自述英语

Self-introductionMy self-introduction

个人英语自述怎么写?下面我为大家整理了美国金融专业以及金融工程，数理金融专业的个人陈述英文范文，希望对大家的美国留学申请个人陈述写作有所帮助。

申请专业：金融/经济学

Economics and Finance Personal Statement

Having a flair for Economics and accounting I have decided that I want a degree in Accounting and Finance or Management. The many brilliant representatives of the management community around the world have strengthened that resolve.

When I worked in my school as a tutor of English as a Second Language for students from a community school in Muscat, I realized the importance of a strong leader who could organize, command respect, and be able to work well with others. These ideas were further enforced by my month long internship at Novartis Pharmaceutical (Accounts and Finance Department and Human Resources Department).

I attended the Harvard Model Congress in Paris and won the Award of Distinction. One skill in particular that contributed to this award was my confident public speaking.

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

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

For the last four years I have been part of our schools volleyball team ICE. We have retained our ISAC (Inter Schools Activities Conference, Middle East) title for four years. Playing in the power hitters (spiker) position requires immense physical fitness and to accomplish that I regularly go to the gym 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 and 400m races are my specialty even though I still pursue long distance running. In my spare time I explore and master the computer as I am conversant with a Visual Basic Programming course. It is imperative for me to have the latest hardware and software and I make it a point to install everything myself. I also learn Urdu as it is my native tongue and a link to my culture, to maintain that is crucial.

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

申请专业：金融工程

在我看来金融工程是一种创新、创造技术，一种对金融工具、金融手段和系统的创造和创新技术，一种平衡收益和风险的技术.它包含了数学,计算机,金融方面的知识,是一门充满了趣味的交叉学科,而数学知识和数学模型是这个学科中必不可少的核心内容：马科维茨的投资组合选择理论，夏普的资本资产定价模型，Black-Scholes的期权定价模型以及考克斯等人的“二项式”模型正是这种核心地位的体现。

In my opinion, the Financial Engineering is a kind of creative technology to the Financial Instruments, Financial Means and system. It used to balance the benefits and venture as an interesting interdisciplinary subject. It covers many fields such as mathematics, computer science and finance, in which the mathematics and mathematical modeling are the two main aspects of the Financial Engineering. The Investment Portfolio Theory of Markowitz, the capital asset pricing model of the Sharp, Option Pricing Model of Black-Scholes and “Binomial” model of Cox can best reflect the critical position of the two subjects.

我有幸选择了数学与应用数学这个专业，在三年和它的接触了解中，使我对数学，尤其对数学建模有了较深的理解和体会。(记得第一次去听清华大学XX系姜启源教授的讲座,他在讲座上举了一个“现实生活中的数学”例子：“1公斤面, 1公斤馅, 包100个饺子;若馅比 1公斤多, 应多包几个, 还是少包几个呢? ” 是这个生动、形象、富于生活气息的包饺子问题把我领进了数学建模的世界。)

I am glad to choose mathematics and applied mathematics. Three years’ study had deepened my understanding of them, especially of mathematical modeling. (It still occurs to me when I went to attend the class of XX department given by Professor Jiang qiyuan in Tsinghua University for the first time. “1 kilogram of flour added with 1 kilogram of stuffing can make 100 dumplings, but what if the stuffing is more than 1 kilogram?” He used a very simple, vivid and interesting example which aroused my interest and led me into the mathematical modeling world.

第一次和数学建模亲密接触是在05年的暑假，我有幸参加了学校组织的数学建模培训。经验丰富的数学老师们通过实实在在的例子告诉我们什么是数学建模。给我印象最深的是一个关于SARS的例子：2003年，SARS爆发并在世界范围内传播，严重影响到我国经济发展和人民生活，定量的研究SARS的传播规律并建立数学模型预测和控制传染病蔓延成为数学工作者必须解决的问题……于是Logistic回归便成为我永恒的记忆。为期2周的数学建模培训，给我留下的不仅是一个个经典的数学模型，更重要的是一份澎湃的激情和一份冷静的思考：数学和数学建模是人类的守护神，因为有了她的存在，人类的生存和发展才有条不紊的继续着;那么当SARS病毒肆无忌惮时，当AIDS病毒肆意侵蚀人们肉体时，一个热爱数学、热爱数学建模，更加热爱生命的人能够做些什么?

