在名校申請過程中，真正的核心競爭(zheng) 力是什麽(me) ？
記住，你的核心競爭(zheng) 力不是你的GPA，也不是你的語言和標準化成績，最能與(yu) 其他同等條件的申請者區分開來的，其實是你所做的活動經曆，以及你在申請文書(shu) 中展現的方方麵麵。
我們(men) 機構有著豐(feng) 富美國名校申請經驗的獨立導師，擅長從(cong) 孩子9-10年級開始就做好全麵細致的規劃，並引導孩子去反思自己的言行價(jia) 值觀，如何對所在的群體(ti) 創造價(jia) 值，形成積極的影響力。
我們(men) 每一年都會(hui) 在NACAC招生官大會(hui) 中，了解各個(ge) 美國名校招生政策，錄取數據和形勢，並與(yu) 我們(men) 名校在讀學生建立聯係，了解大學期間的學習(xi) 和生活情況。更好的幫助指導我們(men) 未來的申請者提供海內(nei) 外的學術，活動，夏季項目，學生校友等資源，以此與(yu) 學生們(men) 共同創造更適合自己的活動經曆，打造更優(you) 質的文書(shu) 內(nei) 容。
古說“知己知彼，百戰不殆”，如何能寫(xie) 出更亮眼的文書(shu) ？
首先就要對文書(shu) 本身有足夠的了解，我們(men) 總結了所有的Top 100院校的補充文書(shu) 內(nei) 容，總體(ti) 把補充文書(shu) 類型歸結整理分為(wei) 五大類：
- 活動文書(Extracurricular Essay)
- 社區貢獻文書(Community Essay)
- 個人價值觀文書(Perosnal Value Essay)
- 為什麽選擇學校或專業文書(Why Major Essay)
- 個性化短答文書(Short Response)
接下來，我將給大家總結一下Top 5院校的所有補充文書(shu) 題目，提供給每一位在準備入讀美國名校本科的高中生們(men) 參考了解：
普林斯頓大學Princeton University
1、Why Major Essay 250 words
a. A.B. Degree Applicants/Undecided Short Response
As a research institution that also prides itself on its liberal arts curriculum, Princeton allows students to explore areas across the humanities and the arts, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. What academic areas most pique your curiosesity, and how do the programs offered at Princeton suit your particular interests?
作為(wei) 一個(ge) 以人文學科課程引以為(wei) 豪的研究型院校，普林斯頓允許學生們(men) 去探索很多學科類別，人文，藝術，自然科學，社會(hui) 科學。有哪些學科領域引發了你的好奇心嗎？普林斯頓大學的課程項目怎樣能和你的學術興(xing) 趣匹配呢？
b. B.S.E Degree Applicants Short Response
Please describe why you are interested in studying engineering at Princeton. Include any of your experiences in, or exposure to engineering, and how you think the programs offered at the University suit your particular interests.
請描述你想要在普林斯頓大學學習(xi) 工程感興(xing) 趣的原因。包括任何你在工程方向的相關(guan) 經曆，以及你認為(wei) 普林斯頓大學的工程如何能與(yu) 你的學術興(xing) 趣匹配。
2、Extracurricular Essay 150 words
Briefly elaborate on an activity, organization work experience, or hobby that has been particularly meaningful to you. 150 words
精簡的描述一個(ge) 對你個(ge) 人來說特別有意義(yi) 的活動，組織工作經曆，或者個(ge) 人愛好。
3、Personal Value Essay 250 words
At Princeton, we value diverse perspectives and the ability to have respectful dialogue about difficult issues. Share a time when you had a conversation with a person or a group of people about a difficult topic. What insight did you gain, and how would you incorporate that knowledge into your thinking in the future?
在普林斯頓，對於(yu) 困難問題的處理中我們(men) 非常看重多元的視角以及與(yu) 他們(men) 相互尊敬的對話交流。分享一次你這樣的經曆。你獲得了些什麽(me) 領悟？你將如何運用這樣的知識技能到你的思考價(jia) 值觀中去？
4、Community Essay 250 words
Princeton has a longstanding commitment to service and civic engagement. Tell us how your story intersects (or will intersect) with these ideals.
普林斯頓長期致力於(yu) 服務社會(hui) 以及公民參與(yu) 。請告訴我們(men) 你與(yu) 這個(ge) 理念相關(guan) 的故事經曆。
5、Short Response 50 words
a. What is a new skill you would like to learn in college?*
你想要在大學裏學習(xi) 一項什麽(me) 新技能？
b. What brings you joy? *
什麽(me) 能帶給你快樂(le) ？
c. What song represents the soundtrack of your life at this moment?*
哪首歌在此刻最能代表你的人生的旋律？
6、Graded Paper 1-2 pages
Princeton requires you to submit a graded written paper as part of your application. You may submit this material now or any time before the application deadline. If you choose not to upload the required paper at this time, you may mail, e-mail, or upload your paper through the applicant portal. Detailed instructions for our graded paper requirement can be found here:
https://admission.princeton.edu/apply/graded-written-paper.
