楼主今年年初正式准备转码上学,由于做决定比较仓促,开始着手准备申请材料的时候已经是二月中旬了,很多学校的deadline都过了,所以也没有几个学校可以选。我一共申请了三所学校,四个项目,除了Brandeis被拒了,剩下的RIT MSCS, NEU CS Align,和NEU IS Bridge全部收到offer,下面给大家分享一下我的申请文书经验,希望能给未来想读书的同学提供一点帮助~
NEU CS Align是给转专业同学量身打造的项目,在申请前期我曾经和学校招生的小蜜聊过,小蜜和我说这个项目十分看重申请人的文书和语言成绩。语言成绩自不必多说,英语不好的话,上课/找工作甚至日常生活都会受到影响。申请文书则是一个让招生官了解你的重要工具,如何写出好故事打动招生官,让招生官认为你是这个项目需要的学生十分重要。Align项目的申请小作文是回答三个问题,如下:
1. Align students often cite the critical importance of perseverance – the capacity to keep iterating and working a problem. Tell us about a time you had to persevere? How has that shaped your career trajectory?
2. Some of our students wish to take their passion and combine it with tech; others wish to leave their past experiences behind and dive head-first into the computer science world. What drives your transition into tech?
3. If you believe the above questions have not given you an opportunity to tell us enough about yourself, feel free to use this section to highlight something about yourself you think is essential to understanding who you are and what drives you.