美國(guó)研究生申請(qǐng)essay寫(xiě)作方法(附范文)
美國(guó)是當(dāng)前最發(fā)達(dá)的國(guó)家之一,優(yōu)美的環(huán)境、完善的福利、先進(jìn)的科技吸引了無(wú)數(shù)留學(xué)生的向往,國(guó)內(nèi)很多大學(xué)生都希望能去美國(guó)高校留學(xué)深造。而在美國(guó)研究生留學(xué)申請(qǐng)過(guò)程中,提交一篇好的Essay是一個(gè)申請(qǐng)人在眾多競(jìng)爭(zhēng)者中脫穎而出的一個(gè)絕佳機(jī)會(huì)。這不比標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化考試,難以提分的狀況。一篇好的Essay是能夠給招生官留下難以忘懷的印象的。今天小編為大家?guī)?lái)了美國(guó)研究生申請(qǐng)essay的寫(xiě)作方法,最后還精選了一篇范文供參考。
一、申請(qǐng)essay寫(xiě)作方法
1.仔細(xì)閱讀說(shuō)明
很多人可能認(rèn)為仔細(xì)閱讀說(shuō)明是多余的,但事實(shí)并非如此。如果美國(guó)研究生留學(xué)申請(qǐng)者不能按照要求來(lái)寫(xiě)文書(shū),那么招生官很有可能就認(rèn)為將來(lái)申請(qǐng)者被錄取后也不能夠守紀(jì)律。正確的做法應(yīng)該是多讀幾次說(shuō)明,記下重點(diǎn),然后再開(kāi)始著手構(gòu)架ESSAY。
2.寫(xiě)一個(gè)吸引人的開(kāi)頭
寫(xiě)作語(yǔ)言很難在短時(shí)間內(nèi)有所提高,但是如果足夠用心,也能夠?qū)懗霾诲e(cuò)的美國(guó)研究生文書(shū)ESSAY。如果我們問(wèn)一個(gè)記者寫(xiě)作的訣竅是什么,幾乎每一個(gè)記者都會(huì)說(shuō)只要有一個(gè)好的開(kāi)頭就會(huì)很容易吸引讀者。
錄取委員會(huì)的工作人員只會(huì)用很短的時(shí)間來(lái)看申請(qǐng)者的文章,所以我們所寫(xiě)的文章一定要有一個(gè)吸引他們的開(kāi)頭,這樣才能夠讓他們?cè)敢饫^續(xù)讀下去。我們可以用一句名言或者是一個(gè)有意思的故事來(lái)展示自身的閃光點(diǎn),給招生官提供一個(gè)契機(jī),讓其想要知道有關(guān)自己的更多的細(xì)節(jié)。
3.保持真實(shí)性
大學(xué)很重視學(xué)生想法的真實(shí)性,所以文章中所要體現(xiàn)的一定是基于自己的真實(shí)情況。而不要總是用別人都已經(jīng)用了無(wú)數(shù)次的語(yǔ)言和觀點(diǎn)。申請(qǐng)文書(shū)是申請(qǐng)者向招生官展示自己對(duì)專(zhuān)業(yè)的已有決心和知識(shí)儲(chǔ)備。一定要確保文書(shū)能夠全面展現(xiàn)自己的技能和目標(biāo),同時(shí)要說(shuō)明所申請(qǐng)的項(xiàng)目能夠如何的幫助自己實(shí)現(xiàn)將來(lái)的目標(biāo)。
4.避免陳詞濫調(diào)
當(dāng)我們寫(xiě)申請(qǐng)文書(shū)的時(shí)候,大部分都會(huì)搜集各種好文書(shū)的模板。但這其中隱藏的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)是模板對(duì)申請(qǐng)者影響過(guò)大,意圖用許多的陳詞濫調(diào)來(lái)給招生官留下深刻的印象。
