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写一份成功的PERSONAL STATEMENT 教程

写一份成功的PERSONAL STATEMENT 教程! 来源: 金平果的日志

以下是第三方论点,里面对PS很有帮助!

本人一直认为硕士申请过程中两个主观方面的努力是最重要的:1、根据自己的情况实事求是、因人制宜,选择适合的学校和专业,2、尽量把PS写好,展现自己的优势和特点。客观的东西因人而异,说不清楚,不过话说回来大家总有渠道去挖掘各种信息,反而是写PS这样需要主观创造的东西似乎更让大家挠头;本人见过不少学生自己写的和比较专业人士写的PS,自己写写过不少的PS,自认为小有心得,在此跟大家分享;不求爆红于网络,但求能让需要这些信息的你眼前一亮,如果能给你些许帮助,就算是我积了德了。

说到PS首先总得知道什么是PS,它的功能是什么,应该包含什么内容,质量衡量标准是什么,对吧?其次,咱再来看怎么样才能把它写好,千万不要把顺序弄混了。写PS的准备工作中最首要的任务是明确一个思路和框架,这是最重要也是最困难的工作,千万不要一开始就想我怎么把语言写的多么的深不可测、妙笔连珠,不是说语言好不是PS所需要的,而是开始的时候重点不在这里。好了,言归正传。PS的全称是Personal Statement,意为个人陈述,另称SoP, Statement of Purpose,虽然不同学校对于PS内容的描述和要求确实有微妙的区别,但是大体上可以这么理解:PS,即个人陈述,是一份陈述个人申请原因和解释为什么认为自己适合所申请课程的信。PS的主要功能是向学校解释自己的学术兴趣、教育经历、实践活动、职业规划等成绩单不能体现的方面;这么形象的来说,如果说成绩单和语言能力证明等文件在学校面前搭建了一个申请人的骨架的话,那么PS的主要目的就是为这个骨架增添血和肉,这样才能构建一个鲜活的、独一无二的申请人形象。当然了,这既然是个比喻,它就只是个比喻,只可意会不可细琢。

一封好的PS(请注意是好的,不是完美的)应该具备以下几个标准:

结构清晰,目的明确:这是首要的,一封好的PS一次读下来心里一定是痛快的,因为感觉顺畅,而且目的性一定很明确。记住无论你写到哪里、怎么写,一定要记得自己的目的:说明你对所选的课程很有兴趣和证明自己有足够的实力学习这一课程;可以从个人从小的兴趣、性格、教育背景、社会经历、职业规划等方面去进行说明。

逻辑性强,事实丰富:尽量用事实和数据去说明自己的一些论断,如“我是一个乐观开朗的人”这不是一个完整的逻辑,尽量找一个自己亲身经历过的一个事例去说明,如果经过说明自己都相信自己是真的乐观开朗了,这个逻辑就完成了。当然了,这不是说PS里的每一句话都必须要用事实去说明,那就可能要违背其他的原则了;根据自己的PS要表达的中心意思进行适当的筛选,对重点地方进行重点解释。有的同学总说自己确实没有什么事例可以列举的,这种情况就要靠挖掘分析了,毕竟PS是书面的文字,事情的大小完全在于自己的包装,个中细节就靠自己揣摩了。另外,受各方面因素的影响,咱们中国学生写文章一般主观性和口号性比较强,字里行间抒情的成分比较浓,这一点可能得注意一下,尽量用客观的事实和文字去说服读者,而不是强烈的情感指数。

篇幅适当,语言简洁:根据不同学校的不同要求,一般PS的篇幅应该在500-800字之间,在意思表达完整的情况下尽量简洁为好。所以,建议大家尽量省着点字数去陈述客观事实,而不是抒情。

这几个基本标准当然不能反映一篇好的PS的全部,再补充几点:

一封好的PS就这么几个标准吗?一封好的PS你可能能列出很多个亮点,就像一篇名人的文章只要你肯奉献脑细胞,准能列出好多个中心思想和升华的主题一样。不过个人总是相信,你先把事情弄简单了才有可能把事情做好了。所以,如果你敢说你写的PS都很好的达到了以上三条非国际著名标准,我就敢说你的PS是一篇好的PS,不论性别、宗教、文化、信仰。

语句通顺,没有明显的语法错误,这种标准我就不放进来浪费大家眼神了。

关于PS的语言,语句通顺易懂、连贯性强、有说服力,能反映你的英语能力即可,尽量使用短句和直接的表达方式,不要太含蓄。

既然PS是一个主观的创造,很难说绝对的好与不好,也没有最好;内容和语言是两个大的努力方向,建议尽量花时间、精力去修改内容,语言各有特色,点到即可,大可不必执着追求词汇量之大、句式之杂糅、语言之唯美、情感之浓郁。

不同的人有不同的看法,形成你自己的标准很重要。

个人认为PS只是一封陈述信,并不像设计作品一样需要形式上的美化,所以图文并茂和其他形式上的创新大可不必。

以上都是本人从实践中总结出来的一些理论,下边来点实际的,说点本人从理论和实践当中总结出来的实践:我个人长期以来琢磨出来的PS写作思路。

一、结构,我一般会把整篇文章分为5个部分,分别说下说明:

