第一篇:出国留学文书写作:个人陈述(PS)的写作方法
出国留学文书写作:个人陈述(PS)的写作方法
自述,即Personal Statement,是所有出国文件中最重要的部分,它是申请者最主要的自我包装。申请的过程就是要把自己倾销给评审者的过程。你的任务是让这一文件反映你的个性和才智。写自述即使对以英语为母语的北美、英联邦国家学生也是颇费心力的事情。对中国申请者来说,用英语写作本来就是困难的事,更何况自述是为了表现和包装自己,有违我们的文化习俗,所以写起来往往倍感吃力。中国申请者往往没有面谈的机会,因而这份文件愈发显得重要。需要忠告所有的申请者:必须捉住机会,充分且恰如其分地表现你的人格魅力、聪明和已取得的成就。制作自述要花大量的精力,决不能草率从事。你已经花费了多年的心血,完成了大学甚至是研究生的学习,你也可能又在随后的工作岗位上积累了宝贵的经验,现在又通过艰苦卓尽的努力成功地考过了IELTS、TOEFL和GRE。然而,你的任务并没有结束。你必须静下心来,有条不紊地处理多种文件,这其中自述是重中之重。
怎样真正地把此项工作当作重中之重呢?并不是让你赶紧往买一本所谓范例然后照着抄,而是要借此机会严厉、认真和全面地审阅自己的才能、潜能以及出国留学的目的。这种对自己的能力、向往和追求的透彻了解是写作自述的基础。根据笔者在国外求学、工作的经验,可以这么说,在写好自述这件事上,中国留学生可以说是遇上了一个深层次而且是重大的文化差异。其中所谓“深层次”就是说这个差异不是西方人喝咖啡中国人喝茶、西方人称“Darling”而中国人称“孩子他妈”那样简单。
国外很多“雇主”和大学的录取评审者非常重视求职者、求学者对自身
是否了解以及对自己的前途和目标是否明确。在他们的文化中,这样的自我了解被视为是人的素质中很重要的一部分。同时,他们也十分重视对此作出个性化表达的能力。我并不是要讨论文化题目,而是力求以最短的篇幅给申请人以最大的实用指导。切记不要把写作自述一事当作官样文章而草率应付。国外教育机构的官僚主义经常愈甚于我国,但要求写自述,的确不是官样文章,而是给申请者一次表现自己的机会。请各位申请人切记,这样的表现一定要富有个性。
怎样判定自述是否反映了个性呢?最简单的办法就是看第二个人是否能写出一样的或是差未几的内容。真正富有个性的自我先容是不可能与其他人的自我先容雷同的。尽管有很多人有着看上往类似的求学、求职经历,但是每个人对学习、工作、事业和他人的感受应该是独特的。即使两个人所有的学习和工作经历都相同,也都计划往同一个领域深造,但是引发他们对该学科感爱好的外部事物和内心感受也必定是有区别的。所以,在我们谈到写作自述其他留意事项之前,首先要求申请者要独具创意。在写作时认真而全面地审阅自己的方法就是默默地自问如下题目:
1.对所要申请的学校和专业是否有了深进、细致的了解;能否做到在写自述时紧扣学校和专业的要求及特点,突出自己的申请上风?
2.我的人生经历中有什么独特的、非同平常的地方?在我的家庭生活和社会生活中有哪些人或事件影响了我的人生观和事业追求?这些影响有什么与众不同的地方?
3.我最初是如何对目前所选专业感爱好的?我在其后的岁月中又是如何加深了对这一学科领域的熟悉的?我在这一领域已经取得了什么样的成绩?是什么因素使我相信自己能够在这一领域有所建树?
4.在上学期我从事了哪些助教、助研、社会实践或暑期工作?通过这些活动在什么方面得到了进步(比如科研能力、组织能力和领导能力等)?在步进社会后的工作中完成过什么项目?取得了哪些成就?表现出何等才干?
5.我终极的事业目标是什么?6.我多年来的考试成绩有没有需要解释的地方?比方:大学成绩一直很优异,但GRE成绩却不怎么理想;高年级的成绩是否比低年级的成绩有明显进步?
