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1、怎样正确写PSPSInthefirstprojectImanaged,Imadeanefforttoincorporateallmycolleaguesasequalmembersofateam,solicitingtheirfeedbackanddeferringtotheirexpertiseasneeded.Brainstorming1.Performaself-inventoryofYourUniqueExperiences,MajorInfluences,andAbilities.Longandshorttermgoals1.这所学校为什么吸引你 2.你对哪个faculty的研究最感

2、兴趣？你最想跟谁一起工作？ 3.你具体想从你所申请的program中获得什么？ 4.你的事业抱负是什么？这个graduateprogram对你实现事业理想有什么帮助? 5.你理想的工作的是什么？未来的510年甚至20、30年，你想成为一个什么样的人？ SkillsandCharacteristics6.你有哪些品质有助于你在该领域获得成功？Youneedtomakestrongconnectionsbetweenyourexperiencesandthequalitiesyouwishtoconvey.这里列举一些admissionofficer认为很重要的qualities：Seriousn

3、essofPurpose(topursuegraduateeducation)IntellectualAbility(tohandlegraduatestudy)IntellectualCuriosity(aboutthefieldyouwishtoenter)Creativity(asreflectedinthewayyourmindaddressesissuesinthefieldofyourchoice)Open-Mindedness(toideas,people,andcircumstancesdifferentfromyourown)Maturity(asdemonstratedby

4、beingresponsibleandtrustworthy)ConcernforOthers(eitherbydevotingtimetosocialserviceactivitiessuchastutoringorbybeingconsiderateandempathetictoothersfeelings;thelatterismoredifficulttopulloffinanapplicationessay)Initiative(asintheabilitytostartaprojectortakeonaresponsibilityonyourown)Enthusiasm(asdem

5、onstratedbyyoureagernesstoengageinactivities)Confidence(inyourabilitytohandledifficultsituationsandnovelchallenges)BeingOrganized(asintheabilitytostayontopofmultipletasks)SenseofHumor(asinyourabilitytofindhumorindifficultsituations;inmanywaysthisisanindexofmaturity)Diligence/Persistence(asdemonstrat

6、edbyyourabilitytostaywithataskuntilyoucompleteit;thisisparticularlyrelevantforprogramsrequiringadissertation)Leadership(asshowninyourabilitytoinspireotherstoworktogethertoreachamutualgoal)RiskTaking(asshowninyourabilitytodealwithuncertaintyinordertoreachyourgoal)Insight(asreflectedinyourabilitytouse

7、introspectiontounderstandaspectsofyourself,suchasyourpreferencesandyourmotivations)Optimism(asreflectedinyourabilitytofindpositiveaspectsinseeminglynegativesituations)Compromise(asinyourabilitytobeflexibleinnegotiatingwithothers;atamoreabstractlevelthiscanmeantheabilitytoreconcileideologicalopposite

8、sordialecticalpairsamongothersorwithinyourself)OvercomingAdversity(asdemonstratedbyyourresourcefulnessindealingwithseriousproblemssuchasdivorce,death,illness,etc.)7.你所拥有的skills（比如communication,leadership,analytical)，注意用specificdetails来展示你的这些skills 8.你比其他申请者的优势在哪里？ 9.你可以贡献给你所申请的学校哪些东西？（给你的fellowstude

9、nts，你的faculty,你的broadercommunity) 10.你认为你为什么会在这个program的申请中胜出？ 11.让admissionofficers对你感兴趣的最compelling的原因是什么？ Background/Accomplishments:Personal12.Whatsspecial,unique,distinctive,orimpressiveaboutyouoryourlifestory?Whatdetailsofyourlife(personalorfamilyproblems/history,anygenuinelynotableaccomplishm

10、ents,peopleoreventsthathaveshapedyouorinfluencedyourgoals)mighthelpthecommitteebetterunderstandyouorhelpsetyouapartfromotherapplicants?哪些人影响了你的选择？13.Haveyouhadtoovercomeanyunusualobstaclesorhardships(e.g.,economic,familial,physical)inyourlife?你所必须克服的困难？14.Haveyoubornesignificantcare-givingresponsibi

