PS申请写作样本Subject: Succesful NYU Stern Applicant 1. Think about the decisions you have made in your life. Describe the follow ing: PAST: What choices have you made that led you to your current position ? PRESENT: Why is a Stern MBA necessary at this point in your life? FUTURE ∶ What is your desired position upon graduation from the Stern School? I li ke options, I like security, and I like power. With these wants, I knew at a very early age that I would enter business and thus I attended a college th at specializes in the subject. In my first position out of school, I was hir ed by Dunhill Equities as a cold-caller. After several weeks of being hung u p on by angry prospects, I decided that this career path would not lead me t o success. I then moved within the firm to a position as sales assistant. Wh ile this was by no means my dream job, I learned a tremendous amount about b usiness, and I gained useful exposure to the world of finance. Unfortunately , the company hit a period of instability, and after ten months I transferre d with my boss to Coleman & Company. Thirteen months later, that company als o began to fail, and I began to search for another path to advancement. With two strikes against me, I hit a home run and was hired by Sanford Bernstein into a challenging job with limitless opportunity for growth. After almost three years at Bernstein, I am once again seeking career advancement. My edu cation and work experience have provided me with an excellent introduction t o business, and they have sparked my interest in finance. Taking into consid eration my foundation and my interests, graduate business school is the next logical step. At this point in my life, I consider a Stern MBA to be necess ary since I need to gain a broader understanding of finance and to sharpen m y analytical skills in order to be successful in corporate finance. Stern抯 MBA program will allow me to concentrate in finance, strengthen my global bu siness perspective, and provide me with the opportunity to study with and le arn from people with varied backgrounds. The school抯 location in the financ ial capital of the world and in one of the most diverse cities in the world also suits me perfectly. Aside from advancing my career, I would also like t o develop personally. In college I did not join many clubs or organizations, and I did not participate in sports. Instead, I spent all my time studying, working, or dealing with family issues. Having been away from home and livi ng in New York City for four years, I feel the need to make a name for mysel f and to develop a meaningful social life. I want to take advantage of the m any benefits that extracurricular activities offer, and I want to be involve d in the Stern community. Upon graduation from the Stern School, I will seek a position as an associate within the corporate finance department of a lar ge, Wall Street, investment-banking firm. In three to five years, once I hav e become adept in financial analyses, drafting prospectuses, preparing busin ess presentations and other financial advisory work, I will move into a seni or associate position. Here I will develop my abilities to anticipate client needs and to engineer solutions that address these needs. In approximately 10 years, I will have the experience necessary to take on upper-level manage ment responsibilities. 3. Describe yourself to your MBA classmates. (You may use any method to convey your message: words, illustrations, etc.)I grew up in a small fishing village in Maine, surrounded by family. Expectations and aspirations are limited in such an environment. I could have made a living exploiting the sea, but chose to do similar work as a corporate executive. A lthough I have no siblings, my hometown contains over fifty family members, and our agenda of family activities is always packed. Most of my family is e mployed in the commercial fishing industry, which instilled in me at a very young age, the concept of work. At age eleven, I started babysitting and mow ing lawns, and at the age of fifteen I applied for my lobster license. The f irst summer with my license, I took a job as a sternperson with a fellow fem ale. We were the only two females out there, which was definitely an experie nce. When the lobstering season ended that year, I took a job at a grocery s tore bagging groceries. I saved enough money to build a boat and to buy fift y lobster traps; I was on my way. The following summer I continued to work a s a sternperson, and I also fished my own traps. I continued lobstering thro ughout the rest of high school and college, and it helped me finance my coll ege education.In addition to being ambitious and motivated enough to put my heart into even mundane, low-level tasks, I am also extremely organized. Thi s is one characteristic that has always received praise. I pay particu。