7.在自我奋斗的过程中是否需要克服超常的困难,如家庭生活贫困、身体残疾等?
8.我是否具备杰出的品格,比如老实、可靠、善良、刻苦等等?对此我能否提供真凭实据来加以证实?我是否具备值得一提的优秀的工作习惯和态度,以及品质上的上风。
9.我具备什么样的特殊才能,如分析能力、领导才能和交流才能?我为什么比别的申请者更具有在事业上成功的把握?
要回答这些题目的确不轻易,但你必须在正式写作自述之前全面预备,认真思考这些题目,由于你的自述需要回答所有这些题目或其中的大部分。对内容有了把握后,就要留意写作技巧了。这里说的写作技巧不是英语水平的题目,而是写作思路、取材和段落的安排。写自述的最大忌讳就是写得毫无特色、枯燥乏味。要知道每一个录取评审委员需要阅读成百上千份自述,其中大多数自述的内容都是雷同的。他们不可能有时间和精力在平淡中寻找不平常,努力发掘你的优秀之处。要写得醒目,捉住读者的留意力,这个责任完全在你自己。
所以,自述的第一段或者是前两段尤为重要——必须能够引起读者对你的爱好,且能体现出关于你个人的最重要的信息。假如你的这两段内容中有闪光之处,能够给人留下深刻的印象,那么就达到了最佳效果。
鉴于尽大多数申请者的确有着类似的学历和工作背景,而且现在又在追求一个共同的目标,因此,写作中的雷同很难避免。在这里,笔者要夸大获得独特性的两个重要方法:一是寻找独特的思想方法或审阅自己的独特角度;二是在陈述过程中采用故事手法。
采取第一种方法时,我们要从多种角度确定文章的基调。在此,我们对三种较常见的类型进行扼要论述:
1.克服生活中的逆境型:笔者曾看过一位外国申请者写的自述。作者的家庭背景是贫苦的、不识英文的第一代亚裔移民。作者没有回避自己多花了几年时间才完成大学的教育并且成绩较差这一惨痛的事实,而是就此题目展开了对自己的先容。作为宗子的他肩负帮助父母抚养年幼妹妹的重任。因此,完成大学教育对他来说需要艰苦卓尽的努力。通过他的叙述,一位意志坚强、吃苦刻苦并具有高度责任感的年轻人的形象跃然纸上。
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这位作者申请的是法学院,难度较大,但作者有力地陈述了他的理由:他的父母像很多亚裔移民一样,不懂英文,更不懂在美国用法律的手段来保护自己的权益。他现在申请读法学院,目的就是为了将来能够使用法律的武器维护美国少数族裔的权益。
这样的信读起来感人至深,作者当然也被录取了。成功之处就在于作者能以独特的角度来看待自己的经历和追求的目标,并使两者达到了高度同一。
在写这种在逆境中奋起的自述时,应通过事实来描述过往的经历及这段经历对自己的求学、事业和人生目标的正面影响。切忌耽于自我怜悯,或以一种谴责评判的方式使文章显得布满怨气。本章列举的第7例Bi Niniu(真名隐)的自述改后稿可说是这种自述的经典之作。
2.自我成长型:这种申请人在生活、学业和工作上虽不可避免地碰到了某些挫折,但相对来说,他们的生活比较一帆风顺。写这种自述一定要用正面、肯定的语气,清楚、精炼,同时又要充分、多方面地展示自己独特的才智、事业和求学的追求方向。本章列举的第31例Cai Tian先生的自述即属于这一类型。
3.家庭影响型:这可以是好的家庭背景对申请者产生了正面的影响,也可以是艰难或不好的家庭环境作用于申请者,使之反思并发奋图强。写正面的影响时留意不要过分渲染家庭的帮助和督促向导作用,由于这往往会使评审人以为你缺乏主见和能动力;同样,写不好的家庭背景时,也不要太多着墨于种种困难,重要的是突出自己不屈从命运安排的精神和志向。
至此我们谈到了全面和深刻地审阅自己、寻找独特的角度以及注重运用细节等题目。下面提出一些关于材料取舍题目的建议供读者参考:
首先,千万不要遗遗漏那些有用的和中肯的成就、经验等事实。此外,最好不提的还有政治观点、宗教信仰和其他一切轻易引起争议的话题。有个别申请者在文件中提到了“上帝”这样的字眼,犯了西方社会宗教和
学术分离的大忌。
第二篇:ps出国留学申请个人陈述
Personal Statement
I found my faithful love for finance quite early as my uncle, a financial accountant, began to teach me some simple financial knowledge when he provided me with additional coaching of mathematics since I was young.Then as I learned more academic knowledge in finance, E-Finance for example, in college, I gradually made up my mind to develop it as my future career.Thus I’m now applying to your programme of Accounting and Finance MSc to enrich me with more in-depth knowledge in finance.During undergraduate study, I’ve got a systematic learning in Microeconomics, E-Finance, E-Commerce, E-Marketing and Logistics Management of E-Commerce.In particular, I performed excellent in E-Finance as I scored 91, the highest mark in my class, and I became much more familiar with e-banking, online securities trading and the working processes of call