This section contains the study plan and several artifacts and writing samples. The study plan presents several information about the my further study, including the background of graduate program in Statistical Science, study goals and plan, and advisor in INTO program.
Furthermore, the artifacts and writing samples has shown my achievement in INTO program so far. There are several examples in different courses. First, it exhibits the plagiarism research paper in PROV class, which examines the different views and status of “Plagiarism”. Second, some academic writings in my discipline in EAP course are showing in this part, such as interview, journal analysis, article analysis, and language analysis. Finally, marketing effectiveness analysis in STAT 654 class, which shows a deep understanding of nonlinear regression concepts and develops a academic skills that combines statistical methods with actual problems.
Thus, this section talked about my academic products. During this year, I have drawn a clear comprehensive of culture differences between China and America, which help me easily integrate into American colleges. What’s more, I have obtained several writing conventions in my major, such as language patterns, citation styles, and etc. More importantly, lots of statistical methods I learned in STAT class help me approach statistics field, and analyze the actual problems. Generally, I believe this skills can prompt me to get close to the graduate study in Mason.