资源描述：
《How-to-Write-a-Personal-Statement-个人陈述写作技巧.docx》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。
1、HowtoWriteaPersonalStatementbyUNMProf.ElizabethArchuletaThroughapersonalstatement,youintroduceyourselftotheuniversity;itreflectsyourpersonalityandintellect.Itisimportantthatyoureadeachquestioncarefullyandmakeeveryefforttounderstandandrespondtoitwithwell-consideredresponsesan
2、dinapersuasiveenoughmannertoholdthereader’sinterest.1.UnderstandandExplainYourselfOneofthemainproblemswhenwritingisthatapplicantsfailtotakeathoroughandanalyticallookatthemselvesandtheirobjectives.Admissioncommitteemembersarelookingforinteresting,insightful,revealing,andnon-g
3、enericessaysthatsuggestyouhavesuccessfullygonethroughaprocessofcarefulreflectionandself-examination.2.SetYourselfApartCommitteesarelookingforsomethingPERSONALandANALYTICAL.Thismeanssharinginformationyourarelysharewithothersandassessingyourlifemorecriticallythanusual.Thisappr
4、oachiskeytoasuccessfulpersonalstatement.Exercise:Inordertobeginwritingyourpersonalstatement–yourstory—you’llneedtoanswersomebasicquestionstoprepareyourself.Questions:·Whatisspecial,unique,distinctive,orimpressiveaboutyouoryourlifestory?Whatdetailsofyourlife(personalorfamilyp
5、roblems/history,anygenuinelynotableaccomplishments,peopleoreventsthathaveshapedyouorinfluencedyourgoals)mighthelpthecommitteebetterunderstandyouorhelpsetyouapartfromotherapplicants?·Whendidyouoriginallybecomeinterestedinthisfieldandwhathaveyousincelearnedaboutit—andaboutyour
6、self—thathasfurtherstimulatedyourinterestandreinforcedyourconvictionthatyouarewellsuitedtothisfield?Thisdoesnotmeanthatyoushouldwrite,“WhyIwanttobealawyer.”Instead,tellwhatinsightsyouhavegainedfromcertainexperiencesthatreinforceyourdecisiontogotolawschool·Howhaveyoulearnedab
7、outthisfield—throughclasses,readings,seminars,workorotherexperiences,internships,orconversationswithpeoplealreadyinthefield.·Ifworkexperienceshaveconsumedsignificantperiodsoftimeduringyourcollegeyears,whathaveyoulearned(leadershipormanagerialskills,forexample),andhowhasthewo
8、rkcontributedtoyourpersonalgrowth?·Whatareyourcareergoals?·Arethereanygapso
