Transfer Statement （转学陈述）

　　　　　　　　　　 　　　Personal Statement

　　　　　Applicant: XXX Program: Undergraduate Program in Economics

Two major events of cross-cultural communication produced a critical shaping influence on my pursuit of an international education. During middle school, as lead singer and dancer, I traveled, together with the art troupe of my school, to six European countries on a performance tour, ending up in the China Art Festival at Rotterdam (Holland) and a reception by its mayor. In my high school, I attended an 8-week summer school at Stanford University where I was most fascinated by the discussion-based classroom activities. I had ample opportunities to experience American education—student-oriented teaching, free and democratic discussions, application of knowledge to practical issues, collaborative group projects, leadership development and presentations. The summer school opened a totally new chapter of educational experience for me, broadening my perspectives and stimulating my scholastic potential.

Of those two events, the first made me aware that, with my unique talents and cultural backgrounds, I have much to contribute to cultural diversity of any international community. The second helped me realize how one’s passion for academic excellence could be aroused and made possible. Apart from improving my skills in English reading and writing, I obtained impressive grades for 3 courses I took, proving my ability to achieve excellence in an all-English academic environment and to interact with outstanding faculty and students from around the world. I was simply intrigued by the charm of American education and, upon completing my high school, I succeeded in entering Dyson College of Arts and Science, Pace University. My distinguished background and credentials won me full scholarship.

In my current undergraduate program, I major in psychology. I have compelling reasons for studying psychology and pursing a psychology career. The birth of my younger sister 8 years ago was a life-changing event for me. On returning home from school everyday, instead of playing with friends in the neighborhood, I would help my mom take care of my younger sister who suffers from severe autism. As she loves to listen to music, I would play the piano for an hour or two and she would be so happy that she would dance and sing, temporarily coming out of her world of isolation. After that, I would bring her to the children’s playground at our community center. People found me keeping her company in such a loving and caring manner that they all mistook me for her mom.

In all those years, I’ve been searching for ways to bring my younger sister to a normal life. In the process, I have realized that human creatures are so vulnerable to psychological problems, innate or acquired. It is imperative that we intervene and help them recover. We need more and more psychologists ready to engage in cutting-edge research to understand the factors that give rise to people’s mental problems and to develop effective solutions to such problems. Even during my Summer School at Stanford, I had studied Applied Psychology and Cognitive Psychology. I believe that, by studying psychology, I can help people like my younger sister to tackle their mental challenges in this rapidly changing world.

At Pace University, I have been receiving systematic academic training in psychology. I have taken 4 courses in the first semester—Introduction to Psychology, Religion of the Globe, Math (the highest level for my major) and English Composition. During the winter vocation, I have self-studied the book Psychology of the East recommended by one of my teachers. I would have liked to choose more psychology courses to increase my knowledge in the field, but I am required to pass Introduction to Psychology as a prerequisite. Nevertheless, I have made amazing achievements in my studies—straight A’s in all the courses leading to a 4.0 GPA. This is a major achievement because as a Chinese student I have to cope with countless physical, cultural and academic challenges in a new environment. But my strong passion and motivation have empowered me to prevail. Each week, I would read 500 to 600 pages of all kinds of materials and take detailed notes in order to keep up with the pace of the instructions. For each lesson, I would arrive at the classroom half an hour earlier in order to get fully prepared. My industry has been duly recognized by my teachers, who love to take my questions and discuss them with me after class. Learning psychology has been a great pleasure to me and all my hard efforts have paid off—my ranking is among the top 3 in a class of approximately 40 students. In the forthcoming semester, I am qualified to take more of psychology courses and to build up my psychological knowledge.

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　　两次跨文化交流的经历对我要寻求一个国际化的教育产生了决定性的影响。在中学的时候，我作为领唱和舞蹈演员，和我们学校的艺术团，去欧洲六国进行了巡回演出。演出的最后一站是荷兰鹿特丹的中国艺术节，在那里我们受到了荷兰市长的接见。在高中的时候，我去斯坦福大学参加了一个8周的暑期学校，并且深深迷上了那里的以讨论为主的上课方式。我有很多机会去经历美国的教育——以学生为主的教学，自由和民主的讨论，知识的实际应用，团队合作项目，领袖能力的锤炼和自我展示。这个暑期学校为我的教育经历大开了新的一章，拓展了我的视野，也激发了我的学术潜力。

　　在这两个经历中，第一个让我意识到，我的独一无二的才华和文化背景会让我对任何国际化社区的文化多样性做出很多贡献。第二个则帮助我意识到一个人的学术热情是如何被唤醒的。除了提升了自己的阅读和写作能力外，我在斯坦福的暑期学校所学的3门课都取得了很好的成绩，这证明了我在一个全英文的环境中取得优异成绩和与世界上优秀的老师和学生互动的能力。我就这样为美国教育的魅力所迷住，在高中毕业后，我成功地进入了Pace大学的Dyson学院。我出色的背景和成绩为我赢得了全额奖学金。

　　在现在的本科项目中，我的专业是心理学。我有强烈的理由去学习心理学和从事相关的职业。自从我的妹妹8年前出生以来，我就度过了一个很不同的生活。我每天一回家，不是和邻居的朋友玩耍，而是帮助妈妈照顾患有严重自闭症的妹妹。由于她特别喜欢听音乐，我就会给她弹1到2个小时的钢琴。我一弹琴，她就高兴得又跳又唱，暂时走出她那孤零零的世界。之后，我会带她到社小区中心的儿童乐园玩。 因为常去，别人发现我在陪伴她的时候是那么的充满了关爱，以至于他们都误以为我是她妈妈。

　　这么多年来，我一直在寻找帮助我的妹妹过上一个正常生活的办法。在这个过程中，我意识到了人类面对心理问题是如此地脆弱，不管是先天的，还是后天的。因此我们有必要去帮助那些人康复。我们需要更多的能够从事研究造成人类心理疾病的因素，以便找到解决这些问题的有效方法的人。即使是在斯坦福的暑期学校期间，我已经学习了应用心理学和认知心理学。我相信通过学习心理学，我可以帮助像我妹妹这样的人在这样一个日新月异的世界中解决掉他们的问题。

在Pace大学，我受到了系统的心理学训练。在第一个学期，我就修了四门课程——心理学入门，全球宗教，数学（我的专业中的最高级别）和英语写作。在冬季学期，在几位老师的推荐下，我又自学了关于东方心理学的书籍。我本来想修更多的心理学课程，来增加我在这领域的知识，但是我必须先通过心理学入门。即使如此，我仍旧取得到了非常Amazing的学术成就——所有课程全A使我获得了4.0的GPA。这是一个非常巨大的成就，因为作为一个中国女孩，我必须处理好在一个新的环境中很多生理，文化和学术上的挑战。但是我对心理学的强烈的热情和动机却帮助我坚持了下来。每周，我都会深入阅读500-600页的学术著作并且做了详细的读书笔记，以便跟上老师的授课进度。每节课我都提前半个小时到以便做好充分的准备。我的勤勉受到了老师的肯定，他们都喜欢我的问题，并且在课后和我一起讨论。对我来说，学习心理学是一个很快乐的事，而我的所有努力都得到了回报——在全班近40个人中，我排名前3。在即将到来的学期中，我可以修更多的心理学课程，建立起我自己的心理学知识体系。