computer science
personalstatement
computing and its
applications have always
fascinated me and for
this reason i have found
my a-level courses extremely
interesting. this also has
maintained my long-term
interest in computer-related
careers. i have studied
mathematics, physics and
computing to a-level and
also during the first year at hills road sixth form college i re-took
my gcse english. last year and this year i have been improving my
self-learning, and developing many skills with the help of the key skills
qualifications and a-level general studies. my sincerest desire is to
become a computer scientist. specifically, i am interested in
exploring how problems can be modeled and solved using artificial
intelligence. i also want to learn about human cognition and machine
intelligence. i have been studying the online debate over whether
machines will ever become "intelligent" given the current course
of research and reading about such issues as whether a machine can
acquire "common sense" (as discussed in hubert dreyfus's book
"what computers still can't do"). i have been exploring many different
areas within the domain of artificial intelligence (such as neural
networks, genetic algorithms, and natural language processing). the
bottom line is that i want to be a part of this exciting field. over the
summer i traveled to russia, and thoroughly enjoyed exploring a very
different part of the world. my other interests include current affairs
and sports, such as football, tennis and general fitness. ever since the
start of sixth form i have been a successful member of the college
football team. i have played basketball as an enrichment