The first time I kissed the mathematical modeling was in the summer vacation of 2005, when I got a good opportunity to attend the mathematical modeling training organized by our school. Seasoned mathematics teachers told me what on earth the mathematical modeling is through some existing examples, in which the one about SARS impressed me most. In 2003, SARS broke out and shrouded rapidly to the whole world, which imperiled our economic development and people’s living. Therefore, study on its spreading regularity and building the mathematical modeling for predicting and controlling its extension had become the “Archimedes Heels” for all mathematicians… So, the Logistic regression has been carved in my memory. Two weeks’ training has presented me with a kind of passion and calm thinking much more than just those classical mathematical models. As the patron saint of our human-beings, the existence of Mathematics and mathematical modeling are maintaining our subsistence and development. Then, when SARS ran riot, when we are suffering from the pain of AIDS, what can I do as a mathematics and mathematical modeling lover who loves life so much?

怀着这份激情和思考，在大二的秋天，我第一次尝试了运用数学建模的知识去解决实际问题，我和另外两名队员代表学校参加了全国大学生数学建模比赛。比赛要求结合数据对长江水质做出定量评价，分析各地区的水质污染;并对未来长江水质污染发展趋势做出预测分析，制定污水处理计划。长达17页的数据和多个评价指标对我们来说着实是个挑战!究竟应该选择哪些数据?怎样综合考虑多个指标?我们尝试了近一天，推翻了以前建立的种种模型，有好几次都被弄得想要放弃，是队友间的相互鼓励的力量和锲而不舍的精神让我们最终找到了自己满意的模型：综合指数法模型评价长江水质，既体现水质的各种评价因子，又能反映主要污染物对水质的突出作用;通过多元线性回归拟合预测未来水质污染，建立线性优化模型，制定污水处理计划。我们小组的参赛论文获北京市二等奖。三天三夜的建模经历，那份澎湃的`激情已经渐渐平息，取而代之的是更加冷静的思考：数学建模创造、创新，成功地解决问题依赖于扎实的数学基础知识和过硬的数学建模能力;依赖于不拘一格的创新思维和创造能力;还依赖于对多方面知识的了解和积累。

Pocketed with this passion and thinking, I tasted to use mathematical modeling into practice and solve the practical problems by attending the National College Mathematical Modeling Contest with the other two schoolmates on behalf of our college. It required us to evaluate the water quality of Changjiang River according to the data, through which we had to analyze the water pollution in every region and predict the trend of it in the future. Finally we had to bring out the plan against it. It was really a challenge for us towards flood of data and estimations as long as 17 pages. We tried almost a whole day only to filter those data and take the evaluations into comprehensive account. Pulling down various models we had built before, we were so defeated that we wanted to give up many times. However, we finally found the satisfactory model thanks to our encouragement to each other which armed us with full strength to go further.We managed to evaluate the water quality by Composite index model, which could not only represent the evaluation factors, but also reflect the main impacts of the contaminations to the water pollution. We predicted the future water pollution through multiple linear regressions fitting and brought out the plan against it by building linear optimization model. Finally, we got the second prize in Beijing for our thesis. Three days’ and nights’ modeling experience had cooled our passion and gave us even more calm thinking instead. The creation of the mathematical modeling, along with the successful solution to the problems through it lied on the solid mathematics foundation, strong modeling ability, accumulation of the knowledge on different fields, unique creative ideas and creativity.

