尊敬的考官：
您好!
很榮幸有機會向您呈上我的留學申請書。
我出生於一個教師之家，母親是一位優秀的國小教師;父親是也曾經是教師，後來經歷了人生的第二次選擇，考入法院，成了一名法官。父母對生活的熱情和對人生挫折的態度，潛移默化地影響著我，形成了我自強不息、不輕言敗的性格。
會考的教訓，讓我懂得了什麼叫腳踏實地，什麼叫不圖虛榮，什麼叫謙虛謹慎，什麼叫取長補短……高中三年，我努力夯實學科基礎知識、掌握學習方法、提高操作實踐能力、同時，利用課餘時間廣泛地涉獵大量書籍，不但充實了自己，而且培養了自己多方面的技能。夷陵中學嚴謹的學風塑造了我樸實、穩重的學習態度，更重要的是在這樣一個精英雲集的地方，我學會了在競爭中挑戰自我，在合作中欣賞他人。這樣一步一個腳印走來，我嚐到了成功的喜悅：成績逐年上升，我看到了自己身上蘊藏著的無限潛能，它讓我相信——如果給我一個支點，我也能撬起整個地球!
選擇_大學我有以下幾個理由：
一是_大學是一所國家教育部直屬的，擁有研究生院，本科專業涵蓋了理、工、文、經、管、法、教育等學科門類的綜合性重點大學，是一所有著堅實的學術基礎和嚴謹的治學傳統，校園環境優美的大學。在這樣的學習環境裡，無論是在知識能力，還是在個人素質修養方面，我會受益匪淺。
二是_大學是一所以工為主的大學，這符合了我的學科興趣，我是一個理科生，尤其以數學、物理學科見長，這次推薦我參加自主招生的就是我的數學老師和物理老師。我喜歡在這樣自主開放的環境裡學習，希望可以有更為廣闊的發展前景。
三是_大學堅持以“厚基礎，寬口徑，強能力，高素質”的人才培養計劃，在教學中注重創新能力培養，注重提高學生的綜合素質，學校實施了一系列教學改革新措施包括：名師上講臺工程、中英文雙語教學工程、“創新人才培養”工程、本碩連讀制度等，還有一系列的完善學分制管理的制度，包括主輔修制、彈性學制、第二學位制、優異生培養制度等。
現在有很多的大學生畢業後面臨就業難的問題，這也將是我今後不能迴避的，但我想，這是一個適應社會的問題。大學是一個可以接觸並嘗試眾多領域的獨一無二的場所，是一個溝通社會的平臺。我希望這裡掌握生活技能，培養自己的社會角色，使自己能承擔社會責任，權利和義務，成為一個真正的社會人。
現在的科技發展可謂日新月異，我的學習是要掌握最基本的學習工具和方法，將來利用這些工具和方法，再去學習新的東西。我們不可能靠在大學裡學到的知識來維護一生的，以後如果不再學了，照樣會落後，所以，本科讀什麼專業不能完全決定畢業後的工作方向。我希望根據我的學科特長，選擇適合我的專業，但是我不會太在意專業的趨向，絕對服從學校根據我的情況進行專業調劑。
無論您是否選擇我，尊敬的領導，希望您能夠接受我誠懇的謝意!自主招生只是一次機會，無論這個機會是否垂青於我，我都不會氣餒，我會全力以赴，備戰大學聯考，去迎接六月的彩虹(我的六月不是黑色)!
此致
敬禮!
申請人：/shenqing/
__年__月__日
Personal Statement
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am with great pleasure to submit this personal statement in support of myapplication for continuing my university education in your esteemed universityand wish you could give my application a positive and favorable assessment.
Currently, I am a junior student in International College of Hubei NormalUniversity majoring in Accounting. Thus, I have obtained great knowledge aboutbusiness for the past three years. Depending on that, I have determined topursue a Bachelor degree at your distinguished university. There are therereasons leading to me choose business, the most important reason is that I amvery interested in business. In my opinion, handling good business is the sameas successful work of art. That’s an exciting thing. The second reason is that Ihave already learnt it for three years, so I want to broaden my knowledge aboutbusiness which will benefit my future life. The third reason is that I want tobecome a successful business lady which is my dream all the time.
To be honesty, I am an average student but I have diligent and strongconfident heart. I believe that a good attitude can change bad situation. So Iam always keeping a positive attitude on my life. I never ever give up anychance of promoting my study. During my three years in Hubei Normal University，Inever fail a class and always do my best for assignment. However，in my mind,social activity is as the same important as class study. In my spare time, Itook part in student union and took charge of minister in arts department. Ourwell-organized activities attracted many students to practice themselves. Lastsummer, I joined the Work and Travel Programme to be a staff in an Americancompany for three months. I made good use of that chance to improve my oralEnglish and tasted western culture. I think I can understand and adapt to aforeign culture in a short period.
I firmly believe that anyone could acquire success by their right way andfighting. This is one of the reasons why I want to go abroad. What’s more, Iwant to taste and accept some western education. I hope that I can learn moredifferences between Chinese and British university education and widen myhorizon. Furthermore，as we know, UK is a very modern country. It owns the mostadvanced education system and top universities in the world. And graceful schoolenvironments deeply attract me. By the way, if I can learn in your university Iwould cherish and appreciate this chance. In the future, I also mean to applyMaster’s Degree in UK. But after that, I will go back to my country and look fora job related to business.
I really want to own a colorful campus life in your school, further developmy overall capabilities including organizational ability, teamwork spirit etc. Ibelieve I can adapt to a foreign life and acquire best degree. With all theabove mentioned, in terms of my understanding of business and my enthusiasm forit, I hope that I can be up to the standard of the admission requirements inyour university. I believe that my strong interest in this subject. last, mypositive attitude and comprehensive ability will facilitate my successfulcompletion of the proposed program. Thank you for your time!
