Pursuing Graduate Studies Graduate Personal Statement

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I want to further my education, on which I have begun to build with more than three years of work experience in the Information Technology (IT) field, by pursuing graduate studies in Engineering Management at The University of Texas at Austin.
After graduating with Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from Texas A&M University, I felt I should first gain some hands-on experience in learning and solving real life problems and in understanding the process flow in the IT area. I have enjoyed the three years of my work experience, especially the opportunity I got to be part of the innovative projects such as Advanced Battery development program which offers valuable features such as reporting, scheduling, etc. key to a scalable manufacturing system, used Site Minder as authorization or authentication middleware and so on. However, I soon realized that although I enjoy solving complex problems, I felt the need to understand different aspects of IT, both technical and management side. My manager and senior colleagues encouraged my ambition to pursue graduate studies …show more content…

The answer is that I first wanted to make sure to apply the knowledge and skills that I have learned during my undergrad education in solving the real world IT issues. This three year gap gave me an opportunity to briefly understand the process and strategies used by multinational companies to stay competitive in this wide-ranging IT field. During my work experience, I have come across several managers and senior IT developers. Most of them work in different areas of IT. Interactions with them made me realize that having only technical skills is not adequate to understand the vastness and the scope of IT field. Management knowledge definitely helps in understanding the risks, legal issues related to the projects. Hence, I am looking forward to enhancing my skills and interests in these areas, at your