I have  decided to follow a  MSc degree in Finance  as  my ambition is to  further my career as an entrepreneur. My father is a businessman  and  engaged in  trading  shares of companies  and investing on them.  My father advised me that  Share market is a high risk area  and  probably, most of  the  inputs  I have on stock market  are   point of views of my  father and  I  was influenced through his perception.  I used to see him reading  and  writing balance sheets, financial statements which were some columns  and  figures for me at that  time.  Therefore,  I thought, if a businessman like my father   is very much  concerned   when investing in stock market, thus surely it is not an easy task.  However,  I   have  positive mindset  and in order to  make profits  I have to study every aspect of  the stock market  and   read the daily news papers specially on stock market news. 

As a young child, I started learning how markets work using free resources  available in  the Internet and playing around with dummy shares  through some of the free websites available in the World Wide Web.

At the age of 18, my father invested  small  amount on behalf of me  in the share market   and helped me to  open up an online trading account at the Colombo Stock Exchange and introduced me to his own stockbroker. Since then I have been doing little  trading  absolutely  for the purpose of  studying.

At present, I am doing my BSc in Investment and Financial Risk Management at Royal  Business School. This is a   tailor-made course which  offers me an exceptionally in-depth study on entrepreneurship and it has helped me to study different kinds of markets and a   vast outline of economics.  I have  gained  knowledge   through  this  course, which has been extremely  helpful when applied  the knowledge in  practical manner. Mathematics is  one of the  subjects   of my course.   Learning Mathematics at university is an entirely different experience from what I have  learnt at  the School. At  the University level, Mathematics is taught with practical  examples and  what I was taught was very constructive for other modules and when applied  the knowledge in practical manner.

Apart from academic interest, I also have a diverse experience in extra-curricular activities.  I have been serving as an Event Organizer for the Finance Society. We have organized over ten events in the past two years including the most recent fundraiser for donation to help  the people of Philippines who got affected by the recent  Typhoon.

Also as a treasurer of the literature society, I  have gained  experience with financial  management, as I had to prepare  the budget proposals  for every event which we have organized and  showing  a profit from every event and   such  funds goes   to charity.

I have been attending a group of public speakers called toastmasters in my university to practice and gain the courage to speak in public, as it had been one of my greatest weaknesses. Public speaking caused me much anxiety and concern at the beginning. I realized  through preparation and practice   I could overcome  my nervousness and perform exceptionally  well.  Being a good public speaker,  I can enhance my  career,  boost my self confidence and  open up countless opportunities before  me.  I have been attending   over a year now and I feel I have come a long way  as part of the group, I have to speak in public once every two weeks. This has been one activity that I have mostly   enjoyed.

My experience at  Royal  Business School has helped me to  realize that entrepreneurship is a very vast vicinity  and the  knowledge I can gain  is limitless. I have  realized  that prior to  my  entering   into the    commercial  world, I should gain as much knowledge as  possible.  Therefore,  my decision to continue my education to follow  a  MSc degree and in the event  time permits further continue my education and enroll myself for PhD in Finance or a related subject.

Following  my MSc at  your prestigous  University  will be  my ambition in life. Apart from  other universities  being one of the top ranked prestigious universities in your country,  it could provide me  a  challenging academic experience.

As such, I am  looking  forward to  hearing from you.