The curtain of 24fall has come to an end~In a while, 25fall will start again~I wonder if you guys are ready? Have you passed the standardization test? Have you done all the activities? Has the instrument taken shape? If not, you will be busy now. After all, many children have started writing documents in the summer vacation Although the document is only a few pages long, it contains a complete picture of you. The first impression of you from the admissions officer comes from here, and the American book is different from other books. What's so special about this document? Why is it so important? Xue Bajun brings my friends to Kangkang today~
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What is a beautiful book&its importance
In various application materials, The paperwork is the only part that can be directly controlled by the applicant.
In the document, you can have enough space to explain why you chose this project and why you are good at it. This is your chance to stand out from the crowd.
Your document shows your characteristics as an independent individual. You can make full use of it to show the admissions officer what you want to show: Personality, experience, achievement or future ambition 。 The admissions officer will learn about your abilities beyond standardization, your characteristics and your soft power.
In general, American undergraduate application documents mean Show your personality, express your motivation and goals, and show your writing and thinking skills , strengthen the connection with the school, and Improve the chances of successful application 。 Therefore, It plays an indispensable role in the application process.
Role of instruments
Demonstrate individuality and uniqueness
Through documents, applicants can show their personality, expertise, hobbies and unique experiences, thus distinguishing themselves from other applicants.
Express motivation and goals
The application document is an important way for applicants to explain to the admissions officer why they choose the school, the major and their future academic and professional goals. Through the paperwork, applicants can clearly demonstrate their motivation and planning.
Demonstrate writing and thinking skills
Excellent application documents need clear structure, logical and rigorous thinking and fluent expression ability, so it is also an important basis for admissions officers to evaluate applicants' writing and thinking abilities.
Strengthen the connection between applicants and schools
Through documents, applicants can express their understanding of the school, their recognition of the school's culture and values, and their desire for the school's resources and opportunities, thus strengthening the relationship between applicants and the school.
Improve the chances of successful application
An excellent application document can attract the attention of the admissions officer and increase the opportunity for applicants to be admitted. She stood out from many applicants and became the "ideal student" in the eyes of admissions officers.
Because of its many functions, many people's documents look "strange" every year when the American book rolls up. You don't know what the applicants of the same class wrote in the documents and created a person to defeat you.
So, how on earth can we write a good article that conforms to our own personal design? Is it practical and special enough to stand out?
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How to create your own exclusive document?
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Plan what you want to cover
The first thing you need to do is draw up a plan 。 It is difficult to open a document, so you might as well brainstorm before opening it and take some notes:
What do I want to learn?
Why do I want to study it?
What are my characteristics that indicate that I am suitable for studying this subject in university?
What kind of personality and experience do I have?
What are my other interests and skills?
What's my future plan?
These points will become the core of your personal statement, so write it in the way you are most good at thinking (whether it is bulleted lists or mind maps, just choose the recording method you are accustomed to). The more detailed you write, the better. Write down everything you can think of.
No matter what way you choose, your goal is the same: You have to figure out why a university should offer you a place to study.
It is not always easy to write down these details. You can even write down any inspiration in your mobile phone memo at any time.
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Show off your experience
Not all experiences are worth adding to our paperwork. For example, don't waste a word talking about how good your standardized score or language score is - this is not what the admissions supervisor wants to read.
What they really want to see is
What have you done? Well, your grades are very good, but so are many other applicants. What different things have you done to show you as a person who really loves your application?
Take a moment to reflect on all your experiences in this area. If you are lucky, this may be direct work experience. If you apply for a more professional subject, such as medicine or journalism, it is more appropriate.
In addition, you can expand your thinking and think——
How are your extracurricular activities?
What clubs have you joined, such as the Debate Club?
Are you running your own Vlog?
What key skills and experiences have you learned in other places (such as hobbies) that can be linked to your professional choice?
Remember, you are looking for experiences that demonstrate why you want to study your chosen subject. You are not listing an article about what you did in the A-level syllabus.
These self check points can be used when thinking:
Your interest in the course. Why do you want to spend four years studying this subject in college?
What did you do outside school or university to express your interest? Think about events, lectures, or volunteer work related to your subject.
Relevant work experience (medical courses are essential, and non professional courses are unnecessary), how can the skills and qualities required by the profession (such as medicine, nursing and law) help you with the project you are currently applying for - what specific topics impress you?