center.In the final year of undergraduate study, I’m now learning Principle of Management, Case Study of the Security of E-Commerce, The Criteria and Law in E-Commerce, Customer Behavior and International Trade Affairs.In terms of quantitative courses, I have learned Advanced Mathematics, Linear Algebra and Probability Theory & Mathematical Statistics and in the last course I’ve mainly studied central limit theorem, the principal distributions, testing of statistical hypotheses, parameter estimation, linearity regression and equal analysis, and stochastic differential equations.With my great efforts, I got 85.66 for current overall average and 87.64 for the average of E-Commerce major specializations and ranked of 5/53 and 4/53 respectively in my class.In addition, I was awarded B-class scholarship and won the title of ‘Excellent Student’ as well in 2008.Besides focusing on professional study, I also pay a great attention to improving leadership.Shortly after I entered into the college, I joined in the Literature & Art Unit of the Student Union.In a year, I perfectly accomplished my work, such as field arranging and programme planning, etc., in holding the award ceremony of the Webpage Design Competition and the English Culture Festival.For my excellent leadership and organizing ability showed in the above activities, I was elected as the president of the Unit in September 2007.Thereafter, I successfully organized many ceremonies and festivals which were widely appreciated by students and teachers.When being active in extra-curriculum activities, I also grasped chances to develop my English capacity.I once participated in the shows of English Culture Festival---the English dramas Beauty and the Beast, and Titanic---in which my oral English was well practiced.Meanwhile, I also focused on cross-culture communication as I made friends with several oversea students from England, Finland, and France.I was quite fascinated with the European culture they introduced to me which impelled me to get my postgraduate study in UK.Through the above preparation, I’m sure that I’ve got ready to study in Manchester.I believe with a hard work I can have a deep insight in the accounting and financial courses you provide and what I would learn can greatly contribute to my career development---after graduation, I will work as a financial analyst in a key investment firm in China, and when being experienced with practical financial investment operations, I then plan to be a senior financial advisor in a world famous investment bank.
