PS (PS for short), translated into personal statement in Chinese, is a rambling article about yourself written by the applicant when applying for admission to American universities. Because domestic applicants are not familiar with the writing and thinking mode of such documents. However, the application documents for studying abroad are an extremely important part of applying for admission (scholarship) under the background of western culture, and PS often plays a great role in the success of your application. Let's take a look at how to write a good PS!
First, watch many successful PS.
If a person wants to write, he must read a certain amount. For a simple example, many primary school students can't write well no matter what method the teacher teaches them to write, while high school students have almost no composition classes, and even many students with poor academic performance have written wonderful compositions. The reason is that he has read other people's articles, which may be novels, essays and even advertising soft articles. Even if he doesn't study writing skills deliberately, his writing level is secretly improving. Obviously, reading excellent PS, learning from it and absorbing the essence of the article are very beneficial to writing good PS.
Second, it is true and touching.
What I'm talking about here is not that your PS makes people cry, but that people feel your strong magnetic field when they see the letter. I really want to see what an interesting or excellent person wrote in the letter.
In fact, PS is a self-introduction or recommendation letter submitted by the applicant to the school. Why do readers on the other side of the world treat you as his student and not others?
Because you are different, your confidence makes him appreciate, your enthusiasm infects him, and your kindness makes him moved ... Just write down the advantages that make you most proud, and enlarge them appropriately, or put them in a big environment. It's best to illustrate what it can bring to people. No matter how beautiful empty words are, they are always powerless. For example, your strength is humor. Sometimes a tense environment suddenly eases the atmosphere with a humorous sentence. Once you were trapped in an elevator, it was dark inside, and everyone was very scared and at a loss. As a result, you said a few funny words to relax everyone. Later, everyone chatted happily until the elevator was repaired, and everyone left happily. In short, no matter what kind of characteristics you are, it is important to be true and special, which can make life better, but remember, you must not make people feel that you are just unrealistic self-praise!
Third, the style of writing has its own characteristics.
Many candidates think that PS is just a self-introduction with so many words and so many contents, and they don't know how to make their articles distinctive. It's actually quite simple. Just like the same Chinese character, no two people in the country can write exactly the same, and at most they can only write alike. Therefore, according to their usual writing habits, they can be innovative, but they can't be too unconventional, grandstanding, and they can't copy. What should I do if I really feel that my article is very dull?
Tip: There are many templates and outlines for reference online, but don't copy them completely! If you have any questions, please contact us!