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Coursera 课程“大学申请文书十大常见错误”总结 本课程旨在帮助学生避免在大学申请文书中犯下最常见的错误，从而提升文书质量，让申请脱颖而出。 **主要内容提炼：** * **避免“简历式罗列”**：招生官已清楚学生的成绩和荣誉，不需在文书中重复，以免显得冗余或炫耀。 * **区别于学术论文**：个人陈述应更像个人回忆录，讲述生活故事，而非五段式研究写作。 * **规避陈词滥调**：认识并学习如何创新性地处理“易用俗套”的话题，找到独特视角。 * **注意“十大非正式用词”**：了解哪些词汇要避免，并学习更恰当的替代词。 * **保持动词时态一致**：确保文章中动词时态的连贯性，避免出现“过去时态与现在时态混用”的错误。 * **接受“不完美的初稿”**：优秀的文书出自反复修改，初稿不必追求完美，重点是先写出来。 * **防止“文意散漫”**：明确叙事冲突、文章主旨和想传达给招生官的信息。 * **区分“对话与引用”**：理解两者区别，避免错误使用引用损害文书质量。 * **忠于自我，而非取悦所有人**：虽然接受反馈有益，最终文书应体现个人风格，相信自己的判断。
You may already have a draft of your Common App personal statement, or you may be unsure how to start. What are the most common mistakes students make? How can you edit your essay to make your application stand out? Learn how to take your essay to the next level and avoid common mistakes in this course.Mistake 1: Resume list. Remember that colleges already have a list of your accomplishments, awards, and grades, so there is no need to list them. At best, it is repetitive. At worst, it can feel like bragging.Mistake 2: Writing an academic essay. The personal statement is not the place for writing a five-paragraph research paper. Instead, it should read more like a memoir, recounting a story about your life.Mistake 3: Overused topics. In this course, you will learn about so-called "overused topics" and how to avoid cliches. Few topics are truly unusable, and by using the strategies in this course, you will be able to find a topic that speaks to you and write about it in a unique way.Mistakes 4-5: Top 10 informal words. Which 10 words drive English teachers and college admissions officers crazy? You will learn which words to avoid in this course. Even more importantly, you will learn alternative words that you can use, so you will feel confident when editing your essay.Mistake 6: Inconsistent verb tense. What's wrong with this sentence? Last year, I drove all the way to Michigan and win an award. Why, the verb tense, of course! "Drove" is in the past tense, while "win" is present. Make sure that your paragraphs stick to the same tense. Mistake 7: Striving for the perfect first draft. Most great personal statements require four drafts, so don't worry about making your first draft perfect. Plan to make significant edits, and just focus on getting something down on paper, no matter how imperfect.Mistake 8: Meandering. Make it clear what the conflict is. What is the main takeaway? What do you want admissions officers to learn about you?Mistake 9: Dialogue vs. quotes. What is the difference, and how can the misuse of quotations destroy a good essay?Mistake 10: Trying to please everyone. In the end, your personal statement is yours. Feedback is helpful, but sometimes you just need to trust your gut and turn it in!
