留學生申請表自我評價

  留學申請書上的自我評價會被考試官看重,但是自我評價要怎麼寫呢?下面是小編為大家帶來的XXX,相信對你會有幫助的。

  書寫方法

  自述,也即Personal Statement, 是所有出國檔案中最重要的部分,它是申請者最主要的自我包裝。申請被錄取和經濟資助就是要把自己推銷給評審者。你的重任是讓這一檔案反映你的個性和才智。寫自述即使對以英語為母語的北美學生也是頗費心力的事情,對中國申請者來說,用英語寫作本來就是困難的事,更何況自述是為了表現和包裝自己,有違我們的文化習俗,寫起來往往備感吃力。中國申請者往往沒有面談的機會,這份檔案因而愈發顯得重要。

  我們要忠告所有的申請者,你必須抓住機會,充分而且恰如其分地表現你的人格力量、智慧和已取得的成就。在此檔案的創作中要花大量的精力,決不能知難而退,草率從事。你已經花費了多年的心血,完成了大學甚至是研究生的學習,你也可能又在隨後的工作崗位上積累了寶貴的經驗,現在又通過艱苦卓絕的努力,成功地考過了TOEFL和GRE。然而,你的任務並沒有結束。你必須靜下心來,有條不紊地處理多種檔案,而其中自述是重中之重。

  怎樣真正地把此項工作當作重中之重呢?那並不是趕緊去習一本所謂範例然後照著抄,而是要藉此機會嚴肅、認真和全面審視自己的才能、潛能、出國留學的目的。這種對自己的能力、嚮往和追求的透徹的瞭解是寫好自述的基礎。根據編者在國外求學、工作的經驗,可以這麼說,在寫好自述這件事上,中國留學生可以說是遇上了一個深層次而且是重大的文化差異。所謂"深層次"就是說這個差異不是西方人喝咖啡中國人喝茶、西方人稱"Darling"而中國人稱"孩子他媽"那樣簡單。

  北美的許許多多的"僱主"-----大學的錄取評審者,確實是非常重視求職者、求學者對自身是否瞭解,對自己的前途和目標是否明確。在他們的文化中,這樣的自我瞭解被視為是人的素質中很重要的一部分。他們的文化同時也十分重視對自身的瞭解和對目標的追求做出個性化的表達能力。本文並不是要討論文化問題,而是力求以最短的篇幅給讀者以最大的實用指導。本軟體編者最大遺憾就是申請者把寫作自述一事當作官樣文章而草率應付。北美教育機構的官僚主義常常更甚於我國,但要求寫自述,的確不是官樣文章,而是給申請者一次表現自己的機會。讀者切記,這樣的表現一定要富有個性。

  怎樣判斷自述是否反映了個性呢?最簡單的就是看第二個人是否能寫出一樣的或是差不多的內容。真正的富有個性的自我介紹是不可能與其他的信雷同的。儘管有許多人有著看上去類似的求學、求職經歷,但是每個人對學習、工作、事業和他人的感受應該是獨有的而且也應該是獨特的。即使兩個人所有的學習和工作經歷都相同,也都計劃去同一個領域裡深造,引發他們對該學科感興趣的外部事物和內心感受也必定是有區別的。所以,在我們談到寫作自述其他注意事項之前,首先要求讀者要獨具創意。在寫作自述的時候,認真而全面地審視自己的方法就是默默地自問如下問題:

  1. 對所要申請的學校和專業是否有了深入細緻的瞭解,能做到在寫自述時緊扣

  校和專業的要求及特點,突出自己申請的優勢?

  2. 我的人生經歷中有什麼獨特的、非同尋常的地方?在我的家庭生活和社會生活中有哪些人或事件影響了我的人生觀和事業追求?這些影響有什麼與眾不同的地方?

  3. 我最初是如何對目前所選專業感興趣的?我在其後的歲月中又是如何加深了對這一學科領域的認識?我在這一領域已經取得了什麼樣的成績?是什麼因素使我自信,能夠在這一領域有所建樹?

