英国留学申请文书模板及材料

　　英国留学申请书模板

　　I have a few strong passions in life; Indie music, Chelsea FC and literature. Since there are no university courses for the former two my decision concerning what to study at university is a simple one. ' The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones mad to live' was once said by Jack Kerouac in his work On The Road; the opportunity to experience living while studying amongst some of the finest literary minds in the country is overwhelmingly exciting for me. Ifeel that for too long I have been confined to my suburban prison where my talent for English Literature is being wasted amongst the desolate, uninspiring confines of Mid Bedfordshire. Moreover, sidestepping the risk of sounding arrogant, I have been told I possess a flair for the subject and my grades would certainly suggest so.

　　The subjects I took for my AS levels were English Literature, History, Government and Politics and Communication Studies. For my A levels I decided to stop taking Communication Studies as I deemed it was best to focus on three subjects. Nevertheless, I believe that all three of these subjects have contributed more understanding to my knowledge of English Literature. History，for example, has aided my ability to pick out key points within text and also contextualise any written work I may be asked to study. Government and Politics has taught me many political philosophies that are evident in literary works, for example in Year 12 we studied the play Translations which is littered with Nationalist and Imperialist viewpoints. Communications Studies revealed to me a whole new dictionary of ideologies I wasn't previously aware of. Another benefit of taking these subjects is that they are all examined by both coursework and timed exams. This means that through hours of practice and familiarisation I have refined my exam techniques.

　　Last year I was also fortunate enough to be selected to participate in a scheme organized by my school and the University of Bedford. It gave us the opportunity to get a glimpse of university life as I attended a number of lectures and achieved 15 points towards a potential degree through coursework I took part in. This was certainly an enlightening experience that will undoubtedly stand me in very good stead for the initial adjustment period that　accompanies the beginning of university life. This year I have been selected to take part in the Advance Extension Award. Not only is this a fantastic boost to my student repertoire but also the course itself should further aid my ability to realize my full potential in the subject.

　　When I achieve the required potential and finish my degree I have ambitions to utilise my skills as writer of some kind, preferably an author or a poet. My literary heroes are Thomas Hardy, John Keats, The Smiths lyricist Morrissey and my personal favourite Oscar Wilde. It is my dream to one day have my name illuminated in history as a writer who has inspired people in the same way these and other writers have inspired me.

　　Lastly, to quote Wilde; 'consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative'. As a student I am anything but consistent when it comes to the studying of literature. Of course by this I don't mean I can be as equally brilliant as awful, the Dorian Gray within me will tell you I am never awful, what I am articulating is that I bring my own ideas to the subject and do not　simply regurgitate answers that are well documented already. That is not to say that I do not thoroughly research and acknowledge the criticism of the works I study but in my opinion English Literature is an innovative subject where interpretation and creativity should dominate. Studying English Literature at university offers me a chance to showcase my love for literature and flourish. The Smiths had a hit song once called Ask and the chorus goes 'ask me, ask me, ask me.' Please do.

　　英国留学申请文书材料

　　PS

　　除了personal statement，你还会看到“statement of purpose”，甚至还有的学校称之为“Personal statement of purpose”。它们差别并不大，如果非要说出个差别，“personal statement”可以多说一些自己的性格，比如自己的爱好，成长等，而“statement of purpose”更偏重于学术;而“personal statement of purpose”则更灵活一些了。

　　个人陈述，(Personal Statement，以下简称PS)是申请美国、加拿大、英国等西方国家的大学/研究生录取时由申请人写的关于自我的一篇漫谈体文章。当然有的学校要求的文章题目不一定叫Personal Statement，如有的学校会让你写动机(Motivation)、兴趣、经历等。

　　RL

　　关于RL在申请研究生课程时，绝大部分学校都要求申请人提交2-3份推荐信，通常称为Recommendation Letter(简称RL)或Reference(多见于英国)。

　　CV

　　关于CV简历，顾名思义就是简单的经历罗列，英文通称Curriculum Vitae或是Resume。一般来说，CV比Resume略为严格一些，更要突出一下本人的专业背景和实力。在申请大学、找工作等等，一般都需要它。

　　ESSAY

　　ESSAY可以翻译成“小论文”。对于美国本科和MBA申请来说，ESSAY是非常重要的申请材料，其比重有时候会超过50%。很多学校都会要求学生提交3-5篇不等，其中1-2篇是主ESSAY。

　　英国留学文书写作误区

　　误区一：一定要文笔好，Native的最好?

