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美国申请本科、研究生和博士项目时，需要撰写个人陈述（Personal Statement/PS），介绍自己的背景、学术、能展示自己优秀的兴趣爱好和成绩等。申请文书中的个人陈述是申请者展示自己学术历程的重要平台。对于申请本科的学生，PS应涵盖高中时期的学术成就和课外活动奖励；申请研究生的，应着重介绍大学学术经历，以及与博士研究方向相关的优秀表现；申请博士的，应主要描述研究生阶段的研究成果、读博动机、对博士研究的设想，以及参与研究所的经历。此外，工作经历和与所读专业相关的才艺也是PS中的加分项。比如，本科和研究生的申请文书，可以写上获得过奥运冠军，马拉松比赛名次等就能展现自己的优秀品质。记得有的哈佛大学的同学说过，哈佛大学的本科10个有9个都是有各种各样爱好并获奖的（做慈善，义工，奥赛金牌等）。他们到了哈佛大学也是除了学习，依然光芒四射，比如我的好友就是哈佛大学的医学生学了十几年的小提琴，现在太平洋某岛国为生活贫困的人看病。
把自己的成就、经历、独特之处和研究方向用最短的文章写出来就好了。之后，最好由以英语为母语且拥有本科以上学历的人对英文进行校对。如果没有这样的朋友，我们当时是有一些网站，有美国常青藤毕业名校的大学生本科生帮助修改语言。如今，随着科技的发展，大家可以利用ChatGPT等工具进行辅助。不过，有的学校可能会用Turnitin等软件查重，就是为了防止抄袭。使用AI写作的比例也不可能超过15%，否则将被视为学术不端。当然，PS我们那个时候还是纸质版邮寄提交，而且也没有这个人工智能的工具，只能靠自己了。
市面上和网上应该还有很多可以参考的其他申请到奖学金和名校的同学的personal statement书籍和文件。我就曾有留学机构发的全文都是其他申请到美国名校研究生和博士的获得全额奖学金的书。大家需要的话，也可以报名一些留学辅导机构的培训班。里面会辅导留学文书和认识一些清华北大和其他高校的一起申请的同学。
申请博士时，研究相关的经历是关键，但某些奖学金，如我申请的澳洲奋进奖学金（Endeavour Scholarship），还会考虑申请者的志愿者经历和其他品质。我曾参与香港教会的卖旗活动，这是一种为无家可归者募捐的具有香港特色的活动。在美国，我也做过自闭症儿童的志愿者。我记得我读过曾子墨在她的回忆录中提到，她最初不理解volunteer的含义，但后来明白了，并将其写入申请材料，最终成功获得美国本科奖学金。
撰写PS时，一个引人注目的开头至关重要。许多获得博士和硕士奖学金的同学，包括我自己，都会在开头突出自己最亮眼且与专业相关的成就。例如，我在申请时强调了自己专业排名第一和参与公共关系实习的经历。我的一位北京大学传播学本科的同学，在申请南加州大学博士项目时，以她参加过的很多国际会议地点作为开头，展示了她的国际视野和学术活跃度。她的GRE Verbal成绩也超过了600分，显示出了她的学术实力。
PS中应详细介绍申请者的学术成就、学历背景、成绩、实习经历、研究方向以及感兴趣的导师。申请者应阐述自己对该领域的研究和实践经历，以及在本科和硕士阶段所做的准备，对研究方法和原理的理解和掌握。由于许多美国硕士和博士项目不要求提供研究计划，个人陈述中可以补充这些信息。申请者还应说明选择该校的原因，包括研究方向的匹配、研究所的资源、课程设置以及潜在导师的研究方向。结尾部分，表达对招生委员会考虑自己申请的期望，并希望能够与相关导师共同追求学术上的卓越。
以下是个人陈述示例（通用本科，研究生和博士）。对于那些允许本科生直接申请博士项目（主要是理工科）的学校，可以调整为博士申请文书。
Sample Personal Statement
Throughout my academic journey, I have consistently strived for excellence,achieving top rankings and receiving several accolades for my work. As the [e.g.,top-ranked student in my cohort, recipient of the [Specific Award], or presenter at the [Name of Conference]], I have demonstrated a strong commitment to advancing my knowledge and contributing to [Field of Study]. Now, I am eager to further this pursuit by enrolling in the [Program Name] at [University Name], where I am confident that the rigorous academic environment and exceptional research opportunities will enable me to make meaningful contributions to the field. (Or other achievements to start)
During my undergraduate studies at [Current/Previous University], where I majored in [Your Major], I engaged deeply with the core areas of [Field of Study]. My coursework in [Course Name 1], [Course Name 2], and [Course Name 3] provided me with a comprehensive understanding of both the theoretical and practical aspects of the field. My academic performance, including [Academic Achievement or Award], reflects my dedication and enthusiasm for the subject matter.
