美國留學(xué)個人陳述的重要性和注意事項

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    一份好的文書將對你的申請起到推動的作用,相反一份錯誤連篇,馬馬虎虎的文書可能會讓你拿不到心儀大學(xué)的offer。下面出國留學(xué)網(wǎng)小編給大家分享美國留學(xué)個人陳述的重要性和注意事項,希望對留學(xué)申請有幫助。
    一、美國留學(xué)文書:個人陳述的重要性
    想要學(xué)校輕輕松松在你的申請材料上蓋章批準(zhǔn),一封完美的個人陳述信是必不可少的。顧名思義,個人陳述就是將你的個人信息,學(xué)術(shù)成就和未來職業(yè)規(guī)劃融合在一起的文章??梢赃@么來說,一封個人陳述信就是簡歷的加強(qiáng)版。像高考時老師給我們作文提出的建議一樣,一篇成功的個人陳述不但應(yīng)該語言流暢,邏輯嚴(yán)謹(jǐn),層次分明,最重要的是在這簡簡單單的幾張紙上充分展示你的才華,并且一定要有足夠的吸引力和說服力。值得注意的是,幾乎所有學(xué)校都要求申請人提交個人陳述。
    在你的個人陳述中應(yīng)該有下面三個內(nèi)容:(1)你的個人基本信息;(2)學(xué)術(shù)或?qū)I(yè)經(jīng)歷;(3)申請理由和未來的職業(yè)目標(biāo)。
    二、美國留學(xué)文書:個人陳述十大注意事項
    e your essay and give it direction with a theme or thesis. The thesis is the main point you want to communicate.
    要結(jié)合essay內(nèi)容,最好直接點明其中的主題。中心思想的重要性在上小學(xué)語文課時就知道了。
    re you begin writing, choose what you want to discuss and the order in which you want to discuss it.
    寫之前想好要寫啥,最好列出來。
    concrete examples from your life experience to support your thesis and distinguish yourself from other applicants.
    提到你的某個人生經(jīng)歷或者要說明中心論點的時候,舉個栗子。要記著跟別人不一樣。
    e about what interests you, excites you. That's what admissions staff wants to read.
    寫你感興趣的東西,那才是學(xué)校想看的。
    t your essay with an attention-grabbing lead -- an anecdote, quote, question, or engaging description of scene.
    開頭要吸引人,用好玩兒的,引用,問題設(shè)置,描述場景什么的來開頭。
    your essay with a conclusion that refers back to lead and restates your thesis.
    結(jié)尾要有結(jié)論,最好重復(fù)一下開頭的觀點,這點小學(xué)語文課也學(xué)過了。
    se your essay at least three times.
    至少要修改三次!
    addition to your editing, ask someone else to critique your personal statement for you.
    除了自己修改,最好給別人看看,讓別人來評論評論。
    fread your personal statement by reading it out loud or reading it into a tape recorder and playing back the tape.
    通過大聲地讀出來,來檢查一下有沒有錯誤,或者是錄音下來回放。
    e clearly, succinctly.
    內(nèi)容簡潔清晰。
    't include information that doesn't support your thesis.
    別寫和主題無關(guān)的信息。
    't start your essay with "I was born in.." or "My parents came from..."
    別用“我出生于……”或者“我父母來自……”這種東西來開頭。
    't write an autobiography, itinerary, or resume in prose.
    別寫成了自傳,游記,散文詩,那樣你就呵呵了。
    't try to be a clown (but gentle humor is ok)
    別搞笑(適合幽默就行了)。
    't be afraid to start over if the essay just isn't working or doesn't answer the essay question.
    別怕重寫,要是覺得沒對,沒有很好地回答到問題,那就重來吧。
    't try to impress your reader with your vocabulary.
    別用復(fù)雜的詞來裝X。
    't rely exclusively on your computer to check your spelling.
    別光靠電腦來檢查錯誤,給別的人類幫你看看。
    't provide a collection of generic statements and platitudes.
    別用那些寫爛的東西和陳詞濫調(diào)來湊。
    't give mealy-mouthed, weak excuses for your GPA or test scores.
    對GPA或者其他考試成績別拐彎抹角地找借口。
    't make things up.
    別寫瞎話。