美国留学申请个人陈述格式范文

　　美国留学申请个人陈述范文

　　China is a country that pays so much attention and emphasis on education. Elementary School for a starter, following the Junior Middle School, Senior Middle School, College, Graduate School and etc., every student must receive a series of strict and systematic academic training before he really can be put to good use in society. Children’s education plays a very important role in family life too. Parents put so much expectation on their children, a give all they can to shape their children prodigies. Expectation is a two-edged sword: on the one hand, it brings students a strong backup and good surrounding for study that their parents never had; but on the other hand, expectation also means much pressure and rigor. Meanwhile, the pressure does not only come from the family. The competition within schools is so intense that every entering a higher school is like a war – fighting for the opportunities to enter best schools. In the last eleven years, I have been growing under such a background.

　　When I was at the age about to enter elementary school, like all the parents under the sun, my mom and dad believed that I deserved the very best from the beginning. So they worked so hard on getting me into the best elementary school of the city. But unfortunately, due to the entering-the-nearest-school rule for primary school prospective students, I finally got into the one that was two blocks away from our house – a mediocre elementary school. To mom and dad, it was all along a big pity that I couldn’t have the best education. But deep in my mind I decided to make up their regret with my own working. So, early since I firstly entered school, I have taken education more seriously than most of my peers. I studied so hard, looking forward to increasing my knowledge, expanding my view of the world and getting more and more mature. Six years quickly disappeared into history. I soon found myself standing in front of another turning point. I made my determination to open myself the best middle school’s gate.

　　However, sometimes determination doesn’t always turn out the best result. My knocking didn’t get the most desired answer I was expecting. Again, I missed the chance to enter the best school in our city. However, instead of getting disappointed this time, mom and dad even felt delighted because though it was not the best, the Junior Middle School that admitted me was also a considerably renowned one. Yet I still haven’t got very satisfied about the result. During the three years in Junior Middle School, I never slowed down my steps to pursue my aim.

　　My determination pushed me to seek the best in everything I do, whether in academic studies or other aspects of life. I remember the time I got myself into a dilemma. Because of my outstanding trumpet skill, I took the position of chief trumpet player in school orchestra. So I had to keep a well-balanced connection between study and music. But at the end of one semester when I was tensely preparing for the finals, I suddenly received the notification from the orchestra for a big performance, which means I had to spend much time on rehearsal and practicing for my own solo. The two things seemed so conflictive that both mom and dad advised me to give up the performance. But I wanted the performance to be good as much as my academic record. I accepted to make the performance without hesitation. For a whole month, I almost wanted to divide every minute into two. I clutched every second in the daytime to work on my school courses because the trumpet score was waiting for me in the night. In order not to annoy neighbors, I closed myself into the small toilet of our house. It was in summer, the small closed space was so hot and fuggy. My body got totally wet with sweats every time I finished the practicing. After one month, I did very well in both the examination and performance, with the cost of a couple of kilograms’ weight drop. With a determination like that, after the completion of Junior Middle School, I finally got admitted by one of the top middle schools of our city.

　　I aspire to study Biochemistry in my undergraduate years and become a scientist specialized in biochemical sciences. Honestly, my first encounter with this subject was not a very pleasant memory. When I was very young, I watched a movie “The 731 Army” which tells of the biochemical weapon research of Japanese Army in China during World War Two. In the movie, Japanese Army uses innocent villagers to test the biochemical weapon, the horrible vision deeply carved in my memory. Since then on, both that movie and biochemistry were an unspeakable taboo to me. But things got totally changed when I began to take chemistry study in middle school. I was suddenly captured by the great fascination of chemistry. Chemical experiment became my most favorite class. And only school studies could not satisfy my curiosity, I expanded my readings to many other sources. From the learning, my early fear of biochemistry was gone completely, because the more I read, the more I found it such a beautiful and useful subject for our human being. I know becoming a scientist in biochemical field will be a long and tiring process. But my determination gives me the confidence and courage to face any challenge and difficulty.