第三篇:英国留学申请文书之个人陈述PS
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A Master’s student of accounting at Xiamen University, the best higher-learning institution in China’s strategically important Province of Fujian, across the Straits from Taiwan, I would like to pursue Ph.D.studies in your distinguished program so that I can be assured a teaching career in my motherland.My education so far is characterized by indisputable excellence.During the four years of my undergraduate studies, my GPA was consistently the highest in my class of 135 students.As you can see from the transcripts of my academic record, I received straight A’s for all the courses except for first-year Physical Education.My graduation was rated “Outstanding”, the highest rating possible.An in-depth analysis of the ethical standards of Chinese auditors, the paper was later published in a quality professional journal as a seminal study of a rarely studied topic in China.As the unquestionably best student in my year, I was accepted into graduate studies by the university without the normally mandatory entrance examinations.In recognition of my academic performance and other strengths, I was decorated with many honors and accolades during my undergraduate studies.I was elected the monitor of the class and the Vice President of the university’s Student Union, making me the most important female student leader on campus.Among the financial awards I won was the Jiageng Scholarship, the university’s most prestigious award named after its founder Chen Jiageng, one of the best known patriotic Chinese in the first half of this century.The Jiageng /scholarship is offered to only ten students each year, and the offer is usually presented to the recipients by the university’s president in person in a grand ceremony, as it was in 1996, when I got it.In my undergraduate studies, I had broad academic interests, although I majored in accounting.I regularly read academic journals, both Chinese and international, to keep me abreast of the latest developments in accounting and other related fields.I devoted considerable time to learning such subjects as law and economics.My extensive knowledge provided me solid grounding as I narrowed down my research interest to professional ethics of accountants.In a country that has only an inchoate legal regime governing professional practice.Enforcing high ethical standards is both difficult and critical.But studies have been scant and haphazard so far.I am glad that I have made quite some contribution to the country’s discourse in this area.My undergraduate studies were greatly enriched with a most rewarding internship program.As a CPA assistant working for the Accounting Firm affiliated to the university, I took part in the auditing of several major corporations.In the process, I learned not only to put my book knowledge in practice but also acquired first-hand knowledge of how Chinese accountants, operating under inadequate laws and regulations, handled difficult issues.Such knowledge has constituted an important part of the basis for my research on the ethical questions of Chinese accountants and auditors.本文来自作文地带团队写作QQ: 578691213 In my graduate studies, I have broadened my intellectual horizon and refined my accounting expertise.The courses I took related to both theories and methodologies of accounting and auditing.But the more significant part of my learning is to be found perhaps not in the courses 作文地带-有翻译、写作团队的英语作文网站
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网址:http://www.xiexiebang.com but in the research projects that I have taken part in together with my professors.I have, for example, helped my professors in compiling and editing a major textbook for the continuing education program of the ALL-China Association of Certified Accountants.The book, Cases of Auditing, has just been published and is expected to substantiate the curriculum of the continuing education program.In my Ph.D.studies, I wish to focus my studies and research on auditing, particularly in relation to audit risk, auditor’s decision-making, ethics of auditing.I am also interested in accounting theories.I heard of Penn State University while I was still an undergraduate student, and I know that its accounting program is marked by selectivity and excellence.I hope that, by studying in your program, I will be able to build on my academic record so far for a promising career as a teacher in China a few years down the road.更多内容请访问:http://www.xiexiebang.com/
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第四篇:出国留学个人陈述
Personal Statement
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When occasionally reading the master piece Letter to a Young Lawyer by Alan Dershowitz, I was deeply attracted by words such as Lawyer, Justice, Practice Mentality, and Creed of Life.These words led to my further meditation on the qualities of a lawyer---critical thinking, efficient methods to defend one’s opinions, logical mentality.Living in a society in desperate need of justice and rightness, I had determined to devote myself to the cause of law resolutely.And the first thing is to be equipped with professional knowledge and practice skills.Thus, after graduation next year from Chongqing University, which is listed in 211/985 project, I intend to further my study at your university due to your prestigious reputation in this area
