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留学商学院申请书例文
留学商学院申请书例文.txt老公如果你只能在活一天,我愿用我的生命来延续你的生命,你要快乐的生活在提出分手的时候请不要说还爱我。
email比较长,讲的也非常全面,看完以后对我的帮助也很大。
尤其是essay和ps方面。
很多中国学生觉得这两个不是很重要,随便写写或者套中介的模板就行。
我的看法是千万千万千万不要这么做,录取委员会的教授们每天阅申请无数,一个平凡的ps和雷同的模板式eassy他们一眼就能看出来,中国学生的gpa和tofelgregmat成绩一般都不差,要想让自己standout,核心竞争力我认为就在履历,ps和essay上。
下附翻译内容,我翻译的很粗糙,尽量看原文吧。
HiCassandra!
I'vegoneandwrittenyoualong,longemail.Ithashelpedmetoclarifysomeofmyideasaboutbusinessschool,andIthoughtitmightbeinterestingtosendtosomeofmyfriendsinthefutureiftheyeverconsiderbusinessschool.Ihaven'tdiscussedEMTatSternspecifically,becausealthoughthatismyplannedmajor,Iwon'tstartuntilSeptembersoIcan'ttellyoumuchyet.Idid,however,justfinishthewholeapplicationprocess,soIamveryfamiliarwiththatandhavedescribedmyexperienceindetailbelow.SoapologiesaboutthelengthandlackofspecificsonStern,butIhopethisishelpful.
Thepreamble:
You'vegotalong,longtimetoprepare,somyfirstpieceofadvicewouldbenottothinktoofarahead.Iknowyouprobablyhearthisallthetime,butthemostimportantthingforyourapplicationisthatyoufollowyourinterests,studywhatyou'reinterestedin,anddowhatyoudobestanddoitwell.Italsomeansmakingsurethatyouarewell-rounded,thatyoutaketimetopursuehobbiesandactivitiesoutsideofclass,andthatyouremembertopushyourboundariesanddosomeactivitiesthatwillmakeyougrowasaperson.
OneofthebigdifferencesbetweenBusinessSchoolandothergraduateschoolsisthattheyaren'tnecessarilylookingonlyatacademicachievement.B-Schoolswanttopickaclassofwell-rounded,experiencedpeoplefromdiverseandinterestingbackgrounds.Thismakesforamuchmoreequitable(orsometimesmuchmore"random")selectionprocess.UnlikeLawSchool,whereacertainGPAandLSATscorecanalmostguaranteeadmittance,withB-School,youoftenfindpeoplewithlowergradesorlowerscoresbutreallystrongexperienceareadmittedtotopprograms.Itcanbeverydifficulttopredictorcontrolwhereyoustandintheadmissionsprocess.
Withthatgeneralmaterialoutoftheway:
BusinessSchoolapplicationsareallabout"tellingyourstory."Theschoolswanttoseethatyouhaveaclear,organizedplanforyourlife,andthatyouhaveaveryspecificideaabouthowbusinessschoolfitsintothisplanandwhy.Ofcourse,veryveryfewpeopleareluckyenoughintheirearlyormid-twentiestohaveanythingremotelyresemblinganorganizedlifeplan.Therefore,businessschoolsbecomeallaboutthe"story:
"howdoyoushape,twist,makeup,andimagineyourexperiencesanddesiresintoacoherentargumenttopresenttoB-Schools.
Somesmallbasicthingscanhelp.MakesureyouhaveenoughMath,EconomicsorStatisticscoursesonyourtranscripttodemonstratethatyouaregoodwithnumbersandwon'tstrugglewiththeacademicsideofB-school.ThelevelofMathinbusinessschoolisprettybasic,soevenjusttakingoneortwoclassesintheseareaswouldprobablybeenoughtoshowyouhavetherequiredskills.IfyouareplanningtomajorinEconomicsorScience,don'tworryaboutthis.Butifyouareahumanitiesstudent,considertakingaMicroEconomicsclassorsomethingsimilar.ThiswillalsodemonstratethatyouhadanearlyinterestintheBusinessfield.
Followingonthat,youshouldtrytodemonstrateaninterestineconomicsorbusiness,orinhowtheyrelatetoyourchosenfieldofinterest.IfyouareinterestedinMediaandEntertainment,sitdownandtrytoworkouthowgoingtobusinessschoolwouldhelpyouadvanceinthatfield.It'simportanttorememberthatB-Schoolsseethemselvesasameanstoanend,notanendinthemselves.Theywantstudentswhoareambitiousandplantousebusinessschooltogetthemaheadintheirchosenfields.TheyDONOTwantstudentswhoareapplyingtobusinessschoolbecausetheywantthecredentialontheirrecord,orbecausetheydon'tknowwhattheywanttodoandneedmoretimetofigureitout.Thatbeingsaid,B-Schoolisfullofthosekindofpeople(whohavenoideawhattheywanttodoyet),butallofthemmanagedtotellacompellingstoryontheirapplicationsabouthowbusinessschoolwastherightplaceforthemandhowitwouldhelpthemintheircareers.
Trytodisplayinitiativeandbecomealeaderinanareathatinterestsyou.Trytobecometheheadofaclub,thecaptainofasportsteam,theeditorofamagazine,orthedirectorofamovie.B-schoolswilllookforthatkindofengagementand"management"experience.Theywanttoknowthatyouaregoodatinteractingwithpeople,thatyouhavesome"leadership"skills,andthatyouareinvestedenoughinwhatyoudotowanttotakeownershipofit.
