant books. I was lucky to read the book “Jack： Straight from the Gut”by Jack Welch， in Which John A. Byrne makes a clear illustration that the management is important for a company. When I was a junior， I ran a bookshop by myself near my school. I should manage not only the finance in the shop but also the employees in my shop even made some strategies to enlarge the business in my shop to hold on the run the shop. From this， my interpersonal skills and the capacity in business has been greatly developed， definitely I was increasingly interested in what I was doing. By December， 2003， I had finally determined to take business management as my career instead of IT. To accumulate more relevant knowledge， I strived to gain more practical work experience in some big companies.
Fortunately， as a senior， I began by conducting an internship in the Architecture Company in Zhejiang Province. Over six months， I worked as an assistant of the manager to harmonize the relationship between the different departments in this company and to draft some management system， which broadened my perspective of management conditions and business performance in different industries. The experience showed me that management is much more important than that of I thought in big companies. After graduation， I continued my work in this company. In May， 2005， the company offered me an opportunity to participate in an training program held by a famous management school. Through in-depth discussions with teachers and students in the classes， they all encouraged me to pursue my future career in management field because of my intellectual ability and the brand new ideas I mentioned.
During the short period of training， I realized that pursuing a higher degree in management is a wise choice for me now. Lancaster， with its excellence in management， represents the perfect fit for my needs. In your challenging environment， I can build the required foundation of knowledge related to management to achieve my goals. I am firmly convinced that your admission will be my first step of success. With this in mind， I hereby submit my application， and await your favorable reply.
延伸閱讀：
一、美國(guó)留學(xué)申請(qǐng)的文書(shū)，一般分為兩種：公共文書(shū)(Common Personal Essays)和指定文書(shū)(Supplement Essays)。
1、公共文書(shū)，又稱為大文書(shū)，指的是絕大部分學(xué)校采用的網(wǎng)絡(luò)公共申請(qǐng)系統(tǒng)(Common App)內(nèi)五選一的題目，由于題目公開(kāi)且每年固定，較容易準(zhǔn)備。但是名校除了公共文書(shū)之外，通常會(huì)有額外的指定文書(shū)，也稱小文書(shū)，并且每年題目有可能變化，較難提前準(zhǔn)備，而且絕大部分的學(xué)生都沒(méi)有給予足夠的重視，往往短時(shí)間之內(nèi)倉(cāng)促完成，內(nèi)容與質(zhì)量上與大文書(shū)無(wú)法相匹配，而這又恰好是美國(guó)大學(xué)招辦所關(guān)注的重點(diǎn)，所以大大影響了錄取結(jié)果。
2、指定文書(shū)，對(duì)于美國(guó)名校的申請(qǐng)有著非常重要的意義，但這恰恰是大多數(shù)中國(guó)申請(qǐng)者最頭疼的 問(wèn)題。大多數(shù)中國(guó)內(nèi)地學(xué)生，在思維的發(fā)散性及創(chuàng)造性上顯得不足，因此在指定文書(shū)寫作上，難有能讓招生官眼前一亮的創(chuàng)新想法或深刻見(jiàn)解。“不少條件都很優(yōu)秀的學(xué)生，面對(duì)心儀學(xué)校很難的指定文書(shū)題目，往往望而卻步，甚至放棄申請(qǐng)，十分可惜。”