开篇:我常采用的开篇方式是开门见山说明自己想要的课程,简单综合性的说明自己为什么对这一领域感兴趣,一般会跟自己从小的兴趣、现有教育、特殊能力和将来职业规划等有关系。

学术背景:这一部分一般是一段,主要介绍自己本科以上学位的教育背景和成就进行描述,包括成绩、奖学金、获奖证书等;对于其中与所申请专业相连接的部分(如毕业论文)要重点进行说明(有时候也会需要把预科甚至高中时期的某些科目的成绩搬出来,视具体的写作目的而定)。对于有其他额外的学术经历,如证书、发表论文、考试等,的情况,可以视情况另行多加一段进行描述。这一部分的目的是很明确的,就是要说明我在学术上是绝对能胜任要申请的课程的(请注意不要盲目的陈述)。

相关活动:不知道哪国的俗话说,实践是检验真理的唯一标准,校内校外的一些实践活动,如学生会、科研实践、竞赛、志愿者、实习等,这些都是很有说服力的信息。当然,我从来不鼓励没有目的性的“摆字儿”,根据不同的目的,同样的实践经验可以反映申请人不同的兴趣、对某个领域的理解和兴趣的提升、既有的专业和其他能力、提高的能力、对将来职业规划的刺激等等。

个人性格:除了学术背景和实践活动外,个人的性格应该是反映个人兴趣和职业定位最好的依据;同时,对于性格的描述又面临着抽象、普遍和可能遭到忽略或质疑的风险,因此我一般建议对于这一部分的描写要加入一些事例进行支撑。同时,对于性格的描述也尽量要注意有针对性,如果你申请的课程是金融分析,却说自己骨子里很浪漫和想象力丰富似乎就有点不大合适了。

结尾:由于通篇都在把自己的学术、实践、能力、兴趣、性格与所申请的课程链接起来,在最后结尾的时候一般建议介绍一下自己的职业规划和欲申请的专业对于自己职业的帮助,同时简单叙述为什么选择该学校。

P.S.:以上只是个人的经验总结出来的PS写作的一个模式,并不是放诸四海而皆准,也不是一定适合每个人;同时,由于本人语言拙劣,并不能把所有的奥秘表达清楚,因此建议大家只做参考。

二、语言,我自己总结出来两个标准(看得明白、没有语法错误就不说了):

简单:简单有两层含义,一是尽量多用简单句,避免用长句导致意思不能被国际友人理解的风险;二是对于要表达的意思直白、简单的表达出来,尽量避免含蓄和绕弯子。 简洁:整篇文章的总体风格应该保持简洁明了,不要为了增加语言美和情绪的饱满而让文章显得冗长和难以理解。事实证明,在人过度审美疲劳的情况下,简单清楚的东西才会让眼前一亮,毕竟Admissions Tutor也是人。

以上信息都是个人总结的,好不好不敢说,希望能对大家有所帮助。说实话,写的挺累的,大家愿意转载还请说明出处,在此谢过!

一步步教你怎么写PS 来源: 马志勇的日志

一步步教你怎么写PS(一){personalstatement范文}.

PS是Personal Statement的简称,是我们申请美国研究生院的重要材料之一。一份完美的PS有可能使你申请成功的机会大大增加,同时PS也是很好的认识你自己的过程。通过写PS,你将更了解你自己,清楚自己想要什么样的生活,理清自己为什么要去美国,以后将要成为什么样的人。这对申请者来说至关重要,对admission officer来说,PS是你唯一有机会向他们展示一个鲜活的你的材料。成绩单是死的,GRE和TOEFL分数是死的,而他们要找的是一个活生生的人,是一个有血有肉有思想的人,他们在众多的申请者中寻找最适合他们的那一位,你如何认识你自己?你的motivation来自哪里?你将来如何打算?这些东西都可以帮助他们走进你,了解你,认识你,然后决定是不是接受你。U of Washington的admission officer指出,他们会把申请者分成四等: "Admit with guaranteed funding, Admit with potential funding, Tabled (a sort of admissions purgatory), and Reject." It is in the case of "Tabled" and "Admit with potential funding" applications, the admissions officer reports, that the personal statement can make a

real difference: "If there is a good match between the applicant's research interests and the particular strengths of the school, this can bump them up a level or two in the hierarchy of admission."

如何写PS?从PS教程中,我将总结出写PS的各项注意点,一步步教你怎么写PS,希望对大家有所帮助。

Preparation

PS的精髓在于将自己的motivation和Objective充分展现出来,它应该是personaland analytical, 任何generalization都需要避免,PS的关键在于用specific, personal details来展现你的个人魅力和强烈的motivation。

写PS时,要尽量完全的真诚。这是诉说一个你自己的故事,你不是在设法创造一个理想的申请者,而是just be yourself。任何的伪造都是很容易被识破的,只有完全敞开的真诚,才能真正打动admission officer,也才能真正的认识你自己,才能真正让你选择最适合你的graduate program。

用specific details来展现你的motivation很重要。这些specific details可以包括研究和工作经历、课程、你跟你所感兴趣的领域的人的交流、你读的书、你参加的学术报告会,以及任何可以展现你为何选择并适合这个研究领域的原因。

你需要明确你未来的方向,至少为自己未来5~10年的事业做一个规划,而这个规划应该很适合你所申请的这个graduate program,那也正是你选择这个领域的原因。

描述为什么这个graduate program适合你,不要用一些空洞的赞美性的语言,一定要be specific, be analytical。

一定不要出现一些粗心的错误,那只能证明你不够认真对待。

避免说一些空洞无意义的套话,避免陈词滥调。这里可以举个例子。

修改前:In the first project Imanaged, I learned many valuable lessons about the importance of teamwork.

