Then the question is, what kind of self-recommendation will attract the attention of the examiner? What do you need to show? How to write a cover letter to improve your pass rate? Whale Teng School shares with you:
What does a cover letter need to include?
First of all, we should meet the requirements of the general rules for independent enrollment in colleges and universities, and avoid being long-winded, stereotyped, exaggerated and empty. Self-introduction (basic information is enough), in-class study (grade point), awards (subject competitions, unique experiences, distinctive advantages), extracurricular activities (social activities), personality (personality hobbies) and so on.
Many students often finish writing here. Here, the elder sister of the primary school of Whale Teng School suggested that students supplement their knowledge of the institutions and majors they applied for, as well as their future plans and career goals. Finally, don't forget to sum up your thanks.
Because the cover letter has a word limit (800- 1000), candidates don't have to write everything, just focus on their own situation and the requirements of the admissions brochure.
1, introduce yourself
Who am I, what's my name, which province, city and region I come from, and which school I study in? Be careful not to abbreviate and write my personal information completely.
2. Learning situation
Mainly candidates briefly introduce their three-year study in high school and the awards and certificates they have won. In addition, whether the candidate is a class cadre can also be described appropriately.
Award-winning certificate is the focus of reference in colleges and universities. In this part, candidates can express how hard they studied when they obtained these certificates in the learning competition, and what kind of understanding and experience they have on the subject in the learning competition.
3. Academic Competition Awards
Candidates who have participated in the competition and won awards at or above the provincial level must focus on this part. They can describe their efforts or study their love for the subject in the competition. This part mainly describes my fighting spirit, down-to-earth personality, or my love for this subject is excellent in our school, so that my dominant subject coincides with our dominant subject, and the reasons for application and harmony increase.
4, enter oneself for an examination institutions and professional reasons
This link requires candidates and parents to know the historical background, college characteristics, school motto, training concept and professional characteristics of the target institution in advance. Then, combined with the candidates' own interests and majors, the reasons for choosing this university and this major are expounded. It is best to express your yearning and yearning for the target university through specific examples, as well as your energy and efforts to enter this school.
5. Plans and goals for the future.
Candidates should pay attention to the letter format when writing, and the target school should write the full name instead of the abbreviation, which is a respect for the school. Choose an article that suits you and write it in. The sentences are fluent and concise. However, in the writing of cover letters, candidates should avoid long speeches and talk about Kan Kan, and should choose key points and short statements.
So, what points should you pay attention to when writing a cover letter?
1, avoid too many literary accents.
Literary talent is not the first requirement, but sincerity is the highest standard. For example, writing should be based on true feelings.
Presumably, most students want to check online at the first time when they start writing a cover letter. However, in the end, you will find that there are two kinds of self-recommendation letters on the internet, most of which are written in the same way as joining the party, and the other is written in a gorgeous patchwork way. In fact, these two categories can be completely neutralized, and at the same time pay more attention to personal prospects and operability of planning, so as to better and subtly express their true yearning for their favorite universities.
If candidates and parents don't know how to write and what language to use, the self-enrollment tutor of Sina College Entrance Examination Volunteer Pass (click here) will provide personal statement and self-recommendation letter guidance service based on the analysis of candidates, which will be more professional and reliable, make your self-recommendation letter more eye-catching and increase the chances of being retained by college teachers.
2. Avoid empty talk about ideals
It is necessary to combine short-term and long-term learning and development plans and implement them to specific time and details. Remember to look at the stars in a down-to-earth manner, taking into account both, and not being biased.
3. Avoid ignoring the requirements of colleges and universities and talk about planning.
Don't talk about your ideal and study plan out of the relevant majors of the colleges you apply for, otherwise even if you are excellent, you may be rejected because of the low matching degree with the enrollment majors of colleges and universities.
4. Avoid similarities, write creatively and highlight the sense of design.
Something with a sense of design can always win people's attention, and so can letters of recommendation. Before writing, carefully conceive, carefully select materials, list the writing outline in sections and reflect. What are the highlights of this recommendation letter? Put yourself in others' shoes. If you were a review teacher, would you like this article?
5. Avoid plagiarism.
No matter how personalized or excellent templates or essays you find on a small website, there must be others who can see them. Finally, there are countless self-recommendation letters in the hands of the judging teachers. If the content "hits the shirt", it will make the teacher even more disgusted.
6. Avoid unclear segmentation and unclear structure.
When writing a cover letter, paying attention to the summary function of the first sentence of a paragraph and the structure of the whole article can greatly reduce the reading burden of reviewers and naturally gain recognition and praise more easily.
7. Don't exaggerate, speak with data, and talk about personal interests and potential without bright data.
When it comes to personal learning experience and achievements, self-recommendation letters are inevitably grandiose and empty, which is the fatal weakness of many students' self-recommendation letters. Therefore, convincing data is particularly important.
8. Avoid writing details.
Details such as punctuation marks and typos are often ignored by students. Standardized written expression is a necessary prerequisite for your success. Seemingly detailed, it is often easy to expose weaknesses.
Finally, I wish all students can be admitted to their favorite schools ~