WordSunny是一个注重个性、实用性和人性化的留学文书写作机构。虽然低廉，其价值却是无法用金钱衡量的。使用WordSunny的服务，可以让您集中精力于自己的学业或是研究。WordSunny强大的语言支持和丰富文案经验，足以使您的申请事半功倍。

PS是PersonalStatement的简称，是我们申请美国研究生院的重要材料之一。一份完美的PS有可能使你申请成功的机会大大增加，同时PS也是很好的认识你自己的过程。通过写PS，你将更了解你自己，清楚自己想要什么样的生活，理清自己为什么要去美国，以后将要成为什么样的人。这对申请者来说至关重要，对admissionofficer来说，PS是你唯一有机会向他们展示一个鲜活的你的材料。成绩单是死的，GRE和TOEFL分数是死的，而他们要找的是一个活生生的人，是一个有血有肉有思想的人，他们在众多的申请者中寻找最适合他们的那一位，你如何认识你自己？你的motivation来自哪里？你将来如何打算？这些东西都可以帮助他们走进你，了解你，认识你，然后决定是不是接受你。UofWashington的admissionofficer指出，他们会把申请者分成四等："Admitwithguaranteedfunding,Admitwithpotentialfunding,Tabled(asortofadmissionspurgatory),andReject."Itisinthecaseof"Tabled"and"Admitwithpotentialfunding"applications,theadmissionsofficerreports,thatthepersonalstatementcanmakearealdifference:"Ifthereisagoodmatchbetweentheapplicant&39;sresearchinterestsandtheparticularstrengthsoftheschool,thiscanbumpthemupalevelortwointhehierarchyofadmission."如何写PS？从PS教程中，我将总结出写PS的各项注意点，一步步教你怎么写PS，希望对大家有所帮助。PreparationPS的精髓在于将自己的motivation和Objective充分展现出来，它应该是personalandanalytical,任何generalization都需要避免，PS的关键在于用specific,personaldetails来展现你的个人魅力和强烈的motivation。写PS时，要尽量完全的真诚。这是诉说一个你自己的故事，你不是在设法创造一个理想的申请者，而是justbeyourself。任何的伪造都是很容易被识破的，只有完全敞开的真诚，才能真正打动admissionofficer，也才能真正的认识你自己，才能真正让你选择最适合你的graduateprogram。用specificdetails来展现你的motivation很重要。这些specificdetails可以包括研究和经历、课程、你跟你所感兴趣的领域的人的交流、你读的书、你参加的学术报告会，以及任何可以展现你为何选择并适合这个研究领域的原因。你需要明确你未来的方向，至少为自己未来5~10年的事业做一个规划，而这个规划应该很适合你所申请的这个graduateprogram，那也正是你选择这个领域的原因。描述为什么这个graduateprogram适合你，不要用一些空洞的赞美性的语言，一定要bespecific,beanalytical。一定不要出现一些粗心的错误，那只能证明你不够认真对待。避免说一些空洞无意义的套话，避免陈词滥调。这里可以举个例子。修改前：InthefirstprojectImanaged,Ilearnedmanyvaluablelessonsabouttheimportanceofteamwork.修改后：InthefirstprojectImanaged,Imadeanefforttoincorporateallmycolleaguesasequalmembersofateam,solicitingtheirfeedbackanddeferringtotheirexpertiseasneeded.修改前的这句话很空洞的讲teamwork，没有任何details；修改后的话就展开讲了我是怎么展现teamwork的。在写PS的时候一定要注意展开这些细节。最好的方法就是以自己的亲身经历开始，让那些展现你的quality和personality的东西自然流露出来，你的那些品质不需要总结性的generalities,人们会从你对自己经历的specificdetails的描述判断出你有哪些quality。不要企图把你所有的经历都写进PS里，PS追求的不是广度，而是深度。好的PS是深入挖掘一个或两个主题、时间或观点的细节。注意避免敏感话题，因为你不知道admissionofficer的个人偏见。不要用冗余的长句。短句更加有力，因为他们更加direct和tothepoint。举例：修改前："Myrecognitionofthefactthattheprojectwasfinallyoverwasadeeplysatisfyingmomentthatwillforeverlingerinmymemory."修改后："Completingtheprojectatlastgavemeanenduringsenseoffulfillment."像thefactthat这种词就是完全冗余的。Brainstorming1.Performaself-inventoryofYourUniqueExperiences,MajorInfluences,andAbilities.Longandshorttermgoals1.这所学校为什么吸引你2.你对哪个faculty的研究最感兴趣？你最想跟谁一起？3.你具体想从你所申请的program中获得什么？4.你的事业抱负是什么？这个graduateprogram对你实现事业理想有什么帮助?5.你理想的的是什么？未来的5~10年甚至20、30年，你想成为一个什么样的人？SkillsandCharacteristics6.你有哪些品质有助于你在该领域获得成功？Youneedtomakestrongconnectionsbetweenyourexperiencesandthequalitiesyouwishtoconvey.这里列举一些admissionofficer认为很重要的qualities：SeriousnessofPurpose(topursuegraduateeducation)?IntellectualAbility(tohandlegraduatestudy)?IntellectualCuriosity(aboutthefieldyouwishtoenter)?Creativity(asreflectedinthewayyourmindaddressesissuesinthefieldofyourchoice)?Open-Mindedness(toideas,people,andcircumstancesdifferentfromyourown)?Maturity(asdemonstratedbybeingresponsibleandtrustworthy)?ConcernforOthers(eitherbydevotingtimetosocialserviceactivitiessuchastutoringorbybeingconsiderateandempathetictoothers&39;feelings