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（六）态度诚恳认真，不卑不亢。不用为自己的弱点道歉，比如托福成绩不高等；也不要表现得过份自信。重要的是给学校一个专业，认真的印象。
（七）不要抄袭，改写书上的样本文章。应详读学校的介绍，了解其要求，再对自己的学业背景、计划加以考虑，写出自己的风格。
（八）检查英文的时态、性别及单多数等方面的错误。
Ten Do's for Personal Statement
1.Unite your essay and give it direction with a theme or thesis. The thesis is the main point you want to communicate.
2.Before you begin writing, choose what you want to discuss and the order in which you want to discuss it.
3.Use concrete examples from your life experience to support your thesis and distinguish yourself from other applicants.
4.Write about what interests you, excites you. That's what admissions staff wants to read.
5.Start your essay with an attention-grabbing lead -- an anecdote, quote, question, or engaging description of scene.
6.End your essay with a conclusion that refers back to lead and restates your thesis.
7.Revise your essay at least three times.
8.In addition to your editing, ask someone else to critique your personal statement for you.
9.Proofread your personal statement by reading it out loud or reading it into a tape recorder and playing back the tape.
10.Write clearly, succinctly.
Ten Don'ts for Personal Statement
1.Don't include information that doesn't support your thesis.
2.Don't start your essay with "I was born in" or "My parents came from…"
3.Don't write an autobiography, itinerary, or resume in prose.
4.Don't try to be a clown （but gentle humor is ok）.
5.Don't be afraid to start over if the essay just isn't working or doesn't answer the essay question.
6.Don't try to impress your reader with your vocabulary.
7.Don't rely exclusively on your computer to check your spelling.
8.Don't provide a collection of generic statements and platitudes.
9.Don't give mealy-mouthed, weak excuses for your GPA or test scores.
10.Don't make things up.
（责任编辑：晨鸿）
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