美国某些高校需要提交个人文书(Personal Essay)与 Common App 一起提交。你可以把个人文书提交给任意学校,即便该校不要求文书;如果某所学校不要求,你在提交时仍会获得一个选项,决定是否在该校提交你的文书。
正文提示(文书内容与要求)
- 文书应展示你在选定题目上的清晰且简洁的写作能力,帮助你以独特的声音在申请人群中脱颖而出。
- 问题要点:你希望阅读你申请材料的人,通过文书了解你在课程、成绩、考试分数之外的特质和经历。
- 要求:选择最能回答上述问题的选项,并写一篇不超过 650 字的文书,以该提示来启发和结构化你的回答。
- 额外提示:记住 650 字是上限,是你的边界;如果需要,可以把整页用满,但不必强行达到上限。
- 字数下限:申请不会接受少于 250 字的回应。
选项(多项选择,单选)
- Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, please share your story.
- 某些学生有一个对他们来说极为重要的背景、身份、兴趣或天赋,他们相信若在申请中缺少它,申请将不完整。若这是你,请分享你的故事。
- The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
- 我们从遇到的障碍中学到的教训可能对日后成功至关重要。回忆一次你面对挑战、挫折或失败的时刻。它对你有何影响?你从中学到了什么?
- Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?
- 反思你曾质疑或挑战某种信念或观点的时刻。是什么促使你去思考?结果如何?
- Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or grateful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?
- 反思某人以出乎意料的方式为你所做的事,让你感到快乐或感激。这份感激对你有何影响或激励?
- Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
- 讨论一个成就、事件或领悟,它开启了你个人成长的新阶段以及对自我或他人的新理解。
- Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find engaging that makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?
- 描述一个你感兴趣、让你完全投入、忘我时间的主题、想法或概念。它为何吸引你?当你想深入了解时,你会向谁求助?
- Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.
- 可以就你自选的任意主题撰写一篇文书。它可以是你已经写过的、响应其他题目的,或你自设计的题目。
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