;thelatterismoredifficulttopulloffinanapplicationessay)Initiative(asintheabilitytostartaprojectortakeonaresponsibilityonyourown)?Enthusiasm(asdemonstratedbyyoureagernesstoengageinactivities)?Confidence(inyourabilitytohandledifficultsituationsandnovelchallenges)?BeingOrganized(asintheabilitytostayontopofmultipletasks)?SenseofHumor(asinyourabilitytofindhumorindifficultsituations;inmanywaysthisisanindexofmaturity)?Diligence/Persistence(asdemonstratedbyyourabilitytostaywithataskuntilyoupleteit;thisisparticularlyrelevantforprogramsrequiringadissertation)?Leadership(asshowninyourabilitytoinspireotherstoworktogethertoreachamutualgoal)?RiskTaking(asshowninyourabilitytodealwithuncertaintyinordertoreachyourgoal)?Insight(asreflectedinyourabilitytouseintrospectiontounderstandaspectsofyourself,suchasyourpreferencesandyourmotivations)?Optimism(asreflectedinyourabilitytofindpositiveaspectsinseeminglynegativesituations)?Compromise(asinyourabilitytobeflexibleinnegotiatingwithothers;atamoreabstractlevelthiscanmeantheabilitytoreconcileideologicaloppositesordialecticalpairsamongothersorwithinyourself)?OveringAdversity(asdemonstratedbyyourresourcefulnessindealingwithseriousproblemssuchasdivorce,death,illness,etc.)7.你所拥有的skills（比如munication,leadership,analytical)，注意用specificdetails来展示你的这些skills8.你比其他申请者的优势在哪里？9.你可以贡献给你所申请的学校哪些东西？（给你的fellowstudents，你的faculty,你的broadermunity)10.你认为你为什么会在这个program的申请中胜出？11.让admissionofficers对你感兴趣的最pelling的原因是什么？Background/Acplishments:Personal12.What&39;sspecial,unique,distinctive,orimpressiveaboutyouoryourlifestory?Whatdetailsofyourlife(personalorfamilyproblems/history,anygenuinelynotableacplishments,peopleoreventsthathaveshapedyouorinfluencedyourgoals)mighthelpthemitteebetterunderstandyouorhelpsetyouapartfromotherapplicants?哪些人影响了你的选择？13.Haveyouhadtoovereanyunusualobstaclesorhardships(e.g.,economic,familial,physical)inyourlife?你所必须克服的困难？14.Haveyoubornesignificantcare-givingresponsibilitiesforfamilymembers?Foranailingparent,asibling,adisabledoragingrelative,achild?Howhasthisimpactedyouracademics?Yourprofessionallife?Yourgoalsandvalues?你从小就需要照顾什么人吗？囧，这点对独生子女不利哎。。。15.(IfyouliveinU.S.butarenotanative-bornAmerican)HowdidyoudealwiththechallengesofmovingtotheU.S.fromyourhome?Didyouexperiencecultureshock?Howdidyouadapt?Whatwasmostdifficultforyou?Whataspectsofyournewhomedidyouenjoythemost?在美国如何适应的问题，看来美国交流经历还在这个personal方面可以起到一些作用~16.Ifworkexperienceshaveconsumedsignificantperiodsoftimeduringyourcollegeyears,whathaveyoulearned(leadershipormanagerialskills,forexample),andhowhastheworkcontributedtoyourpersonalgrowth?Background/Acplishments:Academic17.Whendidyouoriginallybeeinterestedinthisfield?Whathaveyousincelearnedaboutit-andaboutyourself-thathasfurtherstimulatedyourinterestandreinforcedyourconvictionthatyouarewellsuitedtothisfield?Whatinsightshaveyougained?你如何对这个领域感兴趣的？18.Howhaveyoulearnedaboutthisfield-throughclasses,readings,seminars,workorotherexperiences,orconversationswithpeoplealreadyinthefield?19.Arethereanygapsordiscrepanciesinyouracademicrecordthatyoushouldexplain?20.Canyourecallaspecificincidentthatconvincedyouthatyouhadchosentherightcareerpath?用一个具体的事例来证明你为何选择了正确的道路2.ConsultFriends,Relatives,Colleagues,orProfessorsforIdeas别人往往可以看到你性格特征中你自己没有注意到的地方，所以向别人请教可以帮助你更好地了解自己。不妨来做一个调查问卷，向了解你的请教~

