剑桥工程2 PS 赏析 2026

剑桥大学（工程学）、巴斯大学（机械工程五年制德语夹心）、南安普敦大学（机械工程/生物工程）、曼彻斯特大学（化学工程）和伦敦帝国理工学院（化学工程）

你为什么想学习这个课程或学科？

小时候，我常被告知好奇心会害死猫，虽然好奇心从未害死我，但它确实让我惹了不少麻烦。我总是摆弄一些东西，那些是我父亲带回家的稀有文物，正如人们所料，这种摆弄通常以坏掉告终;我通常的借口是，我只是想看看它是怎么运作的。

这种好奇心逐渐发展，现在体现在我对工程学的渴望上。我一直认为工程学是研究系统功能并通过巧妙想法改进它们的科学，但直到我拿起亨利·彼得罗斯基的《重塑世界》和《工程就是人类》这两本书，我才意识到工程涵盖的能力范围远比以往更广泛， 工程远不止坐在黑暗的房间里试图想出巧妙的想法。我从未想过工程的人性面;纠正人为失误是最重要的教训;过度自信会导致意外，但担忧却能阻止它们;工程学“不是为了自身而存在，而是为了社会利益”。这些发现并没有让我对工程学感到害怕;事实上，我对它更加着迷。

在阅读这些书时，我还发现了一个非常有趣的短语：“站在巨人的肩膀上”。起初我没完全理解它的全部含义，但当我读到现代内燃机如何从原始希腊蒸汽机演变而来时，我终于明白了。我们今天能看到这么远的原因，是因为过去取得的这些成就，而我工程师的目标是看到更远，从而让未来的工程师看到更远的未来。

通过Petroski的书籍阅读工程史，我对即将踏上的旅程有了许多了解。科学教会了什么是;现在我想用这些知识去创造那些从未存在过的东西。

你的资质和学习如何帮助你准备这门课程或科目？

关于学业，我完成了所有的A-level课程，并且非常享受。我做的很多工作都超出了学校的学术要求。比如进阶数学课程，课程中发生了许多不幸事件，或者我的AEA化学课，学校遗憾地在考试试卷寄出前丢失了。

关于我的学历，我取得了以下成绩：

• 数学（A2）- A
• 进阶数学（A2）- A
• 物理（A2）- A
• 化学（A2）- A
• 西班牙语（A2）- A
• 英语语言与文学（AS）- A
• 德语（AS） - A
• 数学（AEA）- 优异成绩
• 西班牙语（AEA）——荣誉

你在教育之外还做了哪些准备工作？这些经历为什么有用？

去年夏天，我在一艘沿非洲西海岸航行的油轮上做了三周的志愿工作。这是一次启发性的经历，极大地提升了我对所有职业的尊重，也让我有机会观察舰船发动机的运作和维护工作。不过今年夏天，我提升了组织和领导能力，带领了16人的欧洲背包旅行。在如此短的时间内为这么多大团体寻找住宿和火车票，团队合作非常激烈，但行程还是按计划进行。

起初，我希望休学一年，积累一些工业经验，但由于我的国籍不允许我在许多国家自由工作（例如YINI计划），因此我决定将这一年投入学术研究。我将在学校担任支持教师，帮助各年龄段的学生解决数学、化学或物理方面的困难。课程水平可能从IGCSE预备到AS不等，学生人数将根据需求而定。我也打算在间隔年期间，参与野生动物保护项目的志愿工作。

课外我喜欢各种运动，比如足球、网球、篮球、保龄球、游泳、武术，其中大多数我都达到了竞技水平（网球、篮球、游泳），但从未达到职业水平，尽管我仍然积极将它们作为爱好。就在去年，我还在朋友的帮助下开始弹吉他，已经在学校音乐会上演出过两次。

专家反馈

[第二段最有力，附有良好的书籍链接。这表明申请人在校外对该学科有积极兴趣。“，”最后一句很棒，吸引观众并留下深刻印象。“，”引用相当陈词滥调，因此最好利用这个栏目引用另一本书，解释为何吸引他们。“，”课外活动部分太长， 目标是20%。']

