申请博士留学难吗【20篇】

尊敬的_大学老师：

您好!首先感谢您在百忙之中耐心阅读我的留学申请书。我是一名来自江滨小城安庆的学生，就读于安庆市第一中学。我的名字叫___。不知是否是名字的缘故，我从小就与水结下了不解之缘。从扬子江畔到大海之滨，我带着梦想一步步奔流前进。

一、一位女生

我是一个善于思考、爱好广泛、积极进取的女孩，不论是长长的成绩单的前列，还是各类社会活动中，总能发现我的身影。我学习成绩优异，语文、历史等学科尤为突出，在各种联考、学期测试中多次获得分。同时，从小担任学习委员、语文课代表的经历帮我练就了良好的口才，扎实的语言功底和自信大方的风度。

升入高中以后，我的综合素质尤其是文学才能得到了更好的体现。我担任着安庆一中向未来文学社社长，在这片热土上播洒着青春的梦想。这期间，我组织并参与多期校刊的编辑和创作，举办文学讲座，组织采风活动，《中国校园文学》、《辽宁青年》、《中学生优秀作文》……各种报刊上都留下了我年轻而有朝气的文字。在校园广播站中，我依靠较强的编采读写能力和亲切的嗓音成为人气颇高的主播，带大家欣赏窗外的风景。

此外，我还通过选拔，成为学校合唱队的一员，加入了GLOBE气象观测小组。更为光荣的是，我被选为第一批入党积极分子，在业余党校努力学习……在这一系列的学习和工作中，我提升了自身的素养，也收获了不少荣誉。20_、20_年连续两届获得“中国少年作家杯”全国征文大赛一等奖;20__年获第七届“新作文杯”全国中小学生放胆作文大赛高中组一等奖;20_年校“新新文学”征文比赛一等奖，并被评为校优秀团员、三好学生。

二、一次经历

20_年9月16日是_纪念日。作为文学社社长，我以此为主题带头撰写了一批稿件。9月15日，我突然接到了校领导的电话，表示欣赏我的文章，并邀请我作为一名学生代表在纪念大会上发言，但必须新拟讲稿。进入高三以后学业繁重，当时我也身患感冒，噪音大打折扣，是不是婉拒这次邀请呢?经过了片刻的犹豫之后，我决定给自己一个挑战的机会。凭着担任校史讲解员所积累的知识，通过查阅相关史料，我很快写出了讲稿《永为国之栋》。

16日早晨，在全校师生、各届校友和众多市民的注视下，我从容地走上主席台，深吸一口气，朗声说道：“亲爱的老师、同学们，今天，当我们翻开安庆一中厚重的史稿，我们不会忘记这样一个日子……”当我结束发言、鞠躬致谢时，台下爆发出的热烈掌声告诉我;我做到了!校长赞许地拍了拍我的头，同学们纷纷向我表示祝贺——大家都没有发现我的噪音的小秘密。当日，我的讲稿被选登在《安庆日报》专版上，很多素不相识的师生见到我都说：“你是在大会上发言的※※吧!讲得真好!”

虽然这次经历只是我多彩的高中生活中的一个小小的片段，虽然这不是我最光鲜耀眼的荣誉，但它却最让我引以为傲;因为我明白了：相信自己，我可以做得更好!

三、一个梦想

想成为一名优秀新闻工作者的我，如今站在高三这个人生的十字路口，但步伐却一如从前，自信坚定。_大学就是我始终坚持的方向。她以她“自强不息、止于至善”的精神，深厚的文化底蕴及一流的教学水平深深地吸引着年轻的我。

20_年夏天，我同父母特地来到祖国的东南明珠_，提前感受了_那温暖亲切的怀抱。漫步于优雅大方的校园，看着来来往往的哥哥姐姐阳光的脸庞，品尝着_食堂可口的沙茶面，我真切地感受到：就是_!这就是我追逐梦想的舞台!

尊敬的老师，您能给我一个再次在这个美丽校园听涛声、品美食的机会吗?

A wise man once said “how dreadful knowledge of the truth can be, when there’s no help in truth.” I think, out of all thoughtful things one can think about, this quotes is unique description of what the depth of Drama and the Performing Arts can do for people. By studying Drama, we can become a variety of people, trapped within one single mind, all trying to be freed and each with their own personality and poison. Humanity has helped Drama so much to produce narrative of such calibre, and characters of such depth and poise – characters, which can be as sweet and innocent, or can take the more disgusting side of what being a human is, being as evil as what thought possible

Performance Art explores the whole range of human emotion and can produce tremendous performances and visual experiences and with Drama, in particular, we can go further than flesh and blood and express ourselves as somebody else and take on this ‘mask’. The most profound thing I have found when studying Drama is that we can become any person in the entire world, and still be us

I have always had a love for the performing arts since I can remember; for there has never really been anything else I have ever wanted to do apart from act. But acting is not just a subject to study people, narratives or social issues – we can discover so many things about ourselves, why we perform a character this way: is it because this person is so much like us? There have been numerous qualities I have discovered about myself while participating in drama. In teaching, I have learn how to really connect with people and help them to explorer what their feelings produce and more notably, how we learn about others, about a single person just by the way they say a monologue

Teaching has been a great experience for me because it has given me the time to evaluate my own performance and teaching skill, learning to become that character just a little but more. This has also been enhanced by the performances I have taken part in, learning to work together in teams to realise the dream of the narration and the vision of the director (for nothing really exists without the vision or image)

While experiencing other aspects of the Performing Arts, I have found that is has increased my performance skill on whole and expended my knowledge on the performance world greatly, Dance, Art and English all focusing on similar issues such as the Commedia dell’arte, Henrik Ibsen, Physical Theatre and Movements and philosophies. These subjects have greatly complemented my time in Drama, and increased my confidence and ability in being a performer. Being involved in 5 consecutive school productions, 2 amateur productions, teaching experience and a student has really influence me concerning the determination I will put into a career in Drama and Acting, and just working with these people and directors have really bettered me in the way I act, see myself and carry on with my life. The Performing Arts is such a brilliant profession to work in, because there is so much opportunity to explore the world

