UCSC的Personal History Statement和Statement of Purpose区别到底是什么啊？怎么弄？

UCSC要求两份文书：Personal History Statement和Statement of Purpose

我只写了一份PS，大概不到800字。


Personal History Statement
The Personal History Statement is required of all applicants.This statement will be used in conjunction with your application for graduate admission and financial support. Please note that the Personal History Statement should not duplicate the Statement of Purpose.

UC Santa Cruz is interested in a diverse and inclusive graduate student population. In an essay, discuss how your personal background informs your decision to pursue a graduate degree. Please include any educational, familial, cultural, economic, or social experiences, challenges, or opportunities relevant to your academic journey; how you might contribute to social or cultural diversity within your chosen field; and/or how you might serve underrepresented segments of society with your degree.
Recommended length is a concise 1-3 pages, single-spaced.

Statement of Purpose
This should be a concise, well-written essay about your background and your reasons for pursuing graduate study in the field you have chosen. Selection committees place particular importance on the statement of purpose. It exhibits your ability to present ideas in clear, coherent language. Your statement of purpose should indicate:

- How knowledgeable you are in the desired field of study
- How your undergraduate studies and other experiences (work, community involvement, and so forth) serve as a foundation for graduate study
- How and why you intend to build on this foundation of knowledge and apply your graduate training to social or theoretical problems
Recommended length is a concise 2-4 pages, single-spaced.

In addition, how and why you intend to build on this foundation of knowledge and apply your training to social or theoretical problems. Please mention in your personal statement why you want to pursue graduate work in bioinformatics, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, statistics & applied mathematics, or technology & information management and why you would like to do it at UCSC.


我想请问，这两份文书到底有什么区别啊？

PHS
include any educational, familial, cultural, economic, or social experiences, challenges, or opportunities relevant to your academic journey; how you might contribute to social or cultural diversity within your chosen field; and/or how you might serve underrepresented segments of society with your degree

SoP好像是

It exhibits your ability to present ideas in clear, coherent language.

我是不是可以理解为：PHS是要我阐述经历，以及这些经历对我的申请的field的影响
SoP貌似也是关于自己经历的，要我说我在这个field的knowledge怎么样，为什么要申请这个program
有什么区别呢？我该怎么写呢？很头晕啊。谢谢各位啦~

http://www.1point3acres.com/bbs/thread-20289-1-1.html
看到这个介绍，分享一下

补充内容 (2014-12-15 19:39):
http://wenku.baidu.com/view/7c915288a0116c175f0e4854
这是一篇PHS的介绍。大概是写一些non academic的Personal Experience.

加州学校都要这个personal history statement 感觉就是为了diversity的学生准备的

k1938slll 发表于 2014-12-15 19:38
加州学校都要这个personal history statement 感觉就是为了diversity的学生准备的

写一些Personal non academic history，比如说创建社团这种leadership方面的experience，义务支教这种volunteer的experience，等等。
还有哪些方面可以写到PHS呢？(UCI不需要PHS哦，UCSC需要PHS的。)