My commitment to applying theoretical knowledge in practical settings led me to intern at [Company/Organization Name], where I was involved in [Brief Description of Internship/Job Role]. This experience allowed me to gain hands-on experience in [Related Skills or Topics], further enriching my understanding of how academic concepts translate into real-world applications.
One of the most formative experiences of my academic career was my participation in [Research Project Name or Course]. Under the guidance of[Professor/Research Supervisor Name], I conducted research on [Research Topic or Question], where I utilized [Research Methods] to explore [Specific Area of Research]. The findings of this research were well-received, and I had the opportunity to present them at [Conference Name or Publication, if applicable]. This experience not only deepened my interest in [Field of Study] but also motivated me to pursue advanced research in this area.
As I look forward to joining the [Program Name] at [University Name], I am particularly interested in developing a research proposal focused on [Brief Description of Research Proposal Idea]. Specifically, I aim to investigate [Specific Research Question or Problem], exploring [Key Research Methods and Theories].This research seeks to contribute to [Field of Study] by [Expected Contribution or Impact], and I am confident that [University Name] provides the ideal environment and resources, such as [Specific Laboratory, Library, or Resource], to support this endeavor. The ongoing work of [Professor/Research Group Name] in [Related Research Area] particularly inspires me, and I am eager to collaborate on these cutting-edge projects.
My long-term goal is to contribute to [Field of Study] through both academic research and practical application. I am particularly interested in [Specific Long-Term Goal or Career Path], and I believe that the [Program Name] at [University Name] will equip me with the advanced skills and knowledge necessary to achieve this. Moreover, I look forward to collaborating with peers and faculty to explore innovative ideas and push the boundaries of what is possible in [Field of Study].
In conclusion, my academic achievements, professional experiences, research interests, and proposed research ideas have all prepared me to excel in the [Program Name] at [University Name]. I am confident that this program will provide me with the tools to further my expertise and make significant contributions to the academic community. I eagerly anticipate the opportunity to join [University Name] and to continue my journey of academic and professional growth.
学习传播学的同学们可以先看我的中英文专著。下面分享一个申请博士的研究计划（2011年，为防止抄袭，内容比较陈旧）草稿，结构可以给大家做一个参考。
对于撰写“研究计划”（research proposal）的难点，就是文献综述（literature review）。首先，我们需要明白文献综述的目的和作用。其目的是展示您的研究是原创的，世界上尚未有人完成类似的工作，从而证明您的研究具有重要价值。当然，在极少数情况下，如果已有人进行了相关研究，您需要阐明您研究的独特之处以及您将做出的贡献。简单来说，关键在于发现现有研究的空白（find the gap），然后你的研究问题回答了这个缺口里的问题。
在文献综述的结尾部分，应明确提出具体的研究问题（research question）。研究问题越具体、越集中，效果越好，不过需要时学术的。有的同学只是提出了一个实例和现象并且做研究，也没有应用相关的理论和原理。这样的没有入门的同学，需要大量的阅读博士导师的文章和学术期刊，来模仿学习，然后写自己的研究计划。这里分享一个我在准备开题报告时使用的图表（见下图），它展示了您的研究是如何填补现有研究空白的，因此具有重要的研究价值。此外，就是找到你的领域的所有文章总结review和评价（critique）现在你的研究领域和关于研究问的研究，并且介绍重点的原理等。
第三，文献综述（literature review）不同于参考书目（bibliography）。它不是要求您逐一介绍每篇文章。记得我在美国的读研的时候，美国本地的native speaker同学也会弄错。您需要把所有的其他的文章整合（integrate）起来。例如，您可能仅用一两句话就能概括多位学者的观点：针对这个问题，学界存在两种主要观点，随后在括号中引用相关学者的工作。
第四，学习APA（美国心理学会）的reference style（引用规则和格式）。
第五，在研究方法（method）部分，建议附上一个时间规划表，展示您在博士学习期间如何安排和执行研究项目，可以使用甘特图（Gantt Chart）等（见下图）。
In an era of globalization, the relationship between business and society become more complex. We are surrounded by a number of corporate philanthropy activities, such as eradicating disease, anti-domestic violence and boosting employee job skills, to cause marketing campaigns to heighten brand recognition. However,for companies that give back, a win win situation for the company and the society is what we strive for. Corporations give away billions a year nowadays. In today’s China, with a growing number of corporate philanthropy activities, which could both gain the attention of the consumers and as an important part of corporate social responsibly which could help the companies contribute to society, many troubling issues still existed (e.g., the legitimacy system of corporate philanthropy is needed to be improved). However, the development of corporate philanthropy in China is severely lagged behind ( Annual report on enterprise citizenship in China, 2009) . How to conduct corporate philanthropy properly and make it to assist corporate competitive strategies are crucial for companies in China.
