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美国留学经验交流会XinyuNan-UniversityofFloridaMikeGe-DukeUniversity1WhoWeAreU.S.CollegeStudentsAbroadEssayTeam2DukeUniversity#1BiomedicalEngineeringPrograminUS#8RankingUniversityintheUSInternationallyfocusedOver600StudyAbroadStudents(10%)Undergraduate,BiologyGrad,ChemistryGrad,Engineering(electrical,chemical,mechanical,biomedical,civil)Grad,ComputerScienceGrad,EconomicsGrad,FuquaMBA,DukeMedicalSchool,NicholasEnvironmentalSchool,PublicPolicyGrad3UniversityofFloridaPublicIvyleagueschoolTop5buildingconstructionprograminthecountry(RinkerSchoolofbuildingconstruction)WellknownengineeringandbusinessprogramMaterialScience8th,NuclearEngineering10thMarketing8th

AdmissionRate:42.1%Hostmorethan6000internationalstudentseachyear.4WhatwewillcovertodayBasicAdmissionStandardApplicationProcessImportanceofPersonalStatementWritingTipsandSuggestions5U.S.Universitiesadmissionisbasedon:GPATestScoresPersonalStatementAlloftheAbove6College/GraduateSchoolApplicationMostcollegesinChina Hightestscore=Acceptance

Lowtestscore=Rejection

MostcollegesinU.S. Hightestscore= Lowtestscore=7College/GraduateSchoolApplicationMITgraduateSchoolRequirement:

Applicantsareevaluatedbytheiracademicrecords,applicationessays,lettersofevaluationandanyotherpertinentdatatheysubmit.Whilehighacademicachievementdoesnotguaranteeadmission,MITexpectssuchachievementorotherpersuasiveevidenceofprofessionalpromise.8WhatistheU.S.CollegeAdmissionStandard?9U.S.College/GradSchoolApplication10Whichofthefollowingadmissionpartisrelatedtoacademics?

A)WorkExperience

B)GREScores

C)VolunteerExperience11U.S.College/GradSchoolApplicationAcademic-GPA-StandardizedTest(TOEFL,GRE,etc.)12GraduateSchoolTestsGRE(gradschool)Someprogramsmayrequiresubjecttests(checkdepartment)Biochemistry,CellandMolecularBiology,Biology,Chemistry,ComputerScience,Literature,Math,Physics,PsychologyTOEFLLSAT(lawschool)MCAT(medicalschool)GMAT(businessschool)13AverageGREScoreColumbia

Verbal:529

Quantitative:773Cornell:

Verbal:607

Quantitative:770Dartmouth:

Verbal:561

Quantitative:768Harvard:

Verbal:555

Quantitative:768Princeton:

Verbal:626

Quantitative:731UniversityofPennsylvania:

Verbal:531

Quantitative:753Yale:

Verbal:522Quantitative:74314U.S.College/GradSchoolApplicationNon-AcademicResearchExperienceWork/InternshipExperienceExtracurricularActivitiesAwardsOtherExperiences(Volunteering,etc)15ApplicationCasesCase1Major:ChemistryGRE:1280-Publishedseveralresearchpapers-InventanewnanoparticleAcceptedbyHarvardUniversityCase2Major:ArchitectureGRE:1200+-InternshipExperienceatBeijingInstituteofArchitectureDesign-InvolvedinaOlympicconstructionprojectsAcceptedbyBerkeley,Princeton,andColumbiaUniversity16Mike’sPersonalExample-SAT:1400+-GPA:3.7+-VarsityTennis3Years-FloridaAcademicChallenge:2ndPlace-MathSociety:Treasurer-Volunteeredover300+hourstutorkids17ApplicationEssaysMostrequiredapplicationessaysPersonalstatementResumeorCVRecommendationlettersOtheressaysrequiredbyspecificschools18

Howmanyrecommendationlettersdocollegesusuallyaskfor?Question19ApplicationTipSpendsignificantamountoftimeandeffortonwritingandeditingyourapplicationessays20SurveyWhatyearareyouincollege?21ApplicationTimelineFreshmenYear -Starttolearnaboutstudyabroadinformation-ConstantlyimproveyourEnglishSophomoreYear