  4. 在上學期間我從事了那些助教、助研、社會實踐、暑期工作?通過這些活動在什麼方面得到了提高比如科研能力、組織能力和領導能力等?在步入社會後的工作中完成過什麼專案,取得了哪些成就,表現出何等才幹?

  5. 我的最終的事業目標是什麼?

  6. 在我多年來的考試成績上有沒有需要解釋的地方?比方說我大學成績一直很優異,但GRE成績卻不怎麼理想;我高年級的成績是否比低年級的成績有顯著的提高?

  7.在自我奮鬥的過程中是否需要克服超常的困難,如家庭生活貧困、身體殘疾等等?

  8. 我是否具備傑出的品格,比如誠實,可靠、善良、刻苦等等,而我能否提供真憑實據來加以證明?我是否具備值得一提的很好的特別的工作習慣和態度,以及稟性上的優勢。

  9. 我具備什麼樣的特殊才能,如分析能力、領導才能和交流才能?我為什麼比別的申請者更具有在事業上成功的把握?

  要回答這些問題的確是不容易的,但你必須在正式寫作自述之前全面準備,對這些問題加以認真思考,因為你的自述需要回答所有這些問題或其中的大部分。

  對內容有了把握後,就是要注意寫作技巧了。這裡說的寫作技巧不是英語水平的問題,而是寫作的思路、取材和段落的安排。寫自述的最大忌諱就是寫得毫無特色、枯燥乏味。要知道每一個錄取評審委員需要閱讀成百上千份自述,其中大多數的自述的內容都是雷同的,他們不可能有時間、精力和氣力在平淡中尋找不尋常,努力發掘你的優秀之處。要寫得醒目,抓住讀者的注意力,這個責任完全在於你自己。

  所以,自述的第一段或者是前二段至為重要。這頭一、二段必須能夠引起讀者對你的興趣,並且能夠得到關於你個人的最重要的資訊。如果你的頭一、二段的內容中有閃光之處,能夠給人留下不可磨滅的印象,那就達到了最佳效果。絕大多數的申請者的的確確有著類似的學歷和工作背景,而且現在又追求一個共同的目標:攻讀研究生。在這樣的情況下,讀者應該不難想見,不論我們是漢語,還是用英語,描述自己的經歷和追求的語彙和句式終究會趨向雷同。編者所強調的"獨特性",決不是僅指在語言上要獨樹一幟。獲得獨特性的更重要的有兩個方法:一是尋找獨特的思想方法或者說是審視自己的獨特角度,二是在陳述過程中採用故事手法。

  採取第一種方法時我們從多種角度著眼確定文章的基調,我們在此對三種較常見的型別寫作時所應遵循的策略進行簡要論述:

  1. 克服生活中的逆境型:Peterson's Guide中曾經登載的一封外國人申請時寫的自述,作者的家庭背景是貧苦的、不識英文的第一代亞裔移民。作者沒有迴避自己多花了幾年時間才完成大學的教育並且成績較差這一慘痛的事實,而是就此問題展開對自己的介紹。他的家庭貧困,作為長子肩負幫助父母撫養年幼的妹妹的重任。這樣,完成大學教育對他來說需要艱苦卓絕的努力。因此,通過他的敘述,一位奮鬥不息、刻苦耐勞並具有高度責任感的年輕人的形象躍然紙上。

  這位作者申請的學校是法學院,難度較大,但作者有力地陳述了他的理由:他的父母像許多亞裔移民一樣,不通英文,更不懂在美國用法律的手段來保護自己的權益。他現在申請讀法學院,目的就是為了將來能夠運用法律的武器維護在美國少數族裔的權益。

  這樣的信讀起來感人至深,作者當然也被錄取了。成功之處就在於作者能用獨特的角度來看待自己的經歷和追求的目標。他所陳述的經歷、思想和感受與其人生奮鬥的目標達到了高度的統一。

