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1、留学文书写作注意事项 General *Readandanswerthequestionasked.You’dbeamazedhowmanyessayswereceivethatdon’trelateatalltothequestionwewereasking! *Thereisno“right”answer.Don’tthinkyouknowwhatwewanttohear.Whateveryouhavetosayaboutthetopicisofinteresttous. *Beauthentic.Wewanttohearyourvoiceinyourresp
2、onse–theexperiences,opinionsandvaluesthathaveshapedyou.Feelfreetowriteonsomethingyouarepassionateaboutsowecangettoknowyoubetter. *Beproactive!Eachyear,wetalktostudentswhohaveeverythingreadybuttheiressays–iftheycouldjustgetthemfinished,theirapplicationwouldbeplete.Getstartedonyouressayssoon,and
3、don’tspendmonthsagonizingoverwhetherthey’reperfect.Wedon’treadthroughthemwitharedpeninhand! *Avoidre-writingyouraomplishmentsinparagraphform.You’vealreadygivenusthatinformationinyourapplication. *Re-useessays(orportionsofessays)whenpossible,especiallywhenapplyingtoalotofschools.However,make
4、suretore-readbeforehittingthesubmitbuttonormailingthemin!TheworstpossiblewaytofinishyouressaytoU-Mistosay,“AndIjustcan’twaittobeaSpartan!”Thishappens.Seriously. *Aresearchpaperisdifferentfromanadmissionsessay.Ifyouarere-usingsomethingyou’vepreviouslywritten,makesureitdirectlyanswersourquestion
5、–andnotonethatateacherposedtoyouforanassignment. English101 *Usematureprofessionalwritingskills.Avoidcontractions,slang,and“you.”Ifyouhavequestions,talktoyourEnglishteacher. *Avoidfunnyfonts,bigmargins,largefontsize,etc...Wewereonceinschooltoo,andweknowallthetricksofthetradeformakingthin
6、gsappearlongerthantheyreallyare!Workwithastandardfont(suchasTimes)andastandardsize(suchas12). *Explainanyabbreviations.Sure,weknowtheobviousones(NHS,anyone?),buttalkingabouttheB.O.B.awardthatyouwonforparticipatingintheF.D.R.maynotmakesensetosomeonewhodoesn’tgotoyourhighschool. *Ifmakinganar
7、gument,backitupwithconsistentfacts.Haveanopinionaboutglobalwarming?Affirmativeaction?Thinkthatcapitalpunishmentisevil?Why?Yourargumentshouldbesupportedbyfacts,nottheopinionsofothers. *Usespell-checkandproofreadyoure
