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    【本文系转载】 招生揭秘——谁在审核你的申请材料?

    2015-08-02
                            

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    招生揭秘——谁在审核你的申请材料?

    Before you start this process you might be thinking, “Who reads my application?” Every admis-sions office is slightly different, but the majority of top American institutions have a team of around 10 - 30 admissions counselors who perform duties such as: conducting information ses-sions/interviews, answering emails/phone calls, and reading applications. Additionally, most of-fices operate on a regional model, i.e. every admissions officer is assigned a particular region (or country) and is expected to become an “expert” on the high schools in that region.

     

    在准备材料之前,你肯定有过疑惑:到底谁来审核这些东西呢?不同招生办间可能存在细微差异,但大部分顶尖美国大学都设有一支10~30人组成的招生团队,负责以下工作:开展宣讲会、答复咨询邮件/电话、审核申请材料。此外,大部分的招生办会按照地区细分,就是说每个成员负责一个特定的地区(或者国家),他也相应会对那个地区的高中有相对深入全面的了解。

     

    This ensures two things:

     

    这确保了两点:

     

    The traveling officer will visit high schools in that region to get a sense of local customs and admissions trends.

     

    招生组中会分派部分成员出差,他们会去到各个地区的高中,了解该地区申请意向的一手信息

     

    Students are evaluated fairly in the context of their environment. For example, students who live near a national laboratory will often have access to publish research, while students who live in more rural areas might be expected to work on their farm.

     

    知晓了当地的具体情况之后,招生组就能把来自该地区的申请者放到他所处的大环境中来衡量。比方说,住在国家实验室附近的学生必然有更多的机会接触到科研活动,而住在农村地区的学生更多地会在农场上帮工。

     

    So who are these officers? The same way colleges look to recruit a diverse student body, they also aim to hire a diverse group of admissions officers. Some officers, like myself, were hired directly out of college and are called “Admissions Counselors” or “Assistant Directors.” They perform many of the day-to-day operations, such as answering your emails and reading applica-tions. More experienced officers are often called “Associates,” and they’ll play a larger role in final decision making. Before decisions are made, these officers convene together in what is called a “committee room” to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the applications that year, and often take a vote on which students will be admitted.

     

    招生组成员又都是些什么样的人呢?大学的招生目标是构建一个多样化的学生群体;大学构建招生组的时候也相当注重多样化。有些成员——比方说我——是直接从学校毕业生中招聘的,被称作招生顾问招生助理。我们做的工作是每天的运营支持,比方说答复你的咨询邮件、审核你的申请材料。更有经验的成员被称作资深顾问,他们拥有最终决定权。拍板之前,所有资深顾问会聚到委员会室,讨论该年度申请的总体水平,并就哪些学生将被录取展开投票。

     

    Admissions officers are a highly collaborative group, and often travel together and share tips and strategies. Most end up working at a variety of different schools over the course of their career. For example, someone might graduate from Stanford and work there for 2 - 3 years before taking a position at the University of Chicago, an maybe end up at a college such as Swarthmore or Williams.

     

    招生组是一个高度协作的团体,成员们经常一起出差、分享策略和心得。很多人的职业生涯中在很多个学校任过职。比方说,这个威廉姆斯大学的招生组资深顾问,可能是从斯坦福毕业的,并且毕业后就加入了斯坦福招生组,工作两三年后跳到了芝加哥大学招生组,最后才转到威廉姆斯大学招生组长期任职。

     

    It can be helpful to remember that admissions officers tend to have a background in the humani-ties. Of course there are plenty of former scientists and engineers, but you should never ignore the importance to reading and writing skills when preparing your application. Highlighting your knowledge of English literature and western philosophy gives officers more confidence that you will acclimate to American college life.