参加数学建模比赛的经历更加激发起我的学习兴趣，使我在学习数学理论的同时更加注重它们的应用性。除此之外，我抓住一切可能的机会再次参加实际的数学建模。大三的上学期，我有幸参加了为期3天的电工数学建模实习：给某大型运动会比赛项目排序。由于对图论知识很熟悉，我很快将问题转化为寻找最佳Hamilton回路。接近87亿种不同的排序的数据量，比上次的全国数模竞赛更大，我的算法运行时间相当长而且运行的结果也很不理想。这种情况的发生不仅仅没有打消我的积极性,反而使我的情绪高涨,这是人生中难得的自我考验,自我提高的机会!通过查询资料改用遗传算法，运行时间和结果都大大提高.最后成功地完成这次实习.这次实习给我的感触很大，一个数学模型是否能够完美地解决实际问题还要考虑其运算成本，实际问题不仅需要一个成功的模型还需要一个快速有效的算法。

The experience from this contest further aroused my interest in mathematics. I began to pay more attention to its application as well as learning the theories. In addition, I tried to catch every opportunity to take part in the practical mathematical modeling. My efforts finally rewarded when I was in the first term as a junior. I had a chance to participate in the 3-day electrician mathematical modeling practice-----classifying the sports programs for a big sports meeting. Being familiar with the Graph Theory, I immediately found the way to solve the problems by seeking the best Hamilton circuit line. Facing the nearly 8.7 billion data files with different orders much more than that on the National Mathematical Modeling Contest, I spent a long time on Algorithm without any perfect result. I wasn’t defeated towards this case, but so excited instead that I could have such a chance to challenge and improve myself. Looking up dozens of files, I finally made a perfect end of the practice by using the Genetic Algorithm into full account. It needs both a successful model and an effective arithmetic to solve these problems. , which largely shortened the operation time and improved the operation result. I learnt a lot from this practice. I came to know that to build successful mathematics modeling that can effectively solve the practical problems, we must take the operation cost

电工数模实习结束后，浓厚的学习兴趣和电工数学实习的教训促使我和数学系、计算机系几名同学共同筹划并创建“数学建模沙龙”，将计算机算法和数学模型共同作为沙龙的主题。每周二下午，我们会组织有兴趣的同学一起，以传授经验、分享心得、共同思考、共同讨论的方法学习和交流数学思想和算法。传统的运输问题、储存问题和新兴的模拟退火算法、蚂蚁算法都曾成为我们的讨论话题。通过这个活动我从数学系和计算机系的同学身上分享了更多的知识,他们的思维方式,处理问题的方法!到目前为止这个活动仍然在进行着,参加的人数也越来越多.带动了学校的一个学习热潮,我为此感到非常的兴奋!

Summarizing my failures in the mathematical modeling electrician practice and proceeding from my interest in this field, I began to think of collaborating on the “Mathematical Modeling Saloon” with several students from mathematics and computer departments, taking the Computer Algorithms and mathematical modeling as the two themes of the book. Every Tuesday afternoon, we would organized those students interested in this field to study and exchange the ideas and arithmetic by imparting experience, sharing what we learnt, pondering together and discussing with each other. Both the traditional transportation & storage problems and the modern Stimulated Annealing Arithmetic (SAA), Ant Algorithm have ever been the topic of our discussion, from which I have learnt many thinking styles and methods to the problems from the students both in mathematics and computer department. So far, I am excited to see that this activity is still in the wind with more and more participants and it aroused a learning upsurge in our college.