  在寫這種在逆境中奮起的自述時,應通過用事實來描述過去的經歷及其對自己的求學、事業和人生目標的正面影響,但切忌耽於自我憐憫,或因一種譴責評判的方式使文章顯得充滿怨氣。

  2. 自我成長型:這種 申請人在生活、學業和工作上雖不可避免地會遇到挫折,但相對來說,他們的生活進行得比較一帆風順。寫這種自述一定要用正面、肯定的語氣,清楚、精煉,同時又要充分、多方面地展示自己獨特的才智、事業和求學的追求方向。

  3. 家庭影響型:這種情況下可以是好的家庭背景對申請者產生了正面的影響,也可以是艱難或不好的家庭環境作用於申請者,使之反思而發奮圖強。寫正面的影響時注意不要過分渲染家庭的幫助,督促嚮導作用,因為這樣的作者往往不知不覺中會給評審人留下一種自我缺乏主見和動力的印象。同樣,寫不好家庭的背景時,也不要太多著墨於那些問題,重要的是突出自己不隨遇而安、屈從命運安排的精神和志向。

  下面再談談"故事手法"。所謂"故事"並不是要為自己的經歷編故事,而是要有一點不要太多生動的情節。除了思想角度外,生動的情節是表現個性和獨特性的又一法寶。許許多多的人可以有類似的經歷和背景,但他們生命中的具體經歷一定具有獨特的場景。恰當地描繪一下這樣的場景,就會使全文散發出生動而新鮮的氣息。比方說有人在談到家庭的不幸時具體地講述了因交不起房租被趕到街上過夜的慘痛經歷。還有的文中雖然沒有任何戲劇性的情節,但作者在好幾處細節都突出了自己善於獨立思考的個性。作者用朋友們的疑問來襯托出自己決定重返學校、出國

  深造所飲食的智慧和膽識。作者在談到自己的業餘愛好時,也沒有像大多數申請者那樣列舉出一長串清單,以表現自己多才多藝、面面俱到,而是誠實地說自己沒有什麼愛好,只是喜歡獨自旅行,在大自然中汲取營養和力量,但這愛好卻與全文塑造出的深沉和獨立思考的性格十分吻合。

  至此我們談到了全面和深刻地審視自己、尋找獨特的角度以及注重運用細節等問題。下面還有一些材料的取捨問題提出來供讀者參考。

  首先,千萬不要遺漏掉那些有用的和中肯的成就、經驗等等事實。

  申請研讀的學位越高,那麼以往科研、學術成果和工作經驗等等就越是重要。許多申請者錯誤地認為自己發表的文章已經列在履歷裡面了,在自述中就不應該再提。其實,個個履歷是一份完全不同的檔案。它是對個人經歷的一種簡潔而全面的介紹,使讀者對申請者能夠很快有一個大致的瞭解。自述則是需要或是希望讀者仔細閱讀的,它要介紹申請者的成就、抱負和個人品德。所以申請者不用擔心內容上的重複。還有許多申請者硬是要把自述的篇幅壓縮在一頁紙內因而只能很簡要地提到自己的成就。其實,如果內容充實,為什麼不能寫到二至三頁呢?比如說到發表的論文,往往只提到一個題目。其實,寫一篇科研論文往往是要付出巨大心血的。這不光是寫篇文章,而是反覆的科學論證和無數次實驗的結晶。申請者起碼應該用二至三個句子,說明這篇論文所代表的實驗、實驗用的方法、目的和獲得的成績。還應該說明通過發表這篇或幾篇論文,申請者在這一領域做出了什麼貢獻,獲得了哪些思想方法、認識和科研手段上的提高。

