一篇我极度欣赏的Personal Statement

以前分享过这篇PS，后来被我给删了。一度追悔莫及。现在把它重新给贴回来。怎么说呢，时隔九个月再重新看一下PS这个东西，确实想法很不一样。当时我写的一些我觉得很聪明的句子，现在回过头来看，很多都没有了感觉。大概这就是成长吧。然后，最近问我PS怎么写的童鞋们，我推荐一下这篇文章，可能在思路上和用词的精到上达不到这样的高度，但提供了一种与众不同的格式，还是可以借鉴的（这篇PS据说是中国人写的，惊悚）。此外这篇文章其实是一篇算得上装B的文章，非大牛不能handle，作者同时被Harvard,Yale,Stanford,Columbia,NYU,Virginia,UCBBoalt,Georgetown,UCLA,BU,USC等录取，所以吧，仰望为主。全文692词，以39句I...but排比一气呵成。Iamathinker,butnotonetothinkoutloud.Ilovemyself,butamnotinlovewiththesoundofmyownvoice.Iwanttobeloved,butnotatthecostofnotlovingmyself.Iwanttoknoweverything,butrealizethatnothingcaneverbeknownforsure.Ibelievethatnothingisabsolute,butIcanabsolutelydefendmybeliefs.Iunderstandthatchanceisprevalentinallaspectsoflife,butneverleaveanythingimportanttochance.Iamskepticalabouteverything,butrealisticinthefaceofmyskepticism.Ibaseeverythingonprobability,butsodoesnature...probably.Ibelievethatallouractionsaredetermined,butfeelcompletelyfreetodoasIchoose.IdonotbelieveinanythingresemblingaGod,butwouldneverprofessomnisciencewithregardtosuchissues.Ihavefaithinnothing,buttrustthatmyfamilyandfriendswillalwaysbefaithful.Ifeelthatreligionisamongthegreatestproblemsintheworld,butalsounderstandthatitisperhapstheultimatesolution.Irecognizethatmanypeoplederivetheirmoralsfromreligion,butIinsistthatreligionisnottheonlyfountainheadofmorality.Irespecttheintimateconnectionbetweenmoralityandlaw,butdonotbelievethateithershouldunquestioninglyrespecttheother.Iwanttostudythelawandbecomealawyer,butIdonotwanttostudythelawjustbecauseIwanttobecomealawyer.Iamawarethatthelawandeconomicscannotalwaysbestudiedinconjunction,butIdonotfeelthateitheronecanbeproperlystudiedwithoutanawarenessoftheother.Irecognizethereismoretothelawthanefficiency,butbelievethelawshouldrecognizetheimportanceofefficiencymorethanitdoes.Ilovereadingaboutlawandphilosophy,butnotnearlyasmuchasIlovehavingagoodconversationaboutthetwo.Iknowthatlogicmakesanargumentsound,butalsoknowthatpassionmakesanargumentsoundlogical.Ihavephilosophicalbeliefsinformedbyeconomicsandeconomicbeliefsinformedbyphilosophy,butIhavelosttrackofwhichbeliefscamefirst.Iknowitwastheeggthough.Ialwaysthinkverypractically,butdonotalwaysliketothinkaboutthepractical.Ihavewantedtobeascientistforawhilenow,butittookmetwoundergraduateyearstofigureoutthatbeingascientistdoesnotnecessarilyentailworkinginalaboratory.Iplaythesaxophonealmosteveryday,butfeelmostlikeanartistwhendeductionismyinstrument.IspentoneyearatacollegewhereIdidnotbelongandtwoyearstakingclassesirrelevantformymajor,butIhavenoregretsaboutmyundergraduateexperience.Iamincrediblypassionateaboutmyinterests,butcannotimaginebeinginterestedinonlyonepassionforanentirelifetime.IlovetheYankees,butdonothatetheRedSox.Ilovesports,buthatetheaccompanyinganti-intellectualculture.Imayreadthenewspaperstartingfromtheback,butIalwaysmakemywaytothefronteventually.Iamliberalonsomeissuesandconservativeonothers,butreasonableaboutallofthem.Iwillalwaysbepoliticallyactive,butwillneverbeapoliticalactivist.Ithinkeverythingthroughcompletely,butIamneverthroughthinkingaboutanything.Icangetalongwithalmostanyone,butthereareveryfewpeoplewithoutwhomIcouldnotgetalong.Iamgivingofmytime,butnottothepointofforgettingitsvalue.Iliveforeachmoment,butnotasmuchasIworryaboutthenext.Iconsiderambitiontobeoftheutmostimportance,butrealizethatitisuselesswithoutthesupportofhardwork.Iamaverycompetitiveperson,butonlywhencompetingwithmyself.Ihaveamilliondreams,butIammorethanjustadreamer.Iamusuallycontent,butneversatisfied.Iamastudyincontradiction,butthereisnotaninconsistencytobefound.