一. SAO (The Standard Application Online)
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SAO系统是SSAT的登录系统,是美高申请使用频率最 高的系统,而且也是可以申请的学校数量最多的系统。
共有超过800所学校接受SAO在线申请系统提交的申请。这种申请方式的优势在于适用范围广泛,操作较为简单,十分便捷;劣势在于申请各个学校所填写的内容相近,没有足够的空间体现个性化的材料,也不足以向学校表现自己的诚意。
二. Gateway (Gateway to Prep Schools)
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与SAO不同,虽然是同一个申请平台,但是不同学校依然要准备不同的申请材料,比SAO复杂很多,但同样一个账号可同时管理多所学校申请。
对比SAO,Gateway文书更有针对性,可以向学校表现自己的诚意。
三. Ravenna
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通常情况下,走读学校多使用Ravenna,教师推荐信需要老师自行提交,无形中给老师添加了很多工作量,所以越来越多的学校从Ravenna转为SAO。
题目:"Stories touch something that is human in us and is probably unchanging. Perhaps this is why parables -- the important knowledge -- is passed through stories. It's what holds a culture together. Culture has a story, and every person in it participates in that story. And so story and not facts are the way the world is made up." - Rachel Naomi Remen. At Cate, we value the stories that each of our community members brings to our school, and the act of sharing them binds us together. Tell us a story about your family, however you choose to define it, and let us know why it is important to you.
翻译:“故事触动了我们内心的人性,可能是不变的。也许这就是为什么寓言这种重要的知识是通过故事来传递的。它将一种文化凝聚在一起。文化蕴含故事,文化中的每个人都参与这个故事。所以世界是由故事而不是事实组成的。”——瑞秋·内奥米·莱梅。在凯特,我们重视学校里每个人带给我们学校的故事,通过分享这些故事,将我们联系在一起。告诉我们一个关于你的家庭的故事,无论你选择如何定义它,并让我们知道为什么它对你很重要。
题目:The writer Anna Quindlen said, "The thing that is really hard, and really amazing is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself." Tell us about a time that you learned something about who you really are when things didn't go as you had hoped. It can be a failure or a less-than-perfect moment, but help us understand what you learned in the process.
翻译:作家安娜·昆德兰(Anna Quindlen)说:“放弃追求完美,开始做自己,这真的很难,但也很了不起。”请告诉我们,通过一件没有如你所愿地发展的事情后,你对自己有哪些反思和自我认知。它可以是一次失败或不完美的时刻,请说明你在这个过程中学到了什么。
Deerfield Academy
迪尔菲尔德学院
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变化一:今年题目更多围绕学生的经历;
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变化二:问题更加落地,没有像去年一样天马行空;
题目:在以下3个问题中,选择1篇写短文,1篇写个人陈述(长作文)。
1. Tell us about a time when you asked for help. Where did you find support, and what did you learn from that experience?
2. Describe a surprising or unexpected connection you have made with someone outside of your family or circle of friends. Why does this connection stand out to you and how is it meaningful?
3. What is something about which you changed your mind? How did your perspective change?
翻译:
1. 告诉我们一个你寻求帮助的例子。你从哪里得到了支持,你从那次经历中学到了什么?
2. 描述你与家人或朋友圈之外的人建立的一个令人惊讶或意想不到的联系。为什么这种联系会吸引你,它有什么意义?
3. 什么事情让你改变了观点?你的观点是如何改变的?
The Webb Schools(CA)
韦伯中学
题目:Name someone in your life who serves as your role model. What about their identity do you most admire and what aspect(s) of their identity do you relate to? Explain.
翻译:说出生活中的某个你视为榜样的人。你最欣赏他们的哪些什么方面?这些方面与你有关联?解释一下。
以上是Gateway申请系统中的美国高中的文书更新汇总。
小编建议:既接SAO又接Gateway申请的学校里,Gateway可以向学校表达更强的意愿!
不过,不管文书的题目如何调整,它只是一个载体。招生官想通过文书来展现你的独特性,挖掘你内心的想法。