Name: 申請大學的 5 個技巧：論文、書信、陳述等 (5 Tips for University Applications: Essays, Letters, Statements, etc.)
Uploaded: 2025-07-27T18:37:04.000Z
Duration: 24 min 30 s

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大家好，歡迎來到 www.engvid.com，我是亞當。

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Today's video is mostly targeting people who are going to be applying to universities in English-speaking countries, Canada, US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, but also some other countries that have English-based schools that have a similar application process.

今天的視頻主要針對即將申請英語國家（加拿大、美國、英國、澳洲、紐西蘭）大學的人，也包括其他一些有英語學校的國家，這些學校也有類似的申請流程。

Now, those of you who are applying to these schools, especially graduate schools, but even undergraduate schools, you understand that the application process includes a sample writing.

現在，正在申請這些學校，尤其是研究生院，甚至是大學院校的同學們都知道，申請過程包括寫作範文。

Now, every school will have their own requirements, the things that they want from you, but all of them will have general basics that you need to send, and all the things I'm going to talk about today apply to any of the things that you're going to need to write.

現在，每所學校都會有自己的要求，他們希望從你這裡得到什麼，但所有學校都會有你需要發送的一般基本內容，我今天要講的所有內容都適用於你需要寫的任何內容。

So, first, what are the types of things you're going to need to write as part of your university application?

那麼，首先，作為大學申請材料的一部分，您需要寫哪些類型的內容呢？

Some schools will ask for a personal statement, others will ask for a statement of purpose, especially graduate schools, or a letter of intent.

有些學校會要求提供個人陳述，有些學校（尤其是研究生院）會要求提供目的陳述或意向書。

A statement of purpose and a letter of intent are essentially the same thing, okay?

目的陳述和意向書本質上是一回事，好嗎？

Some will ask for a cover letter, just like you were applying for a job, you send a cover letter, they want a cover letter with your application.

有些人會要求你提供求職信，就像你在申請工作時會寄出求職信一樣，他們也希望你的申請能附帶求職信。

This is more similar to the personal statement.

Some of them will just give you supplementary essays, so a lot of the applications will have an essay question, or they'll automatically ask for a personal statement, and then each university will give you a few more questions that you have to write short essays for.

有些大學會給你一些補充論文，所以很多申請都會有論文問題，或者會自動要求你寫個人陳述，然後每所大學還會給你一些問題，你必須針對這些問題寫短文。

So, make sure you know exactly what you need to submit.

是以，請確保您清楚地知道自己需要提交哪些材料。

Now, it's very, very important that you do not underestimate the importance of these pieces of writing.

現在，非常非常重要的一點是，不要低估這些寫作的重要性。

Your application consists of transcripts, your resume, the actual application you're filling out, all these things, and a sample of your writing that shows who you are, what you want to do, why the university should accept you instead of someone else.

你的申請材料包括成績單、履歷、實際填寫的申請表，所有這些東西，以及一份你的寫作樣本，說明你是誰，你想做什麼，為什麼大學應該錄取你而不是其他人。

Sometimes this is what's going to decide whether you are accepted to a university or not.

有時，這將決定你是否能被大學錄取。

If you're applying and there's a lot of other applicants with similar grades, similar experiences, similar extracurricular activities, what is going to make you different from the others?

如果你正在申請，而其他很多申請者成績相似、經歷相似、課外活動相似，那麼你有什麼與眾不同之處？

This, the extra piece of writing that you need to submit.

So, the most important tip, I'm going to give you actually five major tips, but the most important thing that you need to understand right now, give yourself time to work on these writing pieces, okay?

所以，最重要的竅門，我實際上要給你五個主要的竅門，但最重要的是，你現在需要明白，給自己時間來完成這些寫作，好嗎？

Now, I've helped a lot of students with their application writing.

現在，我已經幫助很多學生撰寫了申請材料。

It's amazing how many people contact me and say, can you help me with my personal statement?

很多人聯繫我說："你能幫我做個人陳述嗎？

Next week is too late, like if you haven't already thought about things, you might not have enough time.

下週太遲了，就像如果你還沒有想好，你可能就沒有足夠的時間了。

American students, Canadian students, UK students, etc., when they know they're going to be applying for university, they start writing these things a minimum of six months before the application deadline or before they're ready to submit.

