bluesyy

想请问一下，optional essay是最好写还是不写。我听一个很老道的朋友说，一般要写的话，都是解释一下你weak的方面，比如为什么gmat不高，GPA很低，工作了那么久或那么短......所以如果你没什么weak的话，最好不写。是这样么？

还有他说第一轮申请比第二轮更好，是这样的么？

请帮我指点一下啦！谢啦！

[此贴子已经被作者于2004-11-6 2:01:39编辑过]

bluesyy

hsWang, thank you so much for being so responsive!

In this case, I see what you mean. But in my case, I believe that I have already described a full myself in my previous essays, professionally and personally, and I cannot figure out what to write further in my optional essay. Is it better for me to write something more? Is admission committee would prefer to read this optional essay, which, I think, may mean that I have more interest in the school? If I dont write anything, do you think there will be any problems?

As my friend said, he did not encourage me to write if I dont have anything more special to say. After reading an optional essay I write, he commented that I just repeated myself. So in this case, what do you think? I am just worried that if I do not write that article, it would deduct some value from me overall.

Thank you for your help!

bluesyy

thank you so much for your answer. you provide reasons and sound more convincing than my friend. so i will go on with my other essays. thank you so much!

bluesyy

hi, hswang,

since u r so responsive and sound so experienced, i came to ask you other questions regarding interview. tomorrow i will have an interview with admission director! so really hope that you can help me.

when they ask me to briefly introduce yourself, which is the usual question, how should i respond? this is such a general question that i have a lot to say and also have really few to say. to tell them the history of my growth or just focus my strength.

if they ask me what other schools have i selected, should i respond honestly? what is the best question you suppose to get if u r the interviewer.

besides, how many and what kind of questions can i ask the interviewer?

thank u!

bluesyy

hi, hswang,

u r so great and helpful. why have i not found such a good place before?

hope one day i can do something for u and forum. wish me good luck tomorrow! see u

blue

bluesyy

10朵都嫌少。真希望多一点人知道这里，不过倒时不知道hswang还会不会有问必答。

我面试的是emory。现在感觉还挺难说的。因为我个人觉得聊得挺开心的，对方也未必。我想等我大致有了结果，一定道这里与大家分享，免得误人子弟。