With great determination and sense of mission, I devoured the pages to learn and think in and out of class, resulting in the top-ranking score at various courses, for instance, 87% for Lawyers, Notarization and Arbitration Practice;85% for Corporate and Business Law;85% for Financial Law;and 90% for Jurisprudence.Nevertheless, I know that a consistent praise is far away to make my dream realized.Hence I submerged myself in the sea of reference books in the law field, such as The Concept of Law by H.L.A.Hart,An Introduction To The Principles of Morals and Legislation by Jeremy Bentham,Justice in Robes by Ronald Dworkin, Taking Rights Seriously by Ronald Dworkin, Constitution Law of United States, The laws by Plato, etc.Since many cases concerns economic disputes and my second major is economics, I also read some books in this field such as The Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets by Frederic.S.Mishkin, Economics by Paul.A.Samuelson,The Problem of Social Cost by Ronald Harry Coase, etc.Apart from that, after a half year’s training, now I am very confident to pass the Judicial Vocational Qualification Test in the near future.I had been the programme manager of SIFE(Student In Free Enterprise)programmes at my university, which is an international non-profit organization that works with leaders in business and higher education to mobilize university students to make a difference in their communities while developing the skills to become socially responsible business leaders.There I had leaded my team taking a series of social cases among which I would like to share the most unforgettable ones.Our first programme was the Bangbangjun Program.“Bangbangjun” is a typical Chongqing way to call the luggage porters, who are the migrant workers.Suffering from frequent discrimination, they live their lives at the foot of the social ladder.There are some companies to manage their business.Through on-site inspection we found that the situation was worse than our imagination in those companies.Deficiencies and shortages existed everywhere such as in legal security, internal systems, labor rights, and the financial management.With the help of the supervisor
as well as lawyers and business consultant we tried to find universal business modes to benefit as more porters as we can.After 3 years’ endeavor we succeeded in bringing the company with advanced business modes and legal aids, setting up websites and establishing brands, perfecting taxing structure and internal regulations;strengthening employees’ protection and helping the company in refunding.There, my tasks were to lead my team to supervise the operation of the procedures, provide legal guidance in equity and interest allocation, social insurance and the process of refunding.Additionally, I also did researches on the life status of migrant workers and guided them to protect their legal rights.In the end I wrote the annual report for the programme.Much as I applied of my professional skills and felt about the hardships of the migrant works, I congratulated myself that I had chosen such a noble cause.Moreover, I had participated in another programme named FedEx Migrant Workers’ Children Success Skills Program.The aim of the programme was to achieve better communications between migrant worker parents and their children, promote more educational opportunities for these children, and help them to establish a scientific life and social value.In order to lead my team to fulfill the task, I invited professionals to come to offer psychological consultation;gave inspiring speeches, recruited volunteers to teach them social etiquette and hygiene knowledge;and organized books and stationery donation activities.With these management experiences I had a more comprehensive understanding on how to lead a team to fulfill a task, making it so easier in the third programme called Global Entrepreneurship Week in Chongqing University.By patrols speeches and entrepreneur interviewing did we provide a communication and resource-sharing platform for university students.In this way did students could learn from the entrepreneurs’ experience and knowledge in a more vivid way.This time I followed up the whole process from scheme, arrangement, implementing, leading the team to solve problems encountered, especially in the status limitation, content prescription, and school official approval convincing.Besides, I took other programmes as well such as GSVC(Global Social Venture Competition), in which I was responsible for checking agreement and compliance;and EOP(Economic Opportunity Program), in which I took charge of protocoling the framework of their cooperation with primary school.Apart from my practice experience in SIFE, I had another internship in summer vacation in Beijing’s No.1 Intermediate People’s Court, where I had learned basic criminal litigation procedures, connecting processes with public security organ and procuratorial organ and the criminal litigation defending skills.One other internship I had was in Bangbangjun Moving Company from 2009~2011.In that company I helped the staff with my professional advice in checking agreement and compliance;
formulating the regulations, explicating the division and assign of stock rights, etc.When I was exhausted from my work and studies, I would do some exercise to get myself refreshed and revitalized.As the reward of unceasing efforts of being the national second-level athlete, I did a good job in 2008 Swimming Competition of the University Games in Chongqing, and won the third place of 50-meter freestyle, the third place of 100-meter butterfly, and the first place of 4 × 100-meter freestyle respectively.Additionally, I also performed well in 2009 Swimming Competition of Healthy Campus Games in Chongqing, and won the first place of 50-meter backstroke, the second place of 4 × 100-meter mix-style and freestyle respectively.As for career planning, I intend to pursue my further study of international business law or trade law after passing the Judicial Professional Qualification Test;In order to be a partner of law office, I would accumulating my experience mainly in non-lawsuit legal matters and foreign matters;afterwards there would be some further academic demands such as applying for Phd degree.The legal system in P.R.China now is changing with a higher pace compared with that of the economics globalization, resulting in a greater demand for qualified lawyers who can deal with international cases such as political disputes among countries, business disputes among enterprises, and cultural transmission.I want to be one of them who can handle international affair easily due to their domestic education and experience abroad.Wherefore hoping that by contrasting, coordinating and coalescing could I view law and justice from a new and unique angle, I intend to apply to study at your honored university.Sincerely hope that you would spare a careful thought on my considerate decision and I am looking forward to your favorable reply.Thank you!
