地址：https://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/apply/personal-statements/
以上是个人陈述，除此以外也有比较特殊一些的要求，比如RCA今年要的就是300字的动机信（Motivation Letter）。动机信和个人陈述本质上没有什么区别，区别主要是字数更少，学术性更强，要避免抒情意味重的写作方式。
RCA的官方motivation写作要求如下
1 介绍你自己，你的兴趣所在以及你申请RCA及RCA此项目的动机。
2 简述能够支撑你申请的相关教育背景以及专业经历。
3 告诉我们你未来想做什么。
如上，换汤不换药，但因为篇幅非常有限，在语言组织上其实有更大难度。建议是要够直接，不能采取娓娓道来式写作，请直接highlight你的成就、你的研究方向，字里行间体现你的专业度以及对所申请项目的熟悉度，让学校知道他们要找的人就是你。
举个“栗子”
https://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/ma-art-psychotherapy/
Zahra
Goldsmiths MA Art Psychotherapy
在此给大家举个例子，文章源自Goldsmiths MA Art Psychotherapy专业的Zahra，该文主要阐述了选择在该项目学习的动机与学习体验，并非一篇真正意义上的申请用陈述，但对我们写作依然有借鉴意义：
第一段
"I have always been a dreamer, with a strong connection to the lives around me, particularly to those most in need: people, animals, and even plant life. This deep connection, having led me to engage with the arts from a very young age, has taken me through winding and unexpected paths. I have studied degrees, quenching my immediate thirst, while learning that I need more, and sometimes in quite different directions.
第一段，开门见山，作者给自己的定位是一个一直希望与周遭万物尤其是需要帮助的生命建立连结的dreamer。在学习中发现了更多的需求，正因如此学习了不同的专业。这段很好的解释了作者相对丰富的跨专业背景与申请艺术心理治疗的动机。
第二段
My love for the earth and for plant life, and for utilizing plants for the greater good, led me to study Agricultural engineering at the University of Tehran for my first degree. However, I could not sympathize with the strict engineering atmosphere in the college, though I studied the degree to the end. I felt that this “greater good” was calling me through a different vocation. I decided to pursue a path in art. After studying for the national examinations for entry into graduate study, I received the first rank in the country for Advanced Studies of Art at University of Tehran. This second course allowed me to familiarize myself with the vast domain and potentials of art. I wrote my dissertation on the psychology of intuition in art, as a “knowing” that can be deemed the exclusive property of art. This “knowing” could be utilized through art to reap many benefits for those who were in need of it.
第二段，介绍了自己过去的教育背景，第一个学位是与艺术无关的农业工程，在此发现自己并不适合过于严肃的工科氛围，故踏上了艺术的旅程。第二段学习经历在艺术院校，并在此铺垫了此前就有的对艺术与心理学之间关系的理解，完整了申请艺术心理治疗专业的动机。
第三段
After graduating and having in mind what I had learned in my thesis, I worked with diverse clients, from children with severe autism, to people with physical disabilities and also normal children, using the arts to educate, entertain, and heal. Nevertheless, I saw that in order to correctly unleash the powers of art with people, I need to have a proper knowledge base in psychology. Thus, I pursued my second BA degree in Psychology, online, with a university based in the United States. This first experience of studying at an overseas university transformed my life in so many ways, leading me to appreciate and cherish the value of a first-class education. During this time, I started my own art class for young children, while I also received commissions for paintings and worked at such odd jobs as sketching faces in a café as a resident artist.
第三段，介绍了自己在艺术方面的实践经历，有面对不同人群（从孩子到残疾人）的经历，发现自己还需要心理学的专业知识。因此，第三段学习经历是心理学的本科专业。从此段可以看出，对于艺术心理治疗专业的研究生学习，作者不管从艺术还是心理学的角度都有能力胜任。
第四段
After I graduated with my Psychology degree, I started working at a neuropsychological clinic with children and adolescents, using play, arts and crafts according to the prescriptions of a very innovative child psychologist who ran the clinic. Notwithstanding, during this peak of my career in Iran, I felt that there are so many gaps in my knowledge, and also in the general practice, of using the arts for psychological ends. I knew that art therapy was being taught and practiced overseas for many years, with an established basis. I decided that I will not be able to properly work with art towards my goals, unless I learn it from those who have learned it best. And as I knew from the first, the Art Psychotherapy department at Goldsmiths College has been a forerunner in the region since its inception. I felt blessed to be accepted at Goldsmiths, and I still feel blessed, everyday, as I am enrolled in the program and it is asking me to work harder and reach further at every turn.
第四段，讲述了自己如何参与到了艺术心理治疗的实践当中，并从在伊朗的工作经历中发现了现有的疗法的不足，而作者知道海外在艺术疗愈方面有着更成熟的体系，于是申请了这方面的先驱——Goldsmiths。至此，作者将自己的经历与动机有血有肉的阐述了一遍。能让院校相信，该申请者真的对此专业有热情，且已具备学习所需的知识技能。
第五段
My goal after graduation is to be able to use my acquired skills and knowledge in this field where they are most required. One of my greatest wishes is to be able to transfer a part of all that I will learn here, in basics, methods, and content, to my own country, using it in the domains of science and practice. I feel that this is just the very beginning of my journey."
第五段，未来规划。作者毕业后的打算是将自己所学运用到最需要帮助的地方，将所有在外收获的关于科学与实践的方法和内容带回到自己的国家，而这仅仅是这段旅程的开始。
以上这篇文章，架构并不复杂，但全文不论是逻辑还是感情都相当充分，既专业又有情怀，而这正是艺术心理治疗硕士所需要具备的品质。同学们可以参考此文对照自己的个人陈述，是否能做到合情合理。如果写的是动机信，则要简化中间2、3段对经历的阐述。
图源RCA官网
#第三步：检查与修改
最后一步就是检查与修改，这步主要有两个目的，一是确保你的文书逻辑通顺、没有语法和拼写错误，能让人看懂；二是为了适应你所申请的不同学校不同项目，最好不要原封不动投递所有目标项目。
根据Goldsmiths官网的建议，写完以后要检查，确保没有语言上的错误，然后让信任的人帮你二度检查，确保他人可以读懂。
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另一个需要提醒大家的地方是，即便是同样名字的一个专业，不同学校可能也有着不同的要求。比如同样是UAL的插画，LCC和Camberwell的培养侧重点就不一样，保险起见是针对所申请项目稍作修改，可以调整你在文书中突出的重点。
