盘点2014申请季金融硕士申请essay
盘点2014申请季金融硕士申请essay
金融硕士申请历来是申请最火热的专业之一。申请人数也是众多专业中最多的,奈何学校数量却不成比例,前50中目前也就15所学校有金融硕士的专业设置。正可谓是僧多粥少。这样的背景下,每一项申请条件就都更加重要了。尤其是申请文书,这是最能展示申请者综合素质的一项关键环节。2014年的申请文书又有哪些类型,有哪些新的变化?
综合型陈述:
这类essay一般需要申请者就以下几个方面进行综合陈述:Academic background, professional background, career goals, why accounting, why our school等方面。比如Washington University in St. Louis的essay题目:“Please provide a statement of purpose that describes your decision to pursue specialized master's degree for which you are applying. Your response should include a thoughtful presentation of the personal and professional experiences that have led to your decision to pursue graduate management education. It should also provide an identification of your specific short- and long-term career objectives, an explanation of your decision to pursue this degree at this point in your life, a description of your specific interest in the Olin Business School, and any other information that would help inform the Admissions Committee of your qualifications for our program.(请详细描述为什么选择申请这个专业,你的回答中应该包括过往的学术经历和职业发展经历,你的长短期职业目标,以及为什么我们的项目能够帮助你实现你的职业目标?)
职业规划型陈述:
美国的商学院注重申请者职业规划的可行性。同时,特别强调自己的项目能够对申请者的未来发展有何帮助。这方面的essay以UIUC最为典型,300字以内申请者需要清晰明确地解释自己的职业规划相关问题。
UIUC: Discuss the choices that have led you to your current career path and position. Express your career goals and how the ILLINOIS MSF will help you to achieve these goals. Indicate your desired position upon completion of the ILLINOIS MSF program.(阐述一下选择目前的职业规划的原因以及影响因素,同时,我们的项目能够在哪些方面帮助你提升?)
能力导向型陈述:
商学院的学生需要具备的素质是最全面的。不仅仅需要出色的学术能力,还需要很强的处理问题能力,广阔的思路和视野,熟练的人际沟通表达能力等等。学校的essay题目也是从这些方面来考察申请者的相关能力和潜力的。
1) Leadership(领导力):
Brandeis: Describe a situation in which you led a team. What challenges did you face, and how did you overcome them?(描述一次你经历团队的经历,遇到过什么困难,你是怎么克服的?)
2) Problem solving(解决问题):
Case Western: describe a situation where your academic or professional ethics were challenged and how you dealt with the situation. What did you learn from the experience?(描述一个你曾经在学术上或者工作中遇到的道德困境,你是怎么应对的,从中学到了什么?)
3) Ethics(职业道德):
Johns Hopkins: Describe a time in which your ethics were challenged. How did you address the situation and what did you learn?(描述一次你经历过的道德挑战,你是怎么解决的,你从中学到了什么)
成败得失型陈述:
这个类型的题目我个人最喜欢。平时这位学生的沟通中经常能挖掘出特别有意思的经历。说到成功的经历,很多学生马上回进如头脑风暴的模式,各种成功经历娓娓而来;可是说到失败的经历,经常有学生冥思苦想后留给我一句话:老师,我好像还没有过失败的经历啊!每次听到这句话,我都很惭愧,心想:怎么我就有那么多失败经历呢。。。其实,失败的经历,不一定非要是实际发生的事件,也可以是心理上经受的一种挫败感,或者说未达到预期期望的一种遗憾感。
Johns Hopkins: Describe your most significant success or failure. Please include the situation, attributions related to it and what you learned from it(描述一个你认为最大的成就或者挫败)
以上这些类型基本概括了文书的常见类型,鉴于申请学校的数量基本上在8-10所之间,这样下来,以上的这些问题每个申请者都要接触到,所以,难度之大可想而知。