  還有的申請者犯的是一個相反的錯誤,他們把高中甚至更早的成就也不厭其煩地列在自述上。比如當上了三好學生、少先隊長之類的。因為中國學生申請的學位最低的也是碩士研究生,大學時期的成績或是隨後工作上的成就更為貼切,也應該足以用作素材了。當然,少兒時期的成就,若是對隨後的學術道路產生了重大的影響,也可以提。有的申請者對某一學科,比如說數學,情有獨鍾,很早就顯露出天才,在中學時期在數學競賽中獲獎,由此激發了對此學科的強烈興趣,從此矢志不渝,這樣提就非常妥當。

  最好不提的還有政治觀點、宗教信仰和其他一切容易引起爭議的不同尋常的話題。有個別申請者在檔案中提到了"上帝"這樣的字眼,犯了西方社會宗教和學術分離的大忌。

  我們建議你撰寫自述時沒有必要對自己的事業和生活道路上的挫折諱莫如深。只是在描述或提到經歷的苦難,挫折或失敗時,切記不要流露出乞求憐憫恩賜,或氣憤懷恨的情緒。許多傑出的人物都曾經歷過困屯。人們一般會欣賞那些不被困難壓倒,不因失敗沮喪,在逆境中尋找光明的人,關鍵在於你是否用積極正面的態度對待挫折並表現出這種積極的態度。

  最後需要提醒讀者注意的是,寫自述絕對不能一蹴而就,寫好後需反覆修改,

  清除多餘的部分,增加與針對申請學校和專業相對應的內容,密切注意句與句之間,段落之間,及整篇文章意思的邏輯聯絡。可多方聽聽他人的意見。務必做到文章中不存在任何文法,語法或拼寫上的錯誤。這種疏忽看似無關緊要,實際上它們有時恰恰能出乎意料地破壞你力圖在評審人心目中樹立的形象。很難想象,繁忙的教授在連著數次看到簡單的語法或拼寫錯誤後,還會相信你是文中所說的一個認真的精益求精的人。

  篇一

  1 previous Education:

  When in the high school I first used the computer, I was attracted by it. From then on, to become an expert in the field of electrical and computer technology has been my favorite dream. In 2098, successfully passed the most competitive examinations, especially in the mathematics I got the full score 120 out of 120, I was admitted by the Electronic Engineering Department of Tsinghua University which is the most distinguished university in China.這是中國學生最喜歡的一中開頭方式,可是並不符合statement的一般習慣,請學習修改稿的開頭方法。

  During my academic years, I worked hardly work hardly 與 work hard 的區別相信大家都知道,這樣的錯誤是不可原諒的。and obtained good scores in most courses, especially in the basic courses and major courses. When graduation, my overall GPA ranked the upper 10% among about 200 students.

  Education at Tsinghua University emphasizes practice. In the third year of study, I applied to join the Lab. of Information Systems. In the lab I successfully designed "2Mb/s PCM Digital Interface 32 frames" which was used in the analogue PBX Private Branch Exchange. In 1993, I independently designed "Speech Signal Processing Card" which was used in the SUN SPARC station. This card's successful design solved the problem that the SUN SPARC station could not be used to the speech processing and the multimedia application. From these designs I accumulated the experience of hardware development and mastered the knowledge of communications theory and computer technology such as the hardware structure of the RISC computer, UNIX operating system and programming. Through the five years of study in Tsinghua University I have not only mastered rich professional theory but also accumulated strong experience on hardware design and software program. All of these laid a solid foundation for my further work and study.

  Because of my hard study, as reward, I was recommended to enter the graduate program at Tsinghua directly, waived of the admission test. It is Tsinghua's policy to endow the most distinguished students such preference. However, anxiously wanting to practice my knowledge in the real work and because of some other reason, I resigned the esteemed privilege.

  2 Work Experience

  After graduation, I have been working as an electronic engineer in North China Institute of Computing Technology NCI. She, awarded as "Chinese royal computing institute", is the earliest and most famous computer institute in China. In the institute I entered a new field --- automation and got the chance to practice my knowledge learned from the university. In order to work better, in these years I have learned some textbooks by myself, such as:

  Computer Control Technology, Contemporary Control Theory,

  Electrical Control Technology, Process Control & Automation Device.

