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提示:文章皆為原創(chuàng)。 我已加入“維權(quán)騎士”的版權(quán)保護(hù)計(jì)劃,版權(quán)所有,未經(jīng)作者允許禁止轉(zhuǎn)載,違者必究。 上周給大家分享了一個(gè)學(xué)弟的文書案例,也說好了會(huì)繼續(xù)給蟲友們分享更多的文書案例,所以今天就更新了,爭(zhēng)取不拖更~今天就主要和大家具體談?wù)勅绾巫屇愕腜S可以立體全面地展現(xiàn)申請(qǐng)者的特質(zhì)。 留學(xué)文書案例部分案例可以查閱: 留學(xué)文書案例剖析:我是誰(shuí)?我在哪?我申請(qǐng)啥專業(yè)來著?http://m.gaoyang168.com/t-13716887-1 沒有語(yǔ)法錯(cuò)誤,就是好文書?差的遠(yuǎn)了!http://m.gaoyang168.com/t-13705064-1 留學(xué)文書案例剖析:“提交網(wǎng)申前一天,我刪掉了這篇PS”http://m.gaoyang168.com/t-13694593-1 開頭部分 My name is XXXX. Now I apply to the PhD of accounting program. With the undergraduate degree of engineering, I transfer major to accounting for graduate degree at University of XXXX. After one-year study, I got straight As and was honored with the scholarship and the job working as the TA for Professor XXXXXX. I still remember the course ”XXXXXX”, which asked us to write a paper for the final exam. I chose the “XXXXX” as the topic of the research paper. I browsed lots of papers and references to refine my viewpoint. 點(diǎn)評(píng): ◆ 全文的開頭非常boring, 相當(dāng)于流水賬式的介紹了自己的過往經(jīng)歷。 如果要寫出一篇引人入勝的PS,開頭與該專業(yè)的“緣起”就應(yīng)該用強(qiáng)有力的例子、或有趣的興趣起源來引入,并證明自己的申請(qǐng)動(dòng)機(jī)。 ◆ 作為第一段,從本科寫到碩士、從論文寫到TA,顯得邏輯混亂,沒有重點(diǎn);由于同學(xué)的碩士論文及TA經(jīng)歷都是可以挖掘出閃光點(diǎn)的,因此在挖掘之后,重新編排,將她的第一段后半部分?jǐn)U充成了兩個(gè)具有邏輯關(guān)系、逐層遞進(jìn)的獨(dú)立主體段落。 ◆ 全文語(yǔ)言過于口語(yǔ)化,且不符合用語(yǔ)習(xí)慣,用詞不精準(zhǔn),語(yǔ)法錯(cuò)誤多——尤其是冠詞、介詞搭配等。這是PS切忌出現(xiàn)的:例如“kind of brainstorm”這樣的短句既顯得不夠正式,也有些表意不清。 經(jīng)過不斷的討論,我試圖合理化同學(xué)轉(zhuǎn)專業(yè)的動(dòng)機(jī),成文如下: As an undergraduate majoring in engineering, I spent hours conducting experiments and analyzing experimental data, during which I felt peaceful with processing those through excel and wrote laboratory reports with charts. The story that Bill Gates preferred statistical data to descriptive documents mesmerized me, and assured my keen interest in dealing with data through accounting. Thus, I transferred my major into accounting at the University of XXXX and was awarded the full scholarship, which allowed me to explore accounting, both academically and professionally. 點(diǎn)評(píng): ◆ 第一段開門見山,點(diǎn)明動(dòng)機(jī),思路十分清晰流暢; ◆ 通過同學(xué)聆聽比爾蓋茨演講的感悟、處理分析實(shí)驗(yàn)數(shù)據(jù)的能力來詳細(xì)敘述學(xué)生的動(dòng)機(jī),既體現(xiàn)了專業(yè)性,也體現(xiàn)了學(xué)生一以貫之的對(duì)專業(yè)的熱情; ◆ 語(yǔ)言簡(jiǎn)練,地道精準(zhǔn),確保沒有語(yǔ)法錯(cuò)誤的基礎(chǔ)上,在末句開啟了下文。 內(nèi)容部分節(jié)選 I still remember the course “XXXXX”, which asked us to write a paper for the final exam. I chose the “XXXX” as the topic of the research paper. I browsed lots of papers and references to refine my viewpoint. Meanwhile, being a TA in“XXXXX” and set up discussion hours for students, who usually had questions about their projects. During the discussion, we exchanged ideas for one topic, kind of brainstorm, which inspired unique points. This one-year TA experience benefited me a lot, which helped me on time-management and the discussion hours gave me new ideas on academics. 點(diǎn)評(píng): ◆ 雖然描述了TA 的經(jīng)歷,但是整個(gè)描述過程中沒有體現(xiàn)任何的學(xué)術(shù)能力;整個(gè)節(jié)選部分目前只是像“說明書”一樣陳述自己所做的事情,并沒有延伸闡釋兩段經(jīng)歷體現(xiàn)自己的品質(zhì)和技能、也沒有提煉自己對(duì)該專業(yè)的感悟。