修改后:In the first project Imanaged, I made an effort to incorporate all my colleagues as equal members ofa team, soliciting their feedback and deferring to their expertise as needed.

修改前的这句话很空洞的讲team work,没有任何details;修改后的话就展开讲了我是怎么展现teamwork的。在写PS的时候一定要注意展开这些细节。最好的方法就是以自己的亲身经历开始,让那些展现你的quality和personality的东西自然流露出来,你的那些品质不需要总结性的generalities, 人们会从你对自己经历的specific details的描述判断出你有哪些quality。

不要企图把你所有的经历都写进PS里,PS追求的不是广度,而是深度。好的PS是深入挖掘一个或两个主题、时间或观点的细节。

注意避免敏感话题,因为你不知道admission officer的个人偏见。

不要用冗余的长句。短句更加有力,因为他们更加direct和to the point。举例:

修改前:"My recognitionof the fact that the project was finally over was a deeply satisfying momentthat will forever linger in my memory."

修改后:"Completing theproject at last gave me an enduring sense of fulfillment."

像the fact that这种词就是完全冗余的。

Brainstorming

1. Performa self-inventory of Your Unique Experiences, Major Influences, and Abilities. Long and short term goals

1. 这所学校为什么吸引你

2. 你对哪个faculty的研究最感兴趣?你最想跟谁一起工作?

3. 你具体想从你所申请的program中获得什么?

4. 你的事业抱负是什么?这个graduate program对你实现事业理想有什么帮助?

5. 你理想的工作的是什么?未来的5~10年甚至20、30年,你想成为一个什么样的人?

Skills and Characteristics

6. 你有哪些品质有助于你在该领域获得成功?You need to make strong connections between your experiences and the qualities you wish to convey.

这里列举一些admission officer认为很重要的qualities:

Seriousness of Purpose (to pursue graduate education)

• Intellectual Ability (to handle graduate study)

• Intellectual Curiosity (about the field you wish to enter)

• Creativity (as reflected in the way your mind addresses issues in the field of your choice) • Open-Mindedness (to ideas, people, and circumstances different from your own) • Maturity (as demonstrated by being responsible and trustworthy)

• Concern for Others (either by devoting time to social service activities such as tutoring or by being considerate and empathetic to others' feelings; the latter is more difficult to pull off in an application essay)

Initiative (as in the ability to start a project or take on a responsibility on your own) • Enthusiasm (as demonstrated by your eagerness to engage in activities)

• Confidence (in your ability to handle difficult situations and novel challenges)

• Being Organized (as in the ability to stay on top of multiple tasks)

• Sense of Humor (as in your ability to find humor in difficult situations; in many ways this is an index of maturity)

• Diligence/Persistence (as demonstrated by your ability to stay with a task until you complete it; this is particularly relevant for programs requiring a dissertation)

• Leadership (as shown in your ability to inspire others to work together to reach a mutual goal)

• Risk Taking (as shown in your ability to deal with uncertainty in order to reach your goal) • Insight (as reflected in your ability to use introspection to understand aspects of yourself, such as your preferences and your motivations)

• Optimism (as reflected in your ability to find positive aspects in seemingly negative situations)

personalstatement范文篇二

Personal Statement个人陈述

I am a thinker, but not one to think out loud. I love myself, but am not in love with the sound of my own voice. I want to be loved, but not at the cost of not loving myself. I want to know everything, but realize that nothing can ever be known for sure. I believe that nothing is absolute, but I can absolutely defend my beliefs. I understand that chance is prevalent in all aspects of life, but never leave anything important to chance. I am skeptical about everything, but realistic in the face of my skepticism. I base everything on probability, but so does nature...probably.

I believe that all our actions are determined, but feel completely free to do as I choose. I do not believe in anything resembling a God, but would never profess omniscience with regard to such issues. I have faith in nothing, but trust that my family and friends will always be faithful. I feel that religion is among the greatest problems in the world, but also understand that it is perhaps the ultimate solution. I recognize that many people derive their morals from religion, but I insist that religion is not the only fountainhead of morality. I respect the intimate

connection between morality and law, but do not believe that either should unquestioningly respect the other.

I want to study the law and become a lawyer, but I do not want to study the law just because I want to become a lawyer. I am aware that the law and economics cannot always be studied in conjunction, but I do not feel that either one can be properly studied without an awareness of the other. I recognize there is more to the law than efficiency, but believe the law should recognize the importance of efficiency more than it does. I love reading about law and

philosophy, but not nearly as much as I love having a good conversation about the two. I know that logic makes an argument sound, but also know that passion makes an argument sound logical. I have philosophical beliefs informed by economics and economic beliefs informed by philosophy, but I have lost track of which beliefs came first. I know it was the egg though.

