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主持人的话:本期《留学》给大家推荐文书的作者是一位工作两年的白领。他成功获得了纽约大学硕士项目的录取。这篇文书对于大部分的申请学生都很有参考性—它不是传说中的“神文”,与大部分优秀学生的文书功力差不多,相信从这篇文章中,您不仅可以得到写PS的启发,也能发现自己之前尚未觉察的写作问题。
NYU, MS in Management and Systems
Personal Statement
I worked as a Project Manager at Beijing Founder Securities, one of the biggest security companies in China. In the last two years at Founder Securities, my excellent performance at my job brought me both the recognition of the management and a rewarding package. However, I felt that I need to further hone my management skills related to both the application of advanced information technology and the management of people. For improvement, I’ve read books, studied online and even attended the MBA bridge program at California State University, Fresno. However, all these efforts only allowed me to see more clearly that I do need systematic study on management skills related to technology. I wish to pursue a master degree in Management and Systems in the US in order to further my career, whether to become a professional IT Project Manager, or develop my own start-up in the future.
I did my internship at a well-known e-business company ‘Fishing Supplies Online Shopping’. My work involved in analyzing users’ products, designing the website frame according to users’ requirement, developing website structure, maintaining website development, operation, and programming. This three-month internship exposed me to the management of website development projects. My abilities in development, design, and maintenance improved greatly by working with experienced French colleagues.
When I worked at Founder Securities, I got an opportunity to lead the project -Monitoring System for Securities Transactions and Funds Settlement. To complete this project within its short time limit of six months, I conducted a lot of researches on project management to prepare myself for this task.
Firstly, I developed personnel profiles to know my team members and their expertise and developed a process to engage customers to identify their needs. I also picked up the brains of experienced colleagues from other teams. Then I organized the kick-off meeting, laid out the team management structure that consisted of people from three different departments, and developed work plans and breakdown plans so each one know their roles clearly. I also tried to set up a regular communication plan among our team to ensure that problems were dealt with in a timely manner. With a cross-functional project team that consisted of people from product design, development, testing, DBA and operation maintenance functions, we took a flexible development process and divided the development stage into twelve two-week segments. The overall task was broken down to allow more efficient execution. We also adopted an interactive approach to engage project stakeholders and get their feedback so as to adjust our work to their suggestions more efficiently. We also moved the debugging and quality control process into earlier segments to shorten the entire development cycle.
During the development process, we encountered many disagreements but because the multi-stakeholder way we manage our decision-making process, our team worked smoothly and the project was successfully completed within the time limit.
This success was a great motivation for me and it also triggered my enthusiasm to manage and lead. However, I felt that I need some formal management training before I can shift up another gear in my career path. With my previous experience and academic preparation, I believe that I am qualified, both in terms of experience and in terms of mentality, to pursue a higher degree of education in Management and Systems.
The program at New York University can provide me with an opportunity to gain management skills in Management and Systems. It would be an important step on my career path from a developer to a manager. I consider my master’s study in information technology as another opportunity to further enhance my abilities so that I can become more competitive. For these reasons, I deeply urge your consideration of my academic achievements and research skills, as well as my passion and dedication in furthering my career. Also, I am sure that with my background, I will benefit your graduate program with my diverse cultural background and experience. I am looking forward to starting a new journey towards success with the Management and Systems program at New York University.
