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不吃螺蛳粉 发表于 2022-12-5 14:48:54
不是每个学校都要求交ps，对于optional的我建议还是写一下。如果学校不要但你的个人经历又很精彩，可以在字数允许的情况下作为SOP最后一段，主题是“你能给学校contribute什么”，就可以联系到你以前的经历以及你如何在学校延续你以前的行为。
用NYU DS的Personal Statement写作要求举个例子
The purpose of this essay is to get to know you as an individual and as a potential graduate student, and to understand how your background will add to the diversity of our school. Please describe how your personal background has motivated you to pursue a graduate degree. You may discuss educational, familial, cultural, socioeconomic, or personal experiences or challenges; gender identity; community services, outreach services, first-generation college status or other matters relevant to your decision to pursue graduate education.
描述很清晰，他们希望你回答两个问题来了解你作为人类的全方面发展
how your personal background has motivated you to pursue a graduate degree(个人层面，到底发生了什么事让你想要继续接受教育)
how your background will add to the diversity of our school (你的经历对我们有什么用)
回答这两个问题可以用下划线相关的事例，简单来说就是diversity和inclusion两方面，展示diversity要强调你作为人的独特之处，你和别的人是不同的，展示inclusion要强调你对一些topic的见解以及你做了什么事来promote这些topic。
其实作为cu学生写ps应该很有优势，因为cu一直以来的价值都很重视全面发展多元共融之类的，比如通识课、各种文化活动、volunteer、上庄等等，都可以作为素材事例。回答你能给学校contribute什么，除了过去的经历，还可以结合这个学校有什么，比如大部分学校都有women in data science, women in stem这种club，asian student xxxx之类的，都可以写你想加入。
另一个办法是多看看不同学校对ps的要求，都会列出详细的点，可以都收集来看你的经历到底符合哪一点。比如下面这个是ucb的，也提供了一些点可以写。
Please describe how your personal background and experiences influenced your decision to pursue a graduate degree. In this section, you may also include any relevant information on the following:
How you have overcome barriers to access higher education
How you have come to understand the barriers faced by others
Your academic service to advance equitable access to higher education for women, racial minorities and individuals from other groups that have been historically underrepresented in higher education
Your research focusing on underserved populations or related issues of inequality
Your leadership among such groups
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