I always think very practically, but do not always like to think about the practical. I have wanted to be a scientist for a while now, but it took me two undergraduate years to figure out that being a scientist does not necessarily entail working in a laboratory. I play the saxophone almost every day, but feel most like an artist when deduction is my instrument. I spent one year at a college where I did not belong and two years taking classes irrelevant for my major, but I have no regrets about my undergraduate experience. I am incredibly passionate about my interests, but cannot imagine being interested in only one passion for an entire lifetime.

I love the Yankees, but do not hate the Red Sox. I love sports, but hate the accompanying anti-intellectual culture. I may read the newspaper starting from the back, but I always make my way to the front eventually. I am liberal on some issues and conservative on others, but reasonable about all of them. I will always be politically active, but will never be a political

activist. I think everything through completely, but I am never through thinking about anything.

I can get along with almost anyone, but there are very few people without whom I could not get along. I am giving of my time, but not to the point of forgetting its value. I live for each moment, but not as much as I worry about the next. I consider ambition to be of the utmost importance,

but realize that it is useless without the support of hard work. I am a very competitive person, but only when competing with myself. I have a million dreams, but I am more than just a dreamer. I am usually content, but never satisfied.

I am a study in contradiction, but there is not an inconsistency to be found.

中文是个人陈述,下简称PS,是申请美国,加拿大,英国等西方国家的大学/研究生录取时由申请人写的关于自我的一篇漫谈体文章。当然有的学校要求的文章题目不一定叫

PERSONAL STATEMENT,如有的学校让你写出动机(Motivation)兴趣,经历等。由于在中国的升学体制中,基本上是唯分数论的,因此中国的申请人对这类文件的写作和思维方式不熟悉。而欧美大学录取学生,发放奖学金,是通过全面综合考察申请者的条件来决定的。所谓留学文书,如PS,推荐 信,RP(Research proposal),CV等是一套文件系统,用以向录取院校从各个角度展现您的求学动机,学术学习能力,工作和研究经历,结合一系列更“客观”,可量化的指标:如 GRE,TOEFL,IELTS,GPA等构成您的全貌。留学文书在西方的文化背景下是申请入学(奖学金)的极为重要的组成部分。其中PS往往对您的申请是否成功起到很大的作用。笔者在为数百计的申请人进行留学文书的咨询和写作过程中发现,由于中西方教育体制的差异和网上各种良莠不齐的“范文“的误导,许多申请人的PS写作理念非常混乱,本文结合中国申请人文书写作的常见弊端,简述PS的写作要领。

个人陈述是每个人个性和独特经历的体现,并没有统一的语言要求和写作格式。但是在留学文书的准备中,个人陈述属于正规的书面文体,用语最好符合书面语的规定。版面的安排应该整洁有序。同时在个人陈述的准备过程中应该仔细阅读申请学校的网页,寻找学校是否对于语言和格式有明确的要求。 在个人陈述的写作中切忌不要堆砌辞藻,不要过多使用长句和难懂的单词。否则会使阅读者头疼,可读性降低。写作要真实、诚恳、具体,语言要流畅,逻辑要清晰,内容要有血有肉,富有感染力和说服力。一般以1-2页600-800字为佳,太长则令人没有耐心仔细读完。另外,不要把文章写成炫耀你词汇量和句法的“GRE阅读文章”。

1)准备你的材料

你坐下来写之前,做一些准备,为了避免实际写作过程中找不到材料带来的无所适从。建议把Personal statement申请相关的文件副本全部打印放在手边随时参考,虽然计算机也可以随时查阅,但是毕竟屏幕大小有限,很难让你在多个文件之间查找内容,还 不会因为找信息而打断你宝贵的思路. 这些文件包括:所有草稿、相关资料如奖状/成绩单以及申请表,"磨刀不费砍柴功",将这些材料准备的越详细,越能让你后面的写作更顺畅容易.

然后草拟一份"VIP信息表"即<<重要信息表>>,用特定的名字和精确的标题把最重要的信息标记出来,以便给自己一个清晰 的思路,比如作为工作申请,你应该标记学校和专业,专门的实习工作,组织过的活动,以及你的工作经验,或适当的志愿者所涉工作等。用这种方法,你可以在写 作时即快又准的参考这些材料。

2)写初稿

你有收集了这些材料之后,,是时候开始写Personal Statement了。对于以下列出的问题,申请人在写Personal Statement/Application Letter初稿时必须时刻牢记:

回答"大问题":通常申请程序,比如工作申请或者学位申请都有具体的要求,会让你用

Personal Statement回答一个"大问题",这个问题会让所有申请者都回答,所以这个问题的答案是整个Personal Statement的核心。例如,一个申请要求可能要你来讨论"为什么到我们这个公司或者申请我校的某个学位?"。如果你用整个文章详述你的学历或根本没 有提到过是什么吸引你进行申请,你肯定将一败涂地,这篇Personal Statement一定是不过关的。为了避免这个风险,仔细阅读申请要求,并且用笔或者计算机记录下具体问题的书目,把他们隔行分开,自己加上注释,这样 方便你将问题以及你在Personal Statement里的问题答案描述一一对比,不要漏掉任何一个问题。记住:在做一个好申请人之前,先做一个好读者!。

