PS写作之前的工作 如何拟定一篇Personal Statement的内容？

Personal Statement是大家出国留学申请公文关键原材料之一。一份极致的Personal Statement有可能使你申请办理取得成功的机遇大大增加，另外Personal Statement也是非常好的认识你自己的全过程。根据写Personal Statement，你将更掌握你自己，清晰自身要想哪些的日常生活，梳理自身为何要去留学，之后即将变成什么样的人。这对申请人而言尤为重要。

对admission officer而言，Personal Statement就是你唯一还有机会向她们展现一个新鲜的你的原材料。成绩表是死的，GRE和TOEFL成绩是死的，而她们要找的是一个硬生生的人，是一个平凡而不平庸有观念的人，她们在诸多的申请人中找寻最合适她们的那一位，你怎样认识你自己?你的motivation来自哪里?你未来怎样准备?独一无二的留学申请Personal Statement怎么写？这种物品都能够协助她们走入你，掌握你，认识你，随后决策是否接纳你。下边大家就而言说如何拟定一篇Personal Statement.

先得出一些具体指导来协助你怎样对本身的历经开展挑选：

1.Finding the pattern that connects

一定要找寻这些跟你申请办理的program有关的历经

2.Conveying something meaningful

一定要寻找一个能呈现你独一无二personality的历经

3.Painting a complete portrait

一定要全方位展示出你的工作能力，假如你只说自身的一段历经，这一段历经应当能全方位呈现你的各层面工作能力;假如你说起自身的多种多样历经，这种历经中间应当互为补充。

4.Standing out

一定要突显的unique的地区，如果你觉得确实难以保证unique，那么就be more specific and personal.

5.Keeping your readers interest

从他人的视角来思索，如果你是阅读者，你读本文的情况下会要想掌握大量吗?

6.Staying grounded in detail

一定要用事实说话，一切语言都需要创建在客观事实直接证据的基本以上。

7.Answering the question

每一个院校对于PS提的难题很有可能不一样，一定要确保你选的topic能回应绝大多数院校的绝大多数难题，PS还要依据院校的难题开展适度调节。

以下几个方面干万要防止!

1.Resorting to gimmicks不能用这些小花招，小招数，咱还是应当严肃认真点

2.Focusing on negative应当关键突显你的positive attribute

3.Repeating information that’s listed elsewhere in the application千万不要反复这些你一直在个人简历里早已呈现出去的物品，必须呈现你更为personal的物品

You can describe misfortunes or a disadvantaged background,but do not use them as an excuse for bad performances or to seek pity.Doing so not only could sound manipulative,but also means that you haven’t emphasized your strengths sufficiently.Thus,as in the case of weaknesses,you should bring up obstacles in your past only to show how you have overcome them.

要想根据PS来表述自身某层面不够的同学们请需注意上边第二点和第五点。留意主要表现你positive的一面，主要表现你怎样战胜困难的一面，少些negative的物品，也不必有意去表述哪些。

你务必弄清楚的好多个难题：

1.Why have I chosen to attend graduate school in this specific field,and why did I choose to apply to this particular school’s program?

2.What are my qualifications for admission?

3.What is special,unique,or impressive about my life story?

admission officer要想从PS看三点：你来自哪里?你要从大家的program中获得哪些?你将来的准备是啥?你的PS应当重在未来的规划，而不是反复以往的荣誉。假如你以往的历经的确很出色，一定要多一些剖析，不必列举你的考试成绩

4.Why Graduate School?

-防止用一些文不对题，例如“I have always wanted to…”

-Do not rely solely on your initial reason and forget to justify your choice with more recent experiences.

讲一些你儿时的事儿很有可能能够吸引住阅读者，一些儿时的个人爱好怎样发展趋势变成学术研究爱好的呢?