讀完全段以后,也并不能說服admission committee(招生官)自己在會(huì)計(jì)學(xué)方面有很深入的鉆研; ◆ 段落語(yǔ)言口語(yǔ)化,非常多的語(yǔ)法錯(cuò)誤,baby sentences; 無法通過語(yǔ)言表達(dá)去展現(xiàn)學(xué)生的專業(yè)性; ◆ 文末所提出的時(shí)間管理能力并沒有在全段中體現(xiàn),沒有任何說服力;同時(shí),the discussion hours gave me new ideas on academics 這句話也非常無力,讀者既不知道該申請(qǐng)者獲得了哪些學(xué)術(shù)想法,更不能被說服該申請(qǐng)者有相應(yīng)的學(xué)術(shù)能力,似乎全段都在描述做TA的一些基本工作。 為了側(cè)重體現(xiàn)學(xué)生的學(xué)術(shù)能力和亮點(diǎn),更多從學(xué)術(shù)角度挖掘?qū)W生背景。多次修改后案例如下: During the course XXXX I wrote a paper on XXXX which illustrated the status quo and the development trend of big data in 2015. However, there was little literature forecasting its business application among the handful analysis from the standpoint of technological change. After immersing myself into hundreds of papers, a piece of news caught my eye about XXX newly applied an office automation system, which gave me the enlightenment that the XXXXXX had been given a new impetus by integrating analytic technologies into orchestrated processes. I confidently anticipated that such a business application would provide an advance in trends in technology and open the door to promptly improve the theory and application level of iBPA. I was honored with a top 5% score from my research which lead to the one-year TA job for the undergraduate class ‘XXXXX’. Each week, I held classes to answer questions and to discuss ways to define diagrams of the business subject under several circumstances. I illustrated concepts clearly to students. Teaching has helped me deepen my understanding of database design for accounting as well as the importance of time-management and organisation. 點(diǎn)評(píng): ◆ 修改后的PS邏輯清晰,通過有用細(xì)節(jié)的添加,將碩士論文以及課堂助教兩段經(jīng)歷凝練又生動(dòng)的呈現(xiàn)了出來。有說服力的體現(xiàn)了學(xué)員的學(xué)術(shù)上創(chuàng)新性、嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)性以及作為TA時(shí)的學(xué)以致用、融會(huì)貫通的學(xué)術(shù)能力(請(qǐng)注意,尤其是申請(qǐng)博士,學(xué)術(shù)上的能力技巧和成果產(chǎn)出遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)優(yōu)先于時(shí)間管理能力、領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力、溝通能力等,畢竟博士項(xiàng)目會(huì)更關(guān)心的是你能否在學(xué)術(shù)上有潛力。) ◆ 修改后段落里的每一句行云流水,非常順暢,同時(shí)也為下文做出了鋪墊。細(xì)節(jié)描寫更是起到了舉重若輕的作用。比如After immersing myself into hundreds of papers, a piece of news caught my eye about….一筆帶過提到自己廣泛閱讀了近百篇相關(guān)文獻(xiàn),并最終在其中一篇中獲得靈感,可以非常自然地讓招生官相信學(xué)員有相應(yīng)的學(xué)術(shù)熱情和科研能力,而非在PS中不斷重復(fù)’passion/ enthusiasm’ 等空洞的字眼,通過這兩個(gè)例子,同學(xué)的勤學(xué)善思的形象就立起來了。 ◆ 全文段落流暢, 內(nèi)容嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)而不失生動(dòng)有趣。 Reviewer 角度綜合點(diǎn)評(píng) PS初稿打分:20/100 審閱時(shí)間:看完開頭第一句,老師就不會(huì)繼續(xù)往下讀 材料歸類:C類 綜合點(diǎn)評(píng):邏輯結(jié)構(gòu)混亂;只是流水賬式的記錄自己之前的經(jīng)歷;語(yǔ)言中式,語(yǔ)法錯(cuò)誤較多,可讀性差的問題;內(nèi)容不夠翔實(shí),僅有短短的437字,沒有體現(xiàn)自己的任何學(xué)術(shù)或者科研能力,作為一篇申請(qǐng)博士的PS不夠有說服力、更不夠有吸引力。 PS修改后打分:90/100 審閱時(shí)間:一般老師對(duì)于此類文章都會(huì)有興趣的仔細(xì)讀完 材料歸類:A類 綜合點(diǎn)評(píng):語(yǔ)言表達(dá)流暢清晰、引人入勝、地道凝練。對(duì)于學(xué)生的三段主要科研/從業(yè)經(jīng)歷進(jìn)行了生動(dòng)的挖掘和闡述,嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)而有說服力的展現(xiàn)了學(xué)生的學(xué)術(shù)品質(zhì)和潛能;其實(shí)PS這一文書本身的語(yǔ)言達(dá)意、語(yǔ)句地道,也是能夠側(cè)面體現(xiàn)學(xué)生英文academic writing能力、以及辯證思考能力的。 今天的案例就到這里,我之后將分享更多經(jīng)典文書成功失敗對(duì)比案例。 |
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