  In more than three years I worked very hard and completed some projects perfectly. Because of my firm skills in hardware and software and strong background of theory, in 1995 I was appointed as the leader to manage and design the computer control system --- "Distributed Control System DCS". In the period less than a year, under the cooperation and support of others, my colleagues and I completed the design of system structure, modules' development, software system programming and the debugging of the whole system. This system is the Real-time computer control system and can be combined up to the 2048 channels. In the project I independently designed the kernels --- CPU module, two other modules and the I/O interface software. This system is at the leading position in the automation field of China.

  Electrical and computer engineering is developing fast, in order to keep up with the advanced technology, I left North China Institute of Computing Technology NCI in Aug. 1997 and joined my now working company - a telecommunication research and development center which is supported by North Telecom Corp. and BUY Beijing University of Yanjiu. This center mainly makes the research and development in the telecommunication field and keep up with the newest telecommunication technology. In this active center, with my strong theory of electronics and working experience, I have made the large devotion to the center and accumulated advanced knowledge of telecommunication in a short time.

  More than eight years study and work, I have accumulated various kinds of technical experience in the hardware design and computer application. I believe such experience will be a strong basis and good prepare for my future study and research.

  3 Plan of Study

  My degree objective is MS and then Ph.D. If possible, my major interest in the future will reside in the following areas:

  Control Systems, Communications Engineering,

  Digital Signal and Image Processing, Microcomputer Applications.

  After completing my program, I will come back China. Cherishing what I have learned at your department, I will have many things in mind to do. I will foster research in the university and devote myself to teaching.

  I convince that nothing great is ever achieved without enthusiasm, I am excited about electronic research, and I am dreaming of studying under you soon.

  Could please accept a willing heart and realize my dream?

  篇二

  正在讀大學的申請者,也許可以參考這種寫作法來完成自己的statement.

  A top student of international finance at the Beijing University, probably China's best institution of higher learning, I would like to scale higher intellectual heights by undertaking advanced studies in your Master's program. Such studies will help me fulfill a dream that I have inherited from my parents: the eradication of poverty in China.

  Although I grew up almost a pampered kid, I have learned of the scourge of poverty from my parents by listening to their stories about their childhood. My father, now a well-known professor of chemistry at the Sichuan University, was almost starved to death in the 1960s when his home village was mired in famine like many other parts of China. My mother, a manager of personnel with a major Chinese corporation, saw her youthful years slipping away in the chaotic "cultural revolution" period. Braving their trial and tribulation, they have always worked hard and are now well-established in their own careers. But they want more than a good life for themselves. They want to help make sure that no one in China will have to suffer in the future the way they did in the 1960s.

  Prodded by my parents' high expectations, I have studied diligently over the years, drawing constant inspiration from the learning spirit prevalent on the campus of the Sichuan University, where my family had our home. While in primary and high school, I was always recognized as the best student, for which I was sent to numerous national and provincial contests and earned many awards. These include a First Prize in the National Physics Contest of High School Students and a Second Prize of the Sichuan Mathematics Contest of High School Students.

  The hard work paid off in my impressive performance in the 1995 National University Entrance Examinations, with which I won acceptance into the School of Economics at the Beijing University, described as the Harvard of China by President Bill Clinton on his recent trip to China.北京大學在中國很有名氣,但老外也不一定知道,像這裡這種介紹方法就很有力量。

  At the Beijing University, I have been exposed systematically to concepts and theories of international finance and economics. At the time I entered into the university, I did not know much about economics. My parents, in their zeal to make me an economist, had chosen the major for me. I am now so glad that they did so. The clear logic and advanced mathematics inherent in the economic analyses and hypotheses have particularly fascinated me. From Adam smith's Wealth of the Nation to the Game Theory by Nash to J. M. Keyes to Samuelson, I have been inculcated in virtually all the great works of economics.