I know that I can offer the performing arts the time, the expense and the spark that it deserves. There is nothing else in world that I would devote more time to than being on the stage or acting in the street, and with the passion and determination to succeed behind me, I will give that spark and flavour that acting and the performing arts is all about. I know I can offer so much, because it is the only profession where, maybe just for one night, I can become someone else and do a damn good job of being that person – and I can easily say that I can offer the world, because performance and acting is my whole world. As well as enjoying Drama, I have also taken a shine to Philosophy and finding the reason for irrationality, and I feel particularly moved in amazement by the work of Bob Fosse and George Orwell for their use of horror, sorrow and murder. And a great interest to the History of Art, because so much of the story of us is portrayed in Art and more so these days it is so unique how Art and Drama work together to produce movement, beauty and conception.##

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 mefrom the dark situation. as a matter of fact， i enjoyed reading the booksincluded encyclopedia american， and some books about management by peterf.drucker. i began to notice something interesting: why some companies canproduce more than others? why some company can sell more than others? why somecompanies can build up but others cannot when facing the same 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. i should manage not only the finance in the shopbut also the employees in my shop even made some strategies to enlarge thebusiness in my shop to hold on the run the shop. from this， my interpersonalskills and the capacity in business has been greatly developed， definitely i wasincreasingly interested in what i was doing. by december， 20__， i had finallydetermined to take business management as my career instead of it. to accumulatemore relevant knowledge， i strived to gain more practical work experience insome 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.

Dear_ University Teacher Leader:

Hello! I am, It is an activist in the party__ The three best students in theprovince, in daily study and life I always set the example, with the power ofexample to infect and drive my classmates. I am diligent in my study and havealways achieved excellent results. My school is a provincial demonstrationschool with nearly 4000 students. Every semester, our school will conduct ajoint examination of 10 provincial demonstration high schools. About 13000candidates in each grade are among the top in this kind of district jointexamination. 20__ In the last semester, I took the first place in the regionaljoint examination, the first grade in our school and the first in class. 20__The next semester is the first in the region, the first in our school grade, thefirst in class, and 20__ In the last semester, the area was No.9, with the firstEnglish single subject achievement; The school is No. 2 and class is the first.20__ The next semester of the year is the first in the region, the first in ourschool grade and the first in class. 20__ I took the first place in the firstexam in junior high school. I have participated in the National Olympiccompetitions of middle school students many times since junior high school, andI have been in the 20__ Won the first prize of Olympi competition of middleschool students in China in, 20__ In, he won the first prize in English,mathematics and chemistry competition and the second prize in physicscompetition of Olympi competition of middle school students. 20 after highschool__ In, I won the first prize of the National English ability competitionfor middle school students and the third prize of the national mathematicscompetition. 20__ In, he was awarded the final qualification of biology andmathematics competition of middle school students in China. The competition ofvarious disciplines broadens my learning ideas, tests my learning effect, andalso strengthens my self-confidence.

20__ In August, I was promoted to high school. In December, a classmate withuremia was named "Yuzhu", Facing a young life in tenacious struggle with the Godof death. I decided to launch a donation activity with my classmates to savethis young life with collective power. I wrote an initiative, calling onteachers and students to do it at school___ Students donated money, also to thesociety for publicity, with the help of teachers, students and people from allwalks of life, a total of more than 60000 yuan. For qiuchunliang students to dokidney replacement surgery to give us a love. Our love donation activities havearoused strong repercussions in society. Our city TV station has made specialreports in the latest news column in the evening. The process of saving thisdying life shocked my heart. Because I have the ability to continue a young lifethrough my own efforts, at the same time, the charity donation activities alsoverify my organizational ability, cohesion and appeal, and it is also a test ofmy own comprehensive quality. I was more confident in my later class work andother activities.

When you get in_ The school gate of university has entered the most importantand wonderful stage of my life. I will cherish the minute and second spent oncampus. In this great gathering of masters, the holy academic hall and theinstitutions of higher learning where the talents are finished, I will absorbthe latest knowledge and information, develop the fine tradition of forestrystudents, study hard and strive for excellence, and make myself an excellentstudent of this major through the efforts of stepping on the ground, Meanwhile,we should try to explore and verify the scientific knowledge related to thesubject and the major, study hard, deeply think and unremittingly seek thelatest knowledge in the field of this subject with a materialistic andscientific attitude, and make myself a student with potential and training valuein this field and become the pride of Beijing Forestry University.

i am a student, graduated from baoyang middle school, nanning, guangxiautonomous region, in 20__. i am still studying in high school now, because iwas not 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 ihave finished all high school curriculums. besides, my parents both have job andhave rich income, so they will support me to finish my study. after finishing mystudy, i will return to my homeland and work on preschool education, so as torealize my life value.

I am applying for admission to the Ph.D. program in Electrical and ComputerEngineering， at the University of California， Berkeley. I present my researchexperience and study objectives in this statement of purpose. I would like tobuild on my solid education and experience as an engineer for a Ph. D. degree incomputer science at a distinguished university. I wish in particular to betrained at an advanced level in software systems， database systems， applied-AIand knowledge-based systems. My ultimate goal is to become a professor teachingcomputer science at a Chinese university. I believe that advanced training in aquality graduate program will help me realize my goal.

My father is a chartered accountant and my mother is a banker. During mydays at Engineering College I used to go to my fathers office and help himmanage his portfolio of equities and other financial instruments. This was thetime I learnt the first lesson of finance from my father i.e. risk and returnare proportionate. In 1998 when I was in the second year the China stock marketcrashed. But fortunately， my father had a well-diversified portfolio because ofwhich our returns were protected from the downside risk. This was when I learntthe second principle of finance from my father i.e. diversification reducesrisk. While I understood these two principles intuitively， it produced in me astrong urge to learn and understand the complex theory behind the working ofFinance. This， I believe， was a turning point in my career. I made up my mind topursue a career in Finance and hence decided to do a Masters program in BusinessAdministration.

