Ballet is definitely one of the biggest passions in my life. I think it's because I was introduced to meet it at such an early age and I fell in love with it. I lived, breathed, dreamed ballet of being a primary ballerina and being lifted me in the air by a handsome principle dancer. I've had countless dreams like that. Ballet is passion, is art's most beautiful human form. It's some emotion that you cannot express with a single word. Being a model, you're doing the same thing. You are seen and not heard. And there're stories to tell and characters to tell that you are portraying through movements. It taught me so much that I used today. I owe my career to my background in ballet.
相比于看律政剧,还有很大比例的同学选择法律是受到家庭的影响。在中国这样一个法制观念尚不普及的社会,如果没有年少的梦想或家庭环境的影响,估计很多同学在高考结束后不会将法学作为自己的第一专业。因此,如果你出生在一个法律世家,那么完全可以考虑以家庭影响作为开头。不过使用这种开头要避免写成你父母的自传。笔者认识的一个申请人,父亲是当地出名的大律师,早在90年代就代表政府去国外打过官司,为中国劳工去争取合法权益。结果每次在提到父亲时,她都是滔滔不绝,列举出一段又一段从小就听到的她父亲的成就。但是当问到how about you的时候,笔者却发现她自己学习法律的目的反而是盲目的,因为受到父亲的影响,完全没有考虑过要学习其它专业。
到这里你可能会问,我既没看过律政剧,家里也没有任何法律渊源,选择法律是听朋友介绍,或者是歪打正着被调剂的,这文开头咋写呢?很简单,你可以直接向招生官介绍:My name is XX, I’m from XX University, a top university in China. My GPA is XXX, I have learned the courses like XXXXXX. 开个玩笑,当然不能就这么弃疗了。如果招生官看到类似这样的开头估计会发自内心的蹦出呵呵两个字。LLM的申请人,除了应届生之外,还有很多有工作经验的律师,而且越是排名靠前的学校,越喜欢招收有工作经验的申请人。设想一下,不管你是在职律师,还是参加了很多实习/辩论赛/moot court的应届申请人,你的履历肯定不是一张白纸,而是经历过律所/竞赛中高压环境的锻炼,处理过各种琐碎的细节,经手过无数大案要案。
1、“自打记事起,我就……”(For as long as I can remember I have…)
2、“我申请这个课程是因为……”(I am applying for this course because…)
3、“我一直对…感兴趣”(I have always been interested in…)
4、“在我一生当中,我一直很享受…”(Throughout my life, I have always enjoyed…)
5、“回顾我的教育经历,我……”(Reflecting on my educational experiences…)
6、“法律专业是一门十分具有挑战性的……”(Law is a very challenging and demanding career/profession/course)
7、“在学术上,我一直是……”(Academically, I have always been…)
8、“我一直想从事…职业”(I have always wanted to pursue a career in…)
9、“我一直对…充满热情”(I have always been passionate about…)
10、“法律是充满力量的武器,你可以用它来改变世界。”(Law is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world…)