PS structure.docx
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PSstructure
格式有点乱,不会改……但是内容很有启发,凑合看吧~
YourPSshouldinclude5essentialelements:
1)
Yourmotivation–whathasinspiredyouto
pursuethefield.Thiscouldincludebackground,researchexperiences,familyinfluence,etc.
2)
Professional/researchbackground
Lotsofpeoplehaveproblemsinthisareaanddon'tknowwhattofocuson.
I
obviouslycannotjustmakealistofallpossiblefields.However,asa
goodruleofthumb:
Ifyourfuturegoalistoworkinindustry-focus
onprofessionalexperience.Ifyourgoalistoworkinresearchor
academia-focusonresearchexperience.
ExplainingResearchExperience:
Donotjustsay“new“
developments.Thinkingaboutthefollowingquestionswillhelpyoumore
comprehensivelydescribeyourresearch.
1)
Howdidyourresearchchangeorimpactthefield-whatwasthe
situationbeforeorafteryourcontribution?
Emphasizethesignificance.
If
youonlyassistedresearch-howwasyourassistanceimportant.What
didyouactually do?
Howdidyoucontributetotheoverallproject?
Althoughyouonlyassistedinresearch,youstillneedtomakesure
thatyouexplainthebigpictureoftheresearchprojectandpurpose.Whatwasthegoaloftheresearch?
2)Whatproblemsdidyousolveandhow
3)
Whatwasyourresearchprocess?
Inthisarea,includetechnologies,
approaches,systemsused(example:
Choicebehavior,regression
analysis,due
diligence,gametheory.Pleasenotethat“mathematicalmodelistoo
vague.)..DonotforgettosayHOWyouusedtheaboveandwhy.
4)Results-leadership,achievements,publications,patents,proceedings,etc
5)futurework-inthisarea...youcanincludeinformationaboutpossibleresearchforyourfuture.
For
professionalexperience-focusoncontributionstothecompanyand
yourjobtasks.Alsomakesureyoulistyourachievements,promotions,
leadership,etc
3)
Futuregoals,andhowyouwillachievethem. (sometimes
itisagoodideatosplitthis
intoshortandlongtermgoals).Bespecificintermsofhow...This
shouldbeeasysinceyoushouldalreadyhaveaplanforyourlife.This
canincludeyourgraduatestudies,futurejobs,etc
4)
Whydidyoupicktheschool,andhowyouwill
contributetoit?
To
answerthisquestion,makesure
youknowtheschool.Itisagoodideatousespecificcoursesor
programsoffered
bytheschooltoemphasizeyourpoints.Studentorganizationsand
researchfocuscanalsobeincluded.DONOTsaythingslike"the
school'sexcellentreputationandfacultyimpressesme"-thisisvague
anduseless.Anyoneontheadmissionscommitteereadingitwillknow
rightawaythatyouhavenoideawhatyouaretalkingabout.
However...youcantalkabouttheplacementprogram,anspecific
professor'sresearch,specificlabs,etc.
In
termsofyourcontribution...sometimesitmighthelptothinkaboutthe
futureglobalsituation.Forexample,asAsiadevelops,yourcultural
backgroundandinformationonAsiansocietywillbecomeveryuseful.
I'msurethiswouldbeveryhelpfultoyourclassmates.
5)
Anyotherinformationtheschoolhasaskedyou
toprovide.
AnexampleforthisquestionisLeadership.
When
talkingaboutleadership,itisbesttouseanactualexample.However,
ifyoudonothaveanyleadershipexperience,youcanusesituations
whereyouexhibitedleadershipqualities-suchasdetermination,
compassion,drive,communication,sacrifice,organization.Justmake
sureyouareabletoexplainhowthesetraitsmakeyouagoodleader.
However,themostimportantpiecesofadviceIcangiveyouare:
1)Makesureyoucomeupwithacomprehensiveoutlinebeforeyouwrite.ORGANIZEyourthoughts
2)
ChooseexamplesfromyourpastVERYVERYcarefully.DONOTchoose
examplesthatincludefailure.Thiswillonlyhighlightyournegatives.
DONOTincludeexampleswhereyouarepresentinganothercompany,
organization,person,situationinanegativelight.Thiswillmakeyou
seemlikeyouarecomplaininganddifficulttoworkwith.Whenspeaking
aboutanotherorganization...beeitherpositiveorneutral.DONOT
speaknegativelyaboutyourpreviouscompany.、
Okay...sohopefullymostofyouguysreadmypostonstructure"structure".TodayI
willtalkabouttone.TomorrowIwilltalkaboutessaylengthandwhy
itisessentialthatyoustaywithinareasonablerangeoftheword
limit.
SoTONE...
FromreadingalotofdifferentPSsand
essays.Ihavefoundthatalotofyoutrytobeveryemphaticand
capturethereader'sattentionrightaway.(YESIknowthisis
good...holdonletmefinish).Alotofyoualsotrytostartwitha
linethatisvery..."inspirational"or...a"compelling"statement..such
as.."Mydreamistocreatechangeinordertobenefittheworldthrough
mywork"....or"MypassioninXXXhasshownmethemeaningof
life"....ifthissoundslikeyourPS...PLEASEKEEPREADING.
