Personal Statement
 
　　The personal statement provides you with an opportunity to share with the Admissions Committee your personal characteristics and goals, and to give the Committee insight into your experiences and background. You are asked to divide your personal statement into two sections.

　　關鍵詞：分享你的個性和目標，告訴他們你的背景和經歷。兩個部分。

　　In the first section, please express your motivations for choosing physical therapy in 250 words or less.動機

　　In the second section, please describe your background and experiences as they pertain to your future success as a physical therapy student and professional. The UW-Madison Physical Therapy Program and the physical therapy profession believe that each individual's background and experiences contribute to the collective educational environment and facilitate the development of characteristics exhibited by successful physical therapists. You are strongly encouraged to address the uniqueness of your background and your diverse life experiences. You are limited to 500 words or less for this section. Submit your personal statement with the Physical Therapy Program Application Form.

　　經歷和背景，說明有助于你將來成為一個理療學生。一定要寫出自己的個性以及豐富經歷。（uniqueness of your background and your diverse life experiences.）

　　Personal statements must be typewritten and double-spaced. Please include your name on each page 雙倍行距和打印，每頁都寫上姓名。

　　Personal Statement or Essay

　　General Advice

　　Your personal statement is a vital part of your application. It lets graduate schools, scholarship committees, or employers know something about you that is not reflected in your academic and extra curricular records or in your letters of recommendation. It is not a "prose resume" but a way for you to express yourself, through captured experiences, events, or beliefs. In the absence of a personal interview, your essay allows you to "shine" before the admissions or selection committee.

　　申請的重要部分。Ps并不是（散文式的簡歷），而是通過有意思的經歷、事件和信念去打動別人。要寫出亮點，要shine。

　　This is the part of the application to which the admissions committee turns if your motivation and decision is not clear to them after interviews or review of the secondary applications. Therefore, it is very important that you make clear your commitment to working with people in crisis as well as a passion for lifelong learning in the sciences.

　　Furthermore, a strong performance on the Writing Section of the MCAT can be quickly discounted by a poorly written personal statement; similarly, a poor performance on the timed MCAT essays may be countered by exhibiting strong writing skills in the essays for your AMCAS and secondary applications.

　　如果你在醫學院入學考試寫作部分寫作能力很好，但是ps寫得不好，那么人們對你的印象就會大打折扣。反之，則有助于改善對你的印象。