在申请过程中,当我们有非常明显的劣势时,应该在个人陈述中如何处理?
小编这里所说的劣势,是GPA不到3.0,实习科研经历为零,本科专业跟要申请的专业毫无关联等等之类的劣势。换句话说,GMAT考到740分,哀怨没有能够冲刺到760分的,或者,TOEFL不到70分,仍然执着于只申请藤校的,均不在此列。既然提到了GT成绩,小编就多嘴说一句关于Optional Essay的问题。有时候,学校会客气地问一句,除了我们问到的问题,还有什么你特别需要我们知道和了解的吗?针对这一题,打算花样百出地解释自己GT成绩的童鞋不在少数,有过分谦逊的,也有欲盖弥彰的。总之,如果不是100%被要求解释GT成绩,小编一般不建议自己拿GT成绩说事儿,因为很难找到合理的解释。
如果说自己因为各种原因,无论是生病、工作科研、志愿者活动等等,导致没有充足时间复习,那么,各种事情忙完了,重新准备考试就可以了。GT考试又不是高考,每年一次,过了这村儿就没了这店儿,成绩不满意,可以卷土重来嘛。如果再接着说,申请时间紧迫,来不及了,那么只能证明留学申请的规划从一开始就没有做好。总之,这是一个没有办法用其他优势来强行弥补的点。
从而,我们要来聊聊处理其他劣势的方法。如果一旦做好准备要在个人陈述里直面自己的某个劣势,一定要给学校一个能够接受的理由,并且,展示出自己已经在扭转这个劣势上作出的努力和一定的成绩。接下来,小编要讲一个几年来印象最为深刻的J君的故事。J君(T86,G660)就读于关于机械制造的某专科院校。但是,自从读大学之后,J君意识到了教育背景对于未来发展的重要性,他开始勤奋读书,通过自考,拿到了学士学位。可是,跟众多本科甚至名校生们竞争,毫无疑问,J君不占优势。而且,为了准备自考,他没有时间进行实习工作,简历也并不是特别充实。在他的个人陈述里,是这样解释这个问题的:
Frankly, I used to see fundamental education as an obligation that I have to fulfill to remain in a good standing with my family, yet I had no personal drive and no pleasure in learning just for the sake of it.The failure of the College Entrance Examination subjected me to a big blow, and I started to reflect on my past behaviors and the purpose of study. Sometimes, the absence of something which you have taken for granted or even considered as a burden can suddenly make you see its value and importance. My perspective on education changed dramatically, and I realized how influential and essential it could be for my future career by receiving good education. Knowing that I had to get my education back on track,I enrolled in an undergraduate-level degree program at 某大学 which is a reputable program in China with passing rate of 10% to 15% per year in granting a bachelor degree. With the determination to prove myself and gain knowledge, in spite of encountering with the pressures from my junior college program and the degree program, I bore down on my studies and completed both with good grades eventually.
J君最后拿到了纽约州立大学石溪分校的录取,除此之外,伊利诺伊理工和戴顿等学校也纷纷向J君抛出了橄榄枝。相对于经过努力奋斗和层层筛选最终拿到藤校录取的案例,J君的故事同样触动小编。留学对于J君来说不仅仅是证明了自己能力和得到了开拓视野的机会,也是一个不折不扣的人生转折点和新的开始。
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