美國學生、加拿大學生、英國學生等，當他們知道自己要申請大學時，他們至少會在申請截止日期前或準備提交申請前六個月開始寫這些東西。

Some people start writing them a year before.

Don't leave it until the last few days or the last week or two.

不要等到最後幾天或最後一兩週才去做。

Give yourself two, three, four months, as much as possible.

儘可能給自己兩個月、三個月、四個月的時間。

Now, I'm going to start with a few general tips, and then I'm going to get into some more specific tips that you need to know.

現在，我將先介紹一些一般技巧，然後再介紹一些你需要知道的更具體的技巧。

Do not underestimate the value of good writing, and good writing is built on good vocab, good grammar, good structure, etc.

不要低估好文章的價值，好文章是建立在好詞彙、好文法、好結構等基礎之上的。

You can't write a sloppy statement or letter and expect the university to be impressed by you.

你不能馬馬虎虎地寫一份聲明或一封信，就指望大學會對你刮目相看。

You can't have mistakes, grammar, vocab, or otherwise, and you have to be very clear, you have to be very convincing, and you can't be boring.

不能有文法、詞彙或其他方面的錯誤，必須非常清楚，必須非常有說服力，不能無聊。

All of this has to do with language, so make sure the English is very good.

所有這些都與語言有關，是以要確保英語非常流利。

Do not write a personal statement or a statement of purpose and then send it.

不要寫完個人陳述或目的陳述後就寄出。

You should go through five, six, seven drafts before you have your final draft to send.

你應該經過五、六、七稿的修改，才會有最終的寄稿。

Definitely don't send your first draft or your second draft.

Make sure you understand exactly what they're asking for.

Is there a word limit, like a word count limit?

For example, they say write no more than 1,000 words.

例如，他們說寫作不超過 1000 字。

If you wrote 1,100 words already, you've already lost the opportunity to go to this university because they're not even going to read your application.

如果你已經寫了 1100 字，那麼你已經失去了上這所大學的機會，因為他們根本不會看你的申請。

If you can't read a simple instruction, how are you going to understand complex instructions from your professors?

如果連簡單的指令都看不懂，又怎麼能理解教授們的複雜指令呢？

Make sure you understand what you need to do.

Some of the supplementary essays will say in 300 characters or less.

有些補充文章的字數不超過 300 字。

Characters means each letter and space and punctuation.

字元指每個字母、空格和標點符號。

Make sure you know how much you're allowed to write.

If they say 12 font times in your Roman, times in your Roman font, 12 point size, make sure you don't write with a bigger font or a different font.

如果他們說羅馬字體為 12 倍，羅馬字體為 12 倍，12 點大小，請確保不要用更大的字體或不同的字體書寫。

Make sure you know exactly what they're asking you for, otherwise you're showing that you're not a very serious student.

確保你清楚地知道他們要求你做什麼，否則就表明你不是一個認真的學生。

This is a personal essay, so it's okay to use the pronoun I, and you don't need to worry about fancy vocabulary, and you don't need to worry about transitions and all these things that you would use for the, you would need for the IELTS or TOEFL.

這是一篇個人隨筆，所以使用代詞 "我 "就可以了，你不需要擔心花哨的詞彙，也不需要擔心過渡句和所有這些你在雅思或托福考試中會用到的東西。

This is more of a personal story, so you don't need to be too academic.

這更像是一個個人故事，所以不需要太學術化。

You can be, you could use I, although you can use I in academic essays anyway, too, but don't be afraid of the I, okay?

你可以用 "我"，儘管在學術論文中也可以用 "我"，但不要害怕 "我"，好嗎？

是以，這只是一個非常一般性的介紹。

Now, let's look at some more specific things.

現在，讓我們來看看一些更具體的事情。

Okay, so let's start looking at these statements and letters, etc.

好了，讓我們開始看看這些聲明和信件吧。

The most common mistake I see when people send me their draft of what they wrote, what they want to submit, is that people repeat a lot of information that the admissions officers can see elsewhere.

我看到的最常見的錯誤是，當人們把他們寫的草稿發給我時，他們想提交的東西，都是重複了很多招生官可以在其他地方看到的資訊。

So, don't forget, when you're applying, you're not only sending the statement, you're also sending your transcript, you're sending your CV or resume, for most schools ask for this, and you're sending a reference letter.