关注“I”(我)的问题:这是一个针对"你"的个人陈述,即Personal Statement,使用第一人称代词“我”是可接受的。申请人往往感到很不自在,因为使用第一人称用多了会让人觉得很狂妄,不够谦虚,而"他"/"她" 或者你自己名字的使用会让人感觉比较谦逊,很多文章也是如此教导申请者尽量用第三人称,所以我发现很多人会避免第一和第二人(“你”),但是根据我20年 的专业写作经验,在任何类型的正式写作中,第一人称是很必要的,因为它让你的散文更生动。而使用第三人称可能导致模糊不清,让文章读起来冗长而且死气沉 沉。当然要避免在每个句子都用“我”,这是不可取的,总之你记住:句子的主体不仅仅是你一个人,还有你的经验,你的上市,你的下级,你的朋友,你的家长, 让他们把"我"烘托出来,但是又不要完全不写"我",避免死气沉沉过于谦虚,这是东亚人共有的问题,美国人并不会过分谦虚。

避免不必要的重复:有时候一个申请人倾向于把信息重复写,反复写,试图轰炸阅读者来起到突出某种信息的作用,比如在他或她的Personal Statement大量抄袭申请要求需要包括的附件内容,如中英文简历,成绩,申请表格等。比如我看到最多的,反复在Personal Statement提到成绩单,一次次表明自己成绩的优秀,拿分数"轰炸"审阅者,这是没有必要的,而且很可能起到反作用!简单提一下学术奖项以及奖项的 情况即可,而整个学术经验或者工作经验也需要简明扼要的说明,更详细的讨论会在后续的面试中进行,没有必要在personal statement里把所有细节写出来。

用文字让自己独特:许多申请人想让他们的Personal Statement通过独一无二的格式或者某种比较少见的写作方式从其他竞争者当中脱颖而出。我认为这种方式是可取的,但是你必须言之有物而不是花架子, 比如把小段文章写得惊心动魄让人好奇,或者以一种传记体的方式描述家庭成员或者推荐人对你个人的影响,而这种影响又是如何奇妙的让你去追求需要申请的学位 或者工作的。总之这个策略确实会人你的Personal Statement令人难忘,新颖独特。

保持简单:通常Personal Statement限于500-1000单词或1张A4打印页,很少会抄过2页A4,所以写简洁是重中之重。确保每一段被紧紧地集中在一个单一的思路上 (你的优势,你的项目研究经验,你的课外活动等),不要使文章变得太长了。同样,找一本韦氏大辞典,或者用网上的同义词查询工具,好好研究一下选择词汇, 同义词,尽量不要用一个词汇超过2次,尤其是形容词,这样会让你的Personal Statement看起来重复较少,更加精炼准确。

格式

如上所述,Personal Statement的要求不同,但一般Personal Statement都包括固定信息,可以遵循这种格式(见下面)模型。

• 自我介绍

许多Personal Statement都是开始于一段类似邮件的开头,阅读者也习惯了这种方法,而且作为一种获取读者的注意力的方式,你可以采用很多方式增加阅读者对你的关 注,比如你从何处了解这个申请的,有何人推荐,有什么人曾经是成功申请成功给你这个信息的,你认识哪位审阅委员会成员等,你所处的地位,你的职位或者学 位,你在寻找什么职位或者学位,都要在第一段一目了然的写清楚。

• 详细的支撑段落

后续段落应该直接回答任何申请要求的具体问题,结合你自己的长处,你自己的资格/位置,你的团队精神和认证,你的长远目标和过去经验等。每一个段落应 该集中有一个主题句,只需要展示重点。你要记住,每段都需要案例,每个案例都必须和你本人/申请要求有密切关系,无时无刻支持你有资格通过这个申请。

• 结论

在各种主题归集在一起,再强调一遍,并重申你对申请目标的兴趣,以及为什么有兴趣。你可以表明这个学位或者职位和长期目标有密切关系。 Application Letter可能格式上类似,但是因为格式是申请单位给定的,所以不如Personal Statement灵活,通常篇幅也会收到限

制.Application也不会有自我介绍段,看上去比较生硬,都是详细信息直来直去,让人一目了然,如果 你写得是固定格式的Application Letter,不要自作聪明的写很多自我介绍,因为审阅者

可能会很烦。

总之不要把personal statement或者application letter写得太详细,很多内容你可以心里打底,放在面试再说,如果因为你写得太冗长失去面试机会,写100页也是无济于事!

3)修改Personal Statement/Application Letter

因为这篇文章旨在让你通过写Personal Statement获得学位/职位面试,而非让你成为一个专职写手,对我们专职写手来说,除了优秀的写作能力和教育背景,还需要具备很多专门的润色/修改 /编辑经验,这是至关重要的,并不是每个高学历者都能帮人写好Personal Statement.{personalstatement范文}.

