Ten Do’s and Don’ts for Your Statement of Purpose

Ten Do’s and Don’ts for Your Statement of Purpose
The Do’s

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 the admissions staff wants to read.
5. Start your essay with an attention-grabbing lead — an anecdote, quote, question, or engaging description of a scene.
6. End your essay with a conclusion that refers back to the 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 statement of purpose 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.

The Don’ts

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 résumé 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.

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Pemeriksaan Kimia Klinik

Kalo tahun lalu saya menghadiahi diri dengan kenaikan BBM, ups, maksudnya dihadiahi oleh pemerintah dengan kenaikan BBM di tanggal 24 Mei [dan lalu diturunkan tiga kali, lanjutkan!]; tahun ini saya menghadiahi diri dengan menyiksa diri bersama jarum suntik.

Kawat-kawat Gigi

Masih terkait episode the Simpson hehe, Last Exit to Springfield; gambar Liza Simpson dan kawat giginya yang buruk. Apa betul segitunya? .

Saya pernah mengenakan kawat gigi sewaktu kuliah, sekitar tahun 93-95. Di dokter gigi Ekky Suriasoemantri.

Mencari Asuransi Kesehatan

Teringat asuransi kesehatan, teringat pula episode The Simpson yang berjudul Last Exit to Springfield. Terceritakan Homer Simpson menjadi Union President, memperjuangkan jaminan kesehatan di Perusahaannya, untuk Liza Simpson yang diharuskan memakai kawat gigi. Ya begitulah, umumnya perusahaan yang bagus menjamin kesehatan para pegawainya, berikut keluarga pegawai. Untuk lecturer seperti saya, dimana Universitas tempat saya mengabdi tidak menyediakan perlindungan kesehatan secara optimal; tentu saya harus mencari perlindungan sendiri.

JAVA Software Engineers

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The candidate shall have first experience in following fields:

• Java Applets/Beans
• SWING
• JDK
• HTML/XHTML • XML
• OOD/UML
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• University degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent. Junior developers and self-educated programmers are also welcome to apply
• Good knowledge of the English language (oral and written).
• Willing to stay/work in Bumi Serpong Damai, Tangerang.
• Sun/Java certification would be an advantage.

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Only short listed candidates will be notified.