我们的许多学员在准备不同方向申请项目的个人陈述时,基于同一段经历准备的写作素材大都是一样的,往往是对于科研或者实习内容的罗列,而忽略了不同项目的侧重点。为此,我认为针对同一经历在不同申请方向的PS中,应当基于申请项目内容来深入挖掘其经历,从而呈现出与申请项目相契合的内容。
香港中文大学的Master of Accountancy(MAcc)在业内一直享有很高的认可度,并拥有丰富的校友资源。项目设置了两部分课程,一部分是特意为非会计学位学生设计的可以满足职业资格考试的可转换课程;另一部分课程则是会计知识的深化,帮助学生将其运用到实践中去。项目还提供了Accounting Analytics分支,培养学生数据分析和商业分析技能,选择此分支的学生需要修5门该分支选修课。
今天#心动的文书#栏目,老师就跟大家分享一下对于这个项目的PS书写,同学们如何通过描写自己的经历来突出自己的优势,表达自己对该专业和未来的热情和追求,从而吸引招生官呢?(下划线加粗为好词好句,大家可以收藏积累哦~)
01 PS Sample
Once perceiving accounting merely as the bookkeeping job, it was not until I received systematic training in this field that I recognized its mainstay role in the rapidly evolving business society. Judging from my undergraduate and ACCA curriculum, it requires not only practitioners’ accurate understanding and flexible application of the existing standards to maximize corporate interests but also their adeptness at planning, control, decision-making, etc., to provide executives with effective economic information.【本科会计专业的学习刷新了我对行业的认知】On the one hand, it is necessary that we conduct multidisciplinary exploration in related sectors to draw on the proficiency of different subjects smoothly. On the other hand, we ought to sharpen our data processing and analyzing skills to further penetrate financial phenomena. Therefore, I am applying for your program to equip myself with more professional competence and realize my value to the fullest extent.【基于专业认识和趋势洞察,“我”希望通过研究生学习提升跨学科和数据分析技能,以满足不断进化的行业需求】
这一段兴趣起源围绕对专业的探讨而展开,由“观察”深入到“思考”,由“趋势”引申到“需求”,体现申请者对于专业的深刻理解和职业驱动的申请动机。
Though it took me some time during my undergraduate study to adapt to the competitive environment, I have managed notable progress in GPA through diligence and enthusiasm.【针对申请者自身前期绩点不够理想的问题特别进行解释说明,突出通过努力提高绩点的过程】Based on my bilingual study of financial accounting at school, which helped me understand the knowledge system comparatively, I self-studied ACCA F3 & F7 to better prepare for further study. Through courses on managerial accounting and ACCA F2 & F5, I familiarized myself with the processing and significance of the crux of business budget, control, and decision. And under the guidance of my foreign professor, I mastered contract law and tort law to analyze the behavior of the defendant and the plaintiff in different cases on a legal basis.【既强调专业技能也强调外语能力和法律基础】Besides, I also grasped the models and methods for enterprise valuation and applied them in a course paper and Huawei Finance Competition. Given the overwhelming trend of globalization, I worked hard to score prominently in the elective courses on economics, finance, and management to consolidate my interdisciplinary grounding and cultivate my global vision. This is also an effort to achieve my ambition of becoming a financial expert in foreign businesses at Huawei.【个性化内容:跨专业的商科能力和国际视野+提前点出在华为担任外事专家的职业目标】
因为专业非常对口且申请者本身本科学习收获丰,PS的第二段不同于一般文书写作思路,加长了学术背景总结的篇幅。学习能力、专业功底、跨学科意识和努力、外语技能和全球思维等,到此为止申请者已为自己打造出了这些醒目的人设标签。
Tip:写PS时一般不建议在总结本科积累时占用过长篇幅——一来成绩单是最直观的呈现,二来第二段长篇大论也会显得头重脚轻。但像这样申请者有独特感悟可以给个性化元素大大加分的情况可以特殊情况特殊处理。
In response to the growing significance of data-based problem-solving ability, I took part in MCM and chose Problem C - Trading Strategies according to our background. In charge of modeling, I initially constructed a short-term non-linear planning strategy, including fees, which, however, performed less satisfyingly in long-term transactions.【两句话简明扼要交代竞赛背景、个人任务和研究困难】Therefore, after consulting relevant papers and materials, I employed spectral decomposition in econometrics to construct long-term trading strategies based on the short-term ones. Concerning the high risk of Bitcoin assets, I associated with the risk-benefit viewpoints learned in Financial Risk Management, with volatility as a risk measure.【解决困难:谱分解模型+风险-收益观点构建长期模型】Finally, we obtained the long-term risk-benefit optimization model, which won us the Meritorious Winner award, ranking top 7% globally. In retrospect, I deepened my insight into managerial and operational risk management studies and became more conversant with some financial and economic models. As I honed my modeling techniques and data sensitivity, I am now more confident in my multidisciplinary study and practice in the graduate stage to facilitate my financial analysis and business decision-making.【成果和收获:M奖以及由此带来的风险管理、数分、建模等方面的能力提升。同时再次点到跨学科能力的关键词】