Iamapplyingto_________andmustprepareapersonalstatementasapartofthatprocess.Iwanttobesuretoincludeallrelevantdataaboutmyselfandmybackground,soIamsolicitinginformationfromvariousindividualswhoknowmeandwhosejudgmentIvalue.Thankyouforyourhelp.1.Whatdoyouthinkismostimportantfortheadmissionsmitteetoknowaboutme?2.Whatdoyouregardasmostunusual,distinctive,unique,and/orimpressiveaboutme(basedonourassociation)?3.Areyouawareofanyeventsorexperiencesinmybackgroundthatmightbeofparticularinteresttothoseconsideringmyapplicationtograduateschool?4.ArethereanyspecialqualitiesorskillsthatIpossessthattendtomakeyouthinkIwouldbesuessfulingraduateschoolandinthefieldtowhichIaspiretobeeapart?

一步步教你怎么写PS（二）

TopicSelection上边我们讲了通过brainstorming的方式来挖掘自己，现在你手上应该有一大把的经历想要来诉说。你可以深入描述一段经历，也可以写多个经历，但是写的事情越多，每件事情可能就不能做到非常深入了。下面给出一些指导来帮助你narrowdownyourtopic.Findingthepatternthatconnects一定要寻找那些跟你申请的program相关的经历Conveyingsomethingmeaningful一定要找到一个能展现你独一无二personality的经历Paintingapleteportrait一定要全面展现出你的能力，如果你只说自己的一段经历，这段经历应该能全面展现你的各方面能力；如果你要说自己的多种经历，这些经历之间应该互为补充。Standingout一定要突出的unique的地方，如果你觉得实在很难做到unique，那就bemorespecificandpersonal.Keepingyourreadersinterest从别人的角度来思考，如果你是读者，你读这篇文章的时候会想要了解更多吗？Stayinggroundedindetail一定要用事实说话，一切言语都要建立在事实证据的基础之上。Answeringthequestion每个学校针对PS提的问题可能不一样，一定要保证你选的topic能回答大部分学校的大部分问题，PS也要根据学校的问题进行适当调整。Whattoavoid一下几点千万要避免！Resortingtogimmicks不要用那些小花招，小伎俩，咱还是应该严肃点Focusingonnegative应该重点突出你的positiveattributeRepeatinginformationthat&39;slistedelsewhereintheapplication千万别重复那些你在简历里已经展现出来的东西，需要展现你更加personal的东西BeingtoocontroversialSeekingpityYoucandescribemisfortunesoradisadvantagedbackground,butdonotusethemasanexcuseforbadperformancesortoseekpity.Doingsonotonlycouldsoundmanipulative,butalsomeansthatyouhaven&39;temphasizedyourstrengthssufficiently.Thus,asinthecaseofweaknesses,youshouldbringupobstaclesinyourpastonlytoshowhowyouhaveoverethem.想要通过PS来解释自己某方面不足的同学请特别注意上面第二点和第五点。注意表现你positive的一面，表现你如何克服困难的一面，少些negative的东西，也不要刻意去解释什么。

一步步教你怎么写PS（三）