因此打算去美國(guó)讀研究生的朋友們千萬(wàn)要記得,有成千上萬(wàn)個(gè)學(xué)生在申請(qǐng)我們所心儀的大學(xué),所以申請(qǐng)者必須要讓自己卓爾不群。反復(fù)閱讀自己的文章,刪除所有陳詞濫調(diào),并試著找一個(gè)新的角度。
招生官每年都會(huì)看成千上萬(wàn)的申請(qǐng),他們只會(huì)注意到申請(qǐng)者獨(dú)特的東西,所以我們必須要“不一樣”。
5.用充實(shí)的例子來(lái)支持自己的觀點(diǎn)
用來(lái)申請(qǐng)學(xué)校的文書(shū)要展現(xiàn)自己的思想和世界觀。如果我們想讓文章可信度高,就得用足夠的例子來(lái)支持你的觀點(diǎn)。有必要先想明白怎樣把ESSAY Question跟自己的個(gè)人品質(zhì)結(jié)合起來(lái),然后就從一個(gè)確切的角度來(lái)寫(xiě)作。
這就意味著每當(dāng)我們想要表達(dá)自己想法的時(shí)候,絕對(duì)不能簡(jiǎn)單的陳述事實(shí),要列舉出自己的實(shí)際經(jīng)歷,寫(xiě)一寫(xiě)自己是怎樣被激勵(lì)的、是怎樣建立信條的。
6.整潔的排版
創(chuàng)新是寫(xiě)作必要的一部分,但是不要認(rèn)為一個(gè)創(chuàng)新的ESSAY就不是一個(gè)邏輯清晰的文章。很明顯我們不是想堆砌許多沒(méi)有意義的詞語(yǔ),所以要確保每一段都寫(xiě)同一個(gè)主題。
每個(gè)學(xué)校的ESSAY都是有字?jǐn)?shù)限制的,所以秘訣之一就是不要想著涵蓋所有。在提筆之前,一定要列出一個(gè)清晰的提綱,把你的文章分為三部分(Introduction,body and conclusion),清晰的列出自己想要表達(dá)的要點(diǎn)。
7.找人幫忙校對(duì)
申請(qǐng)者肯定會(huì)一遍又一遍的讀自己的文章,來(lái)確保其沒(méi)有排版、拼寫(xiě)和語(yǔ)法錯(cuò)誤。但最好的選擇還是找一個(gè)從來(lái)都沒(méi)看過(guò)自己這篇文章的人來(lái)幫助檢查,這樣就更容易檢查出自己看不出來(lái)的錯(cuò)誤。
如果申請(qǐng)者找老師或者是家長(zhǎng)來(lái)幫助校對(duì),這樣更好,因?yàn)樗麄儾坏馨l(fā)現(xiàn)錯(cuò)誤,還能夠發(fā)現(xiàn)這個(gè)文章是否真的很符合真實(shí)的你。
二、申請(qǐng)essay寫(xiě)作誤區(qū)
??????? 1.答非所問(wèn),論點(diǎn)不清晰,論據(jù)不充分
??????? 在很多童鞋的Essay中,最容易出現(xiàn)的一個(gè)問(wèn)題就是答非所問(wèn),論點(diǎn)不清晰,論據(jù)不充分。而最基本的是,童鞋們首先需要搞清楚,你研究的是什么問(wèn)題。問(wèn)題究竟是“what?”還是“How”或者“Why”。研究生Essay的這種考核標(biāo)準(zhǔn)是為了找出真正適合申請(qǐng)者的專(zhuān)業(yè),而不是要求你評(píng)判問(wèn)題。所以首先需要搞清楚,究竟要寫(xiě)什么內(nèi)容最重要。
??????? 2.賣(mài)弄專(zhuān)業(yè)術(shù)語(yǔ)
??????? 實(shí)際上,你花了很多時(shí)間去寫(xiě)的Essay在招生官那里,也許只是兩分鐘的瀏覽時(shí)間。永遠(yuǎn)不要指望你的招生官就是專(zhuān)業(yè)人士,而去過(guò)多的使用專(zhuān)業(yè)術(shù)語(yǔ),這并不會(huì)起到提升Essay水平的目的。好的Essay是可以讓所有人都明白你究竟寫(xiě)的是什么,是能夠?yàn)榇蟊娝?。試想,如果你是招生官,在那有限的兩分鐘里,你?huì)喜歡這樣的Essay么?