在老师的推荐下，大三暑假，我参加了邢永丽老师的教学改革项目——“提高数学课堂教学质量”的结果分析。04-05年，邢老师在她和其他几个数学老师的任课班级上做了课堂互动的教学实践，其数据大多以调查问卷等文字形式出现。此模型的特点让我马上联想到模糊数学定量分析模型，但敢于尝试新模型的念头让我最后选择了AHP层次分析法。通过量化数据，应用AHP层次分析法定量分析老师的综合素质、授课技巧等因素在师生互动、提高数学课堂教学质量中所起的作用，得出教师的授课技巧和课堂问题设置在课堂互动中所占分量最重的结论，并和邢老师合作完成《层次分析法在课堂互动教学效果评价中的应用》论文，邢老师和我对论文都非常满意，已向多个期刊投稿并有望发表。

Recommended by my teacher, I have participated in the Teaching Reform Program of Mrs. Xing yongli----the results analysis of “Improving the mathematics teaching quality on class”. Mrs. Xing, along with some other mathematics teachers experienced the class mutual activities in 2004 to 2005 with the character data files in form of paper investigations. For this style of data files, I finally used the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) as a creative challenge instead of the fuzzy mathematical quantitative analysis models, which firstly knocked my mind. By quantitating data and using the AHP, I succeeded in analyzing how the overall quality of the teachers and their teaching skills work in improving the mathematics teaching quality on class, from which we got the conclusion that the teaching skills and the way to put forward questions on class play the most important role in the class mutual activities. Besides, Mrs. Xing collaborated with me on the thesis named “The Application of Analytic Hierarchy Processinto the Evaluation of Class Mutual Activities”. Both of us were satisfied with this thesis and contributed it to many presses to be published.

和数学建模一样，金融工程的灵魂是创新思维和创造能力，而数学和数学建模知识在金融工程的应用更让我对这门学科充满了兴趣;更s重要的是，金融工程技术能给人们的生活、社会的稳定、国家的发展做出重要贡献，我想这个也更加符合我学习数学建模的初衷。

Similar with the mathematical modeling, the soul of the Financial Engineering is also the creativity. Therefore, the perfect application of the mathematics and mathematical modeling into the Financial Engineering once more surged my enthusiasm in this field. Furthermore, the Financial Engineering plays the important part in people’s living, social stability and the national development, which is my original intention to choose this field I think.

什么样的个人英文陈述范文可以让自己脱颖而出?下面是我给大家整理的个人陈述英文范文，供大家参阅!

My interest in international Affairs was derived from my intention of facilitating the communications between cultures. In my opinion, the different cultures’ involvement in international affairs is closely related to the flawed cultural integration hence some bad relations. With four years of university life in Hong Kong, where eastern and western cultures conflict and integrate at the same time, I deeply understood the positive effect of harmonious international relations and the severe consequences of cultural misunderstandings. As a result, I have made my mind to devote myself to prompting the cross-cultural communications while eliminating the stereotypes and misunderstandings. To be specific, I would love to become a writer, a translator or an editor who works as a bridge, connecting people and their cultures.

With my ardent interest in cross-culture communications and international studies, plus the ambition of alleviating misunderstandings, I chose the major of Translation and Interpretation in undergraduate at City University of Hong Kong. Being self-disciplined, independent and highly-motivated, I strived to equip myself as best as I could. In addition to the harsh training and practice at school, I also spent my spare time exploring extra-curriculum books in various fields, aiming to enlarge my knowledge scope and widen my horizon. My dedication paid off as I got relatively remarkable grades for most courses, especially communication related ones, such as an A for Translation for the Media, an A- for Theory of Translation, an A- for Advanced Consecutive Interpretation (English to Putonghua), etc. In the past few years, my GPA for the core courses was 3.33 (overall: 3.22).

Apart from academic performance on campus, I took a few internships which were all related to cultural communications. I was referred by my professor to work as a conference interpreter for the symposium named Future Culture [In]tangible Heritage, which was hosted by the Hong Kong advanced Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Studies. Our team earned a widely-acknowledged reputation for our interpretation services. This experience not only enriched my professional experience and knowledge, but gave me a lesson on teamwork as well. Moreover, when I saw the scholars from Dunhuang Academy and British Library, who did not know each

other’s language or culture, talked fluently with my help, I was fascinated by the magic of words and languages, which firmed my decision of my career choice.