Ai反馈“该声明有效传达了对工程的真诚好奇心和热情，辅以个人轶事和相关阅读材料。”，“通过亨利·佩特罗斯基的著作，学术经验与更广泛的智识交流紧密结合，展现了深刻的理解。”，“学术部分清晰，但可通过将资格证书中的具体技能或主题直接与课程要求联系起来进一步增强。” “校外教育活动展示领导力、团队合作和沟通能力;将本部分精简，聚焦于最相关的体验，可能会提升影响力。“，”避免过度使用的引语以增强独特性;考虑突出具体书籍或经历如何塑造了你的工程学方法。“，”结尾引人入胜且深思熟虑，留下了适合新UCAS个人陈述格式的积极印象。“，”总体来说，结构良好符合2026年UCAS格式，应通过结合个人动力、学术准备和课外见解来吸引招生辅导。']英文

Why do you want to study this course or subject?

As a young boy, I have often been told that curiosity killed the cat, but although curiosity never got me killed, it sure did get me into quite a lot of trouble. I used to always fiddle with things, rare artifacts that my father used to bring home, and as one would expect, such fiddling usually ended with something broken; my usual excuse was I just wanted to see how it works.

This curiosity has developed and now manifests itself in my desire to read engineering. I had always considered engineering to be a science that studies the functioning of systems and to improve them by coming up with clever ideas, but it was not until I picked up Henry Petroski's books "Remaking the world" and "To engineer is human" that I realized that engineering covers a much wider range of abilities, that there is much more to engineering than just sitting in a dark room trying to come up with ingenious and clever ideas. I'd never thought about the human side to engineering; how correcting human failures is the most important lesson to be learnt; how too much confidence causes accidents but worry prevents them; how engineering doesn't exist "for its own sake but for society's sake". These findings did not scare me away from engineering; in fact, I was even more attracted to it.

Whilst reading through the books I also came across a very interesting phrase: "standing on the shoulders of giants". At first I didn't quite capture its full meaning, however when I read how our modern day internal combustion engine evolved from the primitive Greek steam engine, it finally clicked. The reason we are able to see this far today is due to all those achievements in the past and my aim in engineering is to see farther thus allowing tomorrow's engineers to see farthest.

My readings around the history of engineering through Petroski's books have taught me much about the journey I'm about to embark on. Science has taught what is; now I'd like to use this knowledge to create what never was.

How have your qualifications and studies helped you to prepare for this course or subject?

Regarding academics, I have completed all of my A levels and have enjoyed them greatly. Much of the work I did was outside the school's academic requirements. Such is the case of Further Mathematics, where many unlucky incidents occurred throughout its course, or my AEA Chemistry, where my school unfortunately lost my exam paper before it was sent.

Concerning my qualifications, I achieved the following grades:

• Mathematics (A2) - A
• Further Mathematics (A2) - A
• Physics (A2) - A
• Chemistry (A2) - A
• Spanish (A2) - A
• English Language and Literature (AS) - A
• German (AS) - A
• Mathematics (AEA) - Merit
• Spanish (AEA) - Distinction

What else have you done to prepare outside of education, and why are these experiences useful?

Last summer I spent three weeks doing voluntary work on board a tanker that sailed along the west coast of Africa. It was an enlightening experience that had significant impact in my respect for all professions, as well as giving me an opportunity to observe the functioning and the maintenance duties involved with the ship's engine. This summer however, I topped up my organizational and leadership skills and headed a backpacking expedition of 16 people around Europe. Much teamwork was involved in finding accommodation and train tickets for such a large group on such short notice, but nevertheless the trip went as scheduled.

At first, I wished to take a gap year to gain some industrial experience in the field of study, nonetheless my nationality doesn't allow for me to work freely in many countries (e.g. the YINI scheme), thus I have decided to dedicate this year to academics. I shall be working as a support teacher at my school, helping a wide age range of pupils with their difficulties in Maths, Chemistry or Physics. The level will probably range from pre-IGCSE to AS, and the number of pupils will depend on the needs. It is also my intention, during the gap year, to do voluntary work on wildlife conservation schemes.

Outside classroom I enjoy a variety of sports such as football, tennis, basketball, bowling, swimming, martial arts most of which I have carried up to a competing level (tennis, basketball, swimming) but never reached a professional level, although I still actively enjoy them as hobbies. Only last year, I also started playing the guitar with the help of a friend and have performed twice already in school concerts.