Autobiography

Wen-Yi, Lee 李文怡

Personal Background

My name is Lee Wen-Yi and I come from Taoyuan. I grow up in a healthy and
happy family. Although being the youngest child in my family, I have told and trained
to be autonomous and independent in daily life. Therefore, my parents always respect
my own decisions since adolescence. They instruct me how to be a responsible person
instead of pushing me finishing my school assignments. Thus, they both play a crucial
role in my life. My parents are factory workers who did not receive high education
and attend high school, but they do educate me as best as they can. In my early
childhood, they provided me opportunities to learn English for interest even though
they had financial difficulties. They always remind us of being hard working and
trying not to give up easily. This is how I learned patience, diligence, and
determination—setting up a future goal and trying to achieve that goal steadily and
systematically.

Thanks to the opportunity my parents gave me, I started to learn English and get in
touch with western culture. Because I was highly motivated to learn English, I studied
so hard in each step of learning that I have won numerous prizes within 6-year period
of English learning. Although I came across difficulties in grammatical rules and
speaking ability sometimes, I never give up easily and I would ask questions with
much patience. These experiences of learning English have set up a solid foundation
for my future learning.

However, I did not able to keep my enthusiasm for English. Considering our financial
circumstance, I decided to go to a military academy after senior high school.

Military Career v.s University

After receiving half-year training in the Air Force Institute of Technology, I was
assigned to the Air Force Sungshan Air Base and responsible for analyzing the
maintaining records of airplanes. I had served there for three years and then was
assigned to the Cultural Affairs and Psychological Warfare Section of the Command
Headquarters of the ROCAF. Since my new position and time was allowed, I took the
entrance examination of the night school of National Taiwan University and was
admitted to department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. I had tried hard to
balance my academic work with job, and successfully completed my study in four
years.

Serving in the Cultural Affairs and Psychological Warfare Section I am responsible

for assisting planning political warfare activities, the military newspaper editing and
publishing, and publicity that cultivate my knowledge of Mainland China and trigger
my interest to its development. With mainland China becoming a major economic
force and a major power in the world, I think it’s very important to learn more about
mainland politics, economy, society and culture.

Purpose of Application
1. Statement of Purpose

Because I am highly motivated in the field of China Studies, I make a resolution to go

to graduate school in the pursuit of further study. It’s my conviction that I will benefit
from a large amount of professional knowledge offered by National Chengchi
University. I also believe that I am fully qualified and potential to study the
International Master’s Program in China Studies in National Chengchi University
because of my academic background. At last, I would like to restate my determination
and perseverance to pursue my further study in your esteemed university and try my
best to actualize myself in these fields. I think my professional ability will be an asset
to National Chengchi University and your expertise will help me become a specialist
in the future.

2. Purpose of application

The reasons why I would like to apply for your graduate program based on my
interests in the program of National Chengchi University, determination to sustain
more contact with knowledgebase and my interests in doing research. These will be
described in detail as listed below.

Interests in the Program of National Chengchi University.

Your program is mainly founded on China Studies that completely match my

interests. Besides, it is the quite solid foundation in your program offered by National
Chengchi University, and your expertise and professional knowledge that raise my
interest. Your program is so comprehensive that I’ve decided to study here.

Determination to Sustain More Contact with Knowledgebase

Based on my professional knowledge, I want to continue to familiarize myself with

knowledgebase so that I can keep myself immersed in the field of China Studies.
What I want to emphasize here is that I am highly motivated to do research especially
in the topic familiarity on the recent development of Chinese culture. Finally, with
guidance at your esteemed school, I am confident that I will achieve my goal.