原标题：美国留学请求 | 关于ESSAY写作及主张

写作ESSAY/PS时，主张要多阅览范文，但又不要被范文所囿，捆绑了自己的思维。

主张先确认文章主题，Common Application和学校官网一般都会给出一些主题，但也可彻底自己想。

再用中文将Essay/PS写出，然后再翻译成英文，多做润饰和修正，最终定稿。

文书修正与润饰

文书修正与润饰许多人爱找英语好的同学，乃至自己的老外亲属协助，又或许找中介的团队协助，但请记住文书中心是：motivation&qualification，这类润饰与修正切忌过头！

文书修正的请遵从以下两个准则：

不要过火寻求文字到达native speaker的水平

吸收正确的修正定见

第一个：不要过火寻求文字到达native speaker的水平

ESSAY/PS是用来展示自己某方面的优异特质或阅历的，本来就该用中文，仅仅对方无法看懂，没办法，只要翻译成英文了。让英语好的朋友或同学，乃至让国外的朋友协助修正文书是不错，但不要沉迷，整得至于每个表达都要做到地道才罢手。记住，<a href="http://essful,so you've actually made your essays worse by having them worked over by native speakers to get the English'perfect.'

简略翻译下这段文字的要害：

作为一个非母语请求者，文书写得那么地道，老外不大信；

文书写得地道，其它资料却显着跟不上——TOEFL写作分数奇低这种不知道是不是，她没说——摆明便是想让招生官置疑你找人代写，从而置疑你ESSAY的内容是不是也在作假！

真实性名列前茅——不地道没关系，没一个老外吃饱撑得要求一个非母语的请求者写出彻底地道的ESSAY，找老外帮你修正只会拔苗助长！

第二个，吸收正确的修正定见

留意是“正确”的修正定见。怎样吸收他人的主张是很要害的，假设没有准则，来者不拒，那么周围人过多的定见只会搅扰你，让你迷失方向。特别是那些微观定见的，“PS不行吸引人”，“motivation不行强”等。假如你的教师，朋友，同学给出这样的定见，那就多问他们一句，假如需求修正，详细需求替换哪几个比如，哪些不分需求重写，怎样写。只要给出实实在在修正定见的人才是有协助的。

耶鲁大学给出的ESSAY写作主张：

When you write your essays and“short takes”for the Common Application and Yale-specific questions,write about something that matters to you.Use your own voice.Do not worry about making a special effort to include impressive vocabulary words or overly complex sentences.If you sound like yourself and discuss something you care about,your essay will be more effective.

We know that no one can fit an entire life story into two brief essays,and we don’t expect you to try.Pick two topics that will give us an idea of who you are.It doesn’t matter which topics you choose,as long as they are meaningful to you.We have read wonderful essays on common topics and weak essays on highly unusual ones.Your perspective–the lens through which you view your topic–is far more important than the specific topic itself.In the past,students have written about family situations,ethnicity or culture,school or community events to which they have had strong reactions,people who have influenced them,significant experiences,intellectual interests,personal aspirations,or–more generally–topics that spring from the life of the imagination.

Finally:proofread,proofread,proofread!Share your essays with at least one or two people who know you well–such as a parent,teacher,counselor,or friend–and ask for feedback.Remember that you ultimately have control over your essays,and your essays should retain your own voice,but others may be able to catch mistakes that you missed and help suggest areas to cut if you are over the word limit.

简略翻译要害如下：

自己写，别纠结于那些没用的词汇与句型。

做你做自己，但要有要点，不需求试图用一两篇文章把你的终身都写出来，咱们理解这做不到（咱们也不是傻子不是？）。

论题无所谓往常与别致，往常的论题能够写出很棒的ESSAY，别致的论题也能够写得狗屁不是。

别太长。

校对，校对、再校对！但别矫枉过正！

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