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1、美国申请文书的评判标准及评判程序 Thereareasetofcriteriawhicharenearlyuniversalamonguniversitiesforjudgingadmissionsdocuments,includingpersonalstatements.Thesearesetbythevariousprofessorsthemselves,anddeterminewhetherornotthereader,employedeitherbytheuniversityortheprofessor,p
2、assesthedocumentsontotheprofessor.Theycoverseveralattributesofthedocuments:format,size,contentandlanguage.Inordertounderstandthesecriteriayoumustknowhowsuchdocumentsarehandledoncetheyarriveattheuniversityofapplication.) Onarrivalthedocumentsaresortedbydepartme
3、nt.Theadmissionsofficethenopenseachandchecksthatallrelevantmaterialsareincluded,beforeforwardingthemtothedepartmentconcerned.Iftherearedocumentsmissing,thepacketisnotforwarded.Ifareturnself-addressedenvelopeisincluded,theyaresealedintoitwithaprintednoteshowingwha
4、tismissing.Otherwise,theyareputintothetrash,unlesssomebodyhastimetosendarequestforthemissingdocuments,whichisrareindeed.Thepacketswhicharepletearethenfiled,andthepersonalstatements,resumes,curriculumvitas,andreferencesareforwardedtothedepartmentconcerned Onarr
5、ivalinthedepartment,theyarehandledinoneoftwoways.Ifthedepartmenthassomeoneassignedasareader,thedocumentsgointohisorherin-box.Ifnot,theygointotheprofessor’sin-box.Histeachingassistantorsecretarythenhandlesthem.Theyarepassedtowhoeverisassignedtoreadthem:theTA,these
6、cretaryorareaderemployedforthatpurpose.Thereaderthenreadstheminorderofarrival Thereaderseldomreadstheentiredocument,unlessthatreaderiseducatedinthedisciplineofthedepartment,whichisnotalwaysthecase.Theeducatedreaderwhoknowsthemajorwillreadthroughthedocumentunti
7、lheorshehasmadeadecisionaboutitsvalue.Atanypoint,ifthereaderfindsverylargeflawsorbeesterriblybored,thedocumentisdiscardedorreturned. Ifthereaderisnoteducatedinthediscipline,heorshefirstlooksattheresumeorcurriculumvitae.Ifthatissub-standardforanyreason,thedocum
8、entsarediscardedorreturnedifanSASEisincluded.Nextthereaderlooksatthepersonalstatement.Sheorhereadsthefirstoneortwoparagraphscarefullyandthenskimsthemiddlebrief
