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Personal History Statement写作攻略 Written by Administrator Friday, 25 March 2011 22:11 - Last Updated Friday, 25 March 2011 22:13 ? 一些UC系统的学校，比如UC Berkeley以及University of Michigan在申请材料要求方面 除了要一份传统意义上的以motivation为主旨的PS(个人陈述: Personal Statement)或 者SOP(目的陈述: Statement of Purpose)之外，还需要一份个人经历陈述 (Personal History Statement)。按照Berkeley的话说就是： ? Please describe how your personal background informs your decision to pursue a graduate degree. Please include information on how you have overcome barriers to access higher education, evidence of how you have come to understand the barriers faced by others, evidence of your academic service to advance equitable access to higher education for women, racial 1 / 8 Personal History Statement写作攻略 Written by Administrator Friday, 25 March 2011 22:11 - Last Updated Friday, 25 March 2011 22:13 minorities, and individuals from other groups that have been historically underrepresented in higher education, evidence of your research focusing on underserved populations or related issues of inequality, or evidence of your leadership among such groups. ? / ? 由于相关的经验比较少，很多人把这个statement又写成了一份传统意义上的PS，或是把 原先一个大的ps分拆成两个部分，其实这样做不是特别符合学校的原意。 ? 美国大学的主旨和目的之一就是要引领社会的价值观，其中很重要的就是: Diversity and Broader Impact。 2 / 8 Personal History Statement写作攻略 Written by Administrator Friday, 25 March 2011 22:11 - Last Updated Friday, 25 March 2011 22:13 ? Diversity：美国很强调平等的观念，特别是机会平等的观念，而受教育机会的公平是机 会平等的关键。试想如果奥巴马童鞋没有受过一流的教育，是没有成为美国总统的机会 的。同时美国又是一个移民国家，特别在加州等地区，少数族裔(比如亚裔，西班牙裔) 等人数众多，但是由于历史和社会的原因，部分种群的受教育机会相对来说少一些，所 以他们对于Under-represented background的学生会有所倾斜。这里所说的Under-repre sented,在美国这边不只是代表经济上或者政治上的弱