Personal Statement Writing for Studying in Canada
Application Documents for Studying in Canada-Personal Statement (PS)
(1) What is a personal statement?
PS is an article about self-background, interests, goals, etc. The applicant wrote it when applying for postgraduate entrance in the United States, Canada, Britain and other western countries. It is mainly used to describe personal background, application purpose, research direction and other information, which is an important but difficult part of the application materials for studying abroad.
When the applicant is worried about the scores of standardized tests such as GRE and TOEFL, an appropriate personal statement may help you turn the tide. In some schools, personal statements have replaced interviews as an important basis for evaluating students.
Therefore, personal statement plays an important role in the preparation of the whole application materials.
(2) How to write a personal statement?
The most common and serious problem of China applicants in PS writing is formulaic writing. This formulaic way of writing is actually very discouraged, and it has no novelty and attraction. Let's look at the "taboo" of personal statement writing:
① Don't quote famous sayings;
Don't emphasize the importance of your major;
③ Don't introduce your date and place of birth;
4 don't explain the purpose of writing this PS from the beginning;
Don't exaggerate your cleverness and diligence.
In addition, students should pay attention to that the admissions officers of Canadian schools have to read hundreds of application documents every day, so they don't have much time to read your documents carefully.
A professor once said on the internet that in the application season, because most of the materials are the same, they often don't want to read it after reading one or two paragraphs. So be sure to write new ideas, write your own personalized PS, and don't write formulaically, so as to avoid misunderstanding and get the ideal offer.