Sincerely yours, Wanbin Xu
Yours sincerely,
尊敬的老師：
您好：我今年17歲，17歲是花開的季節，也是多夢的季節，從小到大我用自己的聰慧和堅韌，一步一步實現著我的憧憬和夢想，我向往著將我的聰明才智在燦若星河的導師的點撥下，使我成為於國於民用有的棟樑之材;我向往著能在傳承著中華人文脈絡和科技創新的校園裡，薰染、陶冶和提升著自己，我選擇了浙大，因為這所歷經百年風雨歷練的“東方劍橋”，以“求是創新”為校訓，沒有浮華與驕躁，嚴謹治學，正如我腳踏實地、不急功近利、追求水到渠成的性格;我向往著能在精英匯聚、人才濟濟的浙大，書寫我更加璀璨的人生篇章，我想我有足夠的實力和自信選擇浙大，因此，我向貴校提出申請，希望能獲得一個讓浙大選擇我的機會。
我的父母都是教師出身，承傳了身為數學教師父親的智慧，我對數字有著特殊的的敏感，嚴謹的邏緝思維能力和發散性的思維方式，使我徜洋在繁雜的數理化的海洋裡，樂此不疲，也正因為如此，文科功底同樣紮實的我，始終沒有走進文科班的課堂;我對不會的東西有一種先天性的好奇，不會的東西我從不主動放棄而是追本求源，直到柳暗花明我才善罷甘休;我做事從不半途而廢，學打乒乓球，我練到胳膊酸腫，最後敢和男孩比試，為參加4_100米的接力，我天天到操場上“惡補”，最後為班級奪得名次;和爸爸學下棋，我不服輸寧可不吃飯;我堅信朝秦暮楚、見異思遷、飄忽不定的人永遠做不成事;“咬定青山不放鬆”、“心有多大舞臺就有多大”是我的座佑銘。業餘時間我還喜歡下棋、畫畫、看大片，對於色彩，我有一種天生的直覺，伴著鉛筆細緻的線條，我在畫架前度過了三年的時光，也練就了我紮實的美術功底，我的畫在學校藝術節上獲二等獎，我是學校校園網動漫版的版主，為此上學期我花費了太多的精力，使我的總成績落為年級的154名，這個學期，我又奮起直追，重新回到年級55名;我的一口流利的美式英語，就得益於看美國大片，看大片不僅可以享受藝術的美並從中感受異國的文化而且還可以提高我的英語水平，從國小到國中、高中，英語奧賽先後取得了國家和市級獎二等獎。閒暇時，鋼琴將我還原為一個浪漫的女孩，手指間，流出秋日的思語，這時的我寧靜而又陶醉，我就不再是乒乓球檯前的我，鋼琴舒緩著我疲勞的大腦，我覺得好陶醉，生活好美好美!我自幼愛好文學，傳承了母親的文學嗜好，我閱讀了大量的文學名著，對各國神話傳說有著濃厚的興趣，並喜愛古代詩文、現代散文，從諸子百家到遊記雜談都有所涉獵。我追隨餘秋雨踏上《文化苦旅》，欣賞《霜冷長河》，感悟《千年一嘆》;讀易中天品天下之城，隨茅盾度過《子夜》，看《春蠶》、忙《秋收》，莎士比亞悲慘劇情讓我痛苦，馬爾克斯的魔幻現實讓我神往……。
從一年級起我就擔任班長，國中以後我轉到了一個民辦國中，也是區重點國中，剛開始他們沒把我這個轉校生放在眼裡，加上他們進度比我原學校快，我有些吃力，但很快我憑藉咬定青山的堅軔和聰慧、高效奮起直追。我從不像有的孩子學到半夜，休息日走馬燈似地惡補，我注重學習效率，珍惜課堂上的每一分鐘，學習時，我屏心靜氣，心無旁騖，放鬆時，我玩遊戲、打乒乓、游泳、下棋、畫漫畫，我以令人吃驚的速度學習著進步著，一張一弛，緊張的學習讓我駕馭得緊張而又活潑。同時在新的集體，我發揮我的美術、文學特長，辦板報、寫小品、主持新晚會，很快憑自己的人格魅力和學習成績折服了其他同學，“兩岸猿聲啼不住，輕舟已過萬重山”---媽媽這樣形容我的國中生活。國中畢業典禮上，我以學校第一名、全市前十名的成績舉起母校送我的獎盃，我坦然面對成功，沒有飄飄然忘乎所以，我知道，這個成功只是一個開始，它更讓我堅信一個道理：成功不能靠偶然的機遇，靠的是腳踏實地的努力，是力量的厚積薄發，是付出後的水到渠成。
邁進這所省重點中學的校門，並進了重點班級。我沒有參加任何科目的競賽班，我只想以我的實力，紮實地學好每一門功課，在大學聯考時憑總成績，選擇一所我向往的學校，理想的專業，我在數學、語文、英語等學科有著較大的優勢，而唯在化學科目上總是找不到感覺，也影響了我的總成績。為此今年我咬住化學弄懂弄會每一道題，很快，我的這科成績也有了長足的進步，我相信，只要我努力，就會有收穫。儘管高中生活更加緊張，但我同樣抽出時間辦板報、參加社會實踐、義工活動。我到老年福利院幫助孤寡老人，到社群幫助殘疾人家庭清掃衛生，為“掙”書錢，我和同學冒著寒風賣花賣報，社會實踐使我瞭解社會，體會生活的甘苦，我不想成為一個呆在象牙塔裡的書呆子。
“國有成均，在河之濱”，歷經戰爭歷練的浙大，坐落在桃紅柳綠的西子湖畔，更以她“求是”的學風而。在對自己未來進行規劃時，鑑於自己較強的數學運算能力、邏輯思維能力和對資訊的捕捉和分析能力，我理想是做一個精算師，“心有多大，舞臺就有多大”，我從不認為我是一個小女生，我認為我會和男孩子一樣做大事、做大學問，隨著大學聯考腳步的臨近，我覺得我的目標越來越清晰了，我的目標離我的理想越來越近了，我暗下決心要進入到一所我無悔的學校，我渴望浙大能助我在追尋理想的道路上走得更遠，我想起母校的一句話，“今天我以母校為榮，明天母校以我為榮”，我選擇浙大，帶著幾分自信與霸氣，揚帆起程，乘風破浪，請老師給我這個機會來證明我的實力，張揚我的個性，實現我的價值。
此致
敬禮!
申請人：/shenqing/
__年__月__日
__大學的各位領導、導師們：
您們好!
首先感謝你們能在百忙之中審閱我的個人留學申請書。
我叫___，是來自__某中學的一名高三的理科生，即將面臨大學聯考，我期望透過貴校來實現我在__大學學習的夢想。一向以來，__大學對我都有很大的吸引力，有著悠久的歷史，深厚的文化底蘊，豐富的教學資源，良好的學術氛圍，強烈的時代氣息，__大學歷經滄桑，飽經風雨，為祖國培養了許多優秀人才，取得了豐碩的科研成果，併成為我國培養高層次專門人才和發展科學技術的一個重要基地。個性是，她是我國高校中最早開始試點實行自主招生的高校之一，她愛惜人才、有職責感，不拘一格選人才。這一點很吸引我。我十分渴望能在20__年7月拿到貴校的錄取通知書，成為貴校的一名學生，成為一名對社會、對祖國有用的人才。
進入高中以來，我不斷為實現這一理想而努力學習文化知識，勤學善思。英語、理化是我的強勢科目，英語成績個性優異。我參加了今年的全國中學生英語創新大賽，並有倖進入複賽，雖然由於種.種原因和最後的大獎擦肩而過，但參加競賽的這種過程使我的潛力得到了很大的提升。
除了學習成績優秀以外，我還有多方面的特長，我參加了校園的樂隊，業餘時間我喜歡拉二胡，學習二胡，不僅僅豐富了我的課餘生活，而且昇華了我對音樂的見解，在二胡的世界中，有奔騰豪放的《賽馬》，有堅定有力，追溯光明的《光明行》，也有悲憤哀怨的《江河水》，我用心參與文體活動。國中時博興縣的才藝表演大賽中獲得優秀節目獎。
我不僅僅愛好計算機，在業餘時間，我參加了教育部組織的計算機等級考試並取得了一級B證，而且經常用心參與體育鍛煉，強健體魄，增強毅力。除此之外，我熱情、開朗，樂於助人，陽光、向上，所以高中以來，我年年被評為為"三好學生"。
但是，這些成績只能代表我的過去，夢在心中，路在腳下，站在人生的十字路口，我選取了__大學，我期望__大學能敞開懷抱，給我帶給一個大發展的平臺，期望各位領導和老師能理解我的申請，衷心的感謝!