(注,本文由樱知叶留学提供)
《留学》杂志明星顾问高静老师点评
首段申请者旨在表述自己的申请缘由和愿望,提到了两年的工作经验,提到了读书和桥梁课程,出发点非常好,却忽略了PS写作中极为重要的一点,即简明扼要,而这一段显然信息量大的同时有点混乱,且management 和MIS不是一个专业,申请者为什么申请MIS,没有表达出来。
Firstly开头的段落讲了申请者作为一个leader的准备工作,为了更好地发挥此段的作用,给ad committee留下深刻的印象,建议增加一点细节,比如,收集到的别人的经验之谈是什么,如何安排团队管理,等等,可以不用把自己做的都写出来,但只要写一点就要写清楚,这样才能达到效果。
实习、工作经验、领导经历,这三方面是此篇PS的突出点,那么我们是不是可以这样重新整合一下:关于MIS的实习经历增强了申请者在这方面的兴趣,同时出色的实习表现为找工作奠定了基础,工作中表现优秀,赢得了leadership的机会,虽然做得很好,但想要做得更好,这个时候MIS的学校是必须的,所以要申请。如果能围绕这个line写下来,我觉得会更加顺畅。 另外需要提一下,整篇PS中没有提交申请者的本科背景,这点很危险,如果committee没有时间去翻阅你的简历,那么他可能会忽略这位申请者。值得我们学习的是,这位申请者一开始就先把自己的工作经历和准备都摆出来,让人能瞬间感受到这不是一个普通的刚刚毕业的申请者,这点也很重要。
除了这些我们所谓的硬件,那么也顺便晒一晒自己的软件吧,比如沟通能力、人际交往能力,比如曾经有位申请到Chicago的学生写,我每天都会接到朋友的电话,有让我介绍咖啡厅的,有问我要另外一个朋友的联系方式的,有让我给出几份工作的参考意见的,看似普通的事件反映出的是良好的人际交往的能力。而恰好,无论是哪个领域的manager,沟通和交流能力都是极为重要的。
《留学》杂志明星顾问田淑敏老师点评
作为一篇申请美国研究生的申请文章,该文章并没有局限于传统的用冗长事例、素材堆砌背景的模式,而是简洁有效地将优秀的国内外经历,体现在不同的段落之中。全文构思新颖,主题鲜明,语言精练。整篇文章行文流畅,一气呵成,招生官在不经意间就已通读全文,一个优秀的申请者的形象就跃然纸上。
文章开门见山,直奔主题,言简意赅地阐述申请的原因,明确了自身的申请目标和目的。第二段紧接上文阐述在实习工作中如何培养及提高自己的专业知识和能力。海外公司的实习经历大大提升了申请背景,侧面映衬出申请者的适应能力、学习能力。中间部分更进一步阐述其在国内知名公司的工作经历,并以工作中的一个具体项目为例,突出申请者的优秀特质。
由海外实习到国内工作经历层层递进,一个优秀申请者的轮廓清晰明朗地展现在招生官面前。文章最后的点睛之笔,强调在面临事业瓶颈之后寻求突破,坚定申请动机,让招生官对学生的申请意愿更加确定,为日后录取留下非常好的印象。
文章美中不足在于篇幅略短,建议适当把申请目标与申请者所处的事业瓶颈具体加以阐述。
《留学》杂志明星顾问王嘉荫老师点评
本篇文书印证了申请者和学校之间是双向选择的这种关系,更好地设计这篇文书的结构,除了要阐明申请者自身符合院校要求的背景外,同时也要交代清楚学校的什么东西为我所需,也就是要交代清楚所选学校和自己的匹配程度。
对于研究生的招生,研究生院负责硬性指标的审核,如GT成绩,而文书部分是由该专业的老师来审核,申请者在文书内容提供上只需简述工作的内容,通过工作过程中想到的方法、解决的问题展示取得的成绩,进而得到独立的第三方客观的评价或认可。
我们写任何一篇文书都必须有针对性,要清楚学校要什么?细看纽约大学对于“陈述目的”的要求,即要从学术和专业两方面阐述适合申请者的原因。申请者作为学生,今后对这个研究项目可能做出的贡献。显然这篇文书过于强调申请者的工作背景,而没有完全扣题的去呈现学校想看到的东西。
整段文字语言比较简单,内容虽交代清楚了,但稍欠缺一些文采。
主持人辣评:
文章读完了,各位老师的点评也学习过了,主持人也不用怕影响阅读,可以直抒胸臆讲讲自己的读后感了。
尽管几位老师都提到了文章文采稍逊,但主持人可以很负责任地说一句,在留学文书的书写中,文采确实只是锦上添花之物,无需死磕。但这篇文章的问题在于,信息量大且细碎,缺少场景感和细节,不少语句拗口,不是常见的英语用法。这些问题在中式英语的文章中常见,虽然不可怕,但确实会影响阅读体验;尤其对于一些习惯用法的误用,是可以通过请教资深老师或外教来避免的。
人物简介
高静
启德教育北京分公司美国部文案主管,从事美国留学咨询工作六年,能准确分析申请者的背景,帮助申请者挖掘强势,规避弱势,成功俘获招生委员会(Ad Committee)的青睐。
田淑敏
樱知叶大学部申请中心经理,从事留学行业六年多,善于从学生角度分析劣势与优势,为每位学生量身定做打造个性化申请方案。
王嘉荫
伯乐留学资深顾问,精通美国名校申请流程,通过自己独特的背景提升方法和辅导方式,多次成功的帮助不同背景的学生取得名校的录取通知书。
语录TA说:
编辑:李梦梦 王楠
【1】“当看到某些学生心灵田园荒芜的时候,心灵被役使的时候,自然会感到我们的人格教育是有缺陷的。”
“‘以学生为中心的教育’还未落到实处;教师与学生的距离没有明显缩短;我希望‘让学生自由发展’,但总体上多数学生可能还是未脱离那种类似教育生产线的培养模式;对这些我不能不表示遗憾和歉意。”
——华中科技大学校长“根叔”李培根卸任华中科技大学校长。在离任演说中,李培根离职报告中的19次述及遗憾之事遗憾一共有19处。
【2】“不是每个人都必须上大学。我们必须鼓励求学的年轻人探寻其它路径。”
——英国女王次子约克公爵(Duke of York)在一次报刊编辑年会期间发表讲话时近日评论英国教育制度之弊,表示,英国的教育制度认为过度倾向于将年轻人引导年轻人进入大学系统,不利于教育的全面健康发展。
【3】“我只想说:我们每个人都有选择和决定自己生活的权利。小天是我见过最单纯善良的人,很遗憾自己没能保护好她。感谢大家关心,只求以后可以正常牵手而行。祝大家幸福!”
