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1、WritingaCoverLetter/PersonalEssayforaScholarship***1.Useyourresumeasthedatabaseforthecoverletteroressay.Ifyoucannotincludeyourresumewiththecoverletteroressay,asinmostscholarshipapplications,youwillneedtoincludeallinformationfromyourresumeintheletter.
2、2.Dividethematerialintospecificareas,justasyouwouldinaresume.Thesealmostalwaysincludeeducation,scholarshipsandawards,workexperienceandgoals.Othercategoriesyoumayormaynotqualifyforsuchasvolunteerwork,researchprojects,conferencepapersorpresentations,in
3、dependentstudyprojects,affiliations,languageandskills.3.Youwillneedastrongorganizingthesisstatementorumbrellastatementatthebeginninginordertoindicatethekeycategoriesthatmakeyouagoodcandidate.4.Introduceeachsectionwithacleartopicsentence,indicatingwhi
4、chareayouplantodiscuss.Theyshouldcontainkeywordstohelpdirectthereader.§Ihavealwayschosenchallengingcourses,andhaveanexcellent/verygood/goodacademicrecord.§MyacademicachievementisdemonstratedbythenumerousscholarshipsIhavereceivedbothatthehighschooland
5、universitylevel.§Ihavedevelopedstrongleadershipskills,andknowhowtointeractwithawidevarietyofotherpeoplewhileworkingseveraldifferentjobs…§Ihavedoneafairamountofcommunityserviceincluding…§Myindependentresearchprojectshavestrengthenedmyskillsinlaborator
6、yworkanddevelopedinmeaneyefordetails.§Tutoringhastaughtmetoworkdiplomaticallyandsuccessfullywithawidevarietyofstudents.§Travelhasplayedalargeroleinshapingmyviewofothersandofculturaldifferences.5.Yourdiscussionsshouldberesultoriented.Asaresultofworkin
7、gatabank,youvalueaccuracy,efficiencyandunderstandjobresponsibility.6.Youshouldstressthequalitiesandareasofexpertisethatmakeyougoodcandidateforthescholarship.Todothis,refertothequalificationslistedwiththescholarship.So,forexample,ifthecommitteeconside
8、rsfinancialneedwhendecidinguponthecandidates,makeapointofyourfinancialneedbutnotinatackyway.Committeesoftenlookforsuchthingsinacandidateaswell:§Knowledgeofchosenfield,carefulnessofwork§Motivation,enthusiasm,seriousnessofpurpose§Creativity,originality