Born and raised up in a culturally rich area, I have always felt called upon to present my hometown’s culture accurately and adequately. As a trail to achieve my goal, I worked for a local firm in my hometown in order to promote the cultural heritage to the visitors. I helped receive and interpret for a few distinguished guests including the group of Nobel Laureates as well as the Premier from Rwanda. I also drafted the English script for the introduction which was played in the electronic guide. Our team’s work was appreciated by the guests as well as the company.

Firmly believing in the importance of cross-cultural communications, I have made my mind to stimulate the cultural exchange and integration worldwide. To make this objective come true, I need to master appropriate skills and persistently deepen my understanding of international studies. Bearing in mind what I am seeking for, I hope the MA in Global Affairs at Jackson Institute to be my next stop. Its courses like The Next China, Strategy, Technology and War, The UN and International Security will enable me to improve my knowledge structure which is instrumental to future goal attainment. And its concentration on International Security Studies will accelerate my pursuit of career aspirations. Besides, its unique Research and Summer Internship or Employment will help me enrich my practical experiences in the field of cross-cultural communication. I am confident that, prepared with adequate competitiveness and capacities, I will be an active and contributive member of the Jackson MA International Relations program.

Management Personal Statement

I would like to apply to do a Management degree. Having acted as Managing Director on a Young Enterprise Team whilst doing my ‘AS’ levels, I came up with innovative ideas that made a very successful company. Having held management positions within Human Resources, Operations, and Finance, I quickly realised that pursuing a management degree at university would be ideal for me.

After my GCSE’s, I held a temporary job as a junior in an Insolvency practice, in order to gain work experience. Having to work to tight deadlines taught me how to work

independently as part of a professional team. I learnt that in business, if one person lacks productivity, then everyone else can suffer, and also how to motivate others as a means of preventing such issues. I used the skills learnt to enhance my role as the Managing Director of my young Enterprise company, particularly methods of motivation and delegation, and the significance of being accountable for others. Having spent nearly three years working part time in a Health food shop alongside my studies, I developed my communication skills, with both colleagues and customers, and proved to be a trustworthy employee.

Being appointed as Deputy Head Boy in the sixth form was a great honour to me. My skills were greatly enhanced by holding this position, as I would often have to listen, and respond to issues brought up by fellow prefects, and students lower down the school. Through activities such as Lunch duty, I learnt the worth of different leadership skills, and that it is important to treat everyone as an individual in order to get results. I was always keen to stay into the evening to help out at school events.

Socialising is very important to me, and I am always keen to meet new people. I enjoy trying

new foods to increase my knowledge of different cultures, and my culinary skills will prove very useful in independent university life. I enjoy travelling, and learning about modern history. Having recently returned from Prague, I visited a concentration camp. This was a moving experience for me, and something I will never forget. Music is one of my biggest hobbies, and I use music to help me unwind and reflect on things. I use the internet to keep up with current affairs and sports news.

I have always been a keen sportsman, representing my school in many sporting activities. I enjoy running, particularly competing in sprint races, but also long distance running as a means of keeping fit. I always try to go for a run every evening, during breaks between my A Level studies. I represented my school as a keen member of the district and Maccabi Great Britain athletics teams, particularly in the relay. I formally played tennis and table tennis in national competitions, and more recently I have played in football, rugby, and cricket leagues outside of school.

I believe that my experiences have prepared me for independent university life. My social skills together with my ambition to succeed in life prove me to be good candidate for a Management Degree.

