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1、HowtoWriteaPersonalStatement个人陈述hroughapersonalstatement,youintroduceyourselftotheuniversity;itreflectsyourpersonalityandintellect.Itisimportantthatyoureadeachquestioncarefullyandmakeeveryefforttounderstandandrespondtoitwithwell-consideredresponsesandinapersuasiveenoughmannertoholdt
2、hereader’sinterest.1.UnderstandandExplainYourself Oneofthemainproblemswhenwritingisthatapplicantsfailtotakeathoroughandanalyticallookatthemselvesandtheirobjectives.Admissioncommitteemembersarelookingforinteresting,insightful,revealing,andnon-genericessaysthatsuggestyouhavesuccessful
3、lygonethroughaprocessofcarefulreflectionandself-examination.2.SetYourselfApart CommitteesarelookingforsomethingPERSONALandANALYTICAL.Thismeanssharinginformationyourarelysharewithothersandassessingyourlifemorecriticallythanusual.Thisapproachiskeytoasuccessfulpersonalstatement.Exercis
4、e: Inordertobeginwritingyourpersonalstatement–yourstory—you’llneedtoanswersomebasicquestionstoprepareyourself.Questions:·Whatisspecial,unique,distinctive,orimpressiveaboutyouoryourlifestory?Whatdetailsofyourlife(personalorfamilyproblems/history,anygenuinelynotableaccomplishments,peo
5、pleoreventsthathaveshapedyouorinfluencedyourgoals)mighthelpthecommitteebetterunderstandyouorhelpsetyouapartfromotherapplicants?·Whendidyouoriginallybecomeinterestedinthisfieldandwhathaveyousincelearnedaboutit—andaboutyourself—thathasfurtherstimulatedyourinterestandreinforcedyourconv
6、ictionthatyouarewellsuitedtothisfield?Thisdoesnotmeanthatyoushouldwrite,“WhyIwanttobealawyer.”Instead,tellwhatinsightsyouhavegainedfromcertainexperiencesthatreinforceyourdecisiontogotolawschool·Howhaveyoulearnedaboutthisfield—throughclasses,readings,seminars,workorotherexperiences,i
7、nternships,orconversationswithpeoplealreadyinthefield.·Ifworkexperienceshaveconsumedsignificantperiodsoftimeduringyourcollegeyears,whathaveyoulearned(leadershipormanagerialskills,forexample),andhowhastheworkcontributedtoyourpersonalgrowth?·Whatareyourcareergoals?·Arethereanygapsordi
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