I. Personal Statement of Studying in the United States
1, fully understand your major.
Students must have a certain knowledge and understanding of the professional field they apply for. In your personal statement and RL, you should first write a lot of professional things. For example, when writing RL, you should write a lot of details about your experiment in a tutor's tone, explaining how you solved the problems in the process. Because anyone can say that he has done a difficult thing, but how to convince the other party depends on these details. It's like if you want to chase a beautiful girl, you must fully understand the girl's personality preferences to win. Similarly, it is also true in our future job applications. If you want to do a good job, you must sharpen your tools first, know yourself and know yourself, and fight every battle.
2, fully understand yourself
Highlight your own advantages and show your personality. When you sit in front of the computer and start writing, you must think clearly about who you are and what advantages you have. Many students have this feeling. In the process of writing PS, they seem to have made a profound self-analysis. As if I had never known myself. Therefore, we say that the process of applying for studying abroad is the beginning of learning itself, which is bound to be an extraordinary experience. You may even feel that you have never had a chance to know yourself so deeply and comprehensively without writing PS.
3. Give full play to your advantages.
If you have won any prizes and have any special opportunities, you must write clearly. And your most convincing advantage is your published paper. What magazine was your article published in, whether this magazine was included in SCI, and what are the influencing factors of SCI? You must also write clearly. This is a bright spot, which is of great help to your admission. So don't underestimate your article, and try to send it to foreign magazines if possible. If you don't have such a brilliant experience, then you can also show your excellent quality from many angles through your own small achievements.
4. Confidence always infects others.
Westerners like self-expression, and they like confident people. Whether you write a personal statement, go to see the visa officer, or make a statement in class later, you should remember this. So the principle of self-confidence runs through your PS all the time. You should show them your talents confidently like a family heirloom, and also talk about the topics you have done in an expert tone. All your tone will win you many points.
Second, materials for studying in the United States
1. Fill in the school application form.
Applicants need to fill in the application form in a unified format according to the requirements of different schools. The form can be filled in online and submitted directly after completion. If you apply through the school website, you should also prepare a credit card and pay the application fee online.
2. Letter of recommendation
To apply for studying in the United States, applicants generally need to provide 2-3 letters of recommendation in English. According to the actual situation of domestic students, you can find a class teacher or school leader to write for you, and it is best to get a letter of recommendation from the principal, which will greatly enhance the persuasiveness of the letter of recommendation. But these 2-3 referees must have had real contact with the applicant.
3. Resume
Resume is the applicant's instruction manual, which can let the admissions office teacher know all your information in the fastest time. Therefore, a good resume can add luster to your application. In practice, we find that many domestic students don't understand the format and wording of English resumes, and many expressions confuse Americans, which is counterproductive. Therefore, when making English resumes, we should pay attention to American writing habits, formats and expressions, so that they can have an accurate understanding of you.
4. School transcripts
Applicants generally need to provide transcripts in both Chinese and English to the school they apply for, and affix the official seal of the school. Generally speaking, American academic performance is converted according to a perfect score of 4.0, and China students only need to provide the original transcripts issued by the school.
5. Other supporting materials
In order to highlight the advantages, it is best to provide other documents that can fully prove your talents. For example, the experience of participating in social activities, specialty certificates, invention certificates, published articles and award-winning certificates of various competitions will greatly increase the chances of being admitted and winning scholarships.
6. Proof of economic guarantee
Relevant bank deposit certificates or financial assistance from relatives and friends, usually the amount must be enough for one year's tuition and living expenses. Even if the school you are applying for offers a full scholarship, you'd better provide this certificate first.
Third, the skills of applying for studying in the United States
1, expand the scope
What are the skills to apply for studying in the United States? This is an important factor to consider when applying for a university. Students are advised to apply to at least six American universities, not just one, which is too selective and easy to fail. As long as you can control it, try to choose as many as possible. When submitting an application, you should indicate the major you want to study. You may need to consider whether the chosen major is crowded, which means that many excellent students will apply for some popular majors, which makes it more difficult to apply. For example, engineering, computer science, common disciplines in science, such as biology and chemistry, and outstanding students who want to enter medical college apply for these majors.
2. Curve learning
What are the skills to apply for studying in the United States? If your grades are not top-notch, and the admission rate of the school you want to apply for is only 5.5% to 6%, then one strategy for applying for a famous American school is to choose other majors instead of applying for the most crowded or popular major, so that admission will be easier. Then after the first year of college, you can transfer to the major you wanted before. After going to college, American students often change their majors and redefine their fields of study. In the first year of college, they will study many courses, and then find that they are really interested in a field that they didn't realize before, so they can apply for changing majors. Usually in American universities, you can wait until the end of your sophomore year before finally deciding your major. Generally speaking, the best strategy is to change majors in one year or one and a half years, that is, three grading cycles.