Compared with self-recommended students, students with secondary school recommendation qualifications are more likely to pass the preliminary examination in colleges and universities, so if possible, parents are advised to strive for school recommendation qualifications as much as possible. If the self-recommended students don't have hard proof of winning the prize, the only thing that can convince the college teachers to give the candidates a chance to take the exam may be the personal statement materials.
It is not easy to write a personal account. You need to invest a lot of time and energy. In the initial stage of independent enrollment, personal statement is an important means for college enrollment teachers to understand students. The main criterion for candidates to pass the initial stage of independent enrollment is personal statement. A good personal statement is a booster for candidates, and even an excellent personal statement can determine whether you can pass the initial stage.
Before writing a personal statement, you should clear up a train of thought. Recall the stories and characters that had a great influence on you when you were growing up, and then list all your strengths and specialties. Don't feel that you don't have any strengths. You can discuss with your parents or some close people and discover and know yourself through their mouths.
Learn more about the characteristics of the university you want to apply for through various channels, but it is difficult for a senior three candidate to understand the characteristics of a university in a short time. We can first check the university motto, history, regional characteristics, dominant disciplines, some touching stories, famous teachers and well-known alumni on the Internet to learn about a university. In addition, you should know what career you want to pursue in the future, whether it conforms to your life ideal and what courses you want to study in the university.
Next, you need to determine the general idea of an article, and combine the characteristics of the university and major you are applying for to determine which advantages and majors you should focus on. Then you need to establish the idea of sorting out the article, the expression at the beginning should be novel, and the middle part should focus on your specialty and learning and growth process, plus some feelings about your life. Finally, you'd better explain the reasons for your application to this university and major, and then express your plans for the future and your ideals.
The general framework of such a personal statement is relatively complete.
There are some precautions in the writing process:
1, to distinguish between primary and secondary, focused; Be sure to write around the content and ideas determined in advance. When writing, don't give a hammer and a stick. If you think it's so important, it's also important. Everyone wants to put it in and write themselves well. This lack of coherence in the article makes readers and teachers feel that you are impetuous. Be sure to highlight the advantages that can meet the requirements of your university and major among many advantages, and simply mention other advantages, or even not mention them;
2, new ideas, there must be a better starting point. A good beginning can impress your teachers and attract them to read;
3. The main body of the article is expository text, which can be expressed in many ways, such as narration, discussion, description and lyricism.
4. As a result of explaining the situation of candidates, insert the awards won by candidates into candidates' hobbies, articles, opinions and stories. Make the most of the prizes won in high school. There's really nothing to use before high school. Write down the ranking and name of the award. The use of these awards should be organically combined with the article to explain your strengths and advantages, and you can't write for the sake of explaining the awards;
5, sincere feelings, not artificial. When the concrete image shows the candidate's achievements and abilities, the key is to be sincere and show a real person; For a candidate who applies for science and engineering and whose language performance is not very prominent, the text should be as simple and straightforward as possible, and there is no need to pile up so many gorgeous words;
6. Give full play to the personality of post-90s college entrance examination candidates. Everyone has their own dreams. Imagine that at least three or four thousand people apply for the independent enrollment of a university every year, and a recruiting teacher may need to look at thousands of personal statements. A good article will not make the teacher feel bored, but will like you through your personal statement;
7. When writing, students with good writing style should pay attention to the fluency of words, no typos and mistakes, a certain literary talent, concise and meaningful words, the ability to quote classics, and the use of rhetorical devices such as parallelism, personification and metaphor to highlight their personality, which can make the marking teacher leave a deep and beautiful impression when reading;
8. You can write why you want to apply for this university, why you want to apply for this major, and appropriately show the candidates' yearning for the university and their love for the major;
9. In general, a personal statement should be written before the university registration begins. After the university's self-enrollment and enrollment charter comes out, read the university's self-enrollment and enrollment charter carefully to see what requirements there are for personal statements in terms of text and content. At this time, you only need to modify some. In order to avoid starting to write when signing up, the preparation is not sufficient and the quality of the article is not high enough;
10, the number of words is about 1500. In previous years, some universities required 1000 words or less, while others required 1800 words or more. It is convenient for them to modify the enrollment regulations after they come out.