As I was finishing college， my mother had both of her hips replaced withartificial ones because all of the cartilage in her hip joints had worn away andit was very painful for her to walk. I found it fascinating that engineers，orthopedic surgeons， and biologists had all worked together to design theseartificial joints that completely transform. peoples lives by giving them backpain-free mobility， and I knew at that moment that this was an area about whichI wanted to learn more. In China these days， university graduates who have notbeen lucky enough to settle into their dream jobs often look to graduatedstudies as a way to kill the time that they cannot otherwise spend meaningfully.I am prepared to go against the social conventions by putting on hold asuccessful research career that promised to be even more successful. With eightyears of productive and highly valued practical research behind me， I now wouldlike to revert to a more intellectual life so that I can conduct moretheoretical discourses.

When asked how to manage to mask remarkable statues， the French sculptorAuguste Rodin answered， “I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever Idont need For me， life is just a block of marble---whether the marble can beturned into a remarkable statue depends on your natural talents， diligence and asense of duty. During over four years’ my college life， I have been dreaming ofbeing a perfect female researcher so that I can enhance more young girls’confidence in scientific research and encourage them to promote the developmentof science as men do. For Knowledge Itself Is Power.This is one of my favoriteprecepts and at this point in my life when I am about to complete my graduationand my future spreads in front of me like a dream， this adage has neverinfluenced my life more than this before.

For the past three years， my undergraduate education has exposed me to thevarious sub-fields of Computer Science (CS). However， our syllabus has focusedmainly on "traditional" CS topics， such as Operating systems and single-CPUsystems. We have had barely a glimpse of the newer technologies that are likelyto change the way computing is done in not-so-distant future. The desire toexamine such subjects in greater detail is what has prompted me to opt forgraduate study. Due to the comprehensiveness of China’s“reform. andopen”policies， economics plays an increasingly important role in the developmentof its global position. As a senior at Beijing University majoring in Economics，I feel that my field is fundamental to the progress of my country. Yet， at thesame time， I realize only too well that what I have learned as an undergraduateis far from enough. Therefore， it is my desire to pursue a graduate degree IEconomics at your university. If accepted， my intended concentration would beEconomic Development and Public Economics.

As a child I often accompanied my father to his small coin shop and spenthours watching him work. When I was older, I sometimes set up displays, waitedon customers, and even balanced the books. This experience instilled in me thedesire to own and manage my own business someday, yet I understand that thebusiness world today is more complex. This complexity requires more education,and with that in mind, I am applying to the Master’s of Business Administrationprogram at Indiana University Bloomington (IUB).

In addition to my helping out in my father’s business, I have had numerousother work experiences that further enhance my qualifications for this program.My resume enumerates the various positions I have held at Kerasotes Theaters,Chili’s restaurants, and Indiana University’s new Student Recreational SportsCenter (SRSC), and what all of these positions have in common is an emphasis onserving the public effectively. Further, as an assistant manager at theShowplace 11 and a staff coordinator at the SRSC, I have gained valuableexpertise in managing employees and creating work schedules. Both of thesepositions have allowed me to develop my sales and people skills, which areextremely important in an increasingly service-driven marketplace.

Not all of my work experience has been as a paid employee. Part of myvolunteering experience at Middleway House, the local battered women’s shelter,involved extensive work on computers, including word processing, organizingdatabases and creating spreadsheets. Also, I recently participated in aninternship program for academic credit with the Eli Lilly corporation in thepersonnel division. As a management intern, I was able to watch the workings ofa major corporation up close and would like the opportunity to combine myexperiences with the theoretical background available in the MBA program at IUB,with its emphasis on computers, marketing and human resources.

My successful internship is one element of my overall academic success asan undergraduate here at IUB, yet I have also made time for a variety ofextracurricular activities, including working for my sorority and competing inintramural basketball. My positive experiences here have resulted in my desireto stay in Bloomington to continue my academic endeavors; furthermore,continuing my education here would allow me to make important business contacts,with the career goal of opening my own computer consulting firm in theMidwest.

尊敬的_领导：

您好!我叫__，是一名来自山西的高三学生。很感激您能在百忙之中来阅读我的自荐信。

小的时候就听大人们谈起过“_”这个被当时的我赋予了很丰富的联想的名字。年龄还小的我只是觉得这个名字给人一种很威风、大气的感觉，渴望着有朝一日也能成为它的一分子。随着年龄的增长，我对_有了更多的认识：不同于其他的学校，_始终保持一种严谨治学的态度;无论何时，_都能为学子提供最清静、最不受丝毫干扰的学习环境。_坐落于素有“人间天堂”美誉的杭州，与北京上海等地的高校相比，有着不相伯仲乃至更高一筹的教学水平，却比他们少一份喧嚣，多一份宁静。

看到“_”的_校训时，心底的触动让我更加坚定了“我要成为_人”的决心。_坚持着思想教育和专业知识培养兼顾、理论与实践相结合的理念，注重培养学生的求知创新精神。所以，成为一个_人，这将会成为我永远无悔并且引以自豪的决定。

当然，选择_并不仅仅是由于_无可比拟的优越性，还有一个原因便是自身的性格因素。我是一个活泼开朗、阳光率直的女孩，对于新鲜的事物总是充满了好奇，喜欢在各种各样的挑战中不断超越自己。我爱音乐从黑白琴键下淙淙流出的写意，也爱篮球场上行云流水的酣畅淋漓。所以在高中时，我担任班中的文艺委员、学校的音乐社社长以及女子篮球队队长。虽然我是女生，但我对电脑也有着非同寻常的喜爱，在初中毕业后的暑假，我特意去了电脑学校学习了VisualBasic编程语言。在很小的时候，我就能掌握比同龄人多很多的字词。凭借着语言天赋，我又在假期中学习了大学韩语教材的第一册。对我来说学习永远是件快乐的事，因为我总能在其中体味到那种不断充实自己、超越自己的满足感。