自述，也即Personal Statement, 是所有出国文件中最重要的部分，它是申请者最主要的自我包装。申请被录取和经济资助就是要把自己推销给评审者。你的重任是让这一文件反映你的个性和才智。写自述即使对以英语为母语的北美学生也是颇费心力的事情，对中国申请者来说，用英语写作本来就是困难的事，更何况自述是为了表现和包装自己，有违我们的文化习俗，写起来往往备感吃力。中国申请者往往没有面谈的机会，这份文件因而愈发显得重要。

我们要忠告所有的申请者，你必须抓住机会，充分而且恰如其分地表现你的人格力量、智慧和已取得的成就。在此文件的创作中要花大量的精力，决不能知难而退，草率从事。你已经花费了多年的心血，完成了大学甚至是研究生的学习，你也可能又在随后的工作岗位上积累了宝贵的经验，现在又通过艰苦卓绝的努力，成功地考过了TOEFL和GRE。然而，你的任务并没有结束。你必须静下心来，有条不紊地处理多种文件，而其中自述是重中之重。

怎样真正地把此项工作当作重中之重呢?那并不是赶紧去习一本所谓范例然后照着抄，而是要借此机会严肃、认真和全面审视自己的才能、潜能、出国留学的目的。这种对自己的能力、向往和追求的透彻的了解是写好自述的基础。根据编者在国外求学、工作的经验，可以这么说，在写好自述这件事上，中国留学生可以说是遇上了一个深层次而且是重大的文化差异。所谓"深层次"就是说这个差异不是西方人喝咖啡中国人喝茶、西方人称"Darling"而中国人称"孩子他妈"那样简单。

北美的许许多多的"雇主"-----大学的录取评审者，确实是非常重视求职者、求学者对自身是否了解，对自己的前途和目标是否明确。在他们的文化中，这样的自我了解被视为是人的素质中很重要的一部分。他们的文化同时也十分重视对自身的了解和对目标的追求做出个性化的表达能力。本文并不是要讨论文化问题，而是力求以最短的篇幅给读者以最大的实用指导。本软件编者最大遗憾就是申请者把写作自述一事当作官样文章而草率应付。北美教育机构的官僚主义常常更甚于我国，但要求写自述，的确不是官样文章，而是给申请者一次表现自己的机会。读者切记，这样的表现一定要富有个性。

怎样判断自述是否反映了个性呢?最简单的就是看第二个人是否能写出一样的或是差不多的内容。真正的富有个性的自我介绍是不可能与其他的信雷同的。尽管有许多人有着看上去类似的求学、求职经历，但是每个人对学习、工作、事业和他人的感受应该是独有的而且也应该是独特的。即使两个人所有的学习和工作经历都相同，也都计划去同一个领域里深造，引发他们对该学科感兴趣的外部事物和内心感受也必定是有区别的。所以，在我们谈到写作自述其他注意事项之前，首先要求读者要独具创意。在写作自述的时候，认真而全面地审视自己的方法就是默默地自问如下问题：

1. 对所要申请的学校和专业是否有了深入细致的了解，能做到在写自述时紧扣

学校和专业的要求及特点，突出自己申请的优势?

2. 我的人生经历中有什么独特的、非同寻常的地方?在我的家庭生活和社会生活中有哪些人或事件影响了我的人生观和事业追求?这些影响有什么与众不同的地方?

3. 我最初是如何对目前所选专业感兴趣的?我在其后的岁月中又是如何加深了对这一学科领域的认识?我在这一领域已经取得了什么样的成绩?是什么因素使我自信，能够在这一领域有所建树?

4. 在上学期间我从事了那些助教、助研、社会实践、暑期工作?通过这些活动在什么方面得到了提高(比如科研能力、组织能力和领导能力等)?在步入社会后的工作中完成过什么项目，取得了哪些成就，表现出何等才干?

5. 我的最终的事业目标是什么?

6. 在我多年来的考试成绩上有没有需要解释的地方?比方说我大学成绩一直很优异，但GRE成绩却不怎么理想;我高年级的成绩是否比低年级的成绩有显著的提高?

7.在自我奋斗的过程中是否需要克服超常的困难，如家庭生活贫困、身体残疾等等?

8. 我是否具备杰出的品格，比如诚实，可靠、善良、刻苦等等，而我能否提供真凭实据来加以证明?我是否具备值得一提的很好的特别的工作习惯和态度，以及禀性上的优势。

9. 我具备什么样的特殊才能，如分析能力、领导才能和交流才能?我为什么比别的申请者更具有在事业上成功的把握?

