今天，辰哥专门为大家准备了一份端午节大礼——
【杜克大学MMS专业的文书写作方法全指导】
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专业名称
MMS (Master of Management Studies）: Foundations of Business
杜克大学商学院硕士
Essay题目范例
篇一——
The "Team Fuqua" spirit and community is one of the things that set the Fuqua experience apart, and it is a concept that extends beyond the student body to include faculty, staff, and administration. When a new person joins the Admissions Team, we ask that person to share with everyone in the office a list of '25 Random Things About Yourself.' As an Admissions team, we already know the new hire’s professional and academic background, so learning these '25 Random Things' helps us get to know someone’s personality, background, special talents, and more.
In this spirit, the Admissions Committee also wants to get to know YOU – beyond the professional and academic achievements listed in your resume and transcript. You can share with us important life experiences, your likes/dislikes, hobbies, achievements, fun facts, or anything that helps us understand what makes you who you are.
Please present your response in list form, numbered 1 to 25. Some points may be only a few words, while others may be longer. Your complete list should not exceed 2 pages. Do not copy the essay question in the document you upload with your application.
这是杜克的第一篇Essay。
让申请者提供自己比较有意思的25件事。
我们先要审题，人家明说的是你的学术背景和实践经历，人家从你的简历、成绩单、推荐信上都可以看到，人家希望了解的是和这些非相关的你的部分。
所以，简历、推荐信上有的内容，不建议再放上去，这不会起到加分作用。
同时，我们还是要从学校招生角度去考虑。
为什么学校会设置这样的题目，他们到底想了解什么？
所以，我们必须先了解下——
MMS专业的特色和培养方向
Your passion got you this far, now it's time to begin your career. Taught by the same world-class professors that teach our MBA students, our 10-month Master of Management Studies: Foundations of Business (MMS: FOB) program is a jumpstart into the business world and a leg up on the graduating competition.
In less than a year, you'll be prepared to enter the field of finance, marketing, consulting, or general management. Your knowledge of the fundamentals of strategy, decision analysis, management, accounting, marketing, operations, and finance will make you more attractive to hiring managers and give you the skills to hit the ground running once you've landed a position.
学校明确说了，我们这个专业核心培养的，不是商科的精细化专业型人才，而是想要快速获得一些营销、金融、咨询和综合管理的商业技术型人才。
是通过基础的商科技术培养，在商业领域寻求发展。
所以，有工作经验，或谋求商科专业深耕扎实学习的申请者，该专业并不合适。
The program is designed for individuals who do not have extensive work experience. If you have more than two years of post-collegiate, full-time work experience, you are encouraged to continue working and apply for the MBA program at a later date.
从过往的录取者背景来看，理工科类、文科类申请，相对比较容易录取。
因为这比较符合他们专业设置的目的，偏商科快捷型课程。
本身是商科的同学当然也可以，毕竟杜克的学校层次摆在那，如果你有合适的理由，录取也是希望很大的。我们过往非商科的同学，特别是本科学数学、计算机、机械、电子、经济的同学，申请该专业比较多。商科营销、会计、金融也有。
所以，明确了课程的培养方向和招生特点后，学校想看学生什么点，也就大致清晰了。他们一定不会重点看你的商业才能，因为他们本身就是提供基础性商业技能。
他们想看这种，就直接录取相关专业同学了，比如本科就是管理、金融。
他们真正想了解的是你谋求商科学习的动力来源和你是不是个个性化、与众不同的人。
这里先给这三点排个序，从专业学习能力承受上，你的学科基础是关键。
如果你本科没有任何数学基础，恐怕不容易。所以，这是基础关，不做分析。过了基础关，他们要录取你，首先是看你为什么想申请这个专业？你个人对该专业的了解，即你为什么觉得该专业合适你？可以在你下一步的发展中帮到你？
这点就体现在了Essay 2当中——
Essay 2
Please answer only one of the following two questions. Your response to either essay question should be no more than 500 words, with a font size of no less than 10-point. Please respond fully and concisely using 1.5 line spacing. Do not copy the essay question in the document you upload with your application.
1. For our MMS: Foundations of Business class, the Admissions team is looking for students who are eager to engage with, and learn from, their classmates. This learning takes place both inside and outside the classroom, as extracurricular engagement is an important part of the MMS: Foundations of Business experience. Describe how you would plan to be engaged outside of the classroom, and how your unique perspective, experiences, and passions will add to the MMS community.
2. The MMS: Foundations of Business program is developing leaders who are able to effect change in the communities of which they are a part. Share a time that you were able to make a change in your community: at school, at work, or at home. How will you use the lessons you learned and skills you developed from this experience as an MMS: Foundations of Business student?（500字符）
1.Why are you pursuing the MMS degree at this stage in your professional development?
2.What are your immediate career goals after completing the MMS program?
3.Life is full of uncertainties, and plans and circumstances can change. As a result, navigating a career requires you to be adaptable. Should the immediate goals that you provided above not materialize, what alternative directions have you considered?
前面这25个问题，核心想考察的是你是不是个有个性的，与众不同的人。
考察的是你的性格、价值观、甚至是智商、情商。
所以，你举例子，一定要从身边的，朴实的，能展现你真实和容易和人拉近距离的一面。
这里为大家提供——
三种写作方法
职业目标探索
你可以说你刚开始也并不清晰自己未来要做什么，但你一直在探索，直到后来发现你喜欢既可以成就别人也可以成就自己的事情，而咨询这方向很符合你这一兴趣，所以你决定从事咨询。而杜克这专业，本身的一个培养方向就是咨询既真实，又跟他的招生喜好吻合。
比如，你在学生会某个部门任职，平常学生会的工作都比较套路化和流水化，而你做久了发现有点疲倦，有点盲从。之后，开始思考真正学生工作的意义和价值，所以自己尝试和开拓了一些新的活动和方向，由此展现你的领导力和执行力。
借苦难展现自己
比如，你数学基础刚开始并不好，但你对编程很有兴趣，而编程里很大一部分是算法，而这部分需要扎实的数学功底。你想跨过这个坎，为了实现更高目标，就必须一步一个脚印的攻克数学难题，所以上了什么在线课，请教什么同学，怎么自习，怎么进步，展现你的意志力和决心。这是一种借苦难展现自己的方法。
公益、慈善角度
比如你热爱公益，关心慈善，有什么捐款捐物，支援活动，则可以从你这份热情的来源去阐释，比如，小时候曾经家里也很穷，缺吃少穿，直到条件落后对受教育、对个人发展有多大影响。所以，当自己有能力的时候，一定要努力多帮助他人。
最后，这25个例子，一定要描述非常平常，要表达一种感觉，要让人觉得有温度，要让人觉得这是一个自己也曾经历而非常真实的故事，才能真正打动人。
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怎么样，是不是顿时感觉这个躺尸在家的端午，不辣么难过颓废丧了？
最后，再次祝愿大家端午安康。
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