2019美國留學(xué)個人陳述書寫指南

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    個人陳述主要闡述自己的職業(yè)規(guī)劃及留學(xué)目標(biāo),是美國留學(xué)文書材料中很重要的部分。那么今天出國留學(xué)網(wǎng)小編簡單介紹,美國留學(xué)個人陳述書寫指南。
    首先來看看個人陳述一般從哪些方面下手。
    1.為什么選擇該專業(yè)?(該專業(yè)是否是事先你的職業(yè)目標(biāo)的最適合的專業(yè)?)
    2.你的長期職業(yè)目標(biāo),短期職業(yè)目標(biāo)(研究生畢業(yè)后)?
    3.你過往的學(xué)習(xí),工作,生活經(jīng)歷如何塑造了你,并確立了這個職業(yè)目標(biāo)?
    4.你為實現(xiàn)此目標(biāo)做了哪些努力,取得了什么成就(學(xué)到了哪些知識,技能)?
    5.為什么選擇選擇該項目?(你講如何利用該項目的一切資源實現(xiàn)你的職業(yè)目標(biāo))
    三個潛在的Personal Statement話題組合:
    Personal Statement Topic #1: 講一個故事,來說明自己有多么在乎寫作(writing)和法律(law),并且說一下自己是如何有責(zé)任心(responsible)——當(dāng)然,這些看起來很乏味。
    Personal Statement Topic #2: 講一講自己是如何集一個頭腦靈活、善于分析(analytical)和體格健壯(athletic)、熱愛運動(runner)于一身的——這應(yīng)該聽起來會更有趣,但好像還缺點意思 。
    Personal Statement Topic #3: 講述一個聰明(intelligent)有干勁(driven)的資深撲克玩家(poker)對金融(finance)充滿興趣的故事——我當(dāng)時對這個主題很滿意,很有趣很吸引人。
    接著來看看它的寫作技巧。
    分析學(xué)校背后的動機
    首先,出于更好地衡量學(xué)生之前的學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)歷以及未來學(xué)習(xí)方向,引進(jìn)學(xué)校認(rèn)為更合適的學(xué)生入讀的目的。美國各個學(xué)校提高了入學(xué)門檻,審核趨于嚴(yán)格,部分學(xué)校和部分專業(yè)已經(jīng)明確學(xué)生需要提供PS。
    一般情況下,學(xué)生需要提交的申請的必要材料分為兩大類:一是學(xué)術(shù)類:即在讀證明、畢業(yè)證、成績單、語言成績單等(雅思、托福等);二是身份類,即:護(hù)照、出生證明公證等。但如果學(xué)生尤其是申請碩士及更高學(xué)位的學(xué)生能提供導(dǎo)師的推薦信、實習(xí)證明、實習(xí)證明、簡歷、學(xué)習(xí)計劃、PS等則更有助于申請。
    但在學(xué)生申請簽證時,有一種情況需要提供PS在簽證部分材料里,如學(xué)生背景比較復(fù)雜或是簽證風(fēng)險比較高的情況,個人陳述用來證明學(xué)生留學(xué)目的,以及解釋自己的情況。簽證時如果要求補充PS,多是有助于美國移民局更多了解學(xué)生的動機是否單純出于學(xué)習(xí)目的,比如在學(xué)生有空白學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)歷時,會要求提供PS來證明學(xué)生的留學(xué)目的等。
    所以美國留學(xué)PS的書寫針對院校和簽證兩類對象會有不同的素材準(zhǔn)備要求。
    申請對象是學(xué)校
    在申請時,書寫的內(nèi)容多為學(xué)習(xí)計劃。它可以涉及多方面,除可以強調(diào)個人的學(xué)習(xí)成績外,還可以寫自己與申請專業(yè)相關(guān)的見解等,也可以提到在申請專業(yè)領(lǐng)域中,該申請學(xué)校有哪些學(xué)者、教授或是研究方向感興趣(更適用申請研究型碩士及以上學(xué)位課程),以及報考該學(xué)校和專業(yè)的原因,以及今后準(zhǔn)備從哪些方面入手,最終努力的方向等。
    如果學(xué)生在國內(nèi)的學(xué)習(xí)期間參與過課外活動、社團(tuán),或是公益活動等也可以在文中涉及,外國學(xué)校也會看重學(xué)生學(xué)術(shù)外的經(jīng)歷。但需要注意的是,不要僅僅描述該活動,還要提到該項活動對你的意義和對日后學(xué)習(xí)的幫助等。
    簽證對象是移民局
    而在簽證環(huán)節(jié),則只是在學(xué)生出現(xiàn)特殊經(jīng)歷時需要補充PS來證明學(xué)生的真正目的是留學(xué)。書寫的內(nèi)容則多注重個人基本情況介紹,所受教育經(jīng)歷,工作經(jīng)歷,為什么選擇赴澳留學(xué)?為什么選擇該學(xué)校?為什么選擇該專業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)?學(xué)成后的計劃?等部分,總篇幅大約800-1000字。
    最后來看看參考范文。
    

    Tianjin, China, my birth place and living city has always attracted me with her diverse cultures which endow me with rich cultural background. I remember during my childhood, I was very curious about different styles of buildings, when walking on the street with my mom. As I grew up, I got to know that among the first cities in China to open international trade, Tianjin has a long cultural history, in which Chinese culture mixes well with that of foreign countries. Here, local people are warm-hearted with mild characteristics and possess optimistic attitude towards life. I am exposed to kind people and rich cultures during two decades, which shapes my positive character and spurs me to explore further in this wonderful world.
    Though I have been to a lot of places of interests in China and got close to different cultures, I still love my hometown the most, especially appealing to Xiangsheng (translated as crosstalk), a traditional Chinese comedic performance in the form of a dialogue between two or more performers, or only one person. I enjoy appreciating such funny and pleasurable art and sometimes would have a try with my friends to perform in the party or some special ceremonies. Humor, puns and allusions in its language abound in crosstalk, fully presenting the extensive and profound significance of Chinese language. If I were admitted, I wish to bring this amazing art to your school and enrich student’s activities so as to achieve cultural communication to some extent.
    

    If my hometown’s “personality” helps me cultivate my own disposition, then four-year undergraduate education in Tianjin University equips me with firm professional background, which makes me ready for my advanced studies for Master’s degree in communication. Demanding and challenging courses provide me with access to fundamental knowledge. Meanwhile, practical opportunities either in school project or internship sharpen my professional skills. As the famous saying from Book of Rites goes, “The more a man learns, the more he sees his ignorance”, my passion for knowledge and enthusiasm to unknown domain encouraged me to go forward to improve myself in an all-round way.
    

    At present, I stand ready for further study. Sincerely I hope to enter into your program, listening to academic instructions from outstanding professors and communicating with students from different countries. I am willing to explore my unpredictable but promising future, and keep on writing the beautiful story of my life.