-Starttogetinvolvedinextracurricularactivitiesandresearch/workexperiences -Prepareforstandardizedtests22ApplicationTimelineJuniorYear

-Finishallthestandardizedtests -Selecttheschoolsyouwillapply

-StarttoprepareforapplicationmaterialsSeniorYear-Finishalltheapplication-Makefinaldecisions23ImportanceofPersonalStatement24PersonalStatementWhatisit?Singlemostimportantwritingdocumentthatcollegeadmissionofficerslookat.HowlongAmericanstudentsspendwritingit?1-3month(BrainstormingWritingEditing)Ask3-4peopletoeditit(professors,peers,professionaleditors)25PersonalStatement:Importance9/10AdmissionOfficersfromIvyLeagueUniversitiessaythatPersonalStatementisthedifferencemakerwhen2applicantshavesimilargradesandtestscores26PersonalStatementObjectiveTodemonstrateyourwritingabilitySellyourselfandexplainwhyyouareagoodmatchtotheprogramDescribeyourexperiencesOpportunitytotalkdirectlytoadmissionscommitteeCallattentiontoimportantpartsthatmightbeoverlooked27CommonTopicsAcademicObjectivesWhydoyouplantoattendgradschool?Whatdoyouplantodowiththedegree?MITWhydoyouwanttopursueagraduatedegreeinmechanicalengineering?WhyMITinsteadofotherschools?28CommonTopicsCareerPlansWheredoyouseeyourself10yearsfromnow(longterm/shortterm)?HarvardWhatdoyouplantodowithyourdegreeinbiochemistry?Doyouwishtopursueacareerinindustryoreducation?Why?29SurveyHowmanypeoplehavewrittenapersonalstatementbefore?Ifso,wasitdifficultforyou?30WritingDifficulty

&EditingImportanceNosetwritingformatnorstandardHardtoprepare/nosetapplicationessayswritingclassMiscommunicationbetweenapplicantandadmissioncommittee31

CommonWritingMistakes

StructuralMisinterpretthepurposeortopicBecauseofculturaldifferencesLackofspecificpersonalorsocialexperiencesthatsettheapplicantapartLanguageusedeithertooboastfulortoohumble32

CommonWritingMistakes

TechnicalGrammaticalmistakesPoorwordchoiceSentencestructureandwordflowExcessivewordingandinformation33WhatshouldyouNOTincludeinyourpersonalstatement?PersonalExperiencesExcessivegrades&testscoresYourfuturegoalsandvisionNoneoftheabove34AbroadessayExampleEssays修改过的例文35WritingTips/SuggestionsUnderstandtopicandrequirementsofessayBehonestandsincereDonotapologizeorbringupyourfaultsNeverbringupfailingaclass,gettingabadgradeonatestandexplainingitFocusonyourpositivequalitieswithoutexaggeratingMentionyourfuturevisionandplaninyourfield36Xinyu’sMedicalSchoolPersonalStatement-Whatqualitiesadoctorshouldhave?

Studyability,Compassion,andResponsibility-Selectedthreeexperiencetodemonstratethesequalities

Workinpathologylab,Volunteerinthehospital,andworkforaclinicalresearchproject-SincereandInteresting37RecommendationLettersLettersofRecommendationPermitscommitteetothinkofyouasapersonQualityrestsonqualityofrelationshipwithprofessorsMakegoodimpressionsMakeresearchcontactswithfacultySeekoutexperiencessettingyouapartLettersfromemployerscanbeincludedInfoonyourdutiesandaptitude,motivationandqualityofworkrelatingtofieldofstudy38WeCanHelpYou:AbroadEssayWebsite:GearedtowardChinesestudentsTeamAdvisor-Dr.LawrenceBoydfromDukeUniversity39WeCanHelpYou:AbroadEssayWorkTeamEditorsfromtopuniversities(Harvard,Princeton,UPenn,Duke,otherIvyLeagueUniversities)VastwritingandeditingexperiencesUnderstandcollegeadmissionsprocessandwritingEducationalwriting,scientificwriting,universitynewspaper,recreationa