Any other interests/hobbies/experiences related to the topic or "going to college" that you wish to mention. Don't just list your hobbies, you need to be very selective, clearly explain what impact these things have on you, what you have learned, and how to shape your fit with the target curriculum.
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Be bold about your achievements
Don't be shy to show your confidence and achievements! At this time, don't hide your excellent qualities under false modesty.
Your personal statement is a kind of promotion - you are promoting yourself as an excellent competitor, so show the readers why this is true.
If you think that boasting is not a good idea, go to seek help from others. Friends, relatives, classmates and teachers can Discuss your advantages with them 。 Such a discussion will certainly give you an opinion!
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How to start your personal statement
In the first module of the document, you must introduce yourself.
In your first sentence, please explain directly why you want to take this course? Don't waste words chatting about your daydreams when you were five years old, Only talk about the content related to your application motivation. Describe why this course is so important to you? Show your enthusiasm for the course and explain how you decided that the course is what you want to do in the next three years or more?
Pay attention to your beginning to avoid the following platitudes. These words have been most commonly used in the documents for many years:
Since I was very young, I have been interested in
Since I can remember, I have
I applied for this course because
I have always been interested in
In my life, I have always enjoyed
Reflect on my educational experience
[Subject] is a very challenging and demanding [profession/major/course]
Academically, I have been
I've always wanted to
I have always been keen on
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Focus your writing on why you've chosen that subject
After completing the self introduction, you can start to introduce your professional experience, extra-curricular activities and other experiences, or anything you have done related to the applied project can be put here - hobbies, interests, volunteer services. How does this touch your career aspirations——
What impact and guidance do you hope this project will bring to you in the future?
You need to show your enthusiasm for this course and learning
When listing some of your relevant experiences, highlight how they demonstrate your relevant skills and qualities. Remember to be specific! Not like "I'm really organized and motivated" Such vague assertions.
Next, you can also talk about some hobbies and habits in life, some non academic things, but it should be linked to the curriculum in some way, or how it shows your maturity in dealing with independent life.
While organizing these contents, you should also emphasize your determination to learn the course - this can often be a satisfactory conclusion: Why should you win a position in the competition for this project?
This is the process of completing an excellent document.
be careful
Focus on the number of words
Write down everything you want to show clearly and concisely in a limited number of words , the suggested space structure here is:
Spend about 60% of your time talking about your course, why you do it and how you fit it; 30% talk about your remaining work experience or any other activities related to the project you are applying for; 10% talk about your career ambitions.
But specifically, how you organize your documents depends on what type or subject you are.
Last but not least: Please read and revise your document repeatedly before the application deadline!!!
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Great Reward for American Manuscript
In addition to the above, we also need to suit the remedy to the case. Each school needs to use different documents to apply, A document will only be judged as "Sea King"!!!
The Meiben application system has three systems, namely: UC、CA、CAAS ， Each system has different requirements, so we should write the most suitable document according to the requirements 。
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among Common Application is the most widely used online application system in American universities In addition to Princeton University, Harvard University, Stanford University and other common American universities, some schools in Britain, Germany, France, Singapore and other countries are also using Common Application.
According to statistics, there are more than 900 universities in the world using Common Application. The advantage of such an application system is that one application form can apply to multiple schools. The form design is reasonable. It saves time and effort from school search to filling in information to uploading documents.
Then there is our UC system. Of course, it can only be used to apply to various campuses of the University of California~except UCSF (University of California, San Francisco). The UC system is more convenient than CA system. No matter how many campuses you want to apply for, you only need to submit one application. In addition, each branch of the University of California has its own advantages, and its ranking is rising steadily So we really won't lose money by investing.
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Finally, CAAS application system (Coalition for Access, Affordability and Success）， It is A new university application system jointly developed and created by several private American universities and liberal arts colleges led by Harvard and Yale , officially launched in April 2016.
At present, schools using the application system are expanding. CAAS consists of four parts:
Profile
Locker
Collaboration Space
Application Portal
From the whole point of view, there are many ways to write a portrait, and different systems, schools, and majors need to be different. But also reflect their own characteristics, not divorced from the people, but also in line with reality
This article is authorized to be released. By Gull Sauce, from Panopath, a visitor studying abroad, WeChat: Panopath_liuxue. Welcome to share in the circle of friends, and cannot be reproduced without permission ， Sincerely recommended by North America Xuebajun
