(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. 对有些人来说,某些背景、经历或故事是如此重要。如果在申请中不提及这些经历,那么这份材料便算不完整。如果你正是这样的人,那么请分享你的故事。
(2) The lessons we take from failure can be fundamental to later success. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience? 人们从失败中吸取的经验教训对于日后的成功可能起到非常的作用。讲述一件你曾经失败过的事情或令你感到失败的时刻。告诉我们这个经历如何影响了你以及你从这项经历中学到了什么?
(3) Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again? 反思你曾经挑战的某种信念或观点的经历。是什么促使你这么做?如果再给你一次机会重新选择,你是否仍然会这么做?
(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. 描述你已经解决或你愿意去解决的一个问题。既可以是知识方面的挑战、也可是研究领域的疑问,或是道德层面遇到的困境。哪个领域都可以,但凡你认为对于你个人而言重要即可。解释这个问题对于你的重要性以及你所实施的或即将实施的用于解决此问题的步骤。
(5) Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family. 论关于你的一个成就或者一件事情,正式或者非正式均可。这个成就或事情标志着你在文化范畴、社区或者家庭内部从童年到成年的转变。