As a determined and persistent math learner, every step in my life resulted from my love for math and, in reward, won me better opportunity to do math, and finally lead me to computational applied mathematics. As one of the fortunate who had experience in several institutes, including UC Berkeley, UCLA, and find great interest in research, I am convinced that doctoral study in Mathematics at UCLA will provide me with the training I need to conduct research at the highest possible level.
From elementary school to high school, I enjoyed intensive trainings to prepare for nationally renowned competitions. While the medals I earned in mathematics competitions have opened up doors for me from middle to college, the knowledge and experiences gained from years of unremitting dedication to the craft of problem solving have proven to be the most rewarding result. I was enrolled in the Physics department at the first year in Fudan University for some unexpected reasons. I soon realized that I still want to pursue a career in math. Therefore, I switched my major to Mathematics after competitive selection. My love for math and skills developed through Mathematics Olympiad’s training become evident in my continuing success in math major as I maintained the first ranked student in the mathematics department. Now I’m thankful for
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Dongdong Ge (a former Ph.D. from Stanford, MS&E). Different from previous theoretical mathematical courses, these courses - including Infinite Dimensional Optimization, Stochastic Models and Decision Making under Uncertainty - opened up new worlds for me. I was overwhelmed by how computational methods and optimization can be applied so broadly in engineering, science and business, and how people can make use of the increasing availability of data to make better