第五篇:出国留学文书写作指南
英国留学文书是学校录取委员会决定是否录取的因素之一,即使你有很高的成绩,如果英国留学文书写的不好,或者错误连篇,那么你也拿不到心仪大学的offer。每年都有大量的学生折在英国留学文书上。
写好英国留学文书第一招:正确使用英文
好的申请文书必须使用正确的英文。录取委员会的教授只能从书面材料来对你的学识、人品和语言能力进行判断,而你也只能以书面的形式来表现和证明你自己。你和他们之间唯一的媒介是文字。你的雅思成绩也许很高,但试想你的Personal Statement写得一塌糊涂,洋教授们会怎么想?毕竟这种文件是在没有严格时间限制的情况下写的,如果质量差,人家对你英语语言能力的印象就会打折扣,认为你是一个高分低能的人,一定要把自己的形象表现得鲜明、具体和个性化,给自己一个独特的包装。
写好英国留学文书第二招:全面展示自己
可以说,申请文书相当于不见面的interview。你要通过这些文件,让你希望师从的教授们了解你过去的成就、现在的能力和未来的打算。但仅仅这些并不够。你还要告诉他们你是在什么样的情况下取得这样的成就的,是什么原因使你像你所声称的那样杰出以及你为什么想深造。如果你曾遭受什么重大的失败、挫折或失望,你需要对这些做出合理的解释。
这些文件还得展示你的性格和人格力量。要尽量写得生动、具体,让教授们读了以后好像已经见过你本人一样。
写好英国留学文书第三招:知晓会被提问的问题
由于学校的类型,选择的科系以及所选学校的威望,入学委员会将会阅读成千上万的个人资料,为了让你的文章有说服力,令人难忘和个性突出,他们到底要得到什么信息?问题涉及的范围是什么?申请涉及的问题范围极广,从人际方面怎样的挑战使你认为它们锻炼出你解决矛盾的能力和管理方面的技巧,到一些不定性的乌龙问题,除了邮递问卷之外,大部分的学校通常会提供回答问题的指导,请仔细地按部就班,不要偏离它们。
在申请文档中避免不同部分之间的冗长重复,不要只在行文间陈述你的平均绩点和课程,这些东西在申请中是会被予以与其他部分相当的重视,然而如果你认为平均绩点和课程有所需解释之处则不妨多写一些,比如说,你可以讲明某一些平均绩点的不定是因为生病或是家庭问题所致,除了这些情况,千万别为你的分数找理由,入学委员会每年都要读过成百上千个这样的理由。
写好英国留学文书第四招:全面了解所申请的学校
(1)研究你所申请的英国大学。大部分学校会给你提供一本小册子告诉你校方对申请者的要求。与该所学校的研究生和你所知的就读该校的人交谈,充分利用学校的校友会组织与研究生们建立关系,与学校通电话,和入学委员会成员或其他校方官员联系,你了解该所学校和它的运作以及职能成员愈多,你愈可能写好你的申请书以此证明你对该所学校确实十分地感兴趣。
(2)另外,你得花费时间给读信者一种印象:你花了更多的时间使自己对该所学校了解得比其他的申请者更透彻,这些特别功夫使读信人对你的勤奋,专心致志和对该院系的兴趣有着十分良好的印象。这些特别了解和信息不必在每一句中提出,也无须特别夸张其辞,你的陈述只需包含足够的信息使人留下你做了特别努力的印象即可。
写好英国留学文书第五招:不同的学校写不同的个人陈述
一旦你认识到进行个人陈述的目的所在,你必须关注行文的类型和结构,以便最有效地达到目的。脑子里有了这样的认识,就会意识到没有一个完美的个人陈述能适合你所申请的那些学校提出的问题,大部分学校对于他们所希望录取的人要求不同,你必须根据申请文件中提出的问题来“量体裁衣”,理想的方法是:针对不同的学校写不同的个人陈述。
记住,英国留学文书一定不能敷衍了事,糟糕的英国留学申请文书可能会完全掩盖你的好成绩。每所大学,尤其是世界名校,每年都收到大量的入学申请。假如你给学校录取委员会的印象没有别的申请者深刻,那么你也只好望“洋”兴叹了。