——京东掌门人刘强东和“奶茶妹妹”章泽天传出忘年恋绯闻,更被网友拍到二人拥抱照,刘强东随后首度微博上公开二人恋情。二人在刘强东游学哥伦比亚大学时结实,网友戏称“都是留学惹的祸”。
【4】“没有目标,因为想追美国想都别想,我这辈子可能都看不到。我想,在我有生之年,如果能把耿丹学院做成中国私立大学的第一名或者前五名,我觉得就很好了。”
——俞敏洪日前在接受采访时表示,中美教育差距太大,不把美国大学作为耿丹学院的目标。
【5】“海外学生对英国教育的质量、研究以及我们的社群来说非常重要,他们是创新者和朋友。我们确信国际学生不是、也不应该被划分为移民之列。“
——谢菲尔德大学校长伯内特爵士对于海外学生被计入“净入境移民”(net immigration)人数的统计方式深感不满,发起“We Are International”计划支持国际学生,目前获得剑桥大学、圣安德鲁斯大学等100家机构的支持。承认和奶茶妹妹章泽天的恋情,目前章泽天正在哥伦比亚大学做交换生
NYU, MS in Management and Systems
Personal Statement
I worked as a Project Manager at Beijing Founder Securities, one of the biggest security companies in China. In the last two years at Founder Securities, my excellent performance at my job brought me both the recognition of the management and a rewarding package. However, I felt that I need to further hone my management skills related to both the application of advanced information technology and the management of people. For improvement, I’ve read books, studied online and even attended the MBA bridge program at California State University, Fresno. However, all these efforts only allowed me to see more clearly that I do need systematic study on management skills related to technology. I wish to pursue a master degree in Management and Systems in the US in order to further my career, whether to become a professional IT Project Manager, or develop my own start-up in the future.
I did my internship at a well-known e-business company ‘Fishing Supplies Online Shopping’. My work involved in analyzing users’ products, designing the website frame according to users’ requirement, developing website structure, maintaining website development, operation, and programming. This three-month internship exposed me to the management of website development projects. My abilities in development, design, and maintenance improved greatly by working with experienced French colleagues.
When I worked at Founder Securities, I got an opportunity to lead the project -Monitoring System for Securities Transactions and Funds Settlement. To complete this project within its short time limit of six months, I conducted a lot of researches on project management to prepare myself for this task.
Firstly, I developed personnel profiles to know my team members and their expertise and developed a process to engage customers to identify their needs. I also picked up the brains of experienced colleagues from other teams. Then I organized the kick-off meeting, laid out the team management structure that consisted of people from three different departments, and developed work plans and breakdown plans so each one know their roles clearly. I also tried to set up a regular communication plan among our team to ensure that problems were dealt with in a timely manner. With a cross-functional project team that consisted of people from product design, development, testing, DBA and operation maintenance functions, we took a flexible development process and divided the development stage into twelve two-week segments. The overall task was broken down to allow more efficient execution. We also adopted an interactive approach to engage project stakeholders and get their feedback so as to adjust our work to their suggestions more efficiently. We also moved the debugging and quality control process into earlier segments to shorten the entire development cycle.