　　美国留学个人陈述须知

　　1、 写作的文风以及语言表达，是学校对申请人产生的第一印象，也是反映你个人魅力的一个途径之一。语言方面要体现出态度诚恳认真，不卑不亢。不用为自己的弱点道歉，譬如托福成绩不高等;也不要表现得过份自信，重要的是给学校一个专业的、认真的印象。如果非必需的话，尽可能避免政治方面的敏感话题，对于自己的国家也不必过于褒或者贬，爱国在任何情况下都不是一件坏事，但如果与写作题材无关，也无需过多累述。

　　2、 千万不要抄袭、改写书上的样本文章。应详读学校的介绍，了解其要求，再对自己的学业背景、计划加以考虑，写出有自己风格的文章。并且尽量避免用深奥的词汇，要以简单容易的文字来表达，并且注意一定不要离题，不要过多谈论一些不相干的事。

　　3、 检查英文的时态、性别及单复数等方面的错误，美国的学校不会期望外国学生的英文完美无缺，故陈述得清楚明白比十全十美的英文更重要，并且也无需一定让外教或者熟识的外国朋友修改，如果语言过于地道，而申请者并非生长在海外也无海外生活经历，则会显得你的申请材料有作假嫌疑，从而影响你的申请。

　　4、 详读学校的写作说明并了解问题的重点，不赘言，不遗漏，且在要求的字数内完成。例如：

　　学校要求五百字内完成(In　500　words　or　less　discuss...)，则全文最好不要超过五百字，否则有可能会在申请中出现无法提交的情况。

　　如果学校要求以问答方式来叙述(Responses　to　essay　questions...　.　Please　limit　your　response　to　on　page.)，则依其要求回答不超过一页，以免出现文章过于冗长而影响录取委员会审核。

　　5、 写作时应清楚明确。例如：

　　“I　am　interested　in　English　literature.”这句话表达不够清楚，而“I　was　concentrated　on　Milton　and　Shakespeare　in　college.”就明白地说出了申请人的志趣及专研范围。

　　“I　received　extensive　training　in　physics.”这句话不够详细，“My　training　was　in　the　area　of　particle　physics.”就具体多了。

　　“I　was　very　active　as　a　student　representative.”最好说明曾经做什么：主办演讲、沟通学生与校方之间的意见等。

　　“I　am　attracted　to　your　department　by　its　brilliant　faculty”——应说明对教授的认知是从何而来，如在何处读到某教授的文章而愿受教于他，或某位教授正在从事一项重要研究，与自己欲攻读的研究领域相同等;表达对所申请系所的课程、教师和特性有些了解，依学校不同而提及对某位任教于该校的教授、新课程或该校的某个学位感兴趣。

　　6、 不要用语意模糊的句子，例如：

　　“Your　esteemed　school”——应代以学校的名字;“I　will　return　to　serve　my　country.”——应明确说出所要从事的到底是什么工作。

　　美国留学的行前准备

　　首先，是考虑就业问题。

　　没错，这个就是你首先要考虑好的。将来想要成为一个什么样的人，想要做一份什么样的工作，想要在这份工作上做到什么位置?

　　这些都是要仔细思量好的。毕竟，不过将来学习什么专业，攻读什么学位，最终点都是就业。只有提前把这写问题想明白了，将来就业才会更明确。

　　其次，做好初步的学习计划。

　　一份好的学习计划对将来几年的国外学习有着事半功倍的作用。它可以带领你一步一步实现自己的梦想，能够让你收获比预想还要多的知识，让你在美国的学习更加顺利。

　　想要学习什么课程，想学的课程能够给自己带来哪些提升，自己身上有没有哪些不足可能导致自己在这门课程学习上。

　　认真对比每个课程给自己带来的收获以及 自己应对相应课程的能力，结合自己将来的职业规划，让这份计划发挥更大的效用。

　　再次，平衡好自己的学习和生活。

　　一般来讲，大多数学生都可能走向两个极端。一个极端是：学习、学习、再学习，全身心投入到学习中，毕竟，来美国的目的就是为了学习。这种刻苦的精神很值得表扬。但是美国有这么一句谚语：All work and no play make Jack dull，光学习不玩耍，聪明的孩子也会变傻。光有专业知识并不一定就会有好的未来，尤其是在美国。

　　因此，要保证学习时间的同时，适当的去感受美国文化，体验一些新事物，参加学校内组织的社团活动以扩大自己的见识。说不定哪件事，哪个活动就给你的学习和研究带来新的灵感了。

　　另外一个极端自然是体验新生活、体验新文化，往复周始，忘记了只身到美国的目的。这个自然不可取，毕竟，达不到学校要求面临的只有退学。

　　最后，学会自己照顾自己。

　　在国外，学习和生活是孤独的，没有了老师逼着你去做重要但是你不愿意做的事，也没有了父母在你生病时的无微照顾。凡是都要学会独立。适应这个独立的社会，你就会成长，就会进步。