此致
敬禮!
申請人：/shenqing/
__年__月__日
人們常說，夢想有多遠，人就能走多遠。每次路過_大學校園，望著一群群充滿朝氣和才華的哥哥姐姐們，我都會憧憬著：在20_年，我一定要成為他們中的一員。_夢成為我奮鬥的目標和動力。
有了目標就需要加倍的努力，這一過程是辛苦的，更充滿收穫的喜悅，因為我始終把學習當作一種快樂，能夠充分享受獲得知識的樂趣。帶著渴求知識的願望，我能夠出色地完成校內課程，每次考試都能進入年級前十名。我還利用課餘時間，主動參加化學競賽和生物競賽的培訓班，並積極參加了北京市舉辦的各種化學、生物和物理競賽，取得了較好的成績。其中在化學競賽中，獲得北京化學會20_年和20_年北京市高中學生化學競賽一等獎;在生物競賽中，通過20_年五月的全國生物聯賽筆試，進入實驗複賽，並獲得全國生物聯賽省級賽區二等獎;在物理競賽中，獲得第三屆全國高中應用物理知識北京賽區預賽一等獎、第二xx屆全國中學生物理競賽北京賽區預賽三等獎、第二十屆北京市高一物理(力學)競賽北京決賽三等獎、20__年全國高中應用物理知識競賽三等獎。這些成績雖然微不足道，卻使我渴望成為_大學一名學子的夢想更加強烈，因為只有在那裡我才能尋找到更多的學習的快樂!
豐富的課餘學習一直是我高中生活中不可缺少的組成部分。化學是我最感興趣的一門課程，其中的科學奧祕總能引起我的探究和遐想。我曾在學校的“t&s科技社團”兩次舉辦題為“酸鹼理論”和“分析化學基礎”的講座，博得了老師和同學的好評。利用學校的實驗室，我對平時學習中的問題進行探究，在高一時完成了自己的第一篇科技小論文—《探究高錳酸鉀在ph不同的環境中所體現的氧化性》，該論文榮獲東城區青少年科技創新大賽二等獎。高二時，我參加了北京市科技俱樂部，在北京師範大學分析測試中心鄭愛華教授和學校老師的輔導下完成了第二篇科技小論文—《海水陰離子含量測定與綜合利用》，並在同年科技節中榮獲二等獎。化學學習的不斷進步增加了我的自信，使我進一步明確了前進的方向：我渴望自己將來在化學方面能夠得到繼續深造，並在化學研究領域取得成績，而_大學就是我放飛夢想最好的地方。
我深知，現代化的人才應該是德智體全面發展。在擔任學習委員和化學課代表的職務期間，我樂意為同學們解答問題，成為老師的好幫手。我積極參加學校組織的各種活動：酷愛羽毛球運動，與同學一起在學校創辦了羽毛球社團，為喜歡羽毛球的同學提供了一個切磋球技的平臺;積極參加學校每年舉行的冬季長跑比賽和田徑運動會，曾獲得高中組長跑銅牌的成績;踴躍參加學校組織的“西部助學行”活動，與當地學生簽訂了“共享同一片藍天”的盟約，資助她的學習生活;高二寒假，參加本校與英國曼徹斯特教會學校st.monica的姊妹校的交流活動，受益匪淺。在思想上，我要求進步，多次參加學校的黨課培訓，並已提交了入黨申請書。由於良好的思想道德和優異的學習成績，在高一、高二年度，我都被評為學校和東城區的“三好學生”。我性格活潑開朗，樂觀自信，被老師稱為“陽光少年”，我渴望在_大學肥沃的綠地上做一株小草。
_大學是莘莘學子圓夢併為祖國貢獻才華的聖地。我希望_大學能夠給我一個展示自我的平臺，我相信唯有不斷的努力才會使夢想成真，我期盼著這一天的到來!
此致
敬禮!
申請人：/shenqing/
__年__月__日
尊敬的_老師：
您好!提筆給您寫這封信，真是需要一些勇氣的。
從小在農村長大，使我更向往簡單，純實的狀態和自然，和諧的環境。所以人民大學“明德博學，求實篤行”的校風和“群園幽然”的環境，正是我選擇人大的原因。
我出生在一個教師家庭，祖輩和夫輩都從事著樹人育材的事業，受家庭影響，我也希望自己將來從事一些教育，研究方面的工作。人文社會科學是研究社會發展演進的學科，可以通過對社會規律的正確認識知道社會變革，當前中國正處在一個大變革的時代，我希望自己將來的工作可以為這個過程盡一份綿薄之力。
我的國小和國中的學習都是在農村完成的。在那裡，落後的硬體設施沒有阻擋我們全面發展的腳步。事實上，因為課業壓力不是太重，我們反而有更多的時間去學習如何認識自己，如何與人相處。國小和國中我都是擔任班長，負責紀律和各種活動的組織。那段經歷對我而言是一種礪煉，對我產生了很大影響。我曾參加鎮運動會，書畫比賽等都獲得名次;曾經做過軍樂隊的指揮;擔任過班級的新年晚會的組織者和主持人;也曾經被選為山西新聞協會小記者分會的小記者;也曾參加希望杯數學競賽獲獎，__年我獲得了以前入團的資格。國小畢業時全鎮第一名，中學畢業時以全鎮第二名考入了山西省重點高中榆次一中。
初來榆次一中，環境的巨大變換和獨自離家在外，我感到不是很適應，隨著時間的推移，我逐漸融入了這個和我曾經習慣的環境不甚相同的集體。雖然高中階段都是為了全力以赴迎接，但是我仍然參加了學校的志願者活動，擔任了班級的志願者隊長，《榆次一中志願者報》編輯，還與同學一起成功舉辦了年級的演講比賽。在高一，高二我連續獲得了本校“福山獎學金”，高一獲“校園之星”，高二獲優秀學生和優秀團員稱號。快樂而充實的高中，為理想而奮鬥的高中，是我一生的記憶。
我是一個性格偏內向的人，也認為自己並不是適合作者。雖然多年鍛鍊讓我受益非淺，也克服了我不少性格中的弱點。但是我還是嚮往平靜而深刻的生活。即使不是知識分子，“一簞食，一瓢飲”的安逸樂道，“歲寒，然後知松柏之後凋”的深邃孤寂與堅守，也是每一個有靈魂的人內心深出的應有之義。
課餘時間，我喜歡讀書，看報，聽音樂。一些學者文集是我桌邊常放的書籍。如劉瑜的《民主的細節》，雷歐的《歷史的進退》，錢穆的《改革得失》等等。我利用課餘時間讀《南方週末》。瞭解人情世事，開闊視野。我喜歡老歌，因為他們是經過歲月的篩選，沉澱真最精華的價值。
“三月紫丁，五月槐香”是榆次一中的特色。明年當人大“玉蘭滿園”的時節，希望我可以踏入人大自主招生的考場。人大是我夢寐以求的大學殿堂，感謝您百忙中閱讀我的自薦信，也希望您能接受我的申請，讓我實現自己的理想。
此致
敬禮!