麻省理工學院
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1、Extracurricular Essay 250 words
We know you lead a busy life, full of activities, many of which are required of you. Tell us about something you do simply for the pleasure of it.
我們(men) 知道你的生活非常繁忙，各種活動都需要你的參與(yu) 。請告訴我們(men) 一個(ge) 你單純因為(wei) 個(ge) 人喜歡而樂(le) 於(yu) 其中所做的事情。
2、Why Major Essay 100 words
What field of study appeals to you the most right now? Tell us more about why this field of study at MIT appeals to you.
哪個(ge) 學科領域是你當下最感興(xing) 趣的？告訴我們(men) 你對在麻省理工學院學習(xi) 這個(ge) 學科領域感興(xing) 趣的原因。
3、Personal Value Essay 250 words
Describe the world you come from (for example, your family, school, community, city, or town). How has that world shaped your dreams and aspirations?
描述你成長的環境(比如你的家庭，學校，社區，城市，街鎮等)。這個(ge) 環境如何塑造了你的夢想和誌向。
4、Community Essay 250 words
MIT brings people with diverse backgrounds and experiences together to better the lives of others. Our students work to improve their communities in different ways, from tackling the world’s biggest challenges to being a good friend. Describe one way you have collaborated with people who are different from you to contribute to your community.
麻省理工學院把各種不同背景和經曆的學生匯聚一堂並積極的影響他人。我們(men) 的學生致力於(yu) 以各種方式改善他們(men) 所在的群體(ti) ，從(cong) 思考如何解決(jue) 當今社會(hui) 麵臨(lin) 的最大的挑戰到成為(wei) 彼此的朋友。請描述你與(yu) 價(jia) 值觀與(yu) 自己不同的人合作共同對你的社區做出積極改變的例子。
5、Overcoming Challenges Essay 250 words
Tell us about a significant challenge you’ve faced (that you feel comfortable sharing) or something that didn’t go according to plan. How did you manage the situation?
告訴我們(men) 一個(ge) 你麵對的一個(ge) 有著重要意義(yi) 的挑戰或者你沒有按照計劃去做的事情。你是如何應對這樣的情形的？
哈佛大學Harvard University
1、Why Major Essay (Optional) 150 words
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.
你的精神生活可能會(hui) 延展出學校學科要求的範疇。請用以下空間來列舉(ju) 出你在申請表其他地方沒表現出來的你的一些學術相關(guan) 的活動或經曆的細節。這些可以包括但不限於(yu) 管理或自己發起一些課外項目，接受培訓的經曆，參與(yu) 線上課程，或者是夏季學術課程或科研項目。
2、Extracurricular Essay (Required) 150 words
Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences.
請簡要描述你的其中一個(ge) 課外活動經曆或者工作經曆。
3、Personal Value Essay (Optional) upload PDF
You may wish to include an additional essay if you feel that the college application forms do not provide sufficient opportunity to convey important information about yourself or your accomplishments. You may write on a topic of your choice, or you may choose from one of the following topics:
a. Unusual circumstances in your life
你人生中非同尋常的情況
b. Travel, living, or working experiences in your own or other communities
你自己或你參加的旅行，生活，或者工作經曆
c. What you would want your future college roommate to know about you
你想要你的未來的大學室友了解你的什麽(me) ？
d. An intellectual experience (course, project, book, discussion, paper, poetry, or research topic in engineering, mathematics, science or other modes of inquiry) that has meant the most to you
對你來說最重要的學術方麵的經曆(課程，項目，書(shu) 籍，討論，論文，詩歌，工程方向的研究主題，數學，科學或者其他方式的探索了解等)
e. How you hope to use your college education
你希望怎樣利用你的大學教育經曆
f. A list of books you have read during the past twelve months
一個(ge) 你過去12個(ge) 月的閱讀書(shu) 籍清單
g. The Harvard College Honor code declares that we "hold honesty as the foundation of our community." As you consider entering this community that is committed to honesty, please reflect on a time when you or someone you observed had to make a choice about whether to act with integrity and honesty.
哈佛大學的榮譽準則宣稱：保持誠信是建立我們(men) 哈佛群體(ti) 的基礎。正當你考慮進入這樣的學生群體(ti) 承諾做一個(ge) 誠實守信等人。請反思你或者你觀察到的其他人必須因為(wei) 遵守這個(ge) 準則而做出決(jue) 定的事情。
h. The mission of Harvard College is to educate our students to be citizens and citizen-leaders for society. What would you do to contribute to the lives of your classmates in advancing this mission?
