Forum newsfeeds |  | | Notices | You are welcome to answer questions posted in the Ask a Teacher forum as long as your suggestions, help, and advice reflect a good understanding of the English language. If you are not a teacher, you will need to state that clearly at the top of your post. Please note, all posts are moderated by our in-house language experts, so make sure your suggestions, help, and advice house the kind of information an international language teacher would offer. If not, and your posts do not contribute to the topic in a positive way, they will be subject to deletion. | 
07-Jun-2007, 16:15
| | Newbie | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Country: Vietnam
Posts: 4
Current Location: US First Language: Vietnamese Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
| | how to write a good academic goal essay? Dear..I am working on an academic goal essay, but I don't know how to write it well. Do you have any strategy, techonology, ...?Can you share with me? Thanks alot.
(\__/)
( ''.'' )
('') ('') | 
08-Jun-2007, 08:14
| | Editor, UsingEnglish.com | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Country: UK
Posts: 25,131
Current Location: Phnom Penh First Language: English Thanks: 2
Thanked 243 Times in 232 Posts
| | Re: how to write a good academic goal essay? The most important thing is to be able to condense your goal into a crystal clear sentence. What is your goal? | 
11-Jun-2007, 13:36
| | Newbie | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Country: Vietnam
Posts: 4
Current Location: US First Language: Vietnamese Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
| | Re: how to write a good academic goal essay? Quote:
Originally Posted by Tdol The most important thing is to be able to condense your goal into a crystal clear sentence. What is your goal? | I have many goals. I want an accounting bachelor degree,achieve scholarship, join school activities and master English. I don't have any experience in writitng an academic goal essay. I want my essays can be a hook, get attention from readers.
Thanks for replying me. | 
12-Jun-2007, 03:06
| | Editor, UsingEnglish.com | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Country: UK
Posts: 25,131
Current Location: Phnom Penh First Language: English Thanks: 2
Thanked 243 Times in 232 Posts
| | Re: how to write a good academic goal essay? OK, now why do you want to achieve these things; what do you plan to do with them? | 
12-Jun-2007, 15:25
| | Newbie | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Country: Vietnam
Posts: 4
Current Location: US First Language: Vietnamese Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
| | Re: how to write a good academic goal essay? Quote:
Originally Posted by Tdol OK, now why do you want to achieve these things; what do you plan to do with them? | Because accounting field gives me oppurtunities to work at offices. I dont deny physical jobs, but accounting is going to settle me in only one seat. I work with numbers, documents, computers and businessmen. This major also offers a stardard working time, 8 hours a day, makes my mind up and adapt a professional working system.
I would like to achieve scholarship not for school fee, but for my ability. I want to know how much I can do, how deep my knowledge is. Scholarship is always an academic encouragement afforcing my study mind.
Unlike movie stars, I am not interested in wining widespread fame at Hollywood. However. I want to be popular in school. I want to be a cell of my school, an active volunteer, and an excellent student.
I pursue all of goal in order to affirm my ability. | 
13-Jun-2007, 07:13
| | Editor, UsingEnglish.com | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Country: UK
Posts: 25,131
Current Location: Phnom Penh First Language: English Thanks: 2
Thanked 243 Times in 232 Posts
| | Re: how to write a good academic goal essay? Quote: |
Because accounting field gives me oppurtunities to work at offices. I dont deny physical jobs, but accounting is going to settle me in only one seat. I work with numbers, documents, computers and businessmen. This major also offers a stardard working time, 8 hours a day, makes my mind up and adapt a professional working system.
| OK Let's break this down:
1 Accounting gives me the opportunity to work in an office
Many professions work in offices, so this does not seem a very strong factor to me. You should start with the strongest factor. How about something like this:
As someone who has always been interested in mathematics, accountancy appeals to me as it would allow me to use my skills in a practical way, doing one of the most important jobs in a company.
2 physical jobs
This isn't relevant- concentrate purely on what you have to give and what you want to learn.
3 This major also offers a stardard working time, 8 hours a day
This actually sounds a bit negative, as if you are that committed. You shoudl write instead about the positive things- working in a team in an office, using many different skills, etc | 
13-Jun-2007, 14:20
| | Newbie | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Country: Vietnam
Posts: 4
Current Location: US First Language: Vietnamese Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
| | Re: how to write a good academic goal essay? Quote:
Originally Posted by Tdol OK Let's break this down:
1 Accounting gives me the opportunity to work in an office
Many professions work in offices, so this does not seem a very strong factor to me. You should start with the strongest factor. How about something like this:
As someone who has always been interested in mathematics, accountancy appeals to me as it would allow me to use my skills in a practical way, doing one of the most important jobs in a company.
2 physical jobs
This isn't relevant- concentrate purely on what you have to give and what you want to learn.
3 This major also offers a stardard working time, 8 hours a day
This actually sounds a bit negative, as if you are that committed. You shoudl write instead about the positive things- working in a team in an office, using many different skills, etc |
Excellent advices. I will wrtie my essay with possitive points and a strong way. Thank you so much... ^_^ | 
14-Jun-2007, 09:09
| | Editor, UsingEnglish.com | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Country: UK
Posts: 25,131
Current Location: Phnom Penh First Language: English Thanks: 2
Thanked 243 Times in 232 Posts
| | Re: how to write a good academic goal essay? OK, post it here when you're finished and I'll take a look.  | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes | Linear Mode |
Posting Rules
| You may post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | All times are GMT. The time now is 04:01. |  |