In the evolving context of corporate philanthropy, corporate social philanthropy is the subset of corporate responsibility, which is “manifested in the strategies and operating practices a company develops in operationalizing its relationships with and impacts on societies, stakeholders and the natural environment” (Waddock, 2008 p. 52). Because corporate philanthropy could help a firm gain brand recognition and loyalty, establish their “socially responsible” firm as an advantage, and as government support (for the social services) declines, corporations are establishing foundations to channel the requests of voluntary agencies (Sanchez, 2000) .The public should need to know more of the philanthropy process and strategic philanthropy of the foundations, as foundation donors are used for the public benefit.A large body of literature exists in corporate social responsibility, but little of it focuses on corporate philanthropy, especially corporate philanthropy in China.Thus far, few studies on corporate philanthropy are from an organizational public relationship (OPR) view.
The purpose of this study intends to propose a framework of OPRs and strategic corporate philanthropy which contributes to the theoretical development in this area by using the qualitative method. This study will explore the relationships between the stakeholders (e.g. government) and corporations on corporate philanthropy. This study also intends to find out the current development of corporate philanthropy in China (the reasons, forms, underlying principles), to help the people in both academic and professional area have a clearer idea of how to manage relationships with its publics in China. The results of study might be useful for both the public relations scholars and professionals, especially for those who work or interest in China; and for the companies in China who already or will undertake philanthropic activities. This study may reveal how to find a balanced point to make a sustainable development for both the corporations and society (the social enterprises which come out after corporate philanthropy).
Corporate Philanthropy
Philanthropy, originally a Greek word, “involves any acts of benevolence and good will, such as making gifts to charities, volunteering for community projects,and taking action to benefit others”(Thorne, O. Ferrell, & L. Ferrel, 2008, p. 290) .“Corporate philanthropy,” as a new arrival term, came of age since 1950s, when F. Emerson Andrews wrote his classic Corporation Giving in 1952 (Himmelstein, 1997). Lehman and Johnson (1970) provided a classical and succinct definition of corporate philanthropy, “charitable transfer of firm resources at below market prices.”
Lawrence and Weber (2008) posited that corporate (and their foundations) giving take three forms: charitable donations (gifts of money), in kind (e.g.Computer company give computers) contributions (gifts of products or service),volunteer service (gifts of time). There are two major reasons of companies give:Societal reasons and business reasons. These two reasons echo the two models of corporate giving by Trost (1996): Giving as a profit maximizing decision and giving as a managerial decision. In the profit maximizing decision, charitable giving was a part of business strategy aims for profit, whereas giving as a managerial-decision states that besides shareholders’ utility, corporations should also consider other stakeholders’’ interest and the firms’ social status (based on Galaskiewicz’s study, 1985) .
Philanthropy has a long history in China, while corporate philanthropy has only begun in the recent 30 years and is still facing many problems. Although many companies might a strong will of doing philanthropy, they lack the professional methods and experiences (Li, 2008).
Relationship management has emerged as a key paradigm/theory for public relations scholarship and practice (Ledingham & Bruning, 2000; Ledingham, 2003;Health, 2001). There are three stages of organization-public relationship: antecedents of relationships, relationship maintenance strategies, and relationship quality outcomes (J. Grunig & Huang, 2000). Relationship antecedents are “the source of change, pressure, or tension on the system derived from the environment” (Broom,Casey, and Richey, 2000). Hung (2002) identified eight relationship types based on the communal and exchange types (Clark, Mills and Powell etc., 1984, 1986,1987,1993; Mills & Clark, 1994; Gofman, 1961) and combined other scholars’ideas (Bennett, 2001): exploitive, manipulative, exchange, symbiotic, contractual, covenantal, mutual communal relationships, and one sided communal relationships(Huang, 2006; Hung & Chen, 2009) .