申請人：/shenqing/
__年__月__日
In a highly competitive environment， the ability to create competitiveedges over one's adversaries and to achieve ultimate victory in fiercecompetitions depends not so much on materials resources as on the mental factorsof intelligence and concepts. Those concepts that can lead to new visions andperspectives and those approaches that can effectively solve problems will havethe greatest value. The overriding factor which ensures the eventualmaterialization of new concepts and gives rise to effective approaches ismanagement. As a branch of applied science， the science of management hascrucial value not only for developing countries like China which are makinguttermost efforts to catch up with the developed countries， but also for theleading multinational giants in the developed countries themselves. For a personlike me who has decided to pursue marketing management as my career objective，to sharpen my intellectual caliber， to understand the essence of management andto grasp important skills of management have become my greatest aspiration.
As a Master's student specializing in marketing and enterprise strategies，I am very proud to report that I have made some encouraging researchachievements. Of the two research papers that I wrote concerning strategicdevelopment of enterprises-Enterprise Strategic Alliance Based on ResourceComplementarity and The Strategic Orientation and Countermeasures for ChineseEnterprises in International Operations in the New Millennium， the former hasbeen published by Economic Tribune in Sept. 20__ and the latter has beenaccepted for publication by China Economists in Feb. 20__. These two researchpapers are the fruition of my active involvement in a research project namedStudy on Chinese Enterprises' Cooperation-Competition Models inHyper-Competitive Conditions， which is sponsored by China State Natural ScienceFoundation (Foundation Project No. 70140132)。 Another paper entitled BrandMarketing： A Competitive Mode on a Higher Level in Modern Economics has beenpublished by Contemporary Finance & Economics in November this year. Thoseresearch achievements can unmistakably indicate my tremendous potential toperform much more ambitious researches in my future degree program and I amdetermined to develop this potential to the fullest extent.
I completed my four-year systematic studies in Engineering and ManagementScience as an undergraduate at the School of Economics and Management， BeijingUniversity of Aeronautics and Astronautics. It is precisely this undergraduateeducation that has reinforced my determination to pursue marketing management asmy lifelong career. Although as an undergraduate my understanding of somecourses cannot be described as profound (some might even be said to be rathersuperficial)， my learning of those courses nevertheless widened my ken ofknowledge and broadened my vision.
In order to further enrich myself， I availed myself of every opportunity ofacademic exchange both on campus and off campus. I shuttled among PekingUniversity， Central Finance and Economics University， and China RenminUniversity on my bicycle in order to attend lectures delivered by the country'sleading scholars and entrepreneurs. Those lectures constituted an importantsupplement to my in-class training because they were immediately connected withthe realities of Chinese society. I also benefited importantly from myextracurricular activities. As minister of the Department of Social Practices ofthe School's Students Union， I planned and organized the School's Festival ofthe Art of Management. I also canvassed Pepsi Company to sponsor ouruniversity's basketball league match. In launching those activities， I improvedmy organizational and managerial skills. In retrospection， my undergraduateprogram was most strengthened by my self-conscious attention to various appliedsubjects-higher mathematics， statistics and probability， linear algebra，operations research， etc. It can be said that my undergraduate education (inwhich my overall scholastic performance ranked top 4th in my class consisting of30 students) enabled me to make some basic preparations in theoretical knowledgeand in the application of mathematical tools.
From Sept. 1998 to April 20__， my employment with Hisense Group in QingDaoCity， Shandong Province (one of the largest manufacturers of electricalappliances in China) was a major opportunity to practice what I had learned. Thesecond year I joined the Group， the most fierce price warfare happened toChina's electrical appliances industry. Manufacturers reduced the prices oftheir products to unprecedented low levels in order to maximize their marketshare. As an act of market competition， the Marketing Department where I workedlaunched Traveling Expositions of Hisense Products. As one of the four keypersonnel of the department， I planned and organized a series of exhibitions inmost major cities in China. Our one-year efforts achieved remarkable marketeffects. In Shijiazhuan City， for instance， of a total of 30 brands， our salesof televisions and air conditioners accounted for 24% and 18% respectively in20__. In that year's performance evaluation， I was awarded the Group's ModelEmployee.
My understanding of marketing was enriched and modified by my 2-yearpractical work experience. To me， marketing was not merely composed of suchelements as product designing， promotion through advertising， pricing models，and distribution channels. It also encompassed the analysis of the behavior bothof your competitors and of consumers， studies in organization behavior， brandmanagement， and decision-makings. Believing that a more systematic educationwould contribute to a more successful career， I went back to my alma mater inSeptember 20__ and went on with a Master's program in Engineering and ManagementScience in order to gain knowledge on a higher professional level， to follow themost updated academic information， and to improve my managerial caliber.
Backed by my work experience， my academic focus became better-defined and Iwas more self-motivated in my studies. With a comprehensive coursework coveringadvanced mathematical planning， decision-making strategies， managementstatistics， and fuzzy mathematics， I achieved obvious improvement in theoreticalknowledge and in the application of tools. I developed broader perspectives andwas able to conduct my research from more advanced professional levels. Mythesis， entitled A Study of Enterprises' Strategic Alliances Based on anAnalysis of Resource Complementarity， presented a wholly novel explanation ofcorporate alliances from the perspective of resource integration， a perspectivewhich differed fundamentally from the conventional view held by most scholarswhich explained the necessity and justification of corporate alliance from theangle of transaction cost and value chain.
Instead of feeling contented with my high GPA for the Master's program(3.6)， I have come to realize how much there is still for me to learn in thefield of management， especially in marketing. Most universities in China treatmarketing purely as a theoretical course， with neither case analysis noropportunities for students to practice the theories they have learned. In termsof curriculum， studies in marketing psychology and individual behavior havehardly been undertaken. Moreover， the lack of analytical tools has resulted ininsufficient analysis of the market feedback. Realizing that such deficienciescan scarcely be overcome within a short period of time， I believe that a moresuccessful career must be pursued through a Ph.D. program outside China， ideallyin a first-rate university in the United States.
With my undergraduate and graduate background in engineering and managementscience， I would like to focus on one of the following areas in your Ph.D.program： a. marketing management; b. behavioral approaches to marketing orconsumer behavior; and c. channels of distribution. I have also drawn up mytentative career objective. I will complete my doctoral program by undertakingextensive researches and carrying out some specific projects. After obtaining mydegree， I will seek some teaching experiences in an American university whilecontinuing with advanced researches on the latest research topics. In this way Ican keep developing my academic aptitudes. After accumulating sufficientteaching and research experience， I will seek a teaching position in aprestigious university in China where I will share with my future students andcolleagues my research findings and the knowledge I have acquired in the UnitedStates. I hope to develop myself ultimately into a leading specialist inmarketing and management who can contribute to bringing Chinese scholarship inthis field onto a more advanced level.