??????? 3.試圖尋求偏愛(ài)
??????? 很多童鞋,真的很想得到offer。于是拜托各個(gè)學(xué)長(zhǎng)、學(xué)姐去打聽(tīng)什么類(lèi)型的文章,會(huì)受到學(xué)校喜歡。這種迎合,盡管最后你的Essay幾近完美,但是卻也缺乏了你本身的特點(diǎn)。這就是為什么總有學(xué)校會(huì)強(qiáng)調(diào)創(chuàng)造性Essay和批判性思維。這就是在尋求創(chuàng)新和創(chuàng)意。
??????? 4.文章消極基調(diào)
??????? 有些童鞋為了突出自己的個(gè)人能力,而把自己遭遇的其他狀況描述的非常糟糕。這樣的論調(diào)也是不合理的。畢竟無(wú)論你做什么工作或者實(shí)習(xí)都是需要與人合作的。而且你進(jìn)入碩士學(xué)習(xí)之后,導(dǎo)師也不希望自己的學(xué)生是一個(gè)總愛(ài)貶低別人,抱怨時(shí)事的人。
??????? 5.夸張
??????? 還有些童鞋,為了讓Essay能夠受到重視,也會(huì)想盡辦法在這上面做文章。但是潤(rùn)色可以,如果扭曲了事實(shí),過(guò)于夸大內(nèi)容效果,其實(shí)也是可以被發(fā)現(xiàn)的。真正好的文章,就是真實(shí)。這正如,我看到很多選秀節(jié)目中,做作的成分一樣,是讓人厭惡的。所以,天道留學(xué)小編奉勸大家千萬(wàn)不要自作聰明。
??????? 6.過(guò)度證明你的個(gè)人魅力
??????? 大部分的研究生申請(qǐng)者并不是專(zhuān)業(yè)作家。在文章寫(xiě)作中,極度的追求文字的華美并不是值得提倡的,比如使用一些生僻詞等以此想展現(xiàn)自己的詞匯量,使用大量的長(zhǎng)難句,這些不僅不是得到我們想要的效果,還會(huì)適得其反。我們要做的是努力使得我們的Essay,做到行文思路清晰,邏輯嚴(yán)謹(jǐn),又非常有個(gè)人見(jiàn)地和特色,當(dāng)然,要盡量避免出現(xiàn)語(yǔ)法等低級(jí)錯(cuò)誤。
三、美國(guó)研究生申請(qǐng)essay范文
??????? The famous Greek mathematician archimedes once said, "give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world." The basic principle of a lever is that as the length of a lever increases, the effort needed to be exerted to accomplish a task decreases. This fundamental law can also apply to life. Life's levers are experiences and opportunities that combine to motivate the individual to succeed. However, a lever is useless when forced upon an incorrectly placed fulcrum. Fulflling oneself with passion and values is to build and place a strong and stable fulcrum. Without a passion for success, these opportunities and experiences become obsolete. Few fnd the correct balance between these variables and thus fail to reach their full potential. I, however, plan to be someone who fnds that balance.
In an effort to build a successful lever for myself, I have searched for these experiences and opportunities all of my life. I have always had a passion for learning and a natural drive to succeed. At the beginning of my sophomore year in high school, I began to volunteer at a local, family owned zoo. This idea came from an innate passion for animals and an ongoing interest in science. At frst, it was simply to complete a community service graduation requirement, but soon thereafter, I realized it was so much more. Work there was not like what most zoo volunteers experience. When other volunteers were following zookeepers and watching animals through cages at larger commercial zoos, I was spending nights "monkeysitting" my supervisor's newborn Japanese snow macaque. However, calling it work solely alludes to labor. It was more of a life-altering, unique opportunity and provided me with the experience that clenched my decision to major in animal science.
Along with my passion for animals, I am also always looking for ways to challenge myself intellectually. I am an active member of my school's Envirothon and Math teams and a Science Olympiad competitor. After high school, it has always been a goal of mine to attend an academically competitive university. A few years of researching brought me to Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS). After attending the CALS open house and information lecture on the animal science department, I knew it was the perfect ft. One of the reoccurring themes of my conversations with students and professors alike was CALS dedication to shaping students into Leaders.#p#分頁(yè)標(biāo)題#e#
With the experience I have gained in working at the zoo, I see myself emerging as a natural Leader. Leaders are those few who do manage to balance the use of their "lever and fulcrum." In high school, I also have worked my way to positions such as; nHS President, Steel Drums Ensemble President, and Student representative to the School Board.www.liuxue.la Leadership roles like these are not something I plan to make the past after high school. In a school like CALS that has so many extracurricular activities to get involved in, I am sure obtaining positions similar to the ones I hold now would not be diffcult. One of the clubs that I have seriously explored is the Pre-vet Society. veterinary School is something that I plan to pursue after college and hope to get involved in at the undergraduate level.
The building of a successful lever has only just begun for me. There is still so much that I have not seen or done. Life is full of opportunities that can lead to great experiences, one of my greatest being volunteering at the Woodland Zoo. With all of the opportunities CALS has to offer, if given the chance to attend, I am certain that I would utilize every one; becoming not only an active member of the university, but a Leader of tomorrow.
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