2020fall的录取结果还未全部公布,Common Application就马不停蹄地发布了下一个申请季,也就是2020-2021申请季的通用文书题目,2021er要准备开启你们的申请季了!
据Common App官网消息:Common App2020-2021新生申请的PS文书题目将保持不变,即沿用2019-2020申请季的PS文书题目,申请者可从7大文书题目中任选一个写作。这是CA在2019年12月的三个星期中,经由超过10,000人(其中三分之二是学生)的调查反馈得出以下结论后作的决定。
接下来,我们先来看一看2020-2021 Common App的主文书题目(题目整理自CA官网):
1.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, then please share your story.
一些学生有一些具有特殊意义的背景、身份、兴趣或天赋,如果在申请材料中不提及这些,那么这份申请材料将会不够完整。如果你是这样的,那么请分享你的故事。
2.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?
从挫折中得到的经验教训能帮助我们获得成功。回忆你面对挑战、挫折或者失败的一次经历。它是如何影响你的,以及你从中学到了什么?
3.Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?
请回忆一次你质疑或者挑战了一种信仰或者想法的经历,并解释是什么促使你去做了那次挑战?结果如何?
4.Describe a problem you’ve solved or a problem you’d like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma-anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.
描述一个你已经解决的问题或者将要去解决的问题。这个问题可以是一次学术挑战,一个研究课题,或者是一次道德困境,只要是对你来说很重要的问题都可以。解释这个问题对你的重要性以及你采取的或者会采取哪些步骤来解决问题。
5.Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
请分享一下标志你个人成长中的某项成就,活动,或者领悟。你在这个过程中加深了对你自己或者他人的了解
6.Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it 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?
请描述一个吸引你的话题、想法或者概念,以至于让你废寝忘食。为什么如此吸引你?当你想学习更深入时你向什么或者谁进行了求助?
7.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.
请分享任一话题。可以是之前写好的文章,或者任何你自创的选题。
每年的申请季,美国TOP院校招生官收到的文书不计其数,千篇一律、缺乏个人特质的文书只会在短短的时间内pass…… so~这就要求我们写出独具个人特色的内容,让招生官眼前一亮,所以,一篇与众不同的题材是好文书的关键。
一篇好的文书一定要不断的打磨才能完成,我们建议同学们一定要提前写申请文书,最好在6-7月完成,8月1日后,不少学校的补充文书就会公布,在写作补充文书的同时有可能还要兼顾标化考试、课外活动,因此一定要把文书尽早提上日程,保证申请工作的顺利进行。
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