我是一个很爱玩也很会玩的女孩。但无论在玩的时候多么无拘无束，一到了学习时，会马上静下心来，心无旁骛地投入到学习中，从小学到高中，一直成绩优异，从不偏科。而在所有的学科中，我最倾心的是数学。我喜欢在数字、符号、字幕之间寻找那些微小的规律;喜欢在各种各样的图形中搜寻出各个部分的关系;我喜欢遇到难题时的棋逢对手之感;喜欢攻克难题后“百万军中取上将首级”的豪迈之感。虽然从未学习过奥数，但我仍在初中时获得了“希望杯”数学邀请赛的三等奖，以及高中时全国数学联赛的二等奖。

我喜欢钻研问题时那种专注、纯净的感觉。我相信，只有_才是能让求知之鹰自由翱翔的朗朗晴空。

同时，我也对自己的能力充满信心。我曾多次在班级、学校的活动中担任主持人;还曾在假期中做过家教，定期地组织社团活动等。踏踏实实地在一次又一次的实践活动中不断提升自己的能力。

当然，想要成为一名_人，思想品德是更重要的一方面。妈妈从小就教导我：无论怎样，首先要学会做一个纯粹的人。学习生活中，我会尽自己的力量热情地帮助周围的同学，认真负责地为集体做好本职工作，积极地在歌咏比赛、运动会上为班争光;在家时，我会在学习之余帮助妈妈洗衣做饭，做各种各样的家务;假期里，我还会组织同学一起去福利院开展志愿活动……“求实创新”是我的座右铭。并将伴随我一生。

所以我热切地盼望这有朝一日胸前能佩戴起那枚意蕴深厚的_校徽，抱着书本漫步在_优美的校园内，庄严地对自己说“我是_人”!

希望您能通过我的申请。如果我的申请未被通过，我会认真地找出自己的不足并虚心改正，努力在明年的高考中考出理想的成绩，步入_的校园。

"All I know about leadership I learned from..." What items could a personuse to describe leadership qualities?

Inspired by the student council advisors at my high school.

Student council was a big part of my life in high school. I haveparticipated in it since my frst year of high school. When I frst joined, I wasquiet, na?ve, and unwilling to participate in many activities. I was scared tomeet new people and afraid to apply myself. This all began to change. Half waythrough my frst year in student council, one of the advisors can up to me andasked why I did not participate that much. I did not have an answer for her anddid not know how to respond. After this, I began to think of an answer. I becamefrustrated and decided to change. I started to show up at events and had a greattime. I realized I loved this and wanted to start leading these activities. Inmy sophomore, junior, and now my senior year of high school, I asserted myselfand took on a strong leadership role in student council. I did not fgure out theanswer to why I was so reserved until this year with the help of thisquestion.

Dear Professor Zhiyong Lan:

My name is Lan Xi, a Ph.D. candidate studying Land Resource Management in College of Public Management, China University of Geosciences. I intend to spend one year of my doctor years in ASU School of Public Affairs by the end of September 20__ for a Ph.D. Mobility Program which I can acquire more knowledge about international policy of land management.

The land resource management is really an important major in Chinese University. It’s a subject of applied science which is combined both land policy and planning of land, and it helps the government to optimize the distribution of land resources. I’ve been studying the land resource management at least 7 years since 20__ when I was a college student, and I also love this major for 7 years.

I’ve read about your papers about land policy published on some magazines, and I can feel your abundant knowledge and lofty personality in words. Moreover, your altitude about sustainable development affects me a lot. As myself, it’s so thankful for my 7 years studying of land resource management and 5 more projects. It makes me become an accomplished and experienced person. And I’m sure I can help you and your team with some land projects.

I really want to join your team to learn more about the land resource management and exchange the experience. And I would greatly appreciate it if you could send me more information about the application at your earliest convenient.

此致

敬礼!

申请人：

__年__月__日

尊敬的大使(签证官)：

我的名字叫__， 2_岁。现在在__大学__学院就读，是-名__学专业的大学生。在父母的呵护下长大的我，从小就有一个心愿，就是可以到韩国学习韩国文化。所以，我喜欢收集韩国各方面的资料，包括民俗文化、科学技术。通过资料我逐渐了解到，韩国在东亚地区具有重要地位，她的历史悠久而灿烂，拥有独特的建筑、让难忘的与众不同的饮食，韩国的服饰更是让人喜欢。我最喜欢的是韩国的语言，听起来那么好听那么温柔。韩国是世界发达国家之一，她的科学技术在世界具有相当地位，电子产品在中国广受欢迎，而韩国的教育水平在世界更是瞩目。韩国比较突出的还有它的艺术，韩国的电视剧在东亚地区刮起过不小的风浪，而现代舞蹈和民俗舞蹈更是让世人惊叹。

韩国是礼仪之邦，韩国人民的热情友好是世界公认的，我希望可以在这样一个将传统 与现代很好结合在一起的国家继续深造。

性格开朗的我很喜欢护理行业，从小就喜欢白衣天使这个名字。看着护士小姐温柔的动作和美丽的仪态就特别向往着长大后可以做一名出色的护士。终于，我如愿以偿考上了延边大学护理学院，从此开始了护理学学习的道路。如今我即将毕业，实际操作能力虽然优良，可我发现我所学到的护理知识并不完善，所以我想继续深造。

通过网络，我收集到了很多关王韩国护理学方面的资料，了解到韩国有很多综合性大学都设有护理专业，如韩国梨花女女子大学、韩国延世大学等等。这些大学都具有悠久的历史、庞大的规模、尖级的教授队伍，最重要的是韩国的医学方面已经达到世界先进水平。这样优秀的大学是我渴望学习的最好的学校，因此我很向往去这样优异的环境中继续学习我热爱的护理学专业。虽然，语言是我面临的最大难题，但我会努力克服。我相信以我的学习能力加上韩国的语言环境，我会很快掌握这门美丽的语言，进而更快地无阻碍地学习护理知识，并将它用于实践中。因此我想申请梨花女子大学，因为我了解到梨花女子大学的护理系无论在教学上还是师资力量都是世界前矛。如果我能申请到，我-定会先在韩国语学习班刻苦学习，尽早将韩国语的日常用语和基本词汇掌握。在攻克语言的基础上，好好学习护理知识，为促进中韩两国文化发展做贡献。希望签证官考虑我的请求。

此致

敬礼!