CMU's Ph.D. program in computer science is heavily integrated with researchactivities and is designed to nurture people with raw talent and intellect in anenvironment which permits them thorough immersion in research and coursework.The program promises to produce well-educated researchers and future leaders incomputer science. I am very excited over this wonderful vision because such aprogram offers me a basis to translate my dreams into realities. Without such aprogram， many of my dreams will remain mere fantasies.
Personal Statement
I am a student, graduated from BaoYang middle school, Nanning, GuangXiautonomous region, in _. I am still studying in high school now, because I wasnot enrolled by the ideal university last year. Recently, I have a dream tostudy abroad. Then I search online and find that it is more convenient andsuitable for me to go to New Zealand for study.
First, New Zealand is a multicultural country, which has the most advancededucation in the world. Second, the tuition is lower than other countries’,which I think is mo
re reasonable for me. Finally, the climate of New Zealand is similar withthe climate of the South of China. Considering above reasons, I told my parentsmy plan on going to New Zealand for study, and my parent agreed with me.
As a girl, I like preschool education since I was young. Nowadays, Chineseparents, who want their children to get better education, pay more attention topreschool education. If I study specialized curriculums on preschool education,I will go back China and work hard on preschool education after leavingcollege.
My plan is as follows: first, I plan to study English in language institutefor about a half year in New Zealand. Then, I will study specialized curriculumson preschool education.
I believe I have the ability of study abroad, because I have finished allhigh school curriculums. Besides, my parents both have job and have rich income,so they will support me to finish my study. After finishing my study, I willreturn to my homeland and work on preschool education, so as to realize my lifevalue.
Yours sincerely,
Program： 20th Century American Literature
“The apparition of these faces in the crowds： /Petals on a wet， blackbough.” My first reaction on reading Ezra Pound's 1916 poem In a Station of theMetro was that of outrage. Is it a poem by any definition? If it is a poem， howis it to be interpreted and understood? And finally， what are the implicationsthat this poem has produced for the twentieth- century American literature?
My initial bewilderment subsided as I realized that there must a raisond'etre behind this apparently bizarre literary phenomenon. What I should do isto put this poem into the context of the American literary evolution andliterary history. At least， the poem raises an important challenge. It requiresme to understand some of the crucial changes that must be happening around theturn of the last century.
My subsequent studies indicate that this poem represents part of the largerliterary movement known as Imagism， which included such theorists andpractitioners as T. E. Hume， Hilda Doolittle， Amy Lowell， Ezra Pound， etc. Themovement was a direct reaction to the late Victorian poetry， which had becomeextremely artificial， emptily “rhetorical” and “ornamental”。 To address suchproblems， it was necessary to loosen the metrical pattern and bring it backcloser to the rhythms of ordinary speech. Consequently， the “imagist” movementhad a great deal to do with promoting experiments with free verse， advocatingamong many creeds the need “to allow absolute freedom in the choice of subject”and “to produce poetry that is hard and clear， never blurred nor indefinite.”When Archibald MacLeish said in his Ars Poetica (1926) that “A poem should notmean / But be”， he had similar concerns in his mind. Imagism， minor as it is asa literary movement， triggered important changes in literary criticism，introducing the notion of internal studies as embodied by New Criticism tosubstitute the conventional critical practices.
The foregoing incident is but one instance that happened in my study ofliterature. For a Chinese student like me， it has at least two importantimplications. First， a literary work must not be treated in isolation. Itinteracts with what is written before it and after it and this historicalperspective is one way in which we may add to our interpretation. Second， it isimportant to be acquainted with relevant literary theories when interpreting agiven literary work.
A student majoring in English (& International Trade) at the EnglishDepartment of _ University， I grew increasingly interested in literature duringthe second half of my undergraduate program. Of course， I was trained to be astudent of English language in the first place and as such I received thestandard academic training typical of a student of English major. For the firsttwo years， I primarily had intensive trainings in basic English language skillsby attending courses in advanced listening， writing， reading and oralcommunication. My distinguished academic performance is demonstrated by the fourconsecutive first-class and second-class scholarships I won from 1999 to 20__.In 20__， I was awarded the second prize in the campus-wide English compositioncontest and in 20__ the first prize in the translation contest. Anotherindicator of my scholastic achievements is the honor of Outstanding Graduate of_Province that I received by the time I completed my undergraduate program.
I started reading English novels as soon as I began my undergraduateprogram. But I primarily used it as a way to increase my vocabulary and toimprove my reading comprehension. Since the second year in my undergraduateprogram， our curriculum included five major courses related to Anglo-Americanliterature and culture： Selected Readings in English Literature， SelectedReadings in American Literature， Introduction to European Culture， The Historyof English and American Literature， Selected Readings in English & AmericanFictions. Those courses provided me with a cultural and historical frameworkwith which to understand Anglo-American literature and to know theirinterrelationships. I grew familiar with major authors and works in British andAmerican literature and gained tentative knowledge of western criticalapproaches. Books like Literary Theory—An Introduction by Terry Eagleton and20th Literary Criticism edited by David Lodge proved somewhat esoteric to me，but they allowed me to realize that there are important critical approaches verydifferent from those in Chinese literature and different from conventional onesin western literature itself.
My defining interest in British and American Literature led me to writeabout T. S. Eliot and his poetry in my thesis Dull Roots Stirred by the SpringRain—Meaning Through Imagery in T. S. Eliot's “Waste Land”(available uponrequest)。 In this thesis， I examined different groups of imagery that T. S.Eliot employed to externalize his central ideas and emotions. I also analyzedthe theoretical justifications for his virtually excessive use of imagery bytracing it to his theory of “Objective Correlative” that he proposed in Hamletand His Problems， a critical essay contained in The Sacred Wood (1920)。
In an extracurricular event， students in our department put onShakespeare's drama Romeo and Juliet and I was the performer-director. Based onmy own understanding of the play， I changed its tragic ending and made it ahappy one by allowing the hero and the heroine to be resurrected and reunited. Ibelieve that a love of such intensity should be fulfilled， otherwise it would betoo pathetic.
In the last semester of my undergraduate program， I was recruited by myuniversity to teach the course Appreciation of American Literature to studentsof non-English major. By applying my computer skills， I developed a series ofcourseware， covering different periods of American literature and illustrated bygraphics and diagrams to make an otherwise difficult course interesting and easyto understand.