Based on the literature of maintenance strategies (e.g., Dindia & Canary,1993), J. Grunig suggested using the word “cultivation” instead of maintenance(Hung, 2007). Scholars (Hon & J. Grunig, 1999; J. Grunig & Huang, 2000; Chen,2005; Rhee, 2004) had identified about 20 cultivation strategies for the relationships management. The outcomes of the OPR refer to what public members have in mind(based on the relational experiences) about the organization (Kang & Yang, 2010) .There are four indicators (outcomes) of relationships: trust, control mutuality,relational satisfaction, and relational commitment to evaluate the quality of OPR(Huang, 1997; Hung, 2006; J.Grunig & Hung, 2000; Jo, 2006; Ki & Hon, 2007; Hon& Grunig, 1999).
Among the little communication research of corporate philanthropy (Bennet,1998; Hall, 2006; Lichtenstein, Drumwright, & Braig, 2004), Hall (2006) was one of the few studies of corporate philanthropy and OPRs, in which he measured the customers’ awareness and favorable rating of corporate philanthropy. However, no single study has been done on the corporate philanthropy and organizational public relationships in China. This study would be the first study to fill this gap.
There has been considerable discussion of corporate philanthropy of the profit driven, enhance public image, non-material, and benevolence motives (Useem,1984; Neiheisel, 1994; Bock, Goldschmid, Millstein, & Scherer, 1984). Literatures have been done on the forms and motivations or corporate philanthropy. But how are the environment and situations of corporate philanthropy in China? But what is the role government/non profit organizations (NGO) play in the process? How does corporate philanthropy make the consumers become more likely to buy the products of the company? What relationship should the companies who undertake the philanthropic programs build with the stakeholders? What cultivations strategies should they use? This study wants to explore these questions from a relationship management perspective. Based on the previous literature review, my research questions are proposed:
RQ1: What are the forms of corporate philanthropy in China?
RQ2: What are the motivations of corporate philanthropy in China?
RQ3a: Influenced by Chinese commercial and political environments, what are the characteristics of doing corporate philanthropy in China?
RQ3b: What role should the Chinese government play in the corporate philanthropy process?
RQ4a: What type of relationships do corporations develop with its publics(e.g NGOs, customers, employees, government, and community members) in the corporate philanthropy process in China?
RQ4b: How do the corporations in China undertaking the philanthropic activities perceive the relationships (OPRs) with publics (e.g. employees, customers,and community members)?
RQ5: What relationship cultivation strategies have the companies used during the corporate philanthropy program with publics?
RQ6: What relationship outcomes resulted from these strategies?
There are positivist paradigm and naturalism paradigm in the social science.Positivist paradigm was defined by Reese (1980) as “family of philosophies characterized by an extreme positive evaluation of science and scientific method”.On the contrary, naturalistic paradigm is a family of philosophies that “focus on the socially constructed nature of reality” (Frey, Botan, & Kreps, 2000). Some scholars(e.g. Cresswell, 1994) refer to naturalistic paradigm as “qualitative paradigm”.
The qualitative research interview seeks to describe the meanings of central themes in the life world of the subjects to cover both a factual and a meaning level.The main task in interviewing is to understand the meaning of what the interviewees say (Kvale, 1996). Interviews are particularly useful for getting the story behind a participant’s experiences (McNamara, 1999). The objectives of this research are mostly to find what are the relationship cultivations strategies, forms, motivations,and underlying principles of corporate philanthropy in China. They are open questions, and the rich description is needed. This proposed research intends to use a qualitative method, specifically in depth interviewing which also combines the elements of active interview, elite interview, and long interview, to conduct the study which is easy for me to ask the participants for the clarifications during the interactive process. In depth interview has a flexible structure, and the interviewer is a facilitator to ask the interviewees to talk about their thoughts, feeling, views, and experiences (Legard, Keegan, & Ward, 2003) which is well suited to this study.