如果你要帮助别人或者自己修改Personal Statement,首先你必须有足够的时间,修改一篇Personal Statement需要花费5-10个小时,这不比从头写一篇personal statement更容易;其次你必须具备足够的素材(申请要求的主要问题?是否有足够的细节?);第三就是你的英文水平必须足够高,你必须对常用的 200多个形容词以及同义词烂熟于胸,必须有较好的写作能力,比如标点符号的用法,不要小看标点符号,很多审阅者都是"严重洁癖者",他们容不下错误的标 点!。

精 心安排PS和其它文件的关系,如上所述,PS,推荐信,简历等文件构成一整套申请文件系统,既需要相互应证,也需要这些文件各有侧重点。因此在写作这些文件之前必须总体构思安排文章的布局和每个文件突出的重点。许多申请人将本该由简历或推荐信突出的内容

语言表达层面上一定要用地道的英语,中国人自己读得很顺的英语往往是按中文的语言逻辑写成的“中式英语”,不但会大大削弱您想表达的意思,产生误解,而且会让招生人员看起来很枯燥无味 (DULL).有些申请人,特别是考过GRE的申请人,用词句式过于夸张,古怪,不符合英语的思维习惯和文风。这种中国学院英语,其实经常让外国教授难以理解或是看后笑得前仰后合。完成的文件最好由母语人士进行修改。

personalstatement范文篇三

Personal Statement范文{personalstatement范文}.

Personal Statement

As a senior majoring in Economics at XXX, one of the top four universities in Shanghai, the more relevant courses I take, the more I am certain about my future career as an Economist.

However, I realize that what I have learned as an undergraduate is far from enough. Therefore, it is my dream to pursue a graduate program in Economics at your university. If accepted, my intended concentration would be microeconomics or Finance.

My interest in Economics was ignited in high school, where I was first introduced to the fundamental economic theories in our politics class. I was so fascinated by the concepts of ‘invisible hand’, ‘Giffen’s Paradox’ and others that I chose the major of Economics as my first choice before the University Entrance Examination. Unlike my classmates, whose major is usually decided by their parents, I followed the voice of my heart and I am determined to persist in the end.

With my education at XXX, I was not only solidly grounded in the fundamentals, but also found a very supportive environment. Luckily, my classmates are all very capable and self-motivated; we have our study groups and do research together. During my junior year, teaming up with four students, I did research on the topic of how to effectively stimulate China’s economy by increasing the demand of residents. My responsibility included collecting data, reviewing relevant magazines and assisting in the establishment of the economic model. The paper of our co-effort got approved by XXX Fund — a fund offered by XXX to potential research programs.

I also read a lot of classical economic works, including Professor Larry H.P. Lang’s books like ‘Who is saving China’s economy’. Through extensive reading and group research, they not only help me develop good study habits and perform well enough to get the scholarship, but also broaden my perspective and give me new insights into the depth of my field.

I did not limit myself to academic studies at the university. For example, I did home tutoring for a student from other university for microeconomics and helped her pass the exam. She said somehow learning from me, it is easier for her to understand all the complicated graphs and formulas. I volunteered to serve at the seventh Academy of Social Sciences academic annual meeting with the theme of Economic Performance. That was a great opportunity for me to learn the unique research topics from many economists and professors, varying from international finance to local real estate price control. I made plenty of notes and even got the chance to ask questions, which was absolutely enriching.

Encouraged by my parents and teachers, I successfully passed the interviews for exchange program to XXX University and XXX International College. During the six months in the United States, I quickly adapted to the new life and had no problem communicating with the locals. I have to say I prefer the interactive class atmosphere at XXX, as well as the teaching methods of American teachers, for they enlighten the students rather than merely teach them. In addition, the overseas living and working experience allowed me to have a more vivid comparison of different aspects of China and US economies. The price of luxurious goods in China is definitely much higher whereas that of labor and services is just the opposite. According to Professor Lang’s opinion, the reasons behind this phenomenon are that too many taxes are imposed on goods and China lacks innovative talent to create national wealth, thus the services sector is not able to make a lot of money from supporting the technical sector. I could not have agreed more, as I witnessed so many creative ideas and designs in Disney World, with the monotonous manufacturing process always outsourced and the final product tagged with the label ‘Made in China’. It is urgent for China to upgrade and optimize its industrial chain in order to be more competitive in the globalized world, improve per capita GDP and finally to minimize the wealth gap.

Thanks to my academic and leadership reputation, I was offered an internship in XXX, the biggest XXX company in North America. Because the company has just opened its office in China, my job duties covered a lot, which is very beneficial for me to apply what I learned into practice. In the company’s XXX contest, I designed a questionnaire and made an analysis in order to support our product. Both marketing and statistics knowledge were involved to publicize to potential customers. The final presentation left a deep impression on all the judges. At the end of my internship, a research report based on the internal data and my analysis of on-line recruitment industry was generated. My manager Nick, responsible for the Greater China market, hoped for me to become a full-time employee after my graduation.

This semester I am taking Econometrics, International Finance and other economics courses. In order to be well prepared for the graduate program, I am also taking two optional courses: Financial Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis. Moreover, I plan to take some other courses with research students at XXX during the next semester.

As Thomas Friedman has said: ‘The world is flat’. Though people are not born in equal conditions in today’s world, they are more likely to have access to educational resources and compete on the level field.