Graduatestatementthemes:你必须搞清楚的几个问题：?WhyhaveIchosentoattendgraduateschoolinthisspecificfield,andwhydidIchoosetoapplytothisparticularschool&39;sprogram??Whataremyqualificationsforadmission??Whatisspecial,unique,orimpressiveaboutmylifestory?Thefutureoverthepastadmissionofficer想要从PS看三点：你来自哪里?你想从我们的program中得到什么？你未来的打算是什么？你的PS应该重在未来的职业规划，而不是重复过去的荣耀。如果你过去的经历确实很出彩，一定要多一些分析，不要罗列你的成绩WhyGraduateSchool?Earlyexposuretoyourfield:避免用一些陈词滥调，比如“Ihavealwayswantedto..."Donotrelysolelyonyourinitialreasonandfettojustifyyourchoicewithmorerecentexperiences.讲一些你小时候的事情可能可以吸引读者，一些小时候的兴趣爱好如何发展成为学术喜好的呢？Goals明确自己未来的职业发展目标。很多人可能会说自己会进入学术界，那么为了使你的goals显得与众不同一些，你必须突出自己特殊的researchinterest;对于想要到学术之外的领域发展的人，必须identifyaspecificissueandexplaintheoriginandevolutionofyourinterest.Researchinterests有些学校会让你写个statementofpurpose来表明你的研究兴趣，你可以认为你的读者是一个faculty，但是一个不是专家的人应该也能津津有味地看下去Addressingtheschool（在我们写每一个学校的PS的时候，都要做大量的搜索！）Youshoulddothisresearchforyourownsake,ofcourse,butdiscussingyourdiscoveriesinyourpersonalstatementcanhelpconvincetheadmissionsmitteethatyouareagoodfit.Avoidmistakeslikediscussingtheschool&39;srankorprestige,orsimplyofferinggenericpraise.Instead,mentionfacultymembersbynameandindicatesomeknowledgeoftheirwork.Discussyourinterestinbeinginvolvedinaparticularstudentanizationoractivity.Considercontactingfacultymembersfirstanddiscussingtheircurrentresearchprojectsandyourinterestinstudyingunderthem.Thenrefertothesecontactsinyouressay.(套磁的作用就出来了哦！）Youmayalsowanttodiscussyourinterestinbeinginvolvedinaparticularstudentanizationoractivity.mentioningseveralprofessorsisnotaseffectiveasdescribingoneinfurtherdepthWhyqualified?Detailsabouttheprocessareparamount.Whatwemeanbythe"process"isthepathtoachievement.Therestoftheapplicationhasalreadysummarizedyouracplishmentsandactivities.Showthereaderwhatyoudidinconcreteterms,andmostimportantly,highlightyouractiveroles.researchexperienceRemembertokeepthediscussionpersonal.Donotbeeboggeddowninminutedetailsandjargon.Ultimately,thefocusofthestoryshouldremainonyouandyourgrowthorsuess.fieldexperienceunrelatedworkexperienceExtracurricularActivitiesWhyUnique这里给大家举几个unique的例子：

