西北大學位于伊利諾伊州小鎮(zhèn)艾文斯坦，雖然校園面積不太大，但風景優(yōu)美，坐落在密歇根湖附近。西北大學包括文理學院、語言學院、音樂學院、梅迪爾新聞學院、邁科密克工程及應(yīng)用科學學院、教育及社會政策學院。在這6所學院中以梅迪爾新聞學院最出色，是公認的全美新聞學院中最好的之一，已可與哥倫比亞大學的新聞學院相媲美。 以下是西北大學Feinberg 醫(yī)學院對personal statement的寫作要求和摘要。 其中提到，PS的長度是一頁左右，要寫明白你的目標和動機，包括選擇這個學院的原因和事業(yè)目標。

　　Instructions for your Personal Statement:

　　In one page or less describe your goals and motivations, including:

　　1. Your reasons for choosing to attend graduate school.(原因)

　　2. Your career goals.(目標)

　　3. How you have prepared yourself to reach your goals.(如何準備的)

　　4. Your reasons for choosing Northwestern and the IGP.(選擇原因)

　　5. The field(s) of study you are currently interested in and the reasons for your interest(s). (興趣的領(lǐng)域)

　　In a second section of two pages or less, please describe your previous research experience(s).(在第二部分，需要描述你的研究經(jīng)歷。)As a guide you may consider some of following questions:

　　1. What were the larger research questions that you were addressing?

　　2. What aspect of the overall problem did you pursue and why was this aspect important?

　　3. What was your individual contributions to the project(s).

　　4. What you learned from the experience and how it shaped your choices for for your future goals.

　　5. Are there any individual accomplishments from your research (papers, presentations, etc). you wish to mention.(如果有什么特別成果，也可以提出)

　　邁科密克工程及應(yīng)用科學學院的Statement of Purpose http://www.northwestern.edu/graduate/admission/admaterials.html#purpose

　　A one-page (approximately 5,000-character) (5000個字符)statement of purpose, explaining your current goals, career plans and reasons for selecting a major field of graduate study, is now part of the electronic submission.(職業(yè)目標，計劃，選擇原因)

　　Your statement of purpose is an important part of your application. Program admissions committees consider them carefully in ranking applicants.(文件在評價申請者時非常重要)Be as specific(具體)as possible about your research interests and qualifications. If you have particular reasons for choosing Northwestern, be sure to indicate them. Indicate any awards or honors you may have earned, publications you may have authored or any pertinent research or work experience.(要寫出你收到的獎勵或者發(fā)表的成果)

　　各個研究院聯(lián)系方式

　　Master's in Engineering Management

　　email: mem@iems.northwestern.edu

　　Master's in Information Technology

　　email: itp@northwestern.edu

　　Master's in Manufacturing Management

　　email: mmm@northwestern.edu

　　Master's in Project Management

　　email: mpm@northwestern.edu

　　Master's in Product Development

　　email: mpd@northwestern.edu

　　Master's of Science in Computer Information Systems

　　email: f-akkawi@northwestern.edu

　　Communication Systems Strategy and Management Program

　　email: jfinn@northwestern.edu

　　Master's in Biotechnology Program

　　email: mbp@northwestern.edu

　　而留學生如果遭遇意外，必須多采集并保存好現(xiàn)場證據(jù)、醫(yī)院診斷證明、醫(yī)療費用的原始收據(jù)，以及相關(guān)部門的意外事故證明，并且盡快通知保險公司。