Basically,thisisnotthecorrecttonetouse!
!
WHY?
because
thistonemakesyouseempretentiousandfake.Itisalmostasifyou
aretryingtoohardbecauseyouaretryingtomakeupforyourshortcomingsandthatyouarereallynotgoodenough.
WhatshouldIdo?
Mindset
Whenyouare
writing,thinkaboutitasanautobiography.Youneedtoletyourstory
shinethroughwithoutmakingitseempretentious,whichisexactlywhat
thistonedoestoanydocument.YOUR STORY should be good enough.Bedowntoearthandrelax.Ifyouare
thinkingtoohard,thewritingcomesacrossasnervousandunsure.
Thinkabouthowyouwouldspeaktosomeone whenyouaretellinga
storyaboutyourself.Usethistonetowrite.Notonlywillyour
writingbemoreclear,itwillshowthatyouhaveconfidencein
yourself.Remember,theprofessorsarejustpeople.Yestheyaremore
powerfulthanus,buttheyalsowanttobearoundrelaxed,friendlyand
sincerepeople.
HowdoIcapturetheirattention
Imentioned
earlierthatsomepeopletrytobeveryemphatic.Startingwithan
interestingphraseisfine.However,thereisafine-linebetween
shockingsomeonewithyouropeningstatement,andmakingthemfeel
interestedinyou.Thefirstlineshouldalsobeinformational.Ifyou
justincludearandomquote....oracompellingstatementsuchas
....Economicsisthecornerstoneofsociety....youjustwastedyour
firstline.
Thisisactuallyoneofthemostdifficultthings
tomasterinyourdocument.Isuggest1)youcomeupwithmultiple
possibilitiesand2)andaskyourself...howdoesthisline,
independently,presentme?
A good example of an opening line...
"Unlikesomeapplicants,Ihavenotalwayswanted
tostudyeconomics.However,becauseIhaveexploreddifferentcareer
alternatives,Iammorecertainanddeterminedaboutmyfuture."
Why is this good?
There are several positive things about this statement.
1)
Right away, you are giving information about your past..How you are
unique. Why you are better than the conventional candidate.
2) The
first sentence captures the reader's attention right away. Itmakesthem
wonder...whyareyousayingthis?
youhaven'twantedtoalwaysstudy
economicsbutyouareapplying?
why?
By presenting a counterintuitive statement,youarepresentingthe
readerwithapuzzle,challengingthemtosolveit.
3)Rightaway,
thiscandidatealsoexplainedhowsomethingthatmightseemoutwardly
negative,isreallyapositive...BEINGABLETODOTHISISVERYVERY
IMPORTANT.EVERYRAINCLOUDHASASILVERLINING....MAKESUREYOU
EMPHASIZETHESILVERLININGASTHISOPENINGLINEDID.
4)thisline
showsdeterminationandcertainty.Regardlessoftheapplicant'spast,
thereaderisconvincedrightwaythatthewriterreallyissureabout
wantingtostudyeconomics.Certaintyisabigbonusforyour
applicationbecauseadcommemberswanttomakeofferstostudentsthat
willdefinitelyaccept.
WherecanIusecompellingstatements..
Generally,
afteryouhavepresentedyourselfandyourabilities,youcanclosethe
essaywithamorecompellingstatementaboutyourfuture,yourgoals,
yoursuccess,etc.Thereasonsis,bythispoint,hopefullyyourdocument
hasconvincedthereaderthatyoureallyhavetheabilitytodo
somethingsocompelling.
MOSTIMPORTANT********WhendoIuseathesaurus?
NEVER
useathesaurusduringyourfirstdraft.NEVER.Thereasonis,frommy
experience,alotofwordsareusedincorrectlywhenyouusea
thesaurusbecauseyoudonotactuallyknowthenuancesoftheword
unlessyoulookinadictionary.Evenifyoulookinadictionary,
sometimesthechinese/englishdictionariesarenot100%accurate.I've
seenpeopletrytouse"seduce"inplaceof"convince"...whichisvery
embarrassing,andatbest...willbecirculatedasajokearoundthe
admissionsoffice.Usingthethesaurusalsocreatestheproblemof
soundingpretentiousbecauseyoursentencestructurearegenerallynot
complexenoughtomatchthewords.Sothereisincongruityinyourwriting,whichjustcomesacrossasawkwardness.
Use
the
thesaurusafteryouhaveprettymuchfinalizedthedocument.Afew
"elegant"word-changesaddsalottothedocument.Butdonotoveruse
thethesaurus.Sometimes,changingawordhereortherewillalsoallow
youtoseenew
possibilitiestophraseyoursentencesbetter.AllIcansay
is...REVISEREVISEREVISE...eachrevisionyoudowillmaketheessay
better.Mostgreatessayshavebeenrevisedmultipletimes.EvenI
offeratleast2roundsofrevisionsafterthefinalizedversionas
partofmyservices.
Whataboutthewordlimit?
Now
mostschoolswillgiveyouawordlimit.Iftheydo,youneedtoabide
bythiswordlimit.Yes,someschool
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