　　这是被中国英语教育玩坏的一个例子。中国英语教育讲究词句的华丽，写的文章一定要美。

　　在申请文章的要求中，太注重这方面，而忽视另外方面。

　　笔者见过很多学生理解文章，他们甚至没有弄清楚全文的意思，只对句子和词的用法吹毛求疵。

　　长句为上，很多学生不管三七二一，就把几个短句合在一起，用which，that等连成一团。

　　语言高点的学生，句子还通顺;语言差点的学生，真是要命，完全不是原来的意思。

　　其实，一篇文章可看点很多：要表达事情的连贯性如何?文章中关于自己塑造是否充足?全文是否有主线?等等，考虑这些为上。至于Native writing，亲们，没能力的话，千万别碰。

　　误区二：文书就是高大上?

　　很多学生认为文书，写的东西必然宏大上档次，在文书中写进自己的丰功伟绩，“又翻过了一座山，又越过了一条河”，通篇不停地在tell his achievements。

　　这个是不合适的，众多的文书写作教材的第一句话就是“show yourself instead of telling your stories”。

　　你要用故事情节来表现你自己。简历是罗列成就，那个人陈述是干嘛?换位思考，如果你是招生官，你会喜欢什么样的学生?

　　个人陈述相当于是个面试，可以能够看出学生除成就以外的东西，怎么想事，怎么解决问题，怎么与他人相处，怎么理解这个社会，文书能从小事见大人性，大道理，那是上乘之作。

　　误区三：文章不能承重之轻?

　　很多人觉得申请文章很重要，于是，put all thoughts into it，进入paranoid模式以致不能自拔，这是种危险的状态。

　　什么事情，过就不好，这是古训。大家应该要明白一个道理，世界没有完美的事情，越偏执，越容易进入自己的narrow perspective。

　　如果时间允许，补充申请素材，做些和申请相关的活动或者实习，对自己提升的更多。

　　误区四：文书内容写得越多越好?

　　文书内容写得越多越好?错，这真是大错。

　　为什么会有这样的想法?这其中是有理由，这归根于中国的教育，我们在答文科题目，比如政治题的时候，老师都会说，多写点，给分会高点。我们被鼓励将很多无用的信息放在文章中。

　　然而申请文章不同，查看任何一所学校的申请文书，要求的第一条往往就是concise。表达逻辑完整即可。

　　与人沟通的专业，比如商科申请，对简历要求是一页，多了没人去看。同样这个道理，在文书准备过程中，得要想能不能用少点的字，去表达自己。很多时候，少即是多!

　　误区五：讲究情感路线?

　　中国人写作文讲究写情，很多人都不会忘记写过很多关于我的爸爸妈妈爷爷奶奶的文章，穷极煽情的本领。

　　中国的语文教育不讲究分析，有句话说“晓之以情，动之以理”多半是前半部分看到的多。

　　很多申请的学生，可能自己故事一般，背景一般，觉得只有把自己说的可怜兮兮，对方招生官才会感动。

　　我们见到很多学生，开头写自己小时候怎么样，孤儿寡母等等，其实大可没有必要。

　　不要让这种情感成为招生官阅读你文章的负担。不要用情感乞讨的方式来获得录取，这不是招生官喜欢看到的品质。

　　你要通过你的成熟，你的判断，来描述自己对社会和对他人的认识理解。