是以，不要忘記，在申請時，你不僅要寄送聲明，還要寄送成績單、履歷（大多數學校都要求提供）和推薦信。

Somebody recommended you, like a professor or a co-worker or a boss, I mean, etc., so make sure that anything that I can see here, I shouldn't see in your personal statement.

有人推薦了你，比如教授、同事或老闆，我是說，等等，所以要確保我能在這裡看到的任何東西，我都不應該在你的個人陳述中看到。

Don't tell me about your grades, because I can see your transcripts.

別跟我說你的成績，因為我可以看到你的成績單。

Don't tell me about the job you had and how long you were there and who was your boss, I can see that in your resume or your CV.

不要告訴我你曾經做過什麼工作，在那裡工作了多久，你的老闆是誰，我可以在你的履歷或履歷中看到這些。

Don't tell me that your boss really liked you, because he will have said that in the reference letter.

別跟我說你的老闆很喜歡你，因為他在推薦信中已經說過了。

If you say your boss really liked you, but your boss didn't write you a reference letter, that makes you look very bad.

如果你說你的老闆非常喜歡你，但你的老闆卻沒有給你寫推薦信，那你的形象就會非常糟糕。

Either you're lying or maybe you misunderstood your boss's feelings, right?

要麼是你在撒謊，要麼是你誤解了老闆的感受，對嗎？

Anyway, all of these things, the admissions officers will see first, before they read your statement or letter.

總之，所有這些東西，招生官都會先看到，然後才會看你的陳述或信件。

So, don't merely summarize something that they already know.

是以，不要僅僅總結他們已經知道的東西。

You have to make every word count and do something.

你必須讓每一個字都有價值，並有所作為。

It has to have a purpose, it has to lead to some effect on the reader, okay?

必須有目的，必須對讀者產生某種影響，好嗎？

Then, and this is another thing that a lot of people fail to do, I think.

然後，我認為這是很多人都沒有做到的另一件事。

When you're applying to a seat in a classroom in a university, it's very, very important that you remember that hundreds, maybe even thousands of other people are applying for that same seat.

當你申請大學教室裡的一個座位時，非常非常重要的一點是，你要記住，還有成百上千甚至成千上萬的人在申請同樣的座位。

Let's say for, in some programs, let's say they have 25 seats opening every year. 2,000, 3,000 students apply.

比方說，有些項目每年有 25 個名額。有 2000 或 3000 名學生申請。

That means that close to 3,000 people are not going to be accepted.

這意味著將有近 3000 人不被錄取。

So, you have to ask yourself what makes you different from those hundreds or thousands of other applicants.

是以，你必須問問自己，是什麼讓你與其他成百上千的申請者不同。

Now, I'll give you a bit of a case study.

I've helped a few students from a particular country.

我幫助過幾個來自某個國家的學生。

All of them applied to a particular program in the US, the same program.

他們都申請了美國的一個特定項目，同一個項目。

Different students, same country, all wanting to go study the same thing in the US.

不同的學生，同一個國家，都想去美國學習同樣的東西。

And I, this were different times, like different years and all this stuff, but every single one of them did the exact same thing.

雖然時間不同，年份也不同，但他們每個人都做了同樣的事情。

She told me about her experiences and how they were very valuable and how they changed her perspective, then her work experience, and then what school she wants to go to, what she wants to study.

她向我講述了她的經歷，以及這些經歷如何非常寶貴，如何改變了她的觀點，然後是她的工作經歷，然後是她想去什麼學校，想學什麼專業。

But each of these students, three completely different students, all wrote the essentially same thing.

但是，這三個完全不同的學生，每個人都寫了基本相同的內容。

So, imagine how many hundreds of others are also writing the exact same thing.

是以，試想一下，有多少成百上千的人也在寫著一模一樣的東西。

所以，你需要脫穎而出，對嗎？

There's a crowd of students all saying the same thing.

You need to stand out and say something different.

你需要脫穎而出，說出與眾不同的話。

Now, saying something different might sound easy to say, it's a very difficult thing to do.

現在，說一些與眾不同的話聽起來似乎很容易，但做起來卻非常困難。

You have to think very carefully about what makes you different, right?

你必須仔細思考是什麼讓你與眾不同，對嗎？

And this is especially for the statement of purpose, but when we come to the personal statement, which I'm going to talk about next, the personal statement, a lot of people forget the word personal.

這尤其適用於目的陳述，但當我們談到個人陳述時，也就是我接下來要談的個人陳述，很多人都忘記了個人這個詞。

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