商学院和法学院（研究生法学学校）

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法/商/医学院与研究生院对PS的要求区别如下:

研究生院的录取委员会期待着看到有文采有思想的文章,但同时他们在申请者身上寻找一些与众不同的东西.对于研究生院而言,他们将要在接下来的2至6年中资助您的学术生涯,因此他们想了解您在您的研究领域中具体有什么过人之处.换句话说,您应该使用较大的篇幅阐述您的兴趣、研究经验、以及一直追求的目标.一定要认真地调查以确保您的研究迎合了教授的兴趣.您不仅要说服录取委员会相信您是一个合格的申请者,而且您要说服他们(也许是其中某一个教授)相信您的研究兴趣符合系里的需要;毕竟,他们将要在您身上投资一大笔资金和大量的时间.考虑到这些,您应该少说一些您的生活经历和业余兴趣什么的,多讲讲您感兴趣研究领域和职业目标等.