要回答这些问题的确是不容易的，但你必须在正式写作自述之前全面准备，对这些问题加以认真思考，因为你的自述需要回答所有这些问题或其中的大部分。

对内容有了把握后，就是要注意写作技巧了。这里说的写作技巧不是英语水平的问题，而是写作的思路、取材和段落的安排。写自述的最大忌讳就是写得毫无特色、枯燥乏味。要知道每一个录取评审委员需要阅读成百上千份自述，其中大多数的自述的内容都是雷同的，他们不可能有时间、精力和气力在平淡中寻找不寻常，努力发掘你的优秀之处。要写得醒目，抓住读者的注意力，这个责任完全在于你自己。

所以，自述的第一段或者是前二段至为重要。这头一、二段必须能够引起读者对你的兴趣，并且能够得到关于你个人的最重要的信息。如果你的头一、二段的内容中有闪光之处，能够给人留下不可磨灭的印象，那就达到了最佳效果。绝大多数的申请者的的确确有着类似的学历和工作背景，而且现在又追求一个共同的目标：攻读研究生。在这样的情况下，读者应该不难想见，不论我们是汉语，还是用英语，描述自己的经历和追求的语汇和句式终究会趋向雷同。编者所强调的"独特性"，决不是仅指在语言上要独树一帜。获得独特性的更重要的有两个方法：一是寻找独特的思想方法或者说是审视自己的独特角度，二是在陈述过程中采用故事手法。

采取第一种方法时我们从多种角度着眼确定文章的基调，我们在此对三种较常见的类型写作时所应遵循的策略进行简要论述：

1. 克服生活中的逆境型：Peterson's Guide中曾经登载的一封外国人申请时写的自述，作者的家庭背景是贫苦的、不识英文的第一代亚裔移民。作者没有回避自己多花了几年时间才完成大学的教育并且成绩较差这一惨痛的事实，而是就此问题展开对自己的介绍。他的家庭贫困，作为长子肩负帮助父母抚养年幼的妹妹的重任。这样，完成大学教育对他来说需要艰苦卓绝的努力。因此，通过他的叙述，一位奋斗不息、刻苦耐劳并具有高度责任感的年轻人的形象跃然纸上。

这位作者申请的学校是法学院，难度较大，但作者有力地陈述了他的理由：他的父母像许多亚裔移民一样，不通英文，更不懂在美国用法律的手段来保护自己的权益。他现在申请读法学院，目的就是为了将来能够运用法律的武器维护在美国少数族裔的权益。

这样的信读起来感人至深，作者当然也被录取了。成功之处就在于作者能用独特的角度来看待自己的经历和追求的目标。他所陈述的经历、思想和感受与其人生奋斗的目标达到了高度的统一。

在写这种在逆境中奋起的自述时，应通过用事实来描述过去的经历及其对自己的求学、事业和人生目标的正面影响，但切忌耽于自我怜悯，或因一种谴责评判的方式使文章显得充满怨气。

2. 自我成长型：这种 申请人在生活、学业和工作上虽不可避免地会遇到挫折，但相对来说，他们的生活进行得比较一帆风顺。写这种自述一定要用正面、肯定的语气，清楚、精炼，同时又要充分、多方面地展示自己独特的才智、事业和求学的追求方向。

3. 家庭影响型：这种情况下可以是好的家庭背景对申请者产生了正面的影响，也可以是艰难或不好的家庭环境作用于申请者，使之反思而发奋图强。写正面的影响时注意不要过分渲染家庭的帮助，督促向导作用，因为这样的作者往往不知不觉中会给评审人留下一种自我缺乏主见和动力的印象。同样，写不好家庭的背景时，也不要太多着墨于那些问题，重要的是突出自己不随遇而安、屈从命运安排的精神和志向。