(1) Personal statements must be pragmatic, which is also the most important point in writing personal statements. Some students talk about their code of conduct and moral pursuit as soon as they come up, or quote a passage of ancient Chinese as their motto or express their ideals. If it is an ordinary essay or essay, it may be well written and naturally introduce what you want to express, which is very meaningful. But you should be clear that this is the personal statement of the admissions teacher, and it is the material to decide whether to give you the qualification for the independent entrance examination. What does the admissions teacher want to see? Is it something like "I'm a student with all-round development in morality, intelligence and physique", "I'm a helpful person" and "I believe there are many things to do"? Such words are very empty and "empty". Anyone will say it, and it's no use if you say it.
(2) Personal statements should be focused and focused. Every student who takes the self-enrollment examination should be excellent, and you will have rich and impressive experiences, but it is impossible to write all these experiences, so you should emphasize the abilities that you think are the most important and most appreciated by the enrollment teachers, and emphasize those experiences that can reflect these abilities. You have to think about it. If you are an admissions teacher, after reading this personal statement (even just the beginning), what impression can you leave on this material and remember some characteristics of this student?
(3) Highlight your own personality. Today's high school graduates are all post-90s. They are full of energy, have dreams, have broad horizons, and publicize their personalities. In the application materials, teachers also hope to see the connotation of these youthful vitality endowed by the times.
(4) Understand the cultural connotation and personality characteristics of the applicant. The better colleges and universities pay more attention to the matching of candidates' temperament and school cultural atmosphere. Since it is self-enrollment, colleges and universities have more rights and are more willing to choose such students, which is more suitable for the future development trend of colleges and universities.
First, "fine": take every detail of the application materials seriously.
The application materials generally include the application form, personal statement and attached materials. The application form should fill in the candidates' main test scores, rankings and awards in high school. These contents are very important to colleges and universities, so we must fill them out seriously and truthfully, and we must not be careless. In 2009, when Wu Enemy, the author's child, participated in an interview for independent enrollment in Tsinghua University, a professor pointed to the scores filled in Wu Enemy's registration form and asked why one of the chemistry exams was not outstanding. It can be seen that college teachers carefully examine candidates' application materials.
Second, "reality": write a high-quality personal account.
Personal narrative plays an important role in all application materials. It should reflect the characteristics, hobbies and academic achievements of candidates as much as possible, and reflect the candidates' love and personal ambition and pursuit of entering colleges and universities, but the length should not be too long to save the time for college teachers to review. Pay attention to seeking truth from facts in the content of materials, and don't exaggerate. The following is Wu Qiu's personal narrative for your reference:
Third, "fine": improve the gold content of auxiliary materials.
As for the preparation of auxiliary materials, we should follow a principle that there are not many essences. The award certificate is clearly "high school stage". Unless it is particularly important, the little red book of junior high school and primary school should not be stuffed into the material bag as far as possible. There are tens of thousands of application materials for independent enrollment received by prestigious schools, which must be reviewed one by one in a short time, and the task is very heavy. The application materials with beards and eyebrows, regardless of priorities, can not get the special attention of the judging experts, but may cause their disgust. I suggest you don't do things that are not worth the candle.
Simply put, people who read your article like you and are willing to give you a chance. No matter what reason you want to go to this school, this reason must be unique. For example, if you want to go to Tsinghua, arguing that Tsinghua is the best university in China won't help you, because we all want to go to Tsinghua. You can't flatter the school either. Why not seriously discuss a reason why you think Tsinghua is better? Unique ideas may help you get the written qualification for independent enrollment in our school.
Write all your strengths and advantages in a better way. Let readers know your overall personality. It's best if you can relate your personality to the university you applied for. This is more difficult. The reason is that the characteristics of universities are hard to say clearly. Can be combined with the school motto, the names of some buildings and famous venues (such as Peking University Triangle). This shows that you have at least taken the time to get to know the school.
If you want to emphasize your learning ability, communication ability, adaptability and personality charm, you must give examples. If you have participated in social work, such as volunteering, you can write it down. Awards can be listed. Emphasize your own advantages, but don't brag or be too modest. If you are excellent in all aspects, then say it. If you do well in a single subject, you should also avoid giving people the feeling of poor grades in some aspects. Avoid always criticizing yourself. Some students won the second prize, but wrote in detail the reasons why they didn't win the first prize. Even if you do, you are not the first.
It is important to be clear, honest and not exaggerated.
You must be logical when you talk about your personal growth. Highlight your achievements in the process of growing up. It's important to show that you are a hard worker, but don't say I study hard. Better give an example.
You can tell me your future plans.
If you have to copy by hand, your handwriting should be neat. The maximum length is no more than two pages, and the number of words is about 1200.