Now,aboutworkexperience.ItusedtobethecasethatveryfewstudentscamestraightfromundergradprogramsintoBusinessSchool.Althoughschoolsnowseemtobeadmittingmoreandmorestudentsstraightoutofcollege,itisstillrareandyoumayfindyourselfstrugglingwithmanypartsoftheapplication.Eachapplicationasksspecificessayquestionsabout"leadership"andpersonalexperience,andthemorevariedandinterestingyourresponses,thebetteryouressays.Sincemostundergradprogramsaresimilar,itwillthereforebeharderforyou,asanundergrad,toputthesameamountofcoloranddiversityintoyourapplicationassomeonewhohasbeenoutofschoolforafewyears.Itwillalsobedifficultforyourtoargueconvincinglythatyouunderstandhowbusinessschoolfitsintoyourcareer,nothavingbegunyourcareer.
IwouldstronglyadviselookingforasummerinternshipatacompanyorNGOinthefieldthatyouareinterestedinduringcollege.Iwouldalsostronglystronglyadvisetryingtofindajobinyourfieldforatleast2yearsaftercollegebeforeconsideringschool.Formanypeople,BusinessSchoolISNOTanintelligentchoice.Ifyoualreadyhaveagreatjobatacompanyyoulike,withopportunityforupwardmobility,whyspend$200,000foraschoolthatatbestcanonlysendyoubackintothesamefieldwithasmallpromotion?
Ithinkbusinessschoolisbestforthosewhoareinterestedinchangingcareers,orwhohavereachedaceilingintheirupwardmomentumandneedbusinessschooltohelpthemtakethatnextstep.IfeelthesituationisslightlydifferentinChina,wheregraduateeducationisbecomingmoreandmoreofabasicthresholdforemployment,butintheUSitiscertainlyworthtryingtosucceedonyourownbeforespendingalotofmoneytodoso.
Thosefewyearsaftercollegewillalsogiveyouachancetobecomeamorewell-roundedperson,totravelplacesyou'vealwayswantedtotravel,toseethingsyou'vealwayswantedtosee,andtotakesomerisksthatmightbeharderlaterinlife.Startacompany,writeabook,movetoPeru--evenifyoufail,youwillbedemonstratingtoschoolsthatyouhaveapassionandareindependentandambitiousaboutpursuingit.Andifyousucceedordiscoversomethingnewthatyoureallylove,itwilleithergiveyouagreatstorytotellonyourapplicationormaybeevenmakeyousosuccessfulyoudon'tneedtoapplyatall!
IfyoufinishcollegeandyouhaveareallystrongideathatB-Schoolistheplaceforyou,thenbyallmeans,apply.ConsiderlookingintothegrowingnumberofspecialscholarshipprogramsB-Schoolsofferforstudentscomingstraightfromundergradprograms.
Basicsabouttheapplication:
Businessschoolsconsidersthefollowing:
yourtranscript,yourGMATsorGREs,youressaysandyourrecommendations.
Transcript:
prettysimplehere,getgoodgrades!
Butalsorememberthatgradesaren'tquiteasimportanttoB-Schoolasothergradschools.TheaverageGPAisusuallysomewherearound3.5.
GMATs/GREs:
Personally,ItooktheGMATs,butGREsareanoptiontoo.MyunderstandingisthattheGMATs'mathsectionisalittleharder,whiletheGREs'verbalsectionisalittleharder.Takewhicheveryoufeelmostcomfortablewithbutmakesureyoustudyhardanddowell,asthisisbyfartheeasiestpartoftheapplication.
Essays:
Andthisisthehardestpartoftheapplication.Iappliedtofiveschoolsandhadtowritesomewherearound40essaysbytheendoftheprocess.Thesewilltakeendlessdraftsandrevisions.Sinceyouarethinkingsomanyyearsahead,myadvicewouldbetostartpracticingnow.Notseriously,yet,buttakeamomenteveryonceinawhiletojotdownessayideas.Trytoremembertheimportantmomentsinyourlife,whatyoufeltandhowtheychangedyou.Whatisespeciallymeaningfultoyouandwhy?
Themoreyoupractice,thebetterawriteryou'llbecome.Thesamesubjectsthatmakegoodessaysmightmakegoodblogpostings,diaryentries,orevenpublicationsinastudentjournalsomewhere.Considerthoseoptionsasawaytopractice.Whenyoustartapplyingforreal,makesureyousendyouressaystobereadbyfriendswhoareinbusinessschoolalready.Theywillknowbestwhatmakesagoodapplicationessay.Themorepeoplewhoreadyourwork,thebetteritwillbe.
Recommendations:
B-schoolsdiscourageapplicantsfromusingacademicreferences,althoughthismustnotapplyforundergrads.Nevertheless,considerlookingforamentoratasummerjoborinternshipwhomighthelpadviseyourcareerandeventuallywriteyouarecommendation.Theschoolswanttoseewhoyouareasaperson,asaworkerandasacolleague,notjustasastudent.
Aboutapplyingandtheprocess:
Startearly,inJanuaryorFebruarybeforetheyearyouwanttoapply.TaketheGMATsandgetthemoutoftheway,givingyourselftimetoretakethemifnecessary.Ifyouarereallywellprepared,youcouldtakeboththeGMATandtheGRE,andsendonlyyourbestscore,thatwayavoiding