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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?

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＂Unlikesomeapplicants,Ihavenotalwayswanted

tostudyeconomics．Ｈowever,becauseIhaveexploreddifferentcareer

alternatives,Iammorecertainanddeterminedaboutmyfuture.＂

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wonder...whyareyousayingthis?

youhaven'twantedtoalwaysstudy

economicsbutyouareapplying?

why?

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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