Writing reality in plain language, not false, is a big taboo. Use simple short sentences, clear thinking, strong logic, straightforward and not repetitive.
Zhao Jing, director of the Admissions Office of beijing university of chemical technology, believes that candidates should write the relevant contents clearly in concise language, and each part can be written in a separate paragraph, which is convenient for the first-instance teacher to see at a glance. For outstanding highlights, candidates should focus on writing, but they should also show their abilities and specialties without a certificate. You can simply write about the award-winning situation with a certificate. Candidates should not praise themselves in fancy language, but be simple, sincere and realistic.
Before you start writing your personal statement, take some time to write down the awards you have won, the activities you have participated in and the public welfare activities you have done.
Personal recommendation letter for independent enrollment in Tsinghua
People often say that people can go as far as their dreams are. Every time I pass by Tsinghua campus and look at a group of energetic and talented brothers and sisters, I always look forward to: I must be one of them in 2009. Tsinghua Dream has become my goal and motivation.
With the goal, we need to redouble our efforts. This process is hard and full of joy, because I have always regarded learning as a kind of happiness and can fully enjoy the pleasure of acquiring knowledge. With my thirst for knowledge, I can complete the school courses well and get into the top ten in every exam. In his spare time, he also took the initiative to participate in training courses in chemistry and biology competitions, and actively participated in various chemistry, biology and physics competitions held in Beijing, and achieved good results. Among them, in the chemistry competition, he won the first prize in the chemistry competition for senior high school students of Beijing Chemical Society in 2007 and 2008. Biological competition, passed the written test of the National Biological League in May 2008, entered the experimental rematch, and won the second prize in the provincial division of the National Biological League; The physics competition won the first prize in the 3rd National High School Applied Physics Competition in Beijing, the third prize in the 25th China Physics Olympics Beijing Competition, the third prize in the 20th Beijing Senior One Physics (Mechanics) Competition, and the third prize in the 2008 National High School Applied Physics Competition. Although these achievements are insignificant, they make my dream of becoming a student in Tsinghua stronger, because only there can I find more happiness in learning!
Rich after-school study has always been an indispensable part of my high school life. Chemistry is a course I am most interested in, and its scientific mysteries always arouse my exploration and reverie. I am in the "T &;; The American Institute of Science and Technology held two lectures entitled "Acid-base Theory" and "Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry", which won favorable comments from teachers and students. Using the school's laboratory, I explored the problems in my usual study, and completed my first scientific and technological paper-Exploring Potassium Permanganate in P (reprinted to the first model network, please keep this mark. H oxidation in different environments won the second prize in Dongcheng District Youth Science and Technology Innovation Competition. When I was a sophomore, I joined the Beijing Science and Technology Club. Under the guidance of Professor Zheng Aihua from the Analysis and Testing Center of Beijing Normal University and the teachers of the school, I finished my second scientific paper, Determination and Comprehensive Utilization of Anions in Seawater, and won the second prize of the Science and Technology Festival in the same year. The continuous progress of chemistry learning has increased my self-confidence and made me further clear the direction of progress: I am eager to further my studies in the field of chemistry and make achievements in the future chemical research, and Tsinghua University is the best place for me to fly my dreams.
I know that modern talents should develop morally, intellectually and physically. I am willing to answer questions for my classmates and become a good helper for teachers during my time as a study committee member and a representative of chemistry class. I actively participate in various activities organized by the school: I love badminton very much, and I founded a badminton club with my classmates at school, which provides a platform for students who like badminton to learn from each other; Actively participate in the winter long-distance running competition and track and field sports meeting held by the school every year, and won the bronze medal of the senior high school group leader; Actively participate in the "Western Student Bank" organized by the school, sign a contract with local students to "share the same blue sky" and fund her study and life; During the winter vacation of Grade Two, I participated in the exchange activities between our school and the sister school of Santa Monica in Manchester, England, and benefited a lot. Ideologically, I asked for progress, participated in the party class training of the school many times, and submitted an application for joining the party. Because of his good moral character and excellent academic performance, Senior One and Senior Two were rated as "three good students" by the school and Dongcheng District. I am lively, cheerful, optimistic and confident, and I am called "sunshine boy" by my teacher. I long to be a grass on the fertile green land in Tsinghua.
Tsinghua University is a sacred place for students to realize their dreams and contribute their talents to the motherland. I hope Tsinghua University can give me a platform to show myself. I believe that only continuous efforts can make my dream come true. I am looking forward to this day!