アプリケーションエッセイ 書き方#1
アプリケーションエッセイは膨大に時間が掛かりますが、今回は書き始め段階の説明になります。 Application essayではなぜtarget schoolへ出願したいかという理由が求められます。これはessayの中核にはならないことが多いですが、合否にimpactを与えます。日本の入試制度からは想像しにくいですが、例えば私の場合PhD programでしたがChicago (top5) には受かり、滑り止めの滑り止めで出願したVirginia(top50)に落ちるという結果でした。Virginiaはbest fitした訳ではなくinterestのズレから落とされたな、という感触でした。 こちら側からすれば、levelが高ければ良いというapplicantsも多いかと思いますが明確に何故他校ではなく出願先の学校なのか、という理由を説明しなければいけません。大学学部入学される方の中にはまだMajorが決まっていない方もいる為、レベルの高さ/校風/立地/雰囲気etc…という”上部の情報”で問題ないですが大学院 (MBA, LLM, MA etc…)
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