diversity statement怎么写

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两所学校要diversity statement，要求在250-300字，独立于PS和CV。现在比较没有头绪，这么少的字该写些什么。学校想要看什么呢？请各位指点，或者有没有之前的DS范文。

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Which school?

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How to write a diversity statement.

Last week, I covered what a diversity statement is and how to decide whether a diversity statement is right for you. Now, for those of you who will be writing one, I will cover how to do it.

Generally speaking, your diversity statement should be written very much like your personal statement. However, the approach you will take will differ slightly.

In your personal statement, you are presenting yourself to the admissions counselor as an ideal candidate for your prospective school. You are to show them how your experience is indicative of your qualities and drive and how these traits are proof of how you’ll succeed, at school and in the future. These experiences can be either personal or professional, but, either way they have to somehow exemplify your abilities as a prospective student.

With your diversity statement, you have to provide yet further examples of your experience, and talk about how these have made you a mature, more diverse person. Meaning, you will have to discuss your personal background and how this has affected you. Some people talk about the diversity statement being akin to an adversity statement, but that’s not necessarily the case– it doesn’t have to necessarily be about obstacles. However, it does have to involve is your personal experience, and how this has given you a different or more diverse perspective than most other students.

Note the marked differences between these two types of statements.

While both the personal statement and diversity statement serve the same purpose– to shed more light on your personality for the admissions committee–  they differ in the manner in which they do that.

Like any writing task, you should start with a brainstorming session. However, the diversity statement can be much more, well, personal than the personal statement– as such, your brainstorming should naturally be different along these lines as well. In last week’s post, I wrote some basic questions you should ask yourself when considering whether to write a diversity statement or not. Your brainstorming should stem from the answers from these questions.

Once you have narrowed it down to one– or even a few– topic ideas, start outlining. The only way to test drive the solidity of a possible argument is to outline it; if you can come up with enough material to develop your argument from start to finish, think about it a bit further and consider using this as a viable topic. If you find yourself scrambling to fill out this outline, then drop it.

Because of the often deeply personal nature of diversity statements, you will have to spend a fair amount of time on this. Granted, the word-count for a diversity statement is not nearly as much as a personal statement. (Personal statements should be about 2 pages, double-spaced with reasonable font and margin sizes, while diversity statement should be about a page, page and a half, tops.) However, the diversity statement does needs extra consideration– certainly more thought than, say, an addendum. Chances are, your diversity statement will be dealing with some pretty sensitive issues. Take time and precaution with how you treat your topic, as failing to do so can turn an otherwise compelling and moving statement into something trivial or, even worse, bad.

Here are a few things to keep in mind:

DON’T:

…be antagonistic. Being critical of greater social and cultural forces is one thing, but using your diversity statement as a soapbox is another.
…throw yourself a pity party.  Admissions counselors want to see how you’ve matured and grown. Don’t trivialize yourself by coming off as if you’re complaining or whining.
…blame others. Instead of pointing fingers at who or what may have complicated your background, talk about how these things have changed you for the better. Playing the blame game will only make you seem immature and close-minded.
…talk about “would have, should have, could have”. Your life, up to this point, is what it is. Take ownership of that, and talk about the past in how it reflects your present and your future, but don’t talk about rewriting anything. Talking about ” what if”s can be a waste of time and, in this case, precious word-count.
Instead, DO:

…talk about how your life has changed because of your experience. Admissions counselors want to know the level of maturity and self-confidence you will bring to the admitted class but they also want to know how you have grown to achieve that. Shed light on how you’ve grown and developed into the person you are now, at the precipice of entering into a new degree-track.
…use some humor, but tastefully. You can have a healthy sense of humor about your background– it doesn’t have to be all gloom-and-doom. However, don’t be crass, crude, or morbid. That can be a party and application killer. So, don’t be that guy.
…talk about the positive aspects of your experience. What good came from your diverse background? What are you grateful for?
…draw upon your personal statement or letters of recommendation. If there is a common tie between your career goals and what you talk about in your diversity statement, then make that connection. Don’t be afraid to be thematic in your application, stemming connections and ties across your diversity statement, personal statement, letters of recommendation, and even addenda. It would only help to make your application a more solid package.

From: http://theadvancededit.com/admis ... iversity-statement/

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如果是optional的话，就直接skip

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我记得加州的那几个学校是要这个的...

当时我在网上搜了搜这个diversity...发现，大家都是在比惨，没错，就是比惨...主要就是写一些挫折...

我看大部分都是美国的非裔，亚裔啥的...小时候生活多么多么苦啥的...

(以上只是我之前搜到的例子，不一定理解的对...)

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不知道楼主申的是哪个学校。我申的学校diversity statement下面有说明，只有在美国上过高中的学生才qualify，所以就不费那个功夫写啦

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andyding13 发表于 2014-12-3 20:41
Which school?

Yale的

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mokpo 发表于 2014-12-3 21:04
How to write a diversity statement.

Last week, I covered what a diversity statement is and how to ...

太感谢了，好赞啊！！！

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pielang 发表于 2014-12-3 22:21
如果是optional的话，就直接skip

是optional，但是strong recommended，所以还是想好好写一写的

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2571927815 发表于 2014-12-4 02:11
我记得加州的那几个学校是要这个的...

当时我在网上搜了搜这个diversity...发现，大家都是在比惨，没错， ...

有点怕学校拿起来一看，水深火热的小时候啊

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yangty742 发表于 2014-12-4 07:59
不知道楼主申的是哪个学校。我申的学校diversity statement下面有说明，只有在美国上过高中的学生才qualify ...

冲刺yale的master，原文是不强制要求，但强烈建议大家都写一写。那个项目小班教学，所以多样新及其重要。

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楚昂想出国 发表于 2014-12-4 15:42
有点怕学校拿起来一看，水深火热的小时候啊

然后，officer一边擦眼泪一边说‘嗯，就是他了，这孩子太可怜了，咱再给他个奖学金吧...'

然后你就偷着乐吧~

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2571927815 发表于 2014-12-4 15:55
然后，officer一边擦眼泪一边说‘嗯，就是他了，这孩子太可怜了，咱再给他个奖学金吧...'

然后你就偷着 ...

赶紧找点煽情节目看看去。。。

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pielang 发表于 2014-12-3 22:21
如果是optional的话，就直接skip

如果是工科，而且是optional的话，真的不用写吗？

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asteroid1 发表于 2014-12-22 20:08
如果是工科，而且是optional的话，真的不用写吗？

我的理解是，既然optional就是可有可无的东西，反正我没写。。