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AbroadEssay美国留学经验交流会XinyuNan-UniversityofFloridaMikeGe-DukeUniversityWhoWeAre•U.S.CollegeStudents•AbroadEssayTeamDukeUniversity•#1BiomedicalEngineeringPrograminUS•#8RankingUniversityintheUS•Internationallyfocused•Over600StudyAbroadStudents(10%)–Undergraduate,BiologyGrad,ChemistryGrad,Engineering(electrical,chemical,mechanical,biomedical,civil)Grad,ComputerScienceGrad,EconomicsGrad,FuquaMBA,DukeMedicalSchool,NicholasEnvironmentalSchool,PublicPolicyGradUniversityofFlorida•PublicIvyleagueschool•Top5buildingconstructionprograminthecountry(RinkerSchoolofbuildingconstruction)•Wellknownengineeringandbusinessprogram•MaterialScience8th,•NuclearEngineering10th•Marketing8th•AdmissionRate:42.1%•Hostmorethan6000internationalstudentseachyear.Whatwewillcovertoday•BasicAdmissionStandard•ApplicationProcess•ImportanceofPersonalStatement•WritingTipsandSuggestionsU.S.Universitiesadmissionisbasedon:A)GPAB)TestScoresC)PersonalStatementD)AlloftheAboveCollege/GraduateSchoolApplication•MostcollegesinChinaHightestscore=AcceptanceLowtestscore=Rejection•MostcollegesinU.S.Hightestscore=Lowtestscore=College/GraduateSchoolApplicationMITgraduateSchoolRequirement:Applicantsareevaluatedbytheiracademicrecords,applicationessays,lettersofevaluationandanyotherpertinentdatatheysubmit.Whilehighacademicachievementdoesnotguaranteeadmission,MITexpectssuchachievementorotherpersuasiveevidenceofprofessionalpromise.WhatistheU.S.CollegeAdmissionStandard?U.S.College/GradSchoolApplicationWhichofthefollowingadmissionpartisrelatedtoacademics?A)WorkExperienceB)GREScoresC)VolunteerExperienceU.S.College/GradSchoolApplication•Academic-GPA-StandardizedTest(TOEFL,GRE,etc.)GraduateSchoolTests–GRE(gradschool)•Someprogramsmayrequiresubjecttests(checkdepartment)–Biochemistry,CellandMolecularBiology,Biology,Chemistry,ComputerScience,Literature,Math,Physics,Psychology–TOEFL–LSAT(lawschool)–MCAT(medicalschool)–GMAT(businessschool)AverageGREScore•ColumbiaVerbal:529Quantitative:773•Cornell:Verbal:607Quantitative:770•Dartmouth:Verbal:561Quantitative:768•Harvard:Verbal:555Quantitative:768•Princeton:Verbal:626Quantitative:731•UniversityofPennsylvania:Verbal:531Quantitative:753•Yale:Verbal:522•Quantitative:743U.S.College/GradSchoolApplication•Non-Academic–ResearchExperience–Work/InternshipExperience–ExtracurricularActivities–Awards–OtherExperiences(Volunteering,etc)ApplicationCases•Case1Major:ChemistryGPA:3.56GRE:1280-Publishedseveralresearchpapers-InventanewnanoparticleAcceptedbyHarvardUniversity•Case2Major:ArchitectureGPA:3.45GRE:1200+-InternshipExperienceatBeijingInstituteofArchitectureDesign-InvolvedinaOlympicconstructionprojectsAcceptedbyBerkeley,Princeton,andColumbiaUniversityMike’sPersonalExample-SAT:1400+-GPA:3.7+-VarsityTennis3Years-FloridaAcademicChallenge:2ndPlace-MathSociety:Treasurer-Volunteeredover300+hourstutorkidsApplicationEssaysMostrequiredapplicationessays•Personalstatement•ResumeorCV•Recommendationletters•OtheressaysrequiredbyspecificschoolsHowmanyrecommendationlettersdocollegesusuallyaskfor?QuestionApplicationTipSpendsignificantamountoftimeandeffortonwritingandeditingyourapplicationessaysSurveyWhatyearareyouincollege?ApplicationTimeline•FreshmenYear-Starttolearnaboutstudyabroadinformation-ConstantlyimproveyourEnglish•SophomoreYear-Starttogetinvolvedinextracurricularactivitiesandresearch/workexperiences-PrepareforstandardizedtestsApplicationTimeline•JuniorYear-Finishallthestandardizedtests-Selecttheschoolsyouwillapply-Starttoprepareforapplicationmaterials•SeniorYear-Finishalltheapplication-MakefinaldecisionsImportanceofPersonalStatementPersonalStatement•Whatisit?–Singlemostimportantwritingdocumentthatcollegeadmissionofficerslookat.•HowlongAmericanstudentsspendwritingit?–1-3month(BrainstormingWritingEditing)–Ask3-4peopletoeditit(professors,peers,professionaleditors)PersonalStatement:Importance•9/10AdmissionOfficersfromIvyLeagueUniversitiessaythatPersonalStatementisthedifferencemakerwhen2applicantshavesimilargradesandtestscoresPersonalStatementObjective•Todemonstrateyourwritingability•Sellyourselfandexplainwhyyouareagoodmatchtotheprogram•Describeyourexperiences•Opportunitytotalkdirectlytoadmissionscommittee–CallattentiontoimportantpartsthatmightbeoverlookedCommonTopics•AcademicObjectives–Whydoyouplantoattendgradschool?–Whatdoyouplantodowiththedegree?•MIT–Whydoyouwanttopursueagraduatedegreeinmechanicalengineering?WhyMITinsteadofotherschools?CommonTopics•CareerPlans–Wheredoyouseeyourself10yearsfromnow(longterm/shortterm)?•Harvard–Whatdoyouplantodowithyourdegreeinbiochemistry?Doyouwishtopursueacareerinindustryoreducation?Why?SurveyHowmanypeoplehavewrittenapersonalstatementbefore?Ifso,wasitdifficultforyou?WritingDifficulty&EditingImportance•Nosetwritingformatnorstandard•Hardtoprepare/nosetapplicationessayswritingclass•MiscommunicationbetweenapplicantandadmissioncommitteeCommonWritingMistakesStructural•Misinterpretthepurposeortopic–Becauseofculturaldifferences•Lackofspecificpersonalorsocialexperiencesthatsettheapplicantapart•Languageusedeithertooboastfulortoohum