Nevertheless I am fully aware that my knowledge of American literature isfar from sufficient. I need to receive more advanced education for the sake of abetter career development. Therefore I plan to apply for a Graduate program inEnglish at the University of _， concentrating on modern and contemporaryAmerican literature. Your program is nationally recognized (listed as among thetop 10 in _ according to _) and it attacks me for its quality， small size andclose mentorship. I am interested in your well-designed curriculum whoseContemporary American Literature， American Literary History， Special Topics inAmerican Literature， American Literature 1865-1914， 1914-1960. Among your 13professors， I would like to receive instructions from _， _， _. _， and _. Ibelieve I am well-prepared and genuinely motivated for your program， which willteach me the knowledge and expertise nowhere to be sought in my own country.
Monsieur le Président,
Dans le souhait d'une inscription auprès de votre université, j'ail'honneur de vous exposer ci-dessous mes principales motivations.
J'étudie le fran?ais depuis bient?t quatre ans, et j'obtiendrai malicence(bac+4) en juillet 20__ .(1)
Outre la langue fran?aise, j'ai étudié littérature fran?aise àlaquelle je m'intéresse particulièrement.(2)
Après l'obtention de mon dipl?me, j'aimerais poursuivre mes études delittérature fran?aise dans votre université réputée pour son enseignement delittérature.(3)
Or, pour entreprendre les démarches nécessaires, j'ai besoin d’uncertificat de pré-inscription délivré par votre université. C'est pourquoi jevous demande quelles conditions je dois remplir pour obtenir ce certificat etquelles sont les attesations que je devrais fournir.
Si c'est possible, pourriez-vous me faire parvenir, à l'adresse ci-dessus,un dossier d'inscription ?(4)
Vous remerciant par avance de votre bienveillance, je vous prie d'agréer,Monsieur le Président, l'expression de mon profond respect.
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Yours sincerely,
Applied Program：Organizational Behavior
I am interested in the field of study of Organizational Behavior. In thepast， I have had the experience of working in settings where the people and thecorporate cultures of the companies were all different. I have found that thereis a great difference in the both the behaviors of people and of theirorganizations， depending on whether they are state-owned enterprises (SOEs)，large multinational firms， or small to medium sized foreign enterprises. Onesimple example is that of the ability of an employee to act independentlywithout direct instructions from his or her boss. In many Chinese organizations，acting without direct instructions is considered a form of disrespect towardsthe supervisor， who is generally offended by such behavior. In my experience andresearch， such organizations tend to have low operating efficiency with theemployees losing their innate ability to take the initiative.
In contrast， foreign enterprises tend to welcome employees who have theability to make decisions on their own， though the extent to which this is truedepends on whether the supervisor is a local Chinese or an expatriate. Theseorganizat
Applied Program：Organizational Behavior
The purpose behind this personal statement is to not only gain admission toyour well-established and highly respected Ph.D. program， but to impress uponyou my passion for learning and my tremendous desire to succeed in bothscholastic research and in teaching on the professional level. I have based mydecision to pursue an academic career not on purely practical reasons， butrather on my own natural interests and aptitude. My personal philosophy is thatmoney and social status should not be pursued as life-consuming objectives andthat in actuality they are the by-products of goals originating from one's innerneeds. I understand that my intellectual capacity is a gift， and I intend to usethis gift to the very best of my substantial capabilities.
I am interested in the field of study of Organizational Behavior. In thepast， I have had the experience of working in settings where the people and thecorporate cultures of the companies were all different. I have found that thereis a great difference in the both the behaviors of people and of theirorganizations， depending on whether they are state-owned enterprises (SOEs)，large multinational firms， or small to medium sized foreign enterprises. Onesimple example is that of the ability of an employee to act independentlywithout direct instructions from his or her boss. In many Chinese organizations，acting without direct instructions is considered a form of disrespect towardsthe supervisor， who is generally offended by such behavior. In my experience andresearch， such organizations tend to have low operating efficiency with theemployees losing their innate ability to take the initiative.
Yours sincerely,
Due to the comprehensiveness of China’s “reform and open” policies，economics plays an increasingly important role in the development of its globalposition. Though more and more companies built， management of companies cannotcatch up with the development of the companies. Management is a burgeoning fieldin China， so I hope I can acquire more modern knowledge on management inEngland. The roots of my strong interest in business can be traced back to mychildhood. My father was among the first of China’s new breed of modernentrepreneurs. As a young girl， it was inspirational hearing about his businessventures， and meeting the varied and interesting circle of entrepreneurs. Mymother was also involved in business as an accountant， helping him with simplecalculations. And so it was early in my life that I hoped I， also， would somedaybe able to enter the realm of business.
With the time of growing up， I preferred reading books to satisfy mycuriosity. I never ceased to contemplate over the questions I encountered.Subjects on business and management became a special fascination to me and myknowledge of psychology as well as interest in this field was increasingrapidly.
As a high school student in China， I had to concentrate on the CollegeEntrance Examination (CEE)， even so， books not related to the exams were neverexcluded from my life. Unfortunately when sitting in the exam in June， 20__， Iwas so nervous that I didn’t score well in the CEE exam. I enrolled in thedepartment of Computer Science in Zhejiang College of Traditional ChineseMedicine. Any attempt to persuade myself to focus on my major turned out to be afailure at the beginning of my college life. After several terms， I realizedthat I would never be interested in being a programmer or an engineer. At thatmoment， I lost my direction and objectives.
My persistence in reading saved me from the dark situation. As a matter offact， I enjoyed reading the books included Encyclopedia American， and some booksabout management by Peter F.Drucker. I began to notice something interesting：Why some companies can produce more than others? Why some company can sell morethan others? Why some companies can build up but others cannot when facing thesame difficulties?
With the questions in my mind， I started to read many relevant books. I waslucky to read the book “Jack： Straight from the Gut”by Jack Welch， in Which JohnA. Byrne makes a clear illustration that the management is important for acompany. When I was a junior， I ran a bookshop by myself near my school. Ishould manage not only the finance in the shop but also the employees in my shopeven made some strategies to enlarge the business in my shop to hold on the runthe shop. From this， my interpersonal skills and the capacity in business hasbeen greatly developed， definitely I was increasingly interested in what I wasdoing. By December， 20__， I had finally determined to take business managementas my career instead of IT. To accumulate more relevant knowledge， I strived togain more practical work experience in some big companies.
Fortunately， as a senior， I began by conducting an internship in theArchitecture Company in Zhejiang Province. Over six months， I worked as anassistant of the manager to harmonize the relationship between the differentdepartments in this company and to draft some management system， which broadenedmy perspective of management conditions and business performance in differentindustries. The experience showed me that management is much more important thanthat of I thought in big companies. After graduation， I continued my work inthis company. In May， 20__， the company offered me an opportunity to participatein an training program held by a famous management school. Through in-depthdiscussions with teachers and students in the classes， they all encouraged me topursue my future career in management field because of my intellectual abilityand the brand new ideas I mentioned.
During the short period of training， I realized that pursuing a higherdegree in management is a wise choice for me now. Lancaster， with its excellencein management， represents the perfect fit for my needs. In your challengingenvironment， I can build the required foundation of knowledge related tomanagement to achieve my goals. I am firmly convinced that your admission willbe my first step of success. With this in mind， I hereby submit my application，and await your favorable reply.