Thisapplicantstartsbynotingthediversityofhisethnicandreligiousbackground.Whenmentioningsuchpoints,youshouldnotassumethatsuchdiversityisanendinitself.Rather,youshouldshowhowyourbackgroundandculturehaveshapedyourperspectiveandgivenyousomethinguniquetooffer.ThisapplicantdoesagoodjobofnotinghowZoroastrianismhasgivenhimguidingprinciples,butheneverfollowsthroughtodiscussconcreteexamples.Thisessaywouldhavebenefitedfrommoredetailstoshowhisdiversityinmoretangibleterms.

Thisapplicant&39;sstoryisfascinating,attimesharrowing,andultimatelytriumphant.Frommittedsocialactivismtodrugandalcoholaddictiontoareengagementwiththeworld,theauthorpullsnopunchesintellinghisuniquetale.Whilehedoesnotwhitewashhisexperiencewithdrugsandalcohol,noticehowhesituatesitinalargercontext,showingbothhowitmadehimoblivioustothethingshereallycaredabout(ThirdWorldinjustices)andhowhisreintroductiontothosethingshelpedhimpullhimselfoutofhisdownwardspiral.Indoingso,hedemonstratesbothastrongsocialconscienceandadedicationtohisbeliefs.Additionally,hisstorymakeshimveryhardforanadmissionsmitteetofet.Justbecarefulthatanydiscussionofpastmistakesordifficultiesleadstoanindubitablypositiveconclusion.

Thisapplicantshowsthatyoudonotneedtobeatrueone-of-a-kindtodemonstrateuniquenessintheadmissionsprocess.Infact,whatsetshimapartisarathertypicaljobintheputerindustry.Whatmakeshisapplicationunique,however,isthatheisapplyingtoageologicalsciencesprogram.Hisinterestinmathematicalmodelinggiveshimanovelareaofspecializationtooffertotheintellectualdiversityoftheprogram.

（原来跨专业申请也算unique）

Finally,thisapplicantshowsthatapersonal,revealingstorycanbeenoughtosetsomeoneapart.Byrecountingaparticularepisodethatsparkedherepiphanyasawriter,shegivesusanin-depthlookatheruniqueapproachtohercraft.Again,thisessaydoesnotdiscussexoticexperiences,butinsteadsueedsbypaintingadetailed,deeplypersonalportraitthatnooneelsecouldhavewritten.

ExplainBlemishesStayinguplatethenightbeforetheGREisnotalegitimatereasonforabadperformance,whiledocumentedsicknesscouldbe.Aparticularlybadsemestercouldbeexplainedbyadeathorillnessinthefamily.Ifyoulackresearchexperience,youmightpointoutthenumberofhoursyouhadtoworktomakecollegemoreaffordableforyouandyourfamily.Yourbestapproachmightbetotrytotransformsuchblemishesintosomethingpositivebypointingoutparticularcoursesinwhichyouperformedwell,especiallythosethatweremoreadvanced,morerelevanttoyourintendedcareerpath,ormorerecent.makesurethatyoudonottakeacontentioustone.Don&39;tauseyourteachersofunfairgradingstandardsorplainaboutlackofextracurricularopportunitiesatyourschool.Beclearthatyou&39;renottryingtoexcuseyourselfofresponsibility,butemphasizethatyousimplywanttheschoolstohavethepletepicture.