This study will follow the principles of triangulation, by adding another research method, documents analysis to this research. I will search the companies’information, their corporate sustainability/CSR/annual report for the useful information of my research questions as well, because in the interview, some participants might not remind all of their programs, or all the details correctly of their corporate philanthropy programs. This approach could also let me get more information of the interviewee’s background and their company’s business strategy. The brochures, their companies’ website, and all the books or videos from the interviewees of their programs would be examined.
Long interview emphasizes the duration of interviews (McCraken, 1988) ;active interview emphasizes the interaction and the transforms of details (Holsten &Gubrium, 1995); elite interview is not subjected to standardized questioning (Dexter,1970). The reasons of choosing this method are: little information is known about the research questions; the deep reasoning and meaning behind corporate philanthropy and OPRs are needed to explore; there are not too many (elite) interviewees and they are high level mangers of the corporation which are hard to research; and the contact between interviewee and participates are needed.
Regarding the sampling technique, different from the quantitative research which aims to produce a statistically representative sample, qualitative research uses non probability sample. I will collect the data starts from a purposeful sampling(theory based technique). Purposive sampling is a non random sampling which is used in exploratory or field research by selecting specialized population (Neuman,2006). The appropriate respondents include CEO, corporate social responsibility managers, and other managers of the corporations who directly involve with corporate philanthropy.
The sample size of qualitative research is often small, because a phenomenon can only appear once to be of value. McCracken (1988) suggested that eight was an efective sample size for qualitative research. Wilmont (2010) provided the idea that 20 30 could be a one to one interview sample size. As the quantity is not the main concern of a qualitative research, for the constraint of the workload and time limit to conduct the thesis, I propose to conduct 30 interviews with the most represented interviewees. The participants are from the companies, NGOs, media, government,and the community. Each interview will last about 60 120 minutes. As suggested by McCraken (1988) and Kauffman (1992), an hour and a half is as much as the researcher asks from busy interviewees.
For the sample criteria, I will firstly compile a list of companies’ name which I will interview by using the “2010 Ranking List of Corporate Philanthropy in China（2010中国企业慈善排行榜）” to find these companies. In addition,as a purposeful sampling is theory based sampling, to find the participants who could best answer my research question is most important. After researching the potential participant companies, I will recruit the companied that could represent the population. I will research the famous companies that conducted the corporate philanthropy. Some of them might post their philanthropic programs online or reported by the media. Therefore, some companies which are not in the rank list that conduct corporate philanthropy will also be included. I will mostly email these companies’ PR or CSR department first, then I will arrange a time for a telephone interview or face-to-face interview.
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有的学校需要提供writing sample，写作水平的展现文章比如我的英文专著的样章2页。大家可以自己提供一篇发表的英文文章，会议论文，或者高分作业；如果都没有，就多提供一个研究计划之类的也行。
理工科博士项目通常要求学生事先与潜在导师联系（俗称“套辞”），因为导师往往负责为学生提供经费支持。正如上文所讲，在香港，文科博士申请者通常不需要事先联系导师，即便发送了邮件，也可能不会收到回复。这是因为香港教育界出于保持廉洁和公平性的考虑。香港申请研究型硕士和博士都是选拔委员会（系里所有博导）开会决定。据悉日本也是一样，不需要提前联系导师。
对于美国、澳洲和欧洲的博士项目，建议申请者事先联系潜在导师，因为研究计划需要与导师的研究方向相匹配。这样导师之后才方便带领你做你的博士论文和研究。而且不是所有人都可以带博士和有奖学金的。学生需要选择研究方法，你的研究问题和研究方向是哪个？和导师是否合适？导师是否同意招收你作为她的博士生或者有意向？如果导师不带博士生或无法指导您的研究方向，他们通常会直接告知。只要给导师写邮件联系就可以。比如我的一个研究计划的研究方法拟采用grounded theory（扎根理论
）、比较分析、案例分析和专家访谈等方法进行研究，可以发给导师，然后老师会给出意见。
申请某所大学的一个专业时，请提前做好研究，并建议在一个学院内只联系一位导师。除非该导师拒绝了你，才可以联系第二个。否则该导师有的会不高兴。避免向多位导师群发邮件。因为导师们可能会相互交流申请者的信息。比如墨尔本大学，我们系，导师会把收到的博士生申请群发到系里，问有没有导师有兴趣。我大学本科的时候申请，给一个系发了超过一个老师，结果这个导师就在回复的时候说了这个事情，搞得我很不好意思。其实，博士导师，也是可以2—3个人的。不过，有的导师有点介意，就先联系一个导师比较好。建议多阅读潜在导师的文章，了解哪位导师的研究领域与您未来的博士论文方向相符，然后再进行联系。
对于硕士项目，特别是授课型硕士，由于申请人数众多，通常不需要事先联系导师。比如墨尔本大学的国际媒体和传播学硕士，传播营销硕士和新闻学硕士等。此外，许多中介机构可以协助申请这类硕士项目，有时甚至可以免除申请费和中介服务费。
同学们应在自己本科或研究生阶段中，选择获得成绩最好的课程的授课老师来写推荐信。目前，都是在网上传推荐信。同学们在与老师沟通好之后，通过邮件提醒老师在截止日期前上传推荐信。以下是推荐信样本。找工作的时候，有的美国和澳洲的高校和公司也有要求推荐信的。
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Date
Dear Admissions Committee,
I am honored to write this letter of recommendation for [Student Name] in support of their application to the [Graduate Program Name] at your esteemed institution. I am [Your Name], a [Your Position] at [Your Institution], and I have had the pleasure of working with [Student Name] for [number] years.