请申请的同学检查自己对PS/CV/RL(全称分别为:personal statement/ curriculum vitae/ recommendation letter)这3样材料的准备情况。除掉那些客观的成绩,这3样材料的重要性不言而喻。而在它们之间,并无孰重孰轻的区分——要利用一切材料尽可能自然地展示自己的闪光点和学术能力(潜力)。
1、cv
cv的总体格式可以参考前人模版(总标题curriculum vitae用3号字,其他标题和正文均小4,标题处都可以加粗,除总标题外的其他标题可有下划线。正文行距为单倍行距)。
Obejective, education(major/degree/gpa), related experience, publications, honors and awards, Courses in Major Field of Study, references等信息可以依次列在cv里面。
Obejective一个经常被问到的问题是:到底申phd还是申master(也就是哪种被录取的可能更大)?通常系里的网页上会出现这样几种情况:本科生可以申phd也可以申ma;本科生只能申请ma,有了ma学历的才能申phd;还有就是系里只有ma,不提供phd。结论是:除了第三种也就是系里没有phd的情况下你申请ma以外,其他一律申请phd,而不用去管他本科学历是否有资格申phd。原因就在于:你想学他最好的东西,那就要表达你想读 phd的愿望。道理就这么简单。
Related experience可以罗列参加过的考察、实习。当然,这些都应该是和专业相关的经历。其他的内容诸如公司实习、学生会团委、班干部、无关比赛、志愿者都可以省略,只需要写和专业学术有关的东西。在每项活动下面应该附几行文字(5号字,并且行距调小,调成最小值)说明活动的内容以及自己所承担的任务,做了哪些事情,尽可能简要、清楚。
Publications指的是学术论文,如果你在申请时已经有发表的论文,那是最好的。如果尚未发表,但你知道将会在何时发表的,可以写上accepted for publication由 提供,后面写上要发表的刊物/时间。如果是已经提交的,但是还不知道是否可以发表的,也可以写上去,写submitted, in review。
Honors and Awards,如果你有更高级的奖项,那就全部堆上去吧;奖额高的,还可以把具体金额也写出来。
Courses in Major Field of Study是指附一个专业课的表格,也就是你major gpa是由哪些课程得出的,把它们依照Term/ Course Name/ Credits/ Grades等罗列出来。
2、PS(小4,单倍行距)
ps似乎没什么规律可循,应该是很personal 很special的。
ps是对自己申请动机一个重新审视的机会。注意逻辑的连贯性。文科ps,不用罗列gpa/ranking这样的数字,更不要写gt以体现英文水平,因为这些数据容易打断整体的连贯性。也不要
为哪门课成绩不好而去作解释或者编造理由。ps还是扎扎实实写些自己的想法和研究情况,特别注意交待清楚研究方向和兴趣所在。能够针对自己做过的topic写些东西和感受就好,但也别扯太远。比如“就事论事”,写了自己做某topic收集材料齐全,发现了对某样东西与众不同的解释等等,而这些都是配合writing sample的,也就是说教授看writing sample是可以找到所说的这些东西的。所以,就相当于在ps里把ws最闪光的地方给总结了一下。
3、RL
推荐人的选择:可以是专业课任课老师、论文指导老师、实习指导老师,总之一定是要和你有过较多接触,对你比较了解的人。在这个前提下,当然是越牛越好,知名度越高越有利。一般老师都会让你自拟一个底稿,他再润色。推荐信篇幅不宜很长,最多不要超过A4一页。教授的推荐信显得尤为短,而且往往越牛越短。内容上只要突出某个特质或优点就可以,不宜面面具到,主要以谈学习态度、学术能力为主。至于缺点,可写可不写。