While the GDP of China surpassed Japan’s, ranking No.2 in the world in 2011, the real GDP per capita is still far behind that of developed countries, reflecting the

deficiency of the economic growth. I am eager to be an economist like Professor Larry H.P. Lang, who dares to point out the problems in the process of development and unreasonable economic structure in China with his unique and critical perspective.

To be qualified for that, I need to further refine my expertise in economics. Your institution, known for rigorous scholarship research and a highly qualified faculty, is the university I would like to further my study at. I am confident that under your seasoned guidance, my potential will develop into knowledge and experience beneficial to both China and Canada.

personalstatement范文篇四

英国留学 personal statement

PS的写作是整套文书写作的重中之重,因此,这里多花一点精力是非常值得的。我们下面将从三个角度来慢慢剖析PS写作的要义,带领大家共同进入写作佳境。

PS写作晋级之PS框架的构建

写一份PS就有如建一幢房子。PS主旨就是设计师确定的这一建筑物的风格和效用,而PS框架就是建筑物的基本间架结构,它为风格效用得到实现提供了结构上的保障。

如此说来PS框架的作用应该是举足轻重的,可是纵观历年来的PS就会发现其写作方式通常表现为以下三种情况:

1 流水帐式。将自己从大一到现今的情况按照时间顺序阐述一遍;

2 散文式。这里所指的“散文”可是形散神也散。申请者将自己能够想起来的认为值得一写的事情都一股脑儿的堆砌在PS上。没有逻辑,思维混乱;

3 第三种就是前两种的综合。按照时间顺序把自己认为值得一写的事情写了一遍。嗯,的确,这样一来,既解决了流水帐式的没有重点,也解决了散文式的没有逻辑。可是我们看看这样的结果是什么呢?结果是全套材料的平淡无奇!因为除了你知道这样去写申请材料外,大家都知道这样写。都这样写了,那么你的申请材料特色在什么地方呢?这岂不是又陷入了八股文的悲惨境地呢?

那么我们究竟应该如何去搭建PS框架呢?第一步当然就是学着设计师一样确定主旨并且在此主旨的指导下确定了需要写作的具体事例。

那么我们在PS中应该以什么样的方式将这些确定下来的具体事例有机地连接在一起,在避免发生以上三种情况的同时又能使得主旨中的专业能力潜力和个性品质得到充分体现呢?我通过总结分析了几百个申请者的成长经历,精心撰写了上百篇PS之后,对一份PS的框架进行了以下的分类,以供申请者在建造自己的房子时进行参考:

根据成长经历,我们可以划分成:顺利型、克服型和挑战型;

根据自己的发展方向,我们可以划分成:全面型、社会公益型、学术型; 根据自己对学科的认识历程可以划分为:一直深爱型、感兴趣-迷茫-深刻认识-深爱型、不懂-感兴趣-深爱型;

根据职业目标确立的过程可以划分为:从小确立型和逐步确立型

PS框架的构建:按成长经历分

虽然说每个人成长历程都是从婴儿到儿童到少年再到青年……,但是每个人由于生存环境的不同所以成长的经历也不同。因而在你的成长中必定会有某种突出的特点是贯穿在你的成长历程中的。根据这一特点我们将一个人的成长划分以下四种类型:顺利型、曲折型、克服型、挑战型。

1、 顺利型

也可以称之为直线型,也就是说在成长的历程中不管是家庭还是学业都没有遇到波折,{personalstatement范文}.

非常顺利地完成了初中、高中、大学。很多申请者都属于这样的情况,深深地苦恼于自己这样的人生写不出什么出彩的地方来。但是我说只要挖掘一定能写出出众的PS。现在作者给大家这样一个框架,让大家感受一下这样的成长历程应该如何去体现:

【范例】

开头:

“你是非常幸运的”父亲对我说道, “Why?” 我问父亲, 父亲微笑着拿起手中的圆规在白纸上画了一个圆,在圆周上点下一点,问我道:”在同一个圆上的一点到达与之相对称的另一点,什么样的方式是最快的呢” “直径”,当答案从我的嘴中脱口而出之时,我猛然间也明白了我的幸运就在于我的直径人生,从我进入物理的领域到今日希望成为一名杰出研究者的理想,上帝让我幸运的获得了走这条直径的机会,没有浪费时间和生命.

( “You are very lucky,” my father said to me. “Why?” I questioned in puzzlement. He smiled and drew a circle on a piece of paper, then made a dot in its circumference and asked me, “Which way is the shortest to reach the symmetrical dot in the circumference from this point?” “Diameter,” I responded, and with this answer I suddenly realized that I was lucky enough to live a diametrical life, namely, a very smooth life. Since I exposed myself to the research in materials, I have been aspiring to become a scientist, and God has blessed me with a diametrical life without any waste of time or life.)

父亲领我进入了神奇的物理领域:兴趣的起源

理论的学习

首次体会作为一名研究者的快乐: 具体事例 大学第一次在这个领域的实践

正文

成为该领域杰出的研究者:具体事例:自己在进行深入研究的过程中遇到的困难以及克服的过程。通过这一经历对这个学科还有研究获得了专业和精神两个方面的进一步深化,希望成为该领域杰出的研究者。

结尾:

大学的生活即将结束, 就像父亲说的那样我前面21年的生活是直径的人生,没有遇到过任何的曲折,这是我的幸运,但是人的一生不可能永远是直径的,我应该做的是好好珍惜上天给予我的这样的机遇,继续在我所深爱的物理领域进行深造。

(My college life will be over soon. Just as my father said, I was lucky enough as my former 21-year life was a diametrical life. But no one will be so lucky in his or her whole lifetime, and what I should do is to cherish this opportunity God has given me and further my education in materials science.)