申请人：

__年__月__日

尊敬的__领导：?

您好!?

我是__省?中学高三应届理科学生__?。我希望通过贵校的_来实现我就读__的梦想，感谢您在百忙中抽出宝贵时间来审阅我的自荐材料。?

我一直有个梦想，梦想在__学习，梦想得到有着悠久历史和深厚文化底蕴的__的润泽。

从小学习成绩就非常优秀的我，凭借自己的努力以全市第十的优异的中考成绩考入景德镇市第二中学，并进入了奥赛班。经过三年的锤炼，我已经从一个单纯懵懂的男孩成长为一个热爱生活、追求知识、精力充沛、富有同情心、德智体全面发展的高中生。

我热爱生活，始终对生活充满信心和希望。在这个美丽的世界上，我享受着春花的美丽，秋月的温馨，夏雨的激情，冬雪的纯洁。我阳光，我快乐，我爱每一条河、每一座山、每一个人，我深爱着我所拥有的一切，即使是在苦累缠身的高三，我也痛并快乐着。我也希望把快乐传递给我身边的每一个人，我为强者欢呼，也为弱者流泪，我相信赠人玫瑰手有余香，相信人世间的真、善、美。为此我身边的人都非常喜欢我，称我为“开心果”。

我以同样的热情追求知识，我渴望了解人的心灵，渴望探求机器人的制造过程，渴望理解金融危机的产生原因，渴望知晓“六方会谈”的内容。所以我深爱学习，深爱看书。徜徉于书海之中，不断思考，不断领悟，其乐无穷。对知识的追求让我既增长了知识，开阔了眼界;又让我培养了情趣，提升了气质;还让我颐养了性情、平衡了心态。?

我的精力充沛，源于对生活的热爱，源于对知识的热情。在学习上，我认真刻苦，成绩优异，高三质检考试成绩在全校名列前茅，在今年第二十四届高中生化学竞赛(省级赛区)中荣获二等奖。除了抓好学习外，一直担任副班长的我还积极参加学校组织的各种活动。篮球赛、足球赛、校园歌手大赛、社会实践等活动中都能看到我的身影，既提高了我的能力，又锻炼了我的胆量。?

但我深知我还只是“小荷才露尖尖角”，成才之路浩漫漫，我还必须不断地锻造自己，提升自己。如果我有幸能进入自己梦寐以求的__殿堂深造，我定会上下而求索，把自己磨砺成一个具备独特文化品位、非凡才能和良好综合素质，敢闯敢拼的优秀人才。?

所以在此我恳请贵校领导能够给我一次实现理想的机会。?

此致?

敬礼!?

I live in Pakistan-a country destroying itself with bombs，guns andgovernments blabber to find justifications for what it is going through;acountry where a former president is murdered in public，where the nationsconstitution and parliament are suspended at the same time，and where the voiceof a common man is unheard.

Since the last few years， I had aspired to become a idea of "scalpels，""opened chests" and "sutures" had always intrigued then it happened!The recentunprecedented events in my country wiped off the dust of disillusionment from myeyes;I lost my will to become a ver，the turmoil in the country led me towardsnewspapers and news channels，and hence Politics.

As I involved myself into politics，I realized that it isall-embracive-wielding its way over social and economic life-it is theomnipotent of can mobilize public opinion，gear up propaganda machinery，make orrepeal laws and what ed up by public opinion，supported by the majority of thelegislators，armed with the means to keep the people in a state ofignorance，political power crosses the limits of dictatorial tical power，like themost powerful intoxicant，makes the persons in power to forget socialethics，political morality and obligations.

Most of the learned youth in this country consider Politics to be "a refugefor the scoundrels" and this derogatory remark may be true if we look at thedeceptive and degenerated type of politicians indulging in a dirty thesepolitical parties are votaries of democracy，but the way they conduct themselvesinside their own parties is nothing but senseless efore a very few studentschoose to pursue Politics as a profession，but what they dont realize is that ifwe dont take a stand the system can never be ，I want to study Politics so I cancome back to my country and contribute what little I can do for my homeland andits I can inspire even a single person，it would be worth world today is growingare now not only to think of our own nation but as and when we think of it，wehave to keep the international perception in mind;consequently，I chose Politicswith International Relations as one of my courses.

Studying in UK will breed a sense of individuality and self reliance.Iwould be able to interact with people from everywhere and get to know abouttheir would not only open new horizons for me，but would also clear somepreconceived notions one has about the other.I have always been an activeparticipant of debates.I have participated in 3 Model UN conferences out ofwhich I was awarded with the Best Delegate award in two. I was also one of thetwo students to be selected from my school to participate in the EnglishSpeaking Union over， Ive taken part in Parliamentary style debates efore Ibelieve I can communicate effectively in public and language will not be abarrier in my hermore， I have worked as an internee at Al-Shifa Eye Hospital fora month in I learnt how to deal with patients，use the Auto Ref， handle files andalso campaigned to a remote area near Murree where we helped the doctors inexamining the patients free of her experience which taught me a lot was when meand my fellow colleagues volunteered to paint walls for the SOS Childrensaddition，I worked with SUNGI (NGO) where a group of 5 of us had to organize anevent to pay tribute to 1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize.