Yours sincerely,
Dear leaders:
Hello! My name is __, and I am a senior high school student from Shanxi.Thank you for reading my self-recommendation letter in your busy schedule.
When I was young, I heard adults talk about "_", a name that was given a richassociation by me at the time. When I was young, I just thought that the namegave people a very prestigious and majestic feeling, and I longed to be a partof it someday. As I grow older, I have learned more about _: Different fromother schools, _ always maintains a rigorous academic attitude; no matter when,_ can provide students with the quietest and least disturbed Learningenvironment. _Located in Hangzhou, which is known as "paradise on earth",compared with universities in Beijing, Shanghai and other places, it has ateaching level that is not the same or even higher, but it is less hustle andquiet than them.
When I saw the school motto of "_", the touch from the bottom of my heartstrengthened my determination to "I want to be a person". _Adhere to the conceptof ideological education and professional knowledge training, and thecombination of theory and practice, and focus on cultivating students' knowledgeand innovation spirit. Therefore, to become a person, this will be a decisionthat I will never regret and be proud of.
Of course, the choice is not only due to incomparable superiority, but alsodue to one's own personality factors. I am a lively, cheerful andstraightforward girl, always full of curiosity about new things, and like toconstantly surpass myself in various challenges. I love the freehand musicflowing from the gurgling under the black and white keys, and the hearty flow ofthe clouds and water on the basketball court. So in high school, I served as theliterary committee of the class, the president of the school's music club, andthe captain of the women's basketball team. Although I am a girl, I also have anextraordinary love for computers. During the summer vacation after graduatingfrom junior high school, I went to a computer school to learn the VisualBasicprogramming language. At a very young age, I was able to master a lot more wordsthan my peers. With my language talent, I studied the first volume of universityKorean textbooks during the vacation. For me, studying is always a happy thing,because I can always experience the satisfaction of constantly enriching myselfand surpassing myself.
I am a girl who loves to play and knows how to play. But no matter howunrestrained you are when you are playing, when you learn, you will immediatelycalm down and devote yourself to the study without any distractions. Fromelementary school to high school, you have always had excellent grades and neverpartial subjects. Among all disciplines, my favorite is mathematics. I like tolook for those tiny rules between numbers, symbols, and subtitles; I like tosearch for the relationship between various parts in a variety of graphics; Ilike the feeling of facing each other when encountering a problem; I like toovercome the problem and "million" The heroic feeling of taking the first rankin the army. Although I have never studied Mathematical Olympiad, I still wonthe third prize of the "Hope Cup" Mathematics Invitational in junior high schooland the second prize of the National Mathematics League in high school.
I like the focused and pure feeling when I delve into the problem. I believethat only _ is the bright clear sky that allows the eagle of knowledge to soarfreely.
At the same time, I am also confident in my abilities. I have served as ahost in class and school activities many times; I have also been a tutor duringvacations and organized club activities on a regular basis. Steadily improveone's abilities in practice again and again.
Of course, if you want to become a person, moral character is a moreimportant aspect. My mother taught me since I was young: No matter what, we mustfirst learn to be a pure person. In my study and life, I will do my best to helpthe students around me, earnestly and responsibly do my job for the group, andactively win honors for the class in singing competitions and sports meets; whenI am at home, I will help my mother after studying. Washing and cooking, anddoing all kinds of housework; during the holidays, I will organize my classmatesto go to the orphanage to carry out voluntary activities... "Practical andinnovative" is my motto. And will stay with me throughout my life.
So I eagerly hope that one day I can wear that profound school badge on mychest, walk around the beautiful campus with my books, and solemnly say tomyself "I am a person"!
I hope you can pass my application. If my application is not passed, I willseriously find out my shortcomings and humbly correct them, and strive to get anideal result in the college entrance examination next year and enter the campusof _.
Dear_University Leader:
Hello:
My parents were both teachers and inherited the wisdom of being a mathematicsteacher father. I have a special sensitivity to numbers, rigorous thinkingability and divergent thinking, which makes me wander in the complicatedmathematics and physics. In the ocean, I am always happy, and because of this,I, who have the same solid foundation in liberal arts, have never entered aliberal arts class; I have an innate curiosity about things that I don’t know,and I never give up on things that I don’t. It is to pursue the roots and seekthe source. I will not give up until Liu Yinhuaming. I never give up halfway. Ilearn to play table tennis. I practiced until my arm is sore and swollen.Finally, I dare to compete with the boy. In order to participate in the 4_100mrelay, I go to the playground every day to "evil." "Make up" and finally won theplace for the class; I learned to play chess with my dad, and I would not admitdefeat and rather not eat; I firmly believe that people who are in Qin Muchu,change their minds, and erratic will never do anything; "Firm the green hillsand not relax", "How big is the heart?" "How big is it" is my motto.
I met many talented people in high school. While lamenting, I graduallyrealized that "God opened a small window on a heavy wall." "If you are poor, youwill be good at yourself, and if you are good, you will benefit the world."Although I am a person now, I must start with self-improvement. The sublimationof the soul that I felt on the way to "practice" is dull and I can't describe itwith a pen. I have been jealous of people who excel in competitions, and I wasso sad that I couldn't sleep when I learned that the well-conceived chemistrycompetition had failed. But when you calm down and analyze carefully, there areactually many loopholes in your own: it is easy to be preconceived when theatmosphere is tense, and when encountering difficulties, the secretion ofadrenaline will increase dramatically, which affects thinking. I worked hard toovercome them and saw the best.
I enjoy the intense and orderly high school life now, and I am also lookingforward to the days of university in the future. With my solid mathematicsskills, my attention to international political and economic forms, and my goodsense of foreign language, I will choose ##professional first. In theuniversity, I will work hard to learn my professional knowledge and activelydiscuss with my tutors and classmates. I will continue to read my favoriteliterary works to enrich my literary accomplishment. I will actively participatein the university’s cultural and artistic club activities. I can act as a jazzdrummer, as a planner and perform a role. During the four years of university, Iwill insist on being a volunteer to help those children whose families are indifficulties go to school. I will put more energy to pay attention to thedevelopment of rural education, and will do my best to bring more people to payattention to the education issues of the whole society.
With the approach of the college entrance examination, I feel that my goalsare becoming clearer and closer, and my goals are getting closer and closer tomy ideals. I am secretly determined to enter a school where I have no regrets. Iam eager for Zhejiang University to help. I went further on the road of pursuingmy ideals. I remembered the words of my alma mater, "Today I am proud of my almamater, tomorrow my alma mater will be proud of me", I choose ZhejiangUniversity, with a bit of confidence and domineering, set sail, Riding the windand waves, please give me this opportunity to prove my strength, show mypersonality, and realize my value.
Sincerely
salute!
It is my conviction that the meaning of life does not dwell in the length oftime that one can live or the material abundance that one can acquire， but inthe richness and the wonderfulness of life itself. With the increase of my age，many things in my life have changed. But one thing remains constant， that is， Iwill consistently insist on doing what I like to do and hope that my endeavorscan be valuable to the life of others. I see this as the only way whereby I canrealize the value of my life.
