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Hi, can someone kindly answer my following questions?

This book has widened my view point ( Is widened correct? Any suggestion?)

During my research in Energy OR During my research on Energy?

I gained experienced via this project.( can I use via like this?)

My knowledge reached to a new level OR just reached a new level?

It drew to me OR it drew on me?

I would like to work on the frontiers of environmental issues ( Is this sentence correct?)

I have asked this before, but I will repeat it here too. I want to say that without doing x, true potential of the project wont be actualized and remain untouched. How to say this professionally?

Forests of thanks.

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

This book has widened my viewpoint. OK
During my research on energy, ... As shown.
I gained experience via this project. "via" is not ungrammatical, but it's not the best usage. I suggest "by working on".
My knowledge reached a new level. As shown.
It drew toward me. I'd use this one.
I would like to work on the frontiers of environmental issues. Correct.

CJ

AlpheccaStars · Answer

This book has widened my horizons.
During my research in energy (you might be more specific - eg. wind energy, geothermal energy...)

I gained experienced via this project.( can I use via like this?) No. I gained experience from working on this project.
My knowledge reached a new level.

It drew to me OR it drew on me? - Neither one sounds right.

I would like to work on the frontiers (leading edge) of environmental science / research.

I want to say that without doing x, true potential of the project wont be actualized and remain untouched. How to say this professionally?

It does not make sense. Does this resemble what you are looking for?

If we don't prepare a good foundation, the building will always have structural problems, and it will likely be severely damaged by future earthquakes.

Meyfam70 · Answer

Thank you both for helping me. But...

CalifJim said research in energy while AlpheccaStars said research on energy? Im still as confused as I was, which one then?

I meant it drew to me as "from what I said earlier this conclusion reached my mind" Does drew towards me state the same meaning?

No dear AlpheccaStars, I meant it like this:
If we do not adequately use management skills, even if a project is designed well, we wont be able to use all the potentials that project has and those potentials remain untouched or uncovered. My problem arises after second semicolon, I don't know how to express this.
and if it helps you, what I want to achieve by this sentence is that management skills together with engineering skills makes for a good solution finder.

P.S. I don't know if it is against the regulations of the Englishforum, but is there a legal way that you guys can take a look at my MOL with it being published on web? I don't want the admission committee easily find it online and accuse me of plagiarism

AlpheccaStars · Answer

Meyfam70P.S. I don't know if it is against the regulations of the Englishforum, but is there a legal way that you guys can take a look at my MOL with it being published on web? I don't want the admission committee easily find it online and accuse me of plagiarism

If you post it as a series of jpeg images, rather than searchable text. I think that will discourage easy detection. However, I don't know if image text recognition is used in the specialized search engines.

Meyfam70No dear AlpheccaStars, I meant it like this:If we do not adequately use management skills, even if a project is designed well, we wont be able to use all the potentials that project has and those potentials remain untouched or uncovered. My problem arises after second semicolon, I don't know how to express this.

It seems that you are only stating a truism. If a project is mismanaged, it will surely fall far short of its objectives. It will be over budget, late on delivery, and under-performing per its requirements. It might fail completely. That is elementary PMBOK. http://www.pmi.org/en/PMBOK-Guide-and-Standards.aspx

CalifJim · Answer

Meyfam70CalifJim said research in energy while AlpheccaStars said research on energy? Im still as confused as I was, which one then?

Actually, it was the other way around, but I have no objection to either way.

Meyfam70I meant it drew to me as "from what I said earlier this conclusion reached my mind" Does drew towards me state the same meaning?

It drew to me means nothing to me in terms of coming to a conclusion. I thought you meant something like "approached me":

I was in a haunted house. I saw a ghost. My heart began to beat faster when it drew toward me.

Apparently, you'll have to find another way to say what you mean.

Meyfam70a legal way that you guys can take a look at my MOL with it being published on web?

Sorry. I don't know anything about that.

CJ

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