I enjoy Literature，especially the works of Shakespeare，TennesseeWilliams，Thomas Hardy and Andrew Marvell.Id be delighted to study in achallenging atmosphere where I can focus on my studies.I commit to my work andmy ability to think out of the box，keenness for Politics and my perception ofthings，I understand，gives me an edge over others.I believe in myself，and ifprovided with an opportunity，Id make the university proud.

尊敬的老师：

您好!

我叫__，今年__，是来自__省__高级中学的一名高三学生。感谢您能在百忙中抽出时间看完我的留学申请书。

贵校有着悠久的历史，深厚的文化底蕴，丰富的教学资源，良好的学术氛围，为社会培养出许多杰出人才，有许多专业是在国内名列前茅。我的许多师哥师姐都不约而同的选择贵校为第一志愿。我也渴望能在明年夏天拿到贵校的录取通知书，我期望成为贵校的一名学生，希望在贵校深造，渴望成为一名对社会、对祖国有用的人才，希望成为贵校光荣历史的见证人。我希望这次自主招生考试能够改变我的人生轨道，让我投入到贵校的怀抱，我希望被贵校录取。

我选择贵校，正是认为贵校既注重过程，又注重结果的人才培养方式。我认为我个人很适合在贵校接受教育。

我来自__高中理科实验班，在这个高手如林的班级中，我的学习成绩总能略占上风。这样的成绩，让我稳稳扎根于全校学习成绩前列中。事实上，我的潜力还很大，我的分数还有升值空间。我对问题的深入分析，对知识的熟练掌握并没有完全反映在我的卷面上。有很多时候，我的答案正确，但解题过程并没有被阅卷老师所理解。有时候，过程明晰，但结果却因一个微小的错误而与正确答案失之交臂。

令我颇为自豪的还有奥赛上的成绩。怎么说呢，成绩不是最好，但足以令我引以为荣。高一的时候，我就参加了化学竞赛，获得了市三等奖。当时我只是初试牛刀，小试身手。高二，开了生物课，对生物的兴趣使我毫不迟疑的参加竞赛班的学习，全心全意投入到“生物”的广阔海洋中去，其实，那时离市赛只有十多天，距省赛仅有半个月可以准备。我如饥似渴的仅用不到十天时间就把一本六百页厚的〈生物奥赛教程〉啃完，同时又做了几十张的习题。工夫不负有心人，我以__市市赛第二的身份进入省赛。为迎接省赛，我自学了大学生物课程，做了近五年的奥赛试题，每天忙到深夜，一大早又急急赶到学校图书馆。那个时候学校正开夏季运动会，运动员在赛场挥汗如雨，我在闷热的房间汗流浃背。我准备的很充足，踌躇满志，势在必得，我甚至夸下海口：“争省一，保省二”，现在看来，那时的我就像一把弓，无论精神上还是体力上都张的过满，连日的疲惫像洪水一样漫过了警戒线。结果，我没有把梦想带入现实，我以二分的差距与省二等奖无缘。我只得了省三等奖。当时我非常难过，为自己的付出而伤心，妈妈解劝我说：“这个努力的过程是一笔不小的人生财富。”现在看来，即使是省三等奖，在自主招生中不是也有很大的作用么?不是也帮助我向心仪的大学更靠近一步么?我觉得奥赛是我很难忘的一次经历，它让我知道了过程与结果同样重要。

我是学理科的，做事讲究有理有据，我不只是重视智商，在开发大脑智力资源的同时，我也非常注重情商的发展。我在高一的时候就担任数学课代表，那个时候我每天收、发作业，帮助老师完成教学任务。高二文理分班，又被同学们推举为生物课代表，在学习之余，我也经常帮助那些生物较弱的同学，给他们解释疑难题目，我因此受到同学们的欢迎，被多次评选为三好学生。我积极参加班级活动，曾编排历史剧《虎符》、《雷雨》，受到同学们热烈好评。在学校组织的辩论大赛中，我帮助本班六战全胜的不俗成绩，挂起了“第一名”的锦旗。

我对文学的爱好，让我的眼界更宽广，让我的思维更加广阔。我在省、市报刊发表过十多篇作文，在_网站有我好多文章。我想一棵大树，不管有多么大，它的根总是深深扎在大地里的。文学的根就深植于我国悠久的传统文化中。我喜欢〈西游记〉，尤爱〈三国演义〉，酷爱〈红楼梦〉。我爱〈三国演义〉就爱它的简爽干练，我喜欢〈红楼梦〉就爱它的温柔可人。我读到诸葛亮陨落五仗原，总有无限哀叹。我每次读到林黛玉临终前的那一幕，那竭尽全力的一句“宝玉，你-------”都忍不住替她接一句“宝玉，你好狠心。”然后心痛不已。我想，〈三国演义〉教会我用怀疑的眼光看问题，而〈红楼梦〉教会我用理想的眼光去解决问题。我用传统名著，在理想与现实之间构建统一的桥梁。

在我看来，高中生应该德、智、体、美全面发展，高中培养出来的不仅仅是拥有大量知识储备的“材”，更应该培养出的是能充分灵活运用自己知识储备的“人才”。我高中的标不仅仅是考入像贵校这样的名牌大学，以后衣食无忧。我的高中目标是成为一名有思想，有道德，有知识，有技能的全方位高素质人才。我想让自己投入到火一样的祖国现代化建设中去。我不想变成一个空有满腹经纶，却没有什么作为、碌碌一生的人。对我而言，贵校就是我心中的长城，我想，只有进入贵校，才能“英雄有用武之地”吧。期待您的认可!

此致

敬礼!