点评:

从这段文字可以看出,这位申请者面对自己非常顺利的人生,不是去浪费,而是在清楚认识之后的万分珍惜,全身心的投入到研究中去,没有浪费大学四年的任何光阴。并且在庆幸的同时做好了充分的思想准备去面对今后人生道路上的曲折。所以作为顺利型的申请者在写作时可以从以下两点去写:1 突出自己对这个学科的热爱,这种学习的过程让你感到了无比的快乐 2 突出你对这份顺利的珍惜,真心求知的心情和行动 。例子中的框架就突出了第二个特色。

2、克服型

讲完了顺利型之后,你也许发现自己并不是属于这一类型,那看看你是否是属于下面这种类型呢?

克服困难型的申请者,在成长的过程中有较多的弱点,而自己是在一步步克服这些弱点的过程中成长起来的。我想这一类的申请者也会有不少。现在提供给大家一份这类型申请者的PS框架,让大家有一个感性的认识:

【范例】

开头:

人生就像双曲线,两条曲线最接近的地方是人生中的瓶颈,一生中会遇到无数次这样的瓶颈期,但是只要一次次的突破了,天地就会越来越宽广。当我走进××大学,我的老师在帮助我战胜胆怯的心理时对我说了以上的话,这句话指引我改变了性格,选择了在异国学习传播专业的道路。我想这句话将会继续指引我的一生。

( “Life is like a hyperbola: its bottlenecks appear in the position which witnesses the shortest distance between the two curves. In fact, anyone has to go through several bottleneck periods in his lifetime. If he makes one breakthrough after another, however, he will certainly have his horizons increasingly expanded.”

They were told by my teacher when he helped me overcome the timidity I suffered as a freshman at ××university. These words guided me to change my character, stimulated me to pursue overseas studies in communication, and will surely continue to make a far-reaching impact on my life. )

The first breakthrough:from timid to sociable:(choose communication as my major )

通过克服胆小这一弱点来写自己为什么选择传播专业。

The second breakthrough:from dependent to independent:study communication systematically

正文 写自己在国外学习传播学的过程中通过克服自己依赖性的弱点来写自己的专业进展

和工作经验。

The third breakthrough:from ego self to a grand self 确立职业目标,在传播学领域继续深造:写自己的职业目标和继续深造的原因、研究的方向以及为什么选择学校的原因。

结尾:

一个人要前行就必须不断地去克服自己的弱点,在一次次的克服中去寻求更大的发展最终实现自己的梦想。我相信在贵校的学习一定会让我获得克服自己弱点的机会,最终实现我在组织交流领域的理想

作为克服型的申请者,在写作过程中需要掌握以下原则:

1) 在众多克服中寻找出对自己的发展有决定意义的克服经历;

2) 每次的克服都使你向学术更高的领域的去行进。

3、挑战型

能够确立去美国留学的申请者,都是一个比较优秀的群体,在这个群体中有不少申请者具备challenge(挑战精神)这一素质。如何通过PS框架体现这一素质呢?

下面这个PS框架将给予大家一个很好的范例:

Hold on, I will win(坚持,我一定会赢!)

Hold on I will win,当我进入高手云集的××大学时,我高考成绩在全年级是后20%,但是我对自己说hold on,I will win!

具体事例:描述我大学每个学期成绩的进展直到最后一个学期的第一名。

Hold on I will win,当我作为全系少有的几个本科生进入××实验室的时候,我面临是一大群优秀的研究生和经验丰富的工程师,我对自己说:hold on, I will in!

具体事例:写自己是如何在这个项目中一步步努力学习技术,攻克技术难关,取得成功的{personalstatement范文}.

Hold on,I will in! 靠着这种精神我获得了×××、×××、×××写自己在非学术上的一些成绩

Hold on, I will in!正是靠着这种精神,在一次次的challenge中实现了自我的超越,确立了自己的职业目标……

Hold on, I will in!在大学毕业之际我选择了贵校继续我学业的深造,因为…… 只要我坚持,我一定会make my dream to become true!

挑战型的申请者在写自己的申请材料的时候必须注意以下几个原则:

1、 层次性——选择具有代表意义的挑战;

2、 学术性——选择对你的学术生涯会产生影响的挑战。

以上是研究自己的成长经历之后,可以以此为依据进行写作的框架。

PS框架的构建:按研究发展方向分

PS框架的搭建还可以从自己的发展方向去进行分析。在此基础上可以将PS框架划分为以下三种:

1、 全面型

这一类型的申请者往往多才多艺,可能钢琴10级,花样泳全运会前3之类。这一类申请者在写申请材料的时候往往会非常的烦恼,不知道如何突出自己的优势,似乎我们总是在强调学术,那么这样的能力是否算作是优势呢?可以明确的告知大家这就是优势。而且美国学校十分重视一个人的全面发展。

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