MOTIVATION LETTER UTDT by https://padlet.com/cbiancalani1/workshop2108 Cinthya Biancalani cbiancalani@gmail.com en-us 2018-08-24 11:09:51 UTC 2025-10-12 16:13:27 UTC hello@padlet.com REFERENCE SYSTEMS cbiancalani1 https://padlet.com/cbiancalani1/workshop2108/wish/274178253
Common Reference Systems
Harvard
Harvard is also known as the author-year-style or parenthetical referencing. For more information see Writing references -Harvard. APA is very similar to Harvard. The most visible difference is that for APA the year is put in brackets in the reference list.
Writing references - Harvard
Oxford
Oxford is also known as the footnote system. For more information see Writing references - Oxford.
Writing references - Oxford
APA
APA is a version of author-year-system that is similar to Harvard. The most visible difference is that for APA the year is put in brackets in the reference list. In APA you do not write page number(s) in the in-text reference (unless you’re quoting). 
How-to guide: APA citation style (Concordia libraries)
Vancouver
Vancouver is commonly used within the medical and biomedical field. The in-text references consist of numbers in citation sequence. Information about the references is then provided in the reference list according to the order in which they appear in the text. The first guide below is a more consice guide, the second a more comprehensive. 
Vancouver style (Monash University Library, Australia)
Citing Medicine, 2nd edition The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers
IEEE
IEEE is very similar Vancouver. IEEE is often used by engineering disciplines.
IEEE style (Jönköping university library, Sweden)
MLA
MLA is similar to Harvard. Author and page number(s) should be written in the in-text reference. The major difference between MLA and Harvard is that for MLA year is not written in the in-text reference. 
How-to guide: MLA citation style (Concordia libraries)
Turabian
How-to guide: Turabian citation style (Concordia libraries)

http://www.ub.umu.se/en/write/references/common-reference-systems

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Any applicant can say “I’m an organized person” or “I give 100%.”
Imagine if you are an admissions team member, you are sifting through hundreds if not thousands of essays over the course of several weeks. Any applicant can say “I’m an organized person” or “I give 100%.” But if you can tell that admissions reader why and how you are unique, you’ve just gotten their attention. Plus, admissions committee members can spot good writing in a sea of essays, and if yours has the right tone and stories, they’ll be hooked. If you hook the reader, you have a better chance of earning their favor when their votes are cast for the next incoming class.
What You Can Do to Show Not Tell
So how do you go about writing an essay that shows? The first step is writing out the parts of your life you want to tell. To start, what are the key points about yourself you want to convey? Start by making a list, such as this:
  • I learn best by jumping in and participating
  • I’m driven to succeed
  • I know four languages
Once you have your key points laid out, plot out a list of stories or short anecdotes that prove those points. Remember, this is like an outline of notes for your essay:
  • I learn best by jumping in and participating
    • That time my boss commended me for helping to fill orders on my first day on the job at the pharmacy when we were short staffed.
    • When I learned about anatomy for months, but once I dissected that frog, everything clicked.
  • I’m driven to succeed
    • My grandfather’s death fueled my passion to follow his footsteps toward a career in medicine
    • Even in playing card games, my grandfather never just let me win – I had to work for it. He taught me how valuable this lesson is in all aspects of life.
  • I know four languages
    • I traveled a lot as a child and have visited 16 countries.
    • I grew up with friends across different continents and had to always learn new languages in order to make new friends and stay in touch with old ones.
Once you have a list of stories and anecdotes you can rely on, you can whittle it down to which ones you think are strongest, and then start weaving them into your essay. Whenever you feel pulled to write a tell statement (ie, I’m an organized person), take a step back and figure out how to weave in a showstatement instead (ie, My spices are all arranged in alphabetical order.).
In Closing…
The show and tell method is the single best way to take your essay to the next level. It effectively gives the reader insight into your personality, what drives you to succeed, and what kind of background has made you who you are today. You know you deserve a spot in this program, so let your life experiences show the admissions team why.
 
https://edityour.net/show-dont-tell-our-best-tip-for-writing-a-stunning-personal-statement/
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