尊敬的___领导：

您好!我是_市第一中学高三学生___。我希望通过贵校的自主招生来实现在_大学学习的梦想!以下是我的个人自我介绍：

我很小的时候，对大学还很懵懂，但我知道_大学是_最好的大学。于是我从小就立志，将来一定要考上_大学。随着一天一天的长大，我渐渐知道，_大学是一个具有悠久历史的名校，其教育精神和治学态度在全国高校中名列前茅。这更加坚定了我上天大的理想。

我热爱学习。我始终认为实践是学习的最好方法。从小我就喜好做实验，有时不经意间就能发现许多规律——尽管后来都在书本上学到了这些。学习上我认真、努力，中考前始终在班内领先。由于中考成绩优异，我被_一中录取。来到一中的我更加努力学习。在历次期中期末考试中，大多数我都成绩领先。尤其是高三的最近的一次期中考试中，我取得了全班第三的好成绩，得到了老师、同学的表扬。今后我一定会百尺竿头更进一步，倾我所能在高考中取得满意的成绩，考进我梦寐以求的_大学。

我热爱科学。因此，从小我便对计算机编程产生了浓厚的兴趣。科教兴国，国家的未来是掌握在高科技人才手中的。__年，在学校老师的培养下，我在青少年信息学(计算机)奥林匹克全国竞赛中取得高中组贰等奖的好成绩。

我热爱艺术。在一中合唱团中任男低音声部长。__年，一中合唱队在_市文艺展演比赛获得壹等奖的好成绩，我们激情澎湃的演唱了《祖国颂》《共青团员歌》《美哉一中》，赢得了评委和观众热烈的掌声。如果将来我考上_大学，只要学校有合唱队，我一定参加，为学校争光。

我倾心于贵校的电气工程及其自动化专业。我有一定的理科和编程基础。电力是国民经济发展的先行官，是一个资金、技术、人才密集型的企业。我的祖父、父辈都在电力行业上辛勤的耕耘着。从小耳濡目染，我对电力行业有深厚的感情。如果我被贵专业录取，我会努力学习专业知识和应用技能，为我国电力事业添砖加瓦。

此致

敬礼!

Dear Sir：

The reason why I want to go Singapore is I like to learn some differentculture and I can meet a lot people from all around the world, that way I canmake more friends. I like the weather in Singapore also. I will go back tochina, the reason is very simple, because I am a Chinese I will never forgot mycountry. Be honestly, I will pick Tsinghua University, because to go to TsinghuaUniversity is one of the biggest dreams in my life and Tsinghua University isthe best University in my country.

If I like literature, I probably will like comedies more, beacuse I am anoptimism and I want to make reader happy when they ready my essay. I want to besuccess in every single class in the university, when I graduate me want to be abusiness administration.

I like to read the novel in my spare time.

My goal is to graduate as soon as possible, and find a good job, a husbandand make allot money. I do have idol in my mind, she is my mother, she is verygreat woman and she will do every thing for me.

I think high school entrance examination is very easy, but I know I stillhave allot think should learn.

Having a flair for Economics and accounting I have decided that I want adegree in Accounting and Finance or Management. The many brilliantrepresentatives of the management community around the world have strengthenedthat resolve.

When I worked in my school as a tutor of English as a Second Language forstudents from a community school in Muscat, I realized the importance of astrong leader who could organize, command respect, and be able to work well withothers. These ideas were further enforced by my month long internship atNovartis Pharmaceutical (Accounts and Finance Department and Human ResourcesDepartment).

I attended the Harvard Model Congress in Paris and won the Award ofDistinction. One skill in particular that contributed to this award was myconfident public speaking.

The last 4 months have been crucial in my learning of real world businessand economics. For my IB Extended Essay, titled “To What Extent Does Subway inOman Operate as an Oligopoly”, I set out to prove the oligpolistic structure ofthe fast food market in Oman. In this effort, I have come across many real lifecomplexities in pricing behaviour, profit making and other aspects of the Theoryof the Firm. While attempting to explain these alternate theories of firms Ihave developed a keen interest in analyzing and understanding how the world ofbusiness works.

After an undergraduate degree in accounting and finance or management Iplan to go onto post graduate studies and work on an MBA. A strong performancein a BA will allow me to move onto an MBA and only then shall I besatisfied.

For the last four years I have been part of our schools volleyball teamICE. We have retained our ISAC (Inter Schools Activities Conference, MiddleEast) title for four years. Playing in the power hitters (spiker) positionrequires immense physical fitness and to accomplish that I regularly go to thegym for fitness training. I am also part of my school track and field team.Being the fastest sprinter in the school since 11th grade the 100m, 200m and400m races are my specialty even though I still pursue long distance running. Inmy spare time I explore and master the computer as I am conversant with a VisualBasic Programming course. It is imperative for me to have the latest hardwareand software and I make it a point to install everything myself. I also learnUrdu as it is my native tongue and a link to my culture, to maintain that iscrucial.

Living in a diverse international community of over 52 nationalities hasallowed to me recognize and appreciate different cultures. With the experience Ihave and the strong motivation to craft a bright future I feel I can justify mydecision to pursue a career in Accounting and Finance or Management.

尊敬的_大学老师领导：

您好!我是___，是入党积极分子，__省三好学生，在日常的学习和生活中我处处以身作则，以榜样的力量感染和带动我的同学。我在学习上勤奋刻苦，始终成绩优异，我就读的学校是一所拥有近四千名学生的省级示范校，每学期我校都要进行一次10所省级示范性高中的联合考试，每个年级的考生约一万三千多人在这类地区联考中，我的成绩始终名列前茅。20__年上学期我考取了地区联考第一名，本校年级第一名，班级第一名。20__年下学期地区第一名，本校年级第一名，班级第一名，20__年上学期地区第9名，英语单科成绩第一;本校第2名，班级第一名。20__年下学期地区第一名，本校年级第一名，班级第一名。20__年高三的第一次考试我考取第一名。我从初中起就多次参加全国中学生奥林匹克各学科竞赛，并于20__年获全国中学生奥林匹竞赛一等奖，20__年获全国中学生奥林匹竞赛英语、数学、化学竞赛一等奖、物理竞赛二等奖。读高中后20__年我获取全国中学生英语能力竞赛一等奖，全国中学生数学竞赛希望杯三等奖。20__年获全国中学生生物、数学竞赛决赛资格。各学科竞赛拓宽了我的学习思路，检验了我的学习效果，也争强了我的自信心。

