準備申請Essays:Essay Prompts
Common Application 和 Coalition Application 的題目主題很廣泛(Essay Prompts每年可能都不盡相同)。 另外,哈佛大學還要求回答三篇學校特定的ESSAY。 雖然一開始這似乎令人生畏,但把它看作是一個寫你關心的東西的機會,而不是你認為招生委員會想聽到的東西。 個人陳述的重點是讓申請者有機會與招生委員分享任何內容。 記得,你的主題就算沒有異國情調也能引人注目。
共通申請Common Application Essay
Prompt #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.
提示1:有些學生具有特殊的背景、身份、興趣或才能。如果不詳述這些內容,他們的入學申請就不完整。如果你屬於這種情況,請詳述這些內容。
Prompt #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?
提示2:我們從遇到的挫折中吸取的經驗教訓對未來的成功至關重要。回顧當你面對挑戰、挫折或失敗時的一次經歷。它對你有什麼影響?你從中獲得了哪些經驗?
Prompt #3
Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?
提示3:回想一下你曾經質疑或挑戰過的某個事情,例如對事物的認知或做事的主意。是什麼因素促使你當時那樣思考?結果如何?
Prompt #4
Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?
提示4:回想一下別人為你做過的讓你意想不到地感到快樂或感激的事情。這種事情是如何影響或激勵你的? (2021新增題型)
聯合申請Coalition Application Essay
Prompt #1
Tell a story from your life, describing an experience that either demonstrates your character or helped to shape it.
提示1:講述一個你生活中的故事,描述一個可以表現或具體描述你的個性的經歷。
Prompt #2
What interests or excites you? How does it shape who you are now or who you might become in the future?
提示2:什麼事讓你感興趣或讓你興奮? 那件事如何塑造現在的你或將來可能成為的人?
Prompt #3
Describe a time when you had a positive impact on others. What were the challenges? What were the rewards?
提示3:描述一個你對他人產生正面影響的時期。 有哪些挑戰? 有什麼收穫?
Prompt #4
Has there been a time when an idea or belief of yours was questioned? How did you respond? What did you learn?
提示4:是否曾經有人質疑你的想法或信念? 你是如何回應的? 你學到了什麼?
Harvard Supplementary Essay
Prompt #1
Your intellectual life may extend beyond the academic requirements of your particular school. Please use the space below to list additional intellectual activities that you have not mentioned or detailed elsewhere in your application. These could include, but are not limited to, supervised or self-directed projects not done as school work, training experiences, online courses not run by your school, or summer academic or research programs not described elsewhere (150 words-optional).
提示1:你的精神生活可能會超出特定學校的學術要求。 請在下方空白處列出你在申請中其他地方未提及或未詳述的其他智力活動。 這些可能包括但不限於非學校作業、培訓經驗、非學校開設的線上課程或其他地方未描述的暑期學術或研究項目(150 字可選)。
Prompt #2
Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences (150 words).
提示2:請簡要說明你的一項課外活動或工作經歷(150 字)。
Prompt #3
You may write on a topic of your choice, or you may choose from one of the following topics (500 words-optional):
– Unusual circumstances in your life
– Travel, living, or working experiences in your own or other communities
– What you would want your future college roommate to know about you
提示3:你可以就自己選擇的主題寫作,也可以從以下主題之一中進行選擇(500 字可選):
– 生活中不尋常的情況
– 在你自己或其他社區的旅行、生活或工作經歷
– 你希望你未來的大學室友了解你什麼
Prompt #4 (For International Students Only*)
What specific plan do you have, if any, for using the education you hope to receive? (0-50 words)
提示4:(僅限國際學生*)如果你有計畫的話,你會如何做來接受希望的教育? (0-50 字)
哈佛的招生委員想知道你為什麼選擇申請哈佛,以及為什麼你想就讀哈佛而不是美國的其他學校。 著重於具體的個人細節,以顯示你對學校的了解程度。 請注意,請不要重複任何在申請文件其他地方可能已經提到的任何內容。
雖然哈佛將某幾篇提示列為“可選”,但要知道,沒有任何申請ESSAY是可選的。 如果你有機會向招生官透露一些關於你自己的新事物,並用你自己的聲音與他們交談,那就接受吧!
大家經常想知道申請ESSAY的價值並問:“實際上招生委員並沒有閱讀所有文章,不是嗎?” 答案是——他們有。 請把它當作一個機會來展示你的個性,並用自己的話講述一些關於你自己的事情。 你所做的普通或日常的事情使你成為你自己。 給他們一個故事,一個故事,一個誘餌,一個成長和變化的感覺,一個前瞻性的結論。
延伸閱讀
哪些學校接受聯合申請(Coalition Application)
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