MSU 的 PS 官方格式要求

我看了澳际文书中的PS，怎么觉得有些跟个散文似的？而且写得老长，人家有些要求500字就 [b]够了，打印出来两页不到是最好的，不用写那长，没用，人家看着烦。附件里是 MSU的 PS [b]官方格式要求，希望对大家有帮助。其实我想也许每个学校研究生院的网页上都会有类似的 [b]格式要求的，大家勤快点自己去找一找，别自己想当然地写。 [b][b](直接贴上来，省得大家下载了！！） [b][b]MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY [b][b]A PERSONAL GOAL STATEMENT FORMAT [b]FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL APPLICATION [b][b][b]The first paragraph of your personal statement, one or two sentences, [b]should make clear the purpose of your [b]writing: to present an interpretive summary of your background, academic [b]interests, and future goals as justification [b]for your admission to a program of graduate study. [b]The second paragraph interprets your background for the graduate admissions [b]committee. This paragraph should [b]establish your academic preparation for the program to which you have [b]applied. If you have been a strong student [b]throughout your undergraduate years, you may call attention to what you [b]believe have been strong combinations of [b]courses, which seem to fit your prospective graduate program well. If you [b]have had ups and downs as an [b]undergraduate, you may call attention to progressive improvement in your [b]studies: i.e., the difference between your [b]junior/senior GPA and your freshman/sophomore GPA or your record in [b]selected course work that is directly [b]related to the kinds of course work that you will undertake as a graduate [b]student. If you scored well on whatever [b]graduate examination that you took, you may want to cite that fact as well. [b]Keep in mind that graduate admissions [b]committees want assurance that you will be a successful student. If you [b]have had relevant experiences, you may [b]mention them here, too. Some graduate programs such as applied sociology or [b]social work or resource [b]development, etc. look for evidence that you have already sought out ways [b]to translate your academic background [b]into practical, professionally oriented applications. In short, this [b]paragraph should assure the graduate admissions [b]committee that you have matured during your undergraduate years, that your [b]intellectual and professional interests [b]have taken shape, and that you have begun a conscientious progress toward [b]professional development. [b]In this example format, the third paragraph will be a description of your [b]professional goals. (This paragraph and [b]the next, however, could be reversed.) Though your letter takes the general [b]shape of a summary of your interests [b]and background, it also builds an argument for your admission to a [b]particular graduate program. The logic of this [b]argument runs this way: I know what interests me; I know that I would like [b]to engage in this work as my profession; [b]and I believe that the necessary, most logical way to assure me of success [b]in this profession is to earn this [b]graduate degree. This paragraph describes what you know about the [b]professional careers to which this course of [b]graduate study may lead. Generally, people who pursue graduate degrees tend [b]toward any of four professional [b]occupations: academic, public service, private industry, or self-employment [b](i.e., writers, lawyers, physicians, etc.). [b]Though you do not have to commit yourself to one career only, you are best [b]served by presenting to the [b]admissions committee as specific an idea as possible about what you intend [b]to do with their degree. If you know [b]that you would eventually like to be a business consultant specializing in [b]labor market analysis, say so. Such a [b]statement indicates to the committee that you are goal oriented, that you [b]are capable of identifying what you want [b]and of developing a systematic means to attain it. This paragraph, in [b]conjunction with the previous one, assures [b]the admissions committee that you are an applicant with a purpose. [b]The fourth paragraph, which describes what you intend to study in graduate [b]school, should tighten your argument. [b]Now that you have made clear your interests, background, and professional [b]goals, you must make the case that [b]the best way for you to bridge your undergraduate years and your successful [b]performance as a professional is to [b]study what this particular graduate program offers. Be as specific as you [b]can. Learn what courses this graduate [b]program offers. Identify its faculty members and what research they are [b]conducting. Know the program's [b]reputation, its strengths and its weaknesses. Your undergraduate professors [b]can be of very great assistance in this [b]regard. As you describe your reasons for applying to a particular program [b]try to link your interests with what you [b]know is available through that program and its parent college or [b]university. If you know that it encourages [b]practicum experience, something you want, say so. If some of your [b]undergraduate texts or assignments have [b]utilized materials produced by that program, say so. Offer suggestions [b]about combinations of courses or faculty [b]advisors that you think might be especially imaginative or productive. This [b]paragraph, thus, accomplishes two ends: [b]you place this graduate program in the continuum of your own professional [b]development and you demonstrate that [b]you have applied to it as the result of an informed, rlective selection [b]process of your own. [b]Your personal statement should close with a bri summary of your [b]background and goals, again just a sentence or [b]two. This last statement reaffirms both your preparation and your [b]confidence that your choice of this graduate [b]program is right. [b][b][b]MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity institution Revised 8/02 [b][b][b]16立即咨询