Washington Universityin St. Louis
圣路易斯华盛顿大学
personal statement范文
这篇来自圣路易斯华盛顿大学不仅展示如何应对挑战，还要展示在挑战中收获的自我认知和未来的方向。无论你选择的是工程、商业，还是其他领域，最重要的是找到那个真正让你感到兴奋的方向。💪
1、工程项目的挑战与起步
My drooping eyes fluttered, biding time before my inevitable descent into a well-deserved slumber.My hand scratched on with determination as I reflected on the past VEX robotics season in my engineering notebook. As I penned my final entry, the once heavy strokes of ink regressed into nothingness, and the cartridge breathed its last, one final victim of my notebook. With an internal salute, I disposed of the pen and retrieved another to finish my reflection.When finally content with my writings, I clicked my pen shut and let out a deep sigh of closure before sauntering up to my bed. As I lay down, I realized that my dedication to my engineering notebook had concluded a crucial leg in my journey toward further education and adulthood.My mind wandered back to the beginning.
我耷拉着眼皮，等待着时间的流逝，然后不可避免地陷入沉睡。当我在工程笔记本上回顾过去的 VEX 机器人赛季时，我的手坚定地划动着。当我写下最后一篇文章时，曾经浓墨重彩的笔触已化为乌有，墨盒也咽下了最后一口气，成为我笔记本的最后一个牺牲品。我在内心敬了一个礼，然后扔掉钢笔，重新拿起另外一支钢笔完成我的思考。
最后，我满意地合上了笔，深深地叹了一口气，然后大步走到床边。当我躺下时，我意识到，我对工程学笔记本的执着已经结束了我迈向深造和成人之路的重要一环。我的思绪又回到了起点。
2、团队努力与初步成功
Going into my freshman year, my high school's VEX Robotics program personified the proverbialDavid facing other organizations’ Goliaths.With only one adviser, our poorly funded team struggled to compete with the private clubs who could access high-tech engineering rooms stocked abundantly with building materials. Despite the program’s frugality, my team successfully qualified for the Wisconsin State Championship in my freshman and, then, sophomore year. During those yearswe earned respect throughout the VEX community, but we never procured any awards that would solidify our program’s competitiveness. To win awards, teams must document their robotics progress in an engineering notebook. During my junior year, with the desire to improve my VEX club’s prestige, I volunteered to create the notebook. At the time, I feared the commitment,never anticipating the unforeseen rewards.
进入高一时，我所在高中的 VEX 机器人项目就像传说中的大卫面对其他组织的巨人。我们的团队只有一名顾问，经费不足，很难与私人俱乐部竞争，因为后者可以使用高科技的工程室，里面有大量的建筑材料。尽管项目经费拮据，但我的团队还是在大一和大二时成功获得了威斯康星州锦标赛的参赛资格。
在那几年里，我们赢得了整个 VEX 社区的尊重，但我们从未获得过任何能够巩固我们项目竞争力的奖项。要想获奖，参赛队必须在工程笔记本上记录下他们在机器人方面取得的进步。大三那年，为了提高 VEX 俱乐部的声誉，我主动请缨制作笔记本。当时，我害怕承担这项工作，却没想到会有意想不到的收获。
3、全力投入与成就的获得
As I progressed through my junior year, I crafted the engineering notebookassiduously; I set timetables, documented brainstorming sessions, and sketched potential designs all in hopes of winning an award to validate my team. With the first competition approaching, my team spent countless hours building and coding the robot,constantly overcoming the challenges presented by our lack of building materials.In spare moments between schoolwork and VEX, I worked feverishly on the notebook. When competition day arrived, I worried that all our hard work would be unavailing. Despite my apprehensions,we performed exceptionally, and we went on to win the tournament.
在大三的学习过程中，我精心制作了工程笔记本；我制定了时间表，记录了头脑风暴会议，绘制了可能的设计草图，所有这些都是为了赢得奖项，以证明我的团队。随着第一次比赛的临近，我的团队花了无数个小时来制作机器人并编写代码，不断克服缺乏建筑材料带来的挑战。
在学校功课和 VEX 比赛的空余时间，我疯狂地写着笔记本。当比赛日到来时，我担心我们所有的努力都会付诸东流。尽管我忧心忡忡，但我们还是表现出色，最终赢得了比赛。
4获得进一步认可与自我反思
、Furthermore, my team won the Design Award, which recognizes the best engineering notebook. I felt momentarily overjoyed, but I realized that perseverance could potentially multiply our success. Upon arriving home, I withdrew to my room andcontinued my meticulous work in my engineering notebook.By the time the State Championship arrived, teams from around Wisconsinrespected our program. We were no longer underdogs; rather, we were fierce competitors. At State, we won the CREATE Award for a well-documented and creative design solution, and we qualified for the CREATE US Open Championship. Representing Wisconsin at the national level was the greatest honor of my life. Reshuffling my pillow, my reverie ceased as I considered how my experience creating the engineering notebooktaught me invaluable life lessons of tenacity and diligence. I thought about how I no longer bore a childish fear of commitments; instead, I embraced new challenges.Moreover, I realized the notebook enhanced my time management skills both in the short-term and in the long-term. I often worked ahead on homework to leave time for writing, and I learned to make decisions about the overall timeline of our project.
此外，我的团队还获得了表彰最佳工程笔记本的 "设计奖"。我一时欣喜若狂，但我意识到，坚持不懈的努力有可能让我们的成功倍增。回到家后，我回到自己的房间，继续在工程笔记本上一丝不苟地工作。到了州锦标赛，来自威斯康星州各地的队伍都对我们的项目肃然起敬。我们不再是弱者，而是激烈的竞争者。在州锦标赛上，我们凭借有理有据、富有创意的设计方案赢得了 CREATE 奖，并获得了 CREATE 美国公开锦标赛的参赛资格。
代表威斯康星州参加国家级比赛是我一生中最大的荣誉。重新整理了一下枕头，我的遐想停止了，因为我想到了创建工程笔记本的经历是如何教会我坚韧和勤奋这些宝贵的人生经验的。我想到自己不再像孩子一样害怕承担义务，而是勇于迎接新的挑战。此外，我还意识到，无论从短期还是长期来看，笔记本都提高了我的时间管理能力。我经常提前做作业，为写作留出时间，我还学会了为我们项目的整体时间表做决定。
5、从工程转向商业管理
Above all, however, the notebook helped me realize that I should study business instead of following the typical VEX participant’s engineering path. I found my niche when I focused on project management with the notebook instead of concentrating on the specifics of the robot. In a final wink of consciousness, I felt true happinessknowing that my hard work had paid off.Then I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.
不过，最重要的是，笔记本让我意识到，我应该学习商业，而不是走典型的 VEX 参与者的工程学道路。当我用笔记本专注于项目管理，而不是专注于机器人的具体细节时，我找到了自己的定位。最后一眨眼的工夫，我感到了真正的快乐，因为我知道自己的努力得到了回报。然后我闭上眼睛，沉沉睡去。
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