A Research on Myself

PART I
Definition of SWOT:
S: strength strong attribute or inherent asset
W: weakness a fault in someone's character or in a system, organization, design etc
O: opportunity good chance for advancement or progress
T: threat something that is regarded as a possible danger


PART II A Research on Myself
After the research, I’ve conducted more self-insight than before and had a clearer view of myself.
The SWOT consists of 4 parts, to present them one by one:

S: strengths.
I’m always a curious, thoughtful person and I have an inquiring mind. Thanks to these characteristics, I can absorb more completely new information with my efforts. Sometimes something new is not so easy to get across, and then it’s time for me to apply my thoughts to it. I’ve always held that diligence can cover the lack of intelligence. And as intelligence comes from diligence and thoughts, I believe that, with such kind of strengths, I can build up my intelligence and get accustomed to various fields in the coming future.

W: weaknesses:
As a comparatively shy girl, sometimes I still lack the courage to show myself without any extended fear in front a large audience. I believe that I can solve some academic problems with my continuous hard work and effort, but I wonder whether I can overcome such inner-characteristic weaknesses through work. Sometimes this kind of disposition made me think of too much before I did something significant and so it made me lose quantities of opportunities. I’m fully aware of it, and I’m trying to improve myself to a larger extent.

O: opportunities:
After coming here, I find that there are so much precious resources hidden everywhere. There are various lectures, workshops, societies, etc.
Various professors specified in kinds of fields hold various lectures, through which they can extend their thoughts and outstanding insight. Societies are organized for different types of activities, such as service and self-enhancing. These societies provide us with a wide range of choices to get exposed to the outside world, and thus not to be a bookish guy.
These are all opportunities which we can catch hold of. In order to develop self-conscious and outstanding abilities, we undergraduates should take part in them in our leisure time.
Always there are many opportunities for us to enhance myself, and they can help us overcome many cultural differences and academic problems. These opportunities are there, but not always waiting for someone to take advantage of them. Sometimes the opportunities are just like lightning, and they need our concentration and courage to grasp them.

T: threats:
As a new comer to this city, I should first overcome the obstacle of cultural difference. Changing a long time’s habit is not that easy, but it’s a must. To achieve this, continuous hard work is a required. And I should always be confident to face up to all dissimilar changes.
Next to come is the most significant factor in the coming four years’ time, life and study. Here so many excellent students from all over the world gather to compete with others. They all own specific methods of learning and unique ways to live colorful lives. What they’ll give us is not only joyful leisure time, but also threat of all aspects.
Those who come here to study are all but easy to give up, so they own similar conscious as me, which will stimulate them to study concentratively. And in return, I’ll never be frightened to hold back, for threats also drive me to do more.

The SWOT research made me more conscious of myself, thus I can find some solutions fitted for myself only. As a freshman, I should maintain the firmly-held ambition of achieving success, and should carry on all the time. No matter what threats will come to me, I can use my strengths to fight against them. Similarly, my weaknesses will fade away one day, as long as I grab more opportunities to train myself.