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IT and Computing Personal Statement

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Computers are the future. That is what I was told when I got to junior school and I believed it, and thankfully it was a sound prediction. As soon as I got my hands on my very first computer I was hooked and I have been the same ever since. I have spent the last decade honing my computers skills and am now looking forward to taking my education in IT and computing to the next level.

Nowadays there is no avoiding IT and Computing. Computers can be found in all walks of life, they are on longer things you simply find in school or at work. Computers and IT systems are now commonplace in our homes and even in our pockets thanks to the ever-advancing technologies we now take for granted.

I was fortunate as a child to have been given a computer as a Christmas present and it was something I cherished. While most of my friends amused themselves playing games, I found myself more interested in following the programming instructions that came with the manual. As basic as they may have been, and unrewarding after hours of typing in seemingly meaningless code, I felt tremendous satisfaction at what I had achieved.

As I grew up and computers quickly evolved I terms of their capabilities, so did my interest in them. I chose to take a computing course as soon as I had the opportunity in secondary school, already knowing I wanted to not only study computers, but work with them in the future. What was merely a hobby really became an obsession when I got to go on work experience in my final year in school. I was placed in the IT department at the city council. Not only was I getting to see how computers supported and help to run such a major organisation, but the system and servers that knitted everything together. I was amazed at the complexity of maintaining such a large IT infrastructure and knew I had a lot to learn if I was going to be able to pursue a career in this field.

My enthusiasm and drive to learn about IT and computing helped my achieve top grades when studying for my A-Levels. During my time at college I had already managed to arrange to work part time with a local firm that specialised in IT systems. This gave me the opportunity to get some real hands-on experience, and added to what I was already learning in the classroom.

Not even the staunchest of Luddites can deny that the world around us today is driven by technology. The advice I was given as a wide-eyed youngster staring at my first computer was right, and I am determined to continue my studies in IT and computing so that I can follow the career path my ambitions have always driven me towards.