无聊，起草一篇statement，以备复试。头一回写这类不靠谱的东西，不晓得能不能蒙混过关。阿弥陀佛。

Good afternoon, professors and teachers. It’s my pleasure to be here, taking interview with you. Let me introduce myself first.

My name is ..., 23 years old. I come from Ya’an, Sichuan province. My hometown is a small city, however with picture-like scenery and friendly folk. Last summer, I just graduated from Shenzhen University, but that definitely wasn’t an end to my academic career. Actually, I already took part in the entrance examination to grad school 1 year ago, and the target major then was applied linguistics in South China Normal University. Unfortunately, I failed because my total score was 1 point less than required. I was kind of disappointed for a while, but I never yield to so-called “destiny”. That’s why I continued to prepare for the examination this time, and I’m almost there, I know I’ll make it.

As for the reason why I chose this school, I think it’s mainly due to my happy 4-year experience achieved here with so many nice people. I like the campus, and the city. How about this major? Frankly speaking, I only know a little about linguistics so far, but I learn that it’s a very interesting and promising domain that’s worth doing. I myself come from a dialect area, people there have an unique way of expression which inspires me to get to language research. I believe I can do something, so I’m here.

If I’m so lucky to get enrolled in this department, I’d like to do research in dialect. I know the relevant practice is tough, but what can be actually tougher than the entrance examination itself? Considering that I’ve gone through so many obstacles, I won’t give up, or get scared in front of any possible difficulties.

The strongest point of my trait is that I’m good at observing and analyzing. I can endure the most boring and dry research process, for I believe that as the academic pyramid gets higher and higher, we knowledge-chasers feel more and more lonely. Situation calls for sober head and tactics. Speaking of my blind side, I guess I’m not a perfect co-worker, that’s to say, I’m not used to team-work which happens to be of some help in academic research. I’ve made up my mind to gradually overcome this weakness.

During my leisure time, I usually do some online surf, skimming over different pages, from politics to sports, from entertainment to fashion… And I watch movies, read novels from time to time. By the way, I have a secret blog on which I spend a lot of time and energy. It has become a mirror of my mind and personal life.

All in all, I think I’m not a dull person. I hope we can get to know each other and collaborate well in the future. I’ll be thrilled when I officially step into the profound space of linguistics. Thank you very much for your time and attention.