  One of the good things about Beijing University is that it teaches the students not only knowledge but also how they can do research themselves. I have thus been trained in a variety of research methodologies. I now understand how great economists grasp the economic reality and appreciate their readiness to ask questions on things that other people may take for granted. I recognize there are no perfect answer to some of the questions in economics, such as "how to deal with the ethical components in economy?" Basking in the academic freedom that Beijing University cultivates, I have devoted more of my time to doing research myself than doing the assignments.

  Although an economics major, I have learned most of the courses in the mathematics department. In my economics studies, I feel that mathematics is critically important in modern economics, as some modern theories of economics are demonstrated by pure mathematical induction. Seeing that mathematics courses in my department were too easy for me and too simple for more abstruse economics, I got the textbooks for the math majors and taught myself what they were learning, auditing in some of the classes of the Department of Mathematics.

  Never content with just performing well in my exams, I have been keen in obtaining hands-on experience. To understand the real problems in real life and thus put what I have learned from books into practice, I joined an investigation group organized by the University to investigate some big state-owned enterprises in Shanxi Province in the summer of 1997. We found, much to our horror, that many of the enterprises were plagued by chaotic management, big losses and a lot of redundant workers. On the basis of careful research, I now think that a way to save them is to institute a shareholding system for the enterprises so that the management can be held accountable to the investors.

  From September to November in 1997, I got a good chance to help sort out documentary materials for the central government's Ministry of Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation at its Department of American & Oceanian Affairs. On that job, I learned a lot about international trade. In the summer of 1998, I worked for the Special Appliances for Labor Protection Company in my hometown Chengdu, advising the manager on how to improve the company's managing and marketing system. Some of my advice was readily accepted. To have a taste of the stock market in China, I invested 2, 000 RMB in the stock market in January 1996. From May to November in 1996, the prices of stocks soared, and as a result, I earned over 900 RMB, which I promptly donated to a charity project for the education of poor children in the rural areas.

  But hard times hit me in December 1996, when the government threw cold water on the excessive speculation by vowing not to prop up the stock market in any circumstances. The prices of stocks plummeted immediately, and I lost about 300 RMB. From the sudden fluctuations, I learned that the Chinese were still inexperienced investors and that the regulatory regime over the stock exchanges needed a lot of improvements. I have also acted as a private tutor for a 15-year-old boy for a year. I taught him mathematics and English and improved his grades in the two subjects from C to B. This way, I not only earned some money but also get some experience of teaching.

  Through the above and other activities, I have enriched my experiences gained a profound understanding of my motherland and its urgent need for quality economists. I have made up my mind to devote my life to the research and teaching of Economics. To achieve this career, I must pursue more advanced studies. I have already learned economics in probably the best economics program in China. To meet higher intellectual challenges, I think it is best that I do graduate studies in a Western university. With the knowledge I have learned at Beijing University and the practical experiences I have gained in recent years, I am confident that I can meet the requirements for acceptance. My goal is to become a professor teaching economics in a Chinese university after I complete my graduate studies

  To pursue studies abroad, I have achieved an excellent command of English. I have read many economics essays written in English and helped translate English essays for professor Hu, my teacher, when she is too busy. To improve my oral English, I have frequented the English Corner on the Beijing University campus, where students often gather to conduct conversations in English. I have also watched many American movies in English. Now, I can talk with the foreign students in my department fluently. I do believe that I will have no trouble studying in English in America.

  With anticipation and excitement, I am now applying for acceptance into your graduate program in economics. As a student, I have achieved excellence in China, and I should achieve no less in the US. The combination of my quality education in both China and the US should send me soaring into an enlightened intellectual realm, from which I shall finally see the light at the end of the tunnel for China's problem of poverty. I can, and I should, help realize my parents' dream. 好文章應當首尾呼應。第一段提到父母的夢想,結尾時重新著眼於這個夢想,文章就變得強有力了。So I sincerely ask you to consider my application favorably.