成功的申請可以幫助你按自己的條件進入最合適的學校，是不可忽視的一項，個人簡歷是反映一個申請者自身情況的材料。國外絕大多數的學校都要求申請者提供，並作為審查批准入學的重要依據之一。
個人簡歷的英譯很多，如"Personnel Vita"、"Autobiographical Statement"、"Personal Statement"、"Autobiography"、"Resume"。其中"Resume"寫法稍有不同。個人簡歷一般應簡要寫明本人所受教育、專業興趣、工作經歷、所取得的成績及家庭背景。
有關個人簡歷寫作的注意要點。綜合各校的要求，特做如下分析：
1.個人簡歷的結構可分為三或四個段落。第一段落簡單交待自己的個人情況，如姓名、出生時間及地點、家庭背景等。良好的親職教育對你的成才當然有利。但美國對此不很重視，一般可以不寫。第二段可以圍繞你的求學經過來展開，但不要用流水帳式的寫法使敘述過於生硬刻板。第三段以你的大學生活為主，你為何選此學科，可以與前面的敘述相呼應。第四段要說明你個人的能力、性格。
2. 內容要著重在你留學的動機，目前所取得的成績，你終生的目標。
3. 個人簡歷避免過多的形容詞，例如，想像力十分豐富、創造力超群等，宜舉小小的例子來說明。
4. 個人簡歷約200－300字為可，不宜寫得太長。
範例1 計算機系畢業生個人簡歷
I have the honor to present a brief introduction of myself to you in compliance with the requirements of your graduate admission I was born in November 7th, 1966, at the town of Changing, Beijing. My parents are doing business and farming. I have one elder sister, one younger sister, and two younger brothers. The family is in a well-to-do country with harmonized atmosphere.
After my elementary and junior high school education at my hometown, I went on my senior high school education at a public vocational technical high school at the neighboring county Fangshan. Courses I have taken there include: mechanical structure, applied mechanical dynamics, material strength, heat treatment analysis, and electrical engineering. I also had practice courses on lathe work, bench work, casting, engineering drawing, and electronic television repair skill.
After graduation from this technical school, I found a job at the Evergreen Traffic Corp. When I had worked one year in mechanical design and heat treatment analysis, I was admitted to the Computer Science Department of Beijing Institute of Technologies.
Computer science education was an extension of my pursuit in electronic knowledge, it had led me into the world of applied electronics. Courses I had taken are: Calculus, Computer Programming (FORTRAN, COBOL, ASSEMBLY, and BASIC), Computer architecture, algorithm, maintenance, system analysis, and some related courses in Accounting, Statistics, Operating research, Digital value analysis. Beginning at the second year of college, I participated in a work study program and was assigned to the computer center of Far East Textile Corp. as night-shift computer operator, The computers I dealt with were CDC 3300 MSOS and IBM 370-115 DOS/VS system. The major work I had done was the system transference of CDC 3300: MSOS to IBM 370-115 DOS/VS. In 1989, I was employed by China Automobile Corp. as a computer programmer, and was informed to work on the first of June. For the first six months of my service, I was in charge of the IBM 4331; DOS/ VSE System Operation, and later on dealt with personnel / payroll and financing system programming works. In the second year, I was promoted to be a system analyst for personnel/ payroll system. In an attempt to upgrade the efficiency of computer data process and to simplify users operating procedures, I redesigned the whole working system and I successfully transferred a Batch operation from oriented system to on-line system. In the third year, I spent five months in the developing of subsystem of financing-accounting. No sooner had I finished that system than I was reassigned as a Subsystem Programmer in charge of DOS / VSE, CICS, and VTAM. At that position I have full responsibility for affairs of technical transition, system development, recruit training, and network communications. With the elapse of time and the accumulation of experiences, I am now familiar with all of the popular computer languages: FORTRAN, COBOL, ASSEMBLY, and BASIC. Other than these languages, I have also learned and practiced in planning, designing, and analyzing of the following computer applications: DL/ 1, Data Base, On-line (CICS, BMS), Data Communication Network (ACF/ VTAM / NCP), VM, DOS / VSE Operating System: Personnel / Payroll, Accounting Application System and etc.. For these achievements I owe a great deal to China Information Association Since I have taken almost every training course they have offered.
With the ever-increasing level of my work, I am feeling strongly that the theoretical study and actual practice are equally important and dependent on each other. Though I personally possess many years of experiences in actual practices, there is always need for me to extend my existing theoretical basis for future research. My love for computer sciences and my inquisitiveness had pushed me to apply for your graduate school admission, and I have decided . should I be accepted by you, I will concentrate on the field of net-work-data-communication, then make a breakthrough on my current ways of thinking in computer related research and development. Finally, I expect that I, myself, as one member of today's world of computer domain, I should strive to offer my best professional computer service to our society.
範例2 醫學工程專業轉攻計算機專業讀書計畫
I majored in Biomedical Engineering at Nankai University after graduating from high school. There, I took courses on Introduction to Computer Science, Computer Programming, and Microprocessor. Therefore, I became greatly interested in the field. In my spare time, I attended BASIC Training Class and read lots of related books whenever I was free. Also, I decided to further my study in the field of Computer Science. After the graduation. I was hired by Tianjin Medical Equipment Co., LTD. to be a Service Engineer taking charge of the maintenance of X-ray instruments of Phillips and Siemens. Owing to the need of the work. I attained ASSEMBLY and PASCAL Training classes and realized more of the importance of Computer Science. I would like to enter your Graduate School to study Computer Programming and System Analysis as computer is definitely going to play an important role in the life of humanbeing. Upon the completion of the study, I will return to China to devote my knowledge to Biomedical Engineering, to manufacture new products to be either marketed or applied to hospital management and help computerizing hospital management
範例3 經濟系轉計算機系讀書計畫
After my undergraduate study at Hebei University where I majored in Economics. I became a sales representative for Tang Shan Textile Co. I have worked in this position for about three years. In my work, I have witnessed the growing role played by computers in today's business administration and research. This trend became acute after the advent of minicomputers and microcomputers. The computer programmers and engineers trained in this country can not meet the pressing demand. I wish to devote myself to the application of computers and therefore, I have decided to pursue an M.S. degree in Computer Science. If admitted, I will concentrate my studies on the computer software.
I have some fundamental knowledge regarding the characteristics and capabilities of computers in a course on the Introduction to Computer Science which I took as an undergraduate, Nevertheless, I am willing to take more prerequisite courses if necessary. Upon completing the studies, I will return to my country and seek a position as a programmer.