[Student Name] has demonstrated exceptional abilities in both academics and research. I first noticed their potential in [specific course or project], where they exhibited outstanding learning capabilities and a profound interest in the subject matter. [He/She] consistently achieved top grades and contributed valuable insights during class discussions.
Beyond academic achievements, [Student Name] has shown a remarkable ability to conduct independent research. [He/She] worked on a research project titled[Project Title], which focused on [brief description of the project]. [His/Her] work was not only methodologically sound but also innovative, earning recognition from both peers and faculty.
[Student Name] possesses strong analytical and problem solving skills, which are evident in their ability to tackle complex problems with creativity and precision.[He/She] is also highly self motivated and displays an impressive work ethic, often going above and beyond what is required to achieve excellence.
Moreover, [Student Name] is a collaborative team player. During [specific instance or project], [he/she] worked efectively with colleagues, showing excellent communication skills and leadership qualities. [His/Her] ability to articulate ideas clearly and work well under pressure will undoubtedly be an asset in a rigorous graduate program.
In summary, I am confident that [Student Name] will make significant contributions to your graduate program. [He/She] has the academic foundation,research skills, and personal attributes necessary to excel. I give my highest recommendation for [Student Name] and believe that [he/she] will be a valuable addition to your institution.
Please feel free to contact me at [Your Contact Information] if you require any further information.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your Position]
[Your Institution]
[Your Contact Information]
许多学校，如澳大利亚和美国的教育机构，会直接颁发荣誉证书给优秀毕业生（honours），并可能邀请年级第一名在毕业典礼上发言。在澳大利亚，本科课程通常为三年制。对于初次从中国来的学生，第一年通常是基础课程，即大学预科（foundation）。荣誉学位（Honours）是指在完成三年本科学习后，额外攻读一年的澳大利亚研究型学士学位。获得荣誉学位的学生可以直接申请攻读博士学位，而不必先完成硕士学位。这包括文科领域，如传播学、媒体研究等。在申请时，这份证书可以作为证明提供。墨尔本大学和香港浸会大学会直接向系里的第一名颁发奖状和奖学金。我的传媒大学没有提供专门的专业第一名毕业证书，因此，我根据当时“寄托天下”网站上的建议，去院长办公室我开具了一份rank certificate的证明。
很多大学都有给研究生和博士生的会议经费。许多同学询问会议论文集（proceedings）是什么？申请研究生和博士需要发表文章吗？会议论文（conference proceeding）就是一个初级的未来可能发表的文章。如果没有已经发表的英文期刊，可以参加一些国际会议，会议论文也是可以放到简历里的。例如，可以参加国际传播学会年会、美国国家传播学会年会、ANZCA、AEJMC、国际媒介与传播研究学会（IAMCR）和IPRRC等传播学领域的学术会议。这些会议每年在不同的国家和城市轮流举办，不仅能够拓宽视野、拓展专业网络和人脉，还为将来发表论文奠定基础。我的一位香港浸会大学MPhil的师姐就是在IPRRC上认识了之后博士的导师，然后成功申请到了美国迈阿密大学的博士。现在不到四十岁已经是美国的佛罗里达大学的正教授。具体信息请参考后续章节中关于传播学期刊的内容。