11、litiesforfamilymembers?Foranailingparent,asibling,adisabledoragingrelative,achild?Howhasthisimpactedyouracademics?Yourprofessionallife?Yourgoalsandvalues?你从小就需要照顾什么人吗？囧，这点对独生子女不利哎。15.(IfyouliveinU.S.butarenotanative-bornAmerican)HowdidyoudealwiththechallengesofmovingtotheU.S.fromyourhome?Didyouexper

12、iencecultureshock?Howdidyouadapt?Whatwasmostdifficultforyou?Whataspectsofyournewhomedidyouenjoythemost?在美国如何适应的问题，打工遇到很难交往的人但是最后只有自己帮助她，赢得了她的尊重。看来美国交流经历还在这个personal方面可以起到一些作用 16.Ifworkexperienceshaveconsumedsignificantperiodsoftimeduringyourcollegeyears,whathaveyoulearned(leadershipormanagerialskill

13、s,forexample),andhowhastheworkcontributedtoyourpersonalgrowth?Background/Accomplishments:Academic17.Whendidyouoriginallybecomeinterestedinthisfield?Whathaveyousincelearnedaboutit-andaboutyourself-thathasfurtherstimulatedyourinterestandreinforcedyourconvictionthatyouarewellsuitedtothisfield?Whatinsig

14、htshaveyougained?你如何对这个领域感兴趣的？18.Howhaveyoulearnedaboutthisfield-throughclasses,readings,seminars,workorotherexperiences,orconversationswithpeoplealreadyinthefield?19.Arethereanygapsordiscrepanciesinyouracademicrecordthatyoushouldexplain?20.Canyourecallaspecificincidentthatconvincedyouthatyouhadchos

15、entherightcareerpath?用一个具体的事例来证明你为何选择了正确的道路一步步教你怎么写PS（二）TopicSelection上边我们讲了通过brainstorming的方式来挖掘自己，现在你手上应该有一大把的经历想要来诉说。你可以深入描述一段经历，也可以写多个经历，但是写的事情越多，每件事情可能就不能做到非常深入了。下面给出一些指导来帮助你narrowdownyourtopic. Findingthepatternthatconnects一定要寻找那些跟你申请的program相关的经历 Conveyingsomethingmeaningful一定要找到一个能展现你独一无二per

16、sonality的经历 Paintingacompleteportrait一定要全面展现出你的能力，如果你只说自己的一段经历，这段经历应该能全面展现你的各方面能力；如果你要说自己的多种经历，这些经历之间应该互为补充。Standingout一定要突出的unique的地方，如果你觉得实在很难做到unique，那就bemorespecificandpersonal. Keepingyourreadersinterest从别人的角度来思考，如果你是读者，你读这篇文章的时候会想要了解更多吗？Stayinggroundedindetail一定要用事实说话，一切言语都要建立在事实证据的基础之上。Answer

17、ingthequestion每个学校针对PS提的问题可能不一样，一定要保证你选的topic能回答大部分学校的大部分问题，PS也要根据学校的问题进行适当调整。 Whattoavoid一下几点千万要避免！Resortingtogimmicks不要用那些小花招，小伎俩，咱还是应该严肃点Focusingonnegative应该重点突出你的positiveattribute Repeatinginformationthatslistedelsewhereintheapplication千万别重复那些你在简历里已经展现出来的东西，需要展现你更加personal的东西 Beingtoocontroversi

18、alSeekingpityYoucandescribemisfortunesoradisadvantagedbackground,butdonotusethemasanexcuseforbadperformancesortoseekpity.Doingsonotonlycouldsoundmanipulative,butalsomeansthatyouhaventemphasizedyourstrengthssufficiently.Thus,asinthecaseofweaknesses,youshouldbringupobstaclesinyourpastonlytoshowhowyouh

19、aveovercomethem.想要通过PS来解释自己某方面不足的同学请特别注意上面第二点和第五点。注意表现你positive的一面，表现你如何克服困难的一面，少些negative的东西，也不要刻意去解释什么。 一步步教你怎么写PS（三）Graduatestatementthemes:你必须搞清楚的几个问题：WhyhaveIchosentoattendgraduateschoolinthisspecificfield,andwhydidIchoosetoapplytothisparticularschoolsprogram? Whataremyqualificationsforadmissio

