2、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 fun
3、ding" 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 admissio
4、n." 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。 PreparationPS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
6、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
7、 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generalitie