Goals确立自身将来的职业生涯发展总体目标。很多人很有可能要说自身会进到学界，那么为了更好地使你的goals看起来不同寻常一些，你务必突显自身独特的research interest;针对要想到学术研究以外的行业发展趋势的人，务必identify a specific issue and explain the origin and evolution of your interest.

Research interests有一些院校会给你写个statement of purpose来说明你的科学研究兴趣爱好，你能觉得你的阅读者是一个faculty，可是一个并不是权威专家的人应当也可以津津乐道地看下来

-Addressing the school(在大家写每一个院校的PS的情况下，都需要做很多的检索工作中!)

You should do this research for your own sake,of course,but discussing your discoveries in your personal statement can help convince the admissions committee that you are a good fit.Avoid mistakes like discussing the school’s rank or prestige,or simply offering generic praise.Instead,mention faculty members by name and indicate some knowledge of their work.Discuss your interest in becoming involved in a particular student organization or activity.Consider contacting faculty members first and discussing their current research projects and your interest in studying under them.Then refer to these contacts in your essay.(套磁的功效就出来哦!)You may also want to discuss your interest in becoming involved in a particular student organization or activity.Mentioning several professors is not as effective as describing one in further depth

5.Why qualified?

Details about the process are paramount.What we mean by the”process”is the path to achievement.The rest of the application has already summarized your accomplishments and activities.Show the reader what you did in concrete terms,and most importantly,highlight your active roles.

Research experience

Remember to keep the discussion personal.Do not become bogged down in minute details and jargon.Ultimately,the focus of the story should remain on you and your growth or success.

Field experience

Work experience

Extracurricular Activities

6.Why Unique

这儿给大伙儿举个unique的事例：

This applicant starts by noting the diversity of his ethnic and religious background.When mentioning such points,you should not assume that such diversity is an end in itself.Rather,you should show how your background and culture have shaped your perspective and given you something unique to offer.This applicant does a good job of noting how Zoroastrianism has given him guiding principles,but he never follows through to discuss concrete examples.This essay would have benefited from more details to show his diversity in more tangible terms.

This applicant’s story is fascinating,at times harrowing,and ultimately triumphant.From committed social activism to drug and alcohol addiction to a reengagement with the world,the author pulls no punches in telling his unique tale.While he does not whitewash his experience with drugs and alcohol,notice how he situates it in a larger context,showing both how it made him oblivious to the things he really cared about(Third World injustices)and how his reintroduction to those things helped him pull himself out of his downward spiral.In doing so,he demonstrates both a strong social conscience and a dedication to his beliefs.Additionally,his story makes him very hard for an admissions committee to forget.Just be careful that any discussion of past mistakes or difficulties leads to an indubitably positive conclusion.

This applicant shows that you do not need to be a true one-of-a-kind to demonstrate uniqueness in the admissions process.In fact,what sets him apart is a rather typical job in the computer industry.What makes his application unique,however,is that he is applying to a geological sciences program.His interest in mathematical modeling gives him a novel area of specialization to offer to the intellectual diversity of the program.

Finally,this applicant shows that a personal,revealing story can be enough to set someone apart.By recounting a particular episode that sparked her epiphany as a writer,she gives us an in-depth look at her unique approach to her craft.Again,this essay does not discuss exotic experiences,but instead succeeds by painting a detailed,deeply personal portrait that no one else could have written.

怎样装饰自身的一些缺点?

Staying up late the night before the GRE is not a legitimate reason for a bad performance,whiledocumented sickness could be.A particularly bad semester could be explained by a death or illness in the family.If you lack research experience,you might point out the number of hours you had to work to make college more affordable for you and your family.

Your best approach might be to try to transform such blemishes into something positive bypointing out particular courses in which you performed well,especially those that were more advanced,more relevant to your intended career path,or more recent.

Make sure that you do not take a contentious tone.Don’t accuse your teachers of unfair grading standards or complain about lack of extracurricular opportunities at your school.Be clear that you’re not trying to excuse yourself of responsibility,but emphasize that you simply want the schools to have the complete picture.

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