20__年8月我升入高中，12月份我校有一名不幸身患尿毒症的同学叫___，面对着一个年轻的生命在顽强的与死神抗争。我决定和我的同学一起发起一次奉献爱心的捐赠活动，以集体的力量挽救这个年轻的生命。我写了倡议书，在学校号召老师和同学们为___同学捐款，还到社会上进行宣传，得到老师、同学和社会各界人士的帮助，共捐款6万余元。为邱纯亮同学做换肾手术奉献了我们的一份爱心。我们的爱心捐赠活动在社会上引起了强烈的反响。我市电视台在晚间最近新闻栏目专门做了报道。挽救这个濒临枯萎的生命的过程，震撼了我的心灵。因为我有能力通过自己的努力，延续一个年轻的生命，同时，爱心捐赠活动也验证了我的组织能力，凝聚力和感召力，更是对我自身综合素质的一次检验。在后来的班级工作和组织其他活动的时候我的自信心更强了。

当迈入了_大学的校门，也就步入了我生命中的最重要、最精彩的阶段。我会珍惜在校园中渡过的分分秒秒，在这大师云集、神圣的学术殿堂、在这群贤毕至的高等学府，如饥似渴的吸纳最新的知识和信息，发扬林业学子的优良传统，刻苦学习、精益求精，通过脚踏实地的努力使自己成为本专业的优秀学生，同时努力探索和验证与本学科、本专业相关的科学知识，以唯物和科学的态度勤奋地学习、深刻地思索、不懈地寻求本学科领域的最新知识，使自己成为本学科领域的有发展潜力和有培养价值的学生，成为北京林大的骄傲。

Dear _,

As a 28-year-old female, there has been nothing sensational about my pasteducation and career experience. I do not feel any regret because I have alwaysbeen making worthy efforts to achieve personal development and to enrich my lifein my own way. Helen Keller serves as a paragon that I will emulate in my entirelifetime. The beautiful things that she brought to the world with her lovingheart and her strength convince me that the power of the spiritual motivation isinfinite. An individual lives a meaningful live only to the extent of benefitingthe welfare of others. Both my education and my five-year work experience haveunmistakably made me believe that economics is a science whose ultimate functionis the improvement of human welfare. The motivation behind my currentapplication for a Master’s program in economics is to pursue a more fruitfulcareer development in the future so that the process of my self-actualizationwill also be a process of making contributions to others.

My education background makes me an appropriate candidate for your program.My education consists of two stages. From 1993 to 1995 I received a juniorcollege education from the Business School of _ University, majoring inmarketing. Then I proceeded onto an undergraduate program in the Department ofBusiness Administration of _ University, waived of entrance examination becauseof my distinguished academic performance at the junior college (ranking topsecond among 31 students in the class). During my undergraduate program, Icontinue to maintain a satisfactory academic performance, ranking top ten amonga total of 51 students. Completing my undergraduate program in 1998, I obtaineda Bachelor’s degree in economics.

Through my undergraduate program, I gained an increasingly deepunderstanding of the importance of economics. As far as I am concerned,economics is by no means an abstract discipline. It is closely connected withreality and is designed to explore and explain diverse economic phenomena andeconomic laws. For the foreseeable future, the conflict between the scarcity ofnatural resources and the infinitude of human demand will continue to persist,posing a long-lasting threat to the social development of all nations. Thenecessity to seek a solution to this conflict gave birth to Economics, whichpromises to maximize material wealth through an optimum allocation of resources.Because of my diligent efforts at coursework and my strong interest ineconomics, I managed to achieve a top-10 ranking in my class，winning the honorof Outstanding Student and a second-class scholarship. I familiarized myselfwith most classic works on economics and management, including Principles ofManagement by Harold Koontz, Economics by Samuelson, Competition Strategy byPorter and Wealth of Nations by Adam Smiths, etc. From the very beginning of myeconomics study, I have tried to expose myself to western perspectives.

Starting from the premise that economics will be lifeless unless it isapplied to the problems in the real world, I paid special attention in myundergraduate program to the combination of theory and practice as a way oflearning and applying my knowledge of economics. I once spent a whole summervacation on conducting a survey of the fast food business in _ City. I sampled15 fast food restaurants, carried out interviews with restaurant owners and thecustomers. I applied quantitative analysis to my statistics and proposedconcrete measures for developing the city’s fast food industry through improvingmanagement, business environment, food variety and service quality.

My research ability was improved through writing my thesis –The Protectionand the Development of China’s National Industry in the Age of Reform andOpening Up. The thesis focuses on China’s joining of WTO and its possiblenegative impact on the growth of national industry. My conclusion is that acareful balance must be struck between the protection of national industry andthe introduction of foreign capital. The thesis was rated “Excellent” for itscomprehensive theoretical formulation, detailed statistics and creativeperspectives.

Yours sincerely,

Dear _,

It is my conviction that the meaning of life does not dwell in the lengthof time 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 Chinas 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 believethat I 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, ones interest is ones 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 firststate university 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 Schools 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 1960s 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 advanceddegree in the United States is not so much a challenge as an opportunity. Atpresent, major reforms are being introduced into virtually every importantaspect of Chinese society. The field of education especially calls forcomprehensive reforms. The United States occupies an absolutely leading positionin the present-day world in education. It is my conviction that, in the UnitedStates, advanced educational theories, technologies and information willfacilitate me immensely in the achievement of remarkable academic progress,fulfilling my aspiration to become an accomplished professional in the field ofeducation. This will not only bring my patriotic fervor into reality but alsomake my life more meaningful and rewarding.

Yours sincerely,