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User: pep#7566
Courses: Computer Science
Universities:
● Imperial College London (offer)
● University of Southampton (offer) (firm)
● University of Manchester (offer)
● University of Leeds (offer)
● University of St Andrews (rejection)
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Technology drives our daily lives. Yet, despite its omnipresence, for much of my life its
complex inner workings remained an enthralling mystery. I am fascinated by Computer
Science not only because of the challenge it presents but also because of its real-world
relevance - little did I realise that something as simple as solving a puzzle would help
me develop the crucial skills to understand complex programs.
Problem solving is at the core of Computing and finding novel ways to solve new
problems is something I've learned in my experience programming. At one point I had
craved a way to organize my schedule and structure the goals of my personal projects.
So, I wrote a program that allows me to create and track my own goals and tick them off
when completed. Another time, I had to transfer app data between devices but the
export feature was faulty so I wrote my own program to export the data in the correct
format into something that could be imported to the other device. These cases have
tested my ability to come up with creative solutions to real problems and I believe this
makes me suitable for a more practical Computing course.
I first learned to program when I was 12, born out of a desire to make games to publish
online. Since then, I've worked on personal games of increasing technical scope,
making terrain generators and randomized dungeon systems out of the enjoyment that I
get tackling a problem that seems inaccessible, only to break it down and work through
its pieces, assembling it all together to make a complete solution. I've been fascinated
with how computers work for as long as I've known them, so I concurrently delved
deeper into that, with projects like an emulator for the CHIP-8 system. This was a first
dive into exploring how they work by recreating the hardware of the system in C++,
using openGL to display graphical outputs of the games that would run on my
emulation. This gave me a practical insight into how elementary systems function, and I
have since applied this knowledge to work on a NES emulator more recently as I want
the challenge of dissecting and recreating a larger, more realistic system. I enjoy
breaking down a system to find how it works at its core, like how my curiosity of
computer generated graphics led me to make a tech demo for a 3D rendering technique
using cast rays, turning a 2D map into a 3D view. My interests in this subject extends
beyond systems - recently I've been intrigued by machine learning and its uses, gaining
insight as to how it works by earning a certificate of competency in fundamentals of
deep learning, a course offered by Nvidia's DLI. I created neural networks to recognize
and classify objects in images and predicting whole headlines using natural language
processing techniques. This is something I'm looking forward to expanding my
understanding of and exploring how to use to solve problems, both at University and in
my personal projects. I had also taken part in Cyber Discovery in both Year 11 and 12,
learning cyber security tactics and common exploits to gain access to compromised
systems. This has been an opportunity to sharpen my problem-solving skills in a whole
different way - in a live system that requires me to be tenacious and observant of all
parts of the puzzle to find the right key that solves each step.
During Year 12, I participated in the Senior Maths Team Challenge, where I learned to
work constructively with others to solve problems. Over summer, I had a Nuffield
foundation research placement to the University of York for Radio Interferometry which
gave me the experience of researching academic material independently. I was also a
member of the Student Union as I wanted to play an active role in my sixth form's
community. Computing is my passion and I greatly anticipate the challenges ahead of
me at University, in further developing my understanding of what computers can do and
how to use them to solve tomorrow's problems.

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