SOP不细说了,大家写的都是这个东西,statement of purpose,引用一段大家熟知的duke的SOP要求
Your application must include a Statement of Purpose indicating your purposes and objectives in undertaking graduate study, your special interests and plans, and your strengths and weaknesses in your chosen field. Briefly describe any research projects or any independent research in which you have actively participated and indicate how this has influenced your career choice and desire to pursue graduate studies. If you have particular reasons for applying to Duke (e.g. you would like to work with a specific faculty member), please indicate these.
PS有时候又被称为personal history statement,本人申请学校里面有三所牵涉到PS和SOP的纠结,UMich, UCSB, UCD,先引用一段UMich对PS的要求
How have your background and life experiences, including cultural, geographical, financial, educational or other opportunities or challenges, motivated your decision to pursue a graduate degree at the University of Michigan?
For example, if you grew up in a community where educational, cultural, or other opportunities were either especially plentiful or especially lacking, you might discuss the impact this had on your development and interests. This should be a discussion of the journey that has led to your decision to seek a graduate degree. Please do not repeat your Academic Statement of Purpose.
上面红字标出来的部分明确说了,PS跟SOP不是完全同一个东西!
个人把上述三所学校的PS要求进行了归纳总结,得出了两点:
1 background and life experiences
cultural, geographical, financial, educational, familial, economic, or social experiences, challenge or other opportunities or challenges, motivated your decision to pursue a graduate degree at the School
2 Serving the community
educational, cultural, or other opportunities plentiful or especially lacking?
unusual or varied life experiences that might contribute to the diversity of the graduate group, such as fluency in other languages, experience living in bicultural communities, academic research interests focusing on cultural, societal, or educational problems as they affect underserved segments of society
how your life experiences contribute to the social, intellectual, or cultural diversity within your chosen field; and/or how you might serve educationally underrepresented segments of society with your degree
以前看一本申请的书,上面说有这么个情况
every year Harvard receives some essays beginning with " the reason I want to apply for Stanford is..."作者: victor7 时间: 2011-12-13 10:50:13