During the development process, we encountered many disagreements but because the multi-stakeholder way we manage our decision-making process, our team worked smoothly and the project was successfully completed within the time limit.
This success was a great motivation for me and it also triggered my enthusiasm to manage and lead. However, I felt that I need some formal management training before I can shift up another gear in my career path. With my previous experience and academic preparation, I believe that I am qualified, both in terms of experience and in terms of mentality, to pursue a higher degree of education in Management and Systems.
The program at New York University can provide me with an opportunity to gain management skills in Management and Systems. It would be an important step on my career path from a developer to a manager. I consider my master’s study in information technology as another opportunity to further enhance my abilities so that I can become more competitive. For these reasons, I deeply urge your consideration of my academic achievements and research skills, as well as my passion and dedication in furthering my career. Also, I am sure that with my background, I will benefit your graduate program with my diverse cultural background and experience. I am looking forward to starting a new journey towards success with the Management and Systems program at New York University.
(注,本文由樱知叶留学提供)
《留学》杂志明星顾问高静老师点评
首段申请者旨在表述自己的申请缘由和愿望,提到了两年的工作经验,提到了读书和桥梁课程,出发点非常好,却忽略了PS写作中极为重要的一点,即简明扼要,而这一段显然信息量大的同时有点混乱,且management 和MIS不是一个专业,申请者为什么申请MIS,没有表达出来。
Firstly开头的段落讲了申请者作为一个leader的准备工作,为了更好地发挥此段的作用,给ad committee留下深刻的印象,建议增加一点细节,比如,收集到的别人的经验之谈是什么,如何安排团队管理,等等,可以不用把自己做的都写出来,但只要写一点就要写清楚,这样才能达到效果。
实习、工作经验、领导经历,这三方面是此篇PS的突出点,那么我们是不是可以这样重新整合一下:关于MIS的实习经历增强了申请者在这方面的兴趣,同时出色的实习表现为找工作奠定了基础,工作中表现优秀,赢得了leadership的机会,虽然做得很好,但想要做得更好,这个时候MIS的学校是必须的,所以要申请。如果能围绕这个line写下来,我觉得会更加顺畅。 另外需要提一下,整篇PS中没有提交申请者的本科背景,这点很危险,如果committee没有时间去翻阅你的简历,那么他可能会忽略这位申请者。值得我们学习的是,这位申请者一开始就先把自己的工作经历和准备都摆出来,让人能瞬间感受到这不是一个普通的刚刚毕业的申请者,这点也很重要。
除了这些我们所谓的硬件,那么也顺便晒一晒自己的软件吧,比如沟通能力、人际交往能力,比如曾经有位申请到Chicago的学生写,我每天都会接到朋友的电话,有让我介绍咖啡厅的,有问我要另外一个朋友的联系方式的,有让我给出几份工作的参考意见的,看似普通的事件反映出的是良好的人际交往的能力。而恰好,无论是哪个领域的manager,沟通和交流能力都是极为重要的。