     

    这点值得你关注:大部分的招生组成员都是人文社科背景的。当然也有理工科背景的成员,但你在准备申请材料的时候,一定不能忽视读写能力的重要性。适当强调你西方文史哲方面的知识背景,能让招生组有信心你可以适应美国大学生活。

     

    Many colleges now have an officer who recruits specifically in East Asia, perhaps exclusively in China, or you might work with someone called the “Director of International Admissions.” They have special training and knowledge of issues that you might have to deal with, including visas, international scholarships, and other special requirements like the TOEFL.

     

    很多学校的招生组设有一个人专门负责东亚地区、或者专门负责中国地区。其他情况下,审核你材料的可能是一位负责整个国际学生招生的成员。他们对于你所处的情况有相当专业的了解,包括签证、国际学生奖学金,当然还包括一些额外的申请要求(比如托福成绩)。

     

    You might have already met your regional admissions officer at a local recruitment event, or perhaps interacted with them via email.

     

    你可能在宣讲会上已经遇到过负责你这个区域的招生官,或者你也可能已经通过邮件和他联系过了。

     

    One key thing to remember: while admissions officers are always happy to help, you should do a thorough search through the college’s website before emailing a question. Hundreds of times a year we’d receive inquiries such as, “When is your application deadline?” and we’d question if the student has the research skills necessary to succeed in college.

     

    记住这点:虽然招生官永远都是乐于帮助你的,但在你发送咨询邮件之前,请先把学校官网上已经列出的信息都好好看一遍。每年我们都会收到数百封邮件,询问我们招生的截止日期!这种情况下,我们真的会质疑你的研究能力是否足以上大学。

     

     

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    “Why I want to Come To Your University” Essays

     

    选校原因陈述

     

    These are basically asking “why are you applying?” This is your chance to prove you’ve done your research by highlighting what is unique about each school. Again, BE SPECIFIC. Saying that a school has “an engineering major” isn’t good enough; find out who is on the faculty, what types of specific programs they offer, and possibly reference successful graduates of the pro-gram who you would like to emulate.

     

    归根结底就是一个问题:你为什么要申请?这篇文章里,你应该要着重强调出每个学校与众不同的亮点,这样才能展现出你的的确确做过功课。同样的,一定要具体化。泛泛而谈这个学校设有工程专业远远不够;你应该要写上教学团队的设置,专业下面具体的项目,甚至寻求到相关校友的推荐。

     

    Show, Don’t Tell

     

    拒绝干巴巴,尽量具体化

     

    Here are a few examples of what I mean when I say, “be specific.”

     

    我说的具体化到底是什么意思呢?下面我举个例子给大家看看。

     

    Not Useful: “I have a very strong passion for medicine. Doctors make the world a better place. I want to make the world a better place. Your school has a strong medical program. Therefore, I am a perfect fit.”

     

    失败:我对医学非常有激情。医生让世界更美好。我想让世界更美好。贵校有一个很强的医学项目。因此,我很适合。

     

    Useful: “Many high schoolers (including myself) have seen the TV show Grey’s Anatomy and want to become doctors. But I asked for Gray’s Anatomy (the book) for my 17th birthday and have volunteered at my local hospital for the past two summers. I am serious about medicine, and from the 300 doctor shadowing opportunities on your campus, I believe you are too.”

     

    成功:很多高中生(包括我在内)都看过《实习医生格蕾》这部电视剧,并且因此立志成为一名医生。但我比其他人更有热情——我十七岁生日要的礼物是《实习医生格蕾》原著这本书;并且在过去的两个夏天里,我都在当地的医院做义工。我对医学很上心,而且从贵校的300个准医生计划来看,我相信贵校也是如此。

     

    See how this “useful” example makes a concrete connection between the applicant’s life and their academic interests? Look for those opportunities, and have fun. I know it might sound strange to ask you to have fun when writing your college essay, but it can help you appear like a stronger candidate if an admissions officer sees you as an individual with passions both inside and outside the classroom.

     

    发现了吗?成功的版本把申请人的过往经历和兴趣追求切实地联系了起来。你们也应该往这个方向多思考。如果你能成功展现出你不仅在课内、而且课外也是一个有激情的人,那么你的竞争力会大大提升。

     

     

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