My undergraduate study focused on economics and I achieved remarkablescholastic performance in this field. My GPA is 3.44 (my GRE score is 20__ andTOEFL—— )。 For four consecutive years of my undergraduate study， I receivedscholarships for my distinguished academic performance. Due to my equallyprominent performance in extracurricular activities I was conferred on theOutstanding Student in Campus Activities. However， honestly speaking， my realinterest lies not in economics， but in education. Ever since I was a primaryschool student， I had cherished a strong desire for a teaching careerexemplified by my teachers. In the actual teaching career that I embarked onupon my graduating from university， I have become increasingly aware that theexisting educational conditions in China are far from satisfactory. The backwardteaching methodology and the prevailing pedagogical ideology have renderedChinese education out of place with the modern international development ineducation. On the macro level， the current education theory and practice inChina lag significantly behind advanced countries in the West. For instance，though education via the internet has achieved considerable development in pasttwo years， in practical operation such education has more often than notdeteriorated into an extended form of the conventional examination-orientededucation instead of a really interactive process. In my personal experience，despite the fact that some of the problems that I have encountered in myteaching career can be solved by consulting relevant technical literature， Ihave found that the more serious flaws inherent in China's current educationalsystem cannot be worked out easily. Under such circumstances， an advancedprogram in education becomes necessary.
In this age of information， traditional education， both in its ideology andmethodology， has met unprecedented challenge like many other aspects of humanexistence. Meanwhile， the pursuit for higher levels of educational developmentand of the quality of life has largely transformed the educational valueorientation of the general public. The educational model that is centered aroundthe cognitive and intellectual instruction has been seriously questioned.Greater attention has been devoted to the cultivation of well-developedpersonality and to the ontological status of the individual in education. Suchissues as the internal studies of education science， scientific decision-makingin education， and meta-education have also been increasingly emphasized upon.There have also been innovations in educational research methodology. Thetendency has been to combine modern technology with humanistic researchcategories and with naturalistic research categories， and to organicallyintegrate qualitative descriptions with quantitative descriptions. It is alsoimportant to carry out educational experimentations in which educationalpredictions are complemented by educational feedbacks. Both the complexity ofeducation and the complexity of human individuals have made the comprehensiveapplication of diverse educational approaches necessary. Those new horizons arewhat fascinate me.
In view of the following qualifications that I have acquired， I believe thatI will acquit myself satisfactorily in the prospective Ph.D. program ineducation that I am currently endeavoring to apply for. First and foremost， asis often claimed， one's interest is one's best director. I believe that I willdo well what I am really interested in doing. Secondly， though I majored ineconomics as an undergraduate， my trainings during that stage helped developeffective modes of thinking and research approaches. In addition， Iconscientiously self-studied many works related to education， including ADevelopmental History of Educational Science in the West， which enabled me toconstruct a solid groundwork for more advanced studies in this field. Next， itcan be safely asserted that education and economics are not entirely separated.For example， it is necessary to apply many statistical methods in educationalpsychology and my academic record indicates that statistics is the subject thatI am most good at. Last but not the least， my current teaching career and myteaching experience will play a positive role in facilitating my target degreeprogram.
The reason why I apply for the University of —— is that it is the first stateuniversity with a time-honored history. The School of Education in thisuniversity is quite prominent among its counterparts in the field. I amparticularly attracted by the School's powerful pedagogical resource， vibrantintellectual atmosphere and a comprehensive curriculum. I plan to apply for adegree program in Instructional Technology or Educational Psychology， both ofwhich enjoy unparalleled academic reputation in the world. My application forInstructional Technology is motivated by my strong interest in the applicationof modern science and technology， especially the information technologyrepresented by the Internet， in the field of education and in the nature of aseries of revolutionary changes resulting thereof. Instructional Technology is anew discipline that has emerged as a result of the rapid development of moderncommunication technology since the late 20th century. It has tremendouspotential for development and commercial application. As for my motive inselecting Educational Psychology as another possible area of specialization inmy degree program， it is my long-cherished interest that primarily counts. Onthe other hand， all the accomplished educators since the 1960's have beenwell-versed in psychology. Almost every important new educational theory isderived psychological findings in one way or another so that educationalpsychology has subsequently developed into a fundamental subject for the scienceof education. The tendency in the 21st century is to emphasize on the microresearch of educational activities and against this backdrop educationalpsychology will be attached greater importance. In Instructional Technology， Iwould like to focus on the following studies： how to improve educationalefficiency by applying research results from natural sciences and engineeringtechnology; how to explore the combination and coordination of pedagogicalcontents and to improve teaching methodology by exploiting the theoreticalfindings from psychology and educational science concerning the process ofteaching and learning. In Educational Psychology， I will concentrate on appliedcognition and development， gifted and creative education， genetics and childrendevelopment， personality structure and individual differences and other relatedsubjects.
For me， to shift from economics to education and to pursue an advanced degreein the United States is not so much a challenge as an opportunity. At present，major reforms are being introduced into virtually every important aspect ofChinese society. The field of education especially calls for comprehensivereforms. The United States occupies an absolutely leading position in thepresent-day world in education. It is my conviction that， in the United States，advanced educational theories， technologies and information will facilitate meimmensely in the achievement of remarkable academic progress， fulfilling myaspiration to become an accomplished professional in the field of education.This will not only bring my patriotic fervor into reality but also make my lifemore meaningful and rewarding.
to whom it may concern:i am writing this reference at the request of zhangwhois applying for your graduate program. as an english teacher at the school ofhumanities and arts, i have had the pleasure of knowing him for the last fouryears. he has been a tremendous student at the school of communicationengineering.mr. zhang is a dedicated student and thus far his grades have beenexemplary. in my english class, he has proven to be a take-charge person who isable to successfully participate in any task. for his excellent academicperformance, he won the third grade annual scholarship in 20__.
in his senior year, he designed light-controlled insects killer, which wonthe third prize in the school’s spark cup electronic design contestas a teammember of his school, he won championship of freshmen-3+1-cup basketball match.his love for extracurricular activities is not limited to sports, he also wonawards in many art exhibitions, for example, their dance song and dance in theyouthhood won the first prize award in 20__ xidian art show, and their group theexcellent team in collecting folk songs by alumni.during the years, as classmonitor, he has successfully demonstrated leadership ability by organizingvarious activities and contacting with the school and university.
he has helped his classmates by offering lots of constructive advice, many ofwhom have taken time to share their comments with me regarding his pleasant andencouraging attitude. due to his outstanding performance, he was awardedexcellent student-cadre in 20_ and his class won many honorary titles, includingthe class with good style of study.i feel confident that he will continue tosucceed in his studies. it is for these reasons that i offer highrecommendations for mr. zhang without any hesitation. his drive and abilitieswill truly be an asset to your establishment. if you have any questionsregarding this recommendation, please contact me.associate professordepartmentof foreign languages school of humanities and artsuniversity email:tel:
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