这段美赛获奖经历含金量较高,展示的过程中围绕交易策略的构建过程突出申请人优秀的财务分析、商业决策技能和硬技能支撑的发展潜力。
To bridge the gap between theoretical acquisition and real-world practice, I served as a tax intern at the Xiamen Branch of PwC, engaged in providing tax advisory services to client companies to keep their strategies and decisions in line with tax standards. In lack of both a taxation foundation and working experience in an English-speaking environment, I encountered multiple difficulties.【实习经历同样具备高含金量,但高要求的工作环境也意味着许多前所未有的挑战——税务基础和英文工作环境】Confronted with plenty of terms I had not heard of, I made full use of my working and leisure time to consult authentic websites such as State Taxation Administration and Shui5.cn to resolve my confusion. Once, I even called the local tax service hotline to truly comprehend specific tax rules and related preferential conditions.【对策一:刨根问底的学习态度】Leveraging strategic learning methods, I organized all the useful information in Excel and sorted out the key points of a standard, such as the conditions for a company to move into the Qianhai Pilot Free Trade Zone in Shenzhen. According to the information I concluded from the aspects including access scope, necessary materials and formalities, precautions, etc., I could respond to the varying demands of the client through my logical analysis targeted at their actual status.【对策二:策略性的学习方法】Starting almost from scratch, I kept up with the rapid pace here in this brand-new surroundings step by step, and in turn, strengthened my independent learning ability. Supported by the advanced knowledge and communication know-hows I acquired, I am more likely to stand out in the workplace as well upon the completion of my academic journey.【总结收获:抗压能力、学习能力、专业能力和交流能力的全面提升】
这段实习经历并没有局限于申请者某个专业知识技能的深入或提高,而是对照总起句“衔接理论学习和现实应用”突出申请人硬实力和软技能的综合性进步,体现出对专业问题的现实理解,以及职场场景下抵抗压力解决问题的重要能力。这也是职业导向申请动机的一个强化。
Tips:PS中重点经历的展示采取不同的角度、不同的侧重点也是文书个性化的重要方法
Combined with my current strengths and weaknesses, as well as my career objectives, I consider your program the optimal choice for me to pave the way to a challenging occupation. Firstly, if I had the honor to enroll, the comprehensive training in financial accounting, managerial accounting, taxation, and audit would supplement my theoretical structure. In addition to the instructive core courses, your wide range of electives allows students’ academic preferences to delve into a specific pathway in the financial domain. Secondly, by virtue of your robust teaching faculty and abundant educational resources, I would glean forefront accounting ideas and industrial experience under the guidance of balanced digitalized and financial instructions.【“数字化+财经”的培养侧重点】Last but not least, in Hong Kong, I would be physically closer to the Huawei headquarters in Shenzhen and get in touch with more first-hand information.【结合职业目标,香港地理优势显著】
在择校原因部分突出申请人对项目的了解,并且和职业规划相结合,表明对项目的热情和申请的动机。
According to my long-term planning of qualifying as a financial expert, I need to secure a position at a leading accounting term in China to upgrade my hard and soft competence in the short term. In around five years, I plan to intensively accumulate professional and practical savvy and pass CPA examinations. Then, in the long run, I will strive for my ideal position at Huawei, a leading digital enterprise with a multi-dimensional segmentation in its financial business involving accounts, funds, tax management, and so on. Thriving in such a large platform with well-known digital efficiency and systemic innovation, I will refine my expertise in a specific direction during extensive exploration. Ultimately, I hope to play a role in the stable development and profitability of the company through my transnational business sophistication from a global perspective.【职业规划采取逆推的逻辑,在展开前文说明的长期职业规划前先有条理地罗列出短期所应当作出的努力。】
02 总结
这个项目在业内认可度极高,因此在撰写PS时除了突出申请人最核心的技能之外也不要忽略了综合素质的展现。在标化背景相似的情况下申请者的个性化的特征,比如跨专业能力、全球思维等等,不断展现优势,让自己成为独一无二的候选人。