20、n? Whatisspecial,unique,orimpressiveaboutmylifestory? Thefutureoverthepastadmissionofficer想要从PS看三点：你来自哪里?你想从我们的program中得到什么？你未来的打算是什么？ 你的PS应该重在未来的职业规划，而不是重复过去的荣耀。如果你过去的经历确实很出彩，一定要多一些分析，不要罗列你的成绩 WhyGraduateSchool?Earlyexposuretoyourfield:避免用一些陈词滥调，比如“Ihavealwayswantedto. Donotrelysolelyonyourinitialr

21、easonandforgettojustifyyourchoicewithmorerecentexperiences.讲一些你小时候的事情可能可以吸引读者，一些小时候的兴趣爱好如何发展成为学术喜好的呢？Goals明确自己未来的职业发展目标。很多人可能会说自己会进入学术界，那么为了使你的goals显得与众不同一些，你必须突出自己特殊的researchinterest;对于想要到学术之外的领域发展的人，必须identifyaspecificissueandexplaintheoriginandevolutionofyourinterest.Researchinterests有些学校会让你写个sta

22、tementofpurpose来表明你的研究兴趣，你可以认为你的读者是一个faculty，但是一个不是专家的人应该也能津津有味地看下去 Addressingtheschool（在我们写每一个学校的PS的时候，都要做大量的搜索工作！） Youshoulddothisresearchforyourownsake,ofcourse,butdiscussingyourdiscoveriesinyourpersonalstatementcanhelpconvincetheadmissionscommitteethatyouareagoodfit.Avoidmistakeslikediscussingth

23、eschoolsrankorprestige,orsimplyofferinggenericpraise.Instead,mentionfacultymembersbynameandindicatesomeknowledgeoftheirwork.Discussyourinterestinbecominginvolvedinaparticularstudentorganizationoractivity.Considercontactingfacultymembersfirstanddiscussingtheircurrentresearchprojectsandyourinterestins

24、tudyingunderthem.Thenrefertothesecontactsinyouressay.(套磁的作用就出来了哦！）Youmayalsowanttodiscussyourinterestinbecominginvolvedinaparticularstudentorganizationoractivity.mentioningseveralprofessorsisnotaseffectiveasdescribingoneinfurtherdepthWhyqualified?Detailsabouttheprocessareparamount.Whatwemeanbythepro

25、cessisthepathtoachievement.Therestoftheapplicationhasalreadysummarizedyouraccomplishmentsandactivities.Showthereaderwhatyoudidinconcreteterms,andmostimportantly,highlightyouractiveroles.researchexperienceRemembertokeepthediscussionpersonal.Donotbecomeboggeddowninminutedetailsandjargon.Ultimately,the

26、focusofthestoryshouldremainonyouandyourgrowthorsuccess.fieldexperienceunrelatedworkexperienceExtracurricularActivitiesWhyUnique这里给大家举几个unique的例子： Thisapplicantstartsbynotingthediversityofhisethnicandreligiousbackground.Whenmentioningsuchpoints,youshouldnotassumethatsuchdiversityisanendinitself.Rathe

27、r,youshouldshowhowyourbackgroundandculturehaveshapedyourperspectiveandgivenyousomethinguniquetooffer.ThisapplicantdoesagoodjobofnotinghowZoroastrianismhasgivenhimguidingprinciples,butheneverfollowsthroughtodiscussconcreteexamples.Thisessaywouldhavebenefitedfrommoredetailstoshowhisdiversityinmoretang

28、ibleterms.Thisapplicantsstoryisfascinating,attimesharrowing,andultimatelytriumphant.Fromcommittedsocialactivismtodrugandalcoholaddictiontoareengagementwiththeworld,theauthorpullsnopunchesintellinghisuniquetale.Whilehedoesnotwhitewashhisexperiencewithdrugsandalcohol,noticehowhesituatesitinalargercontext,showingbothhowitmadehimoblivioustoth