5 Jenis Esai untuk Beasiswa dan Contoh Penulisannya

KOMPAS.com - Calon mahasiswa yang ingin kuliah di luar negeri, menulis esai menjadi salah satu syarat yang harus dipenuhi. Namun, persyaratan esai tersebut membuat banyak calon mahasiswa bingung bagaimana cara menulisnya.

Sebelum menulis esai, kamu dapat mengetahui jenis-jenis esai beasiswa luar negeri, yakni Motivation Letter atau Motivation Statement, Personal Statement, Statement of Purpose, Study Objective dan  Study Plan.

Meski sama-sama esai, namun tujuan penulisan masing-masing esai tersebut jelas berbeda. Untuk lebih jelasnya, berikut ini perbedaan masing-masing esai dan cara menulisnya, melansir konsultan beasiswa Kobi Education.

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Perlu dipahami, esai untuk setiap orang bisa berbeda, sesuai dengan tujuan studimu. Karena itu, penulisan esai baiknya tidak menyadur milik orang lain.

1. Motivation Letter atau Motivation Statement

Esai yang berisikan penjelasan mengapa kamu ingin mendapatkan beasiswa yang kamu pilih. Kamu dapat menuliskan kekurangan dan kelebihan yang kamu miliki.

Contohnya :

Dear sir/madam

My name is Anindito Faaz, applying for MSc Integrative Neuroscience at the University of Edinburgh. I hold a bachelor's degree in Veterinary Medicine from Future University Indonesia. I am keenly interested in neuroscience as well as want to be an expert in it.

The field of neuroscience is strongly related to my past experience and research focus. During my undergraduate study, I tried to specialize in that field by becoming a laboratory assistant in a microanatomy laboratory. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Future University. During my three years work in laboratory, I was involved in our department’s neuroanatomy research entitled “Brain Mapping of Indonesian Bat’s as an Animal Model for Rabies Diseases.” Having experience for three years in neuroanatomy and animal model. I have become more interested in studying neuroscience to deepen my skill and knowledge.

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I have a special personal reason to study neuroscience at Edinburgh. My late mother was diagnosed with Schizophrenia and I understand the burden of the family who has a schizophrenic family member. Some mental illnesses and neurological problems actually have started during pregnancy since the baby is still in the womb. However, the study is still growing and I would like to explore the possibility of Schizophrenia developing since the baby is in the womb with zebrafish as an animal model.

By using zebrafish as an animal model, we can see the development of the brain under the microscope without killing the mother as its embryo developed outside the mother body. Unfortunately, Indonesia currently still does not have any zebrafish facility research yet. Therefore, in order to study neurodegenerative discase using zebrafish as animal model, I had to find a university that has a zebrafish facility. Joining the MSc Integrative Neuroscience at the University of Edinburgh will give me a chance to work with zebrafish, as I can learn more about how to use zebrafish as an animal model at Edinburgh Zebrafish Facility.

I realize that it is important for me as a young generation to support my nation’s development through my ability. I need to give my best contribution to my country and for the betterment of the world in general. The path that I have chosen is being an expert in neuroscience. After I finish my postgraduate study at The University of Edinburgh, I am planning to become a lecturer at Future University. I would like to establish a zebrafish research group in Indonesia and a zebrafish facility there so I can help Indonesian scientists to develop research using zebrafish. I believe my plan could be started and my dream might come true by pursuing higher study in Integrative Neuroscience Master Program at The University of Edinburgh.

Sincerely yours,
Anandito Faaz

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2. Personal Statement

Esai ini berfokus pada mengulik cerita unikmu kamu di masa lalu yang mendorong untuk mengejar beasiswa atau program studi.

Contohnya :
Living with a family member who suffers from Parkinson’s disease has opened my mind that a tiny alteration in the nervous system can change the whole family member’s life. My mom was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease when I was in junior high school, and our life changed drastically overnight. Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and Huntington’s have been an enormous financial and emotional burden for the family and society until now. I surely understand that being a caretaker of people who have neurological problems is a high level burden. Hence, I wish I can find a way to lessen the burden of families which own a family member with neurological diseases with knowledge and research in biomedicine.