《留学》杂志明星顾问田淑敏老师点评
作为一篇申请美国研究生的申请文章,该文章并没有局限于传统的用冗长事例、素材堆砌背景的模式,而是简洁有效地将优秀的国内外经历,体现在不同的段落之中。全文构思新颖,主题鲜明,语言精练。整篇文章行文流畅,一气呵成,招生官在不经意间就已通读全文,一个优秀的申请者的形象就跃然纸上。
文章开门见山,直奔主题,言简意赅地阐述申请的原因,明确了自身的申请目标和目的。第二段紧接上文阐述在实习工作中如何培养及提高自己的专业知识和能力。海外公司的实习经历大大提升了申请背景,侧面映衬出申请者的适应能力、学习能力。中间部分更进一步阐述其在国内知名公司的工作经历,并以工作中的一个具体项目为例,突出申请者的优秀特质。
由海外实习到国内工作经历层层递进,一个优秀申请者的轮廓清晰明朗地展现在招生官面前。文章最后的点睛之笔,强调在面临事业瓶颈之后寻求突破,坚定申请动机,让招生官对学生的申请意愿更加确定,为日后录取留下非常好的印象。
文章美中不足在于篇幅略短,建议适当把申请目标与申请者所处的事业瓶颈具体加以阐述。
《留学》杂志明星顾问王嘉荫老师点评
本篇文书印证了申请者和学校之间是双向选择的这种关系,更好地设计这篇文书的结构,除了要阐明申请者自身符合院校要求的背景外,同时也要交代清楚学校的什么东西为我所需,也就是要交代清楚所选学校和自己的匹配程度。
对于研究生的招生,研究生院负责硬性指标的审核,如GT成绩,而文书部分是由该专业的老师来审核,申请者在文书内容提供上只需简述工作的内容,通过工作过程中想到的方法、解决的问题展示取得的成绩,进而得到独立的第三方客观的评价或认可。
我们写任何一篇文书都必须有针对性,要清楚学校要什么?细看纽约大学对于“陈述目的”的要求,即要从学术和专业两方面阐述适合申请者的原因。申请者作为学生,今后对这个研究项目可能做出的贡献。显然这篇文书过于强调申请者的工作背景,而没有完全扣题的去呈现学校想看到的东西。
整段文字语言比较简单,内容虽交代清楚了,但稍欠缺一些文采。
主持人辣评:
文章读完了,各位老师的点评也学习过了,主持人也不用怕影响阅读,可以直抒胸臆讲讲自己的读后感了。
尽管几位老师都提到了文章文采稍逊,但主持人可以很负责任地说一句,在留学文书的书写中,文采确实只是锦上添花之物,无需死磕。但这篇文章的问题在于,信息量大且细碎,缺少场景感和细节,不少语句拗口,不是常见的英语用法。这些问题在中式英语的文章中常见,虽然不可怕,但确实会影响阅读体验;尤其对于一些习惯用法的误用,是可以通过请教资深老师或外教来避免的。
人物简介
高静
启德教育北京分公司美国部文案主管,从事美国留学咨询工作六年,能准确分析申请者的背景,帮助申请者挖掘强势,规避弱势,成功俘获招生委员会(Ad Committee)的青睐。
田淑敏
樱知叶大学部申请中心经理,从事留学行业六年多,善于从学生角度分析劣势与优势,为每位学生量身定做打造个性化申请方案。
王嘉荫
伯乐留学资深顾问,精通美国名校申请流程,通过自己独特的背景提升方法和辅导方式,多次成功的帮助不同背景的学生取得名校的录取通知书。
语录TA说:
编辑:李梦梦 王楠
【1】“当看到某些学生心灵田园荒芜的时候,心灵被役使的时候,自然会感到我们的人格教育是有缺陷的。”
“‘以学生为中心的教育’还未落到实处;教师与学生的距离没有明显缩短;我希望‘让学生自由发展’,但总体上多数学生可能还是未脱离那种类似教育生产线的培养模式;对这些我不能不表示遗憾和歉意。”
——华中科技大学校长“根叔”李培根卸任华中科技大学校长。在离任演说中,李培根离职报告中的19次述及遗憾之事遗憾一共有19处。
【2】“不是每个人都必须上大学。我们必须鼓励求学的年轻人探寻其它路径。”
——英国女王次子约克公爵(Duke of York)在一次报刊编辑年会期间发表讲话时近日评论英国教育制度之弊,表示,英国的教育制度认为过度倾向于将年轻人引导年轻人进入大学系统,不利于教育的全面健康发展。
【3】“我只想说:我们每个人都有选择和决定自己生活的权利。小天是我见过最单纯善良的人,很遗憾自己没能保护好她。感谢大家关心,只求以后可以正常牵手而行。祝大家幸福!”
——京东掌门人刘强东和“奶茶妹妹”章泽天传出忘年恋绯闻,更被网友拍到二人拥抱照,刘强东随后首度微博上公开二人恋情。二人在刘强东游学哥伦比亚大学时结实,网友戏称“都是留学惹的祸”。
【4】“没有目标,因为想追美国想都别想,我这辈子可能都看不到。我想,在我有生之年,如果能把耿丹学院做成中国私立大学的第一名或者前五名,我觉得就很好了。”
——俞敏洪日前在接受采访时表示,中美教育差距太大,不把美国大学作为耿丹学院的目标。
【5】“海外学生对英国教育的质量、研究以及我们的社群来说非常重要,他们是创新者和朋友。我们确信国际学生不是、也不应该被划分为移民之列。“
——谢菲尔德大学校长伯内特爵士对于海外学生被计入“净入境移民”(net immigration)人数的统计方式深感不满,发起“We Are International”计划支持国际学生,目前获得剑桥大学、圣安德鲁斯大学等100家机构的支持。承认和奶茶妹妹章泽天的恋情,目前章泽天正在哥伦比亚大学做交换生