美國研究生申請除了硬件，如語言成績平時成績等，對于軟性背景專業(yè)水平會更看重。因此如何在文書中將自己的專業(yè)水平以及留學動機和未來規(guī)劃合理地展現(xiàn)出來顯得非常必要。文書寫作在申請中的作用不言而喻，其中個人陳述（ps）更為重要。

首先我們看一下五間名校對于ps的要求：

普林斯頓大學princeton university

please write a statement of your current acaemic an future career plans as they relate to the princeton epartment to which you are applying. in oing so,please cite relevant acaemic,professional,an personal experiences that motivate you to apply for a grauate egree.

耶魯大學 yale university

a statement concerning your past work,preparation for the intene fiel of stuy,relevant backgroun an interests,acaemic plans,an career objectives is require. it shoul be use to escribe your reasons for applying to the particular yale epartment or program. this statement may assist the amissions committee in evaluating your aptitue an motivation for grauate stuy.

斯坦福大學 stanfor university

the statement of purpose shoul escribe succinctly your reasons for applying to the propose program at stanfor,your preparation for this fiel of stuy,stuy an research interests,future career plans,an other aspects of your backgroun an interests which may ai the amissions committee in evaluating your aptitue an motivation for grauate stuy.

康奈爾大學 cornell university

the statement of purpose is your opportunity to help reviewers better unerstan your acaemic objectives an etermine if you are a goo match for the fiel to which you are applying.

the statement of purpose shoul inclue your reasons for unertaking grauate work an an explanation of your acaemic interests,incluing their relation to your unergrauate stuy an professional goals.

杜克大學 uke university

it shoul briefly iscuss：
your purposes an objectives in pursuing grauate stuy;
your special interests an plans;
your strengths an weaknesses in your chosen fiel; any research projects or any inepenent research in which you have actively participate an how they have influence your career choice an esire to pursue grauate stuies; an any particular reasons you may have for applying to uke ﹙e.g. you woul like to work with a specific faculty member﹚.

以下是幾點關于個人陳述寫作的建議：
ps準備一：
認真選好出發(fā)點。你的留學文書寫作內(nèi)容肯定是要把你生活中發(fā)生的有意義的事串聯(lián)起來，這樣錄取委員會才會感覺有獨特的點?？紤]后再寫出來：你能帶給學校的是其他申請生所帶不來的，以此證明你的優(yōu)勢。
ps準備二：
說出自己的目標。美國的教授們一直致力于尋找對未來有明確目標的學生，所以你的美國留學文書ps要明確表達出自己未來的目標，以及如何運用所學的知識到實際工作中去。
ps準備三：
進行層層的剖析。申請美國大學讀研的新生朋友們，在寫前要想好自己要寫什么，否則就不要動筆。只有明確了自己留學文書寫作的想法，才能做到“下筆如有神”，格式和內(nèi)容也才能做到格調(diào)很高。
ps準備四：
內(nèi)容要清晰簡潔。ps不是炫耀自己在論文寫作上有多牛，也不是在寫一部小說。ps是一封你寫給陌生人的信件，所以說，文中內(nèi)容所表達的信息一定要簡潔，清晰和有效。
ps準備五：
請別人幫忙校對。雖然有時候感覺自己寫的ps堪稱“完美”，但是請人校對也是不可忽略的一步。最好找一位申請過碩博學位的人或在教育界工作的人幫忙校對。

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