哈佛本科學院的使命是教育我們(men) 的學生成為(wei) 公民以及社會(hui) 上的領導者。為(wei) 了推進倡導這樣的使命，你將會(hui) 做些什麽(me) 事情去積極幫助改善你同學的生活。
i. Each year a substantial number of students admitted to Harvard defer their admission for one year or take time off during college. If you decided in the future to choose either option, what would you like to do?
每年很多錄取到哈佛大學的學生會(hui) 推遲一年入學或者在大學期間暫停學業(ye) 一段時間。如果你將來打算這麽(me) 做，你會(hui) 利用這段時間去做些什麽(me) 想做的事情？
j. Harvard has long recognized the importance of student body diversity of all kinds. We welcome you to write about distinctive aspects of your background, personal development or the intellectual interests you might bring to your Harvard classmates.
哈佛大學長期非常重視學生群體(ti) 的多元性。我們(men) 歡迎你寫(xie) 一些你獨特的背景經曆，個(ge) 人成長，或者學術興(xing) 趣，帶給你未來的哈佛大學同學。
If you plan to submit an additional essay, please select a prompt from the list below. If you do not intend to submit an additional essay, leave this question blank.
斯坦福大學Stanford University
1、Short Response 50 words
a.What is the most significant challenge that society faces today?
當今社會(hui) 麵臨(lin) 的最大挑戰是什麽(me) ？
b. How did you spend your last two summers?
你最近的兩(liang) 個(ge) 暑假在做些什麽(me) ？
c. What historical moment or event do you wish you could have witnessed?
有什麽(me) 曆史性的時刻或事件是你想要親(qin) 眼目睹的？
d. Briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities, a job you hold, or responsibilities you have for your family.
簡要描述你的一個(ge) 課外活動，或工作，家庭責任。
e. Name one thing you are looking forward to experiencing at Stanford.
說出一個(ge) 你非常期待未來在斯坦福大學裏麵體(ti) 驗的事情。
2、Why Major Essay 250 words
The Stanford community is deeply curious and driven to learn in and out of the classroom. Reflect on an idea or experience that makes you genuinely excited about learning.
斯坦福大學的學生群體(ti) 是對學術有著非常強的好奇心並有著強大的動力積極在校內(nei) 外進行學習(xi) 。請反思一個(ge) 你的想法或經曆讓你產(chan) 生這樣強烈的興(xing) 趣去學習(xi) 。
3、Community Essay 250 words
Virtually all of Stanford's undergraduates live on campus. Write a note to your future roommate that reveals something about you or that will help your roommate – and us – get to know you better.
幾乎所有斯坦福的本科生都住校。請給你未來的室友介紹你自己的某些方麵，讓室友和學校更好的了解你是誰。
4、Personal Value Prompt 250 words
Tell us about something that is meaningful to you and why.
請分享給我們(men) 一些對你來說非常有意義(yi) 的東(dong) 西以及原因。
耶魯大學Yale University
1、Why major Essay 200 words
Tell us about a topic or idea that excites you and is related to one or more academic areas you selected above. Why are you drawn to it?
告訴我們(men) 一個(ge) 讓你特別興(xing) 奮的話題或者想法，並且它和你的學術興(xing) 趣相關(guan) 。為(wei) 什麽(me) 你對這個(ge) 事情這麽(me) 有熱情？
2、Why College Essay 125 words
What is it about Yale that has led you to apply?
耶魯大學有哪些地方吸引你讓你想要申請我們(men) 學校？
3、Short Response 200 characters
a.What inspires you?
有什麽(me) 啟發了你？
b.You are teaching a new Yale course. What’s it called?
你正在給耶魯大學的學生們(men) 教一門新的課程。它會(hui) 叫做什麽(me) ？
c.Yale’s residential colleges regularly host conversations with guests representing a wide range of experiences and accomplishments. What person, past or present, would you invite to speak? What would you ask them to discuss?
耶魯大學各個(ge) 住宿的學院定期會(hui) 邀請各個(ge) 領域取得成就的專(zhuan) 家舉(ju) 辦一些交流分享會(hui) 。哪一個(ge) 人，以前的或者現在的你想要邀請過來發言？你希望他們(men) 來分享一些什麽(me) 主題？
d.What is something about you that is not included anywhere else in your application?
你還有哪些方麵是在整個(ge) 申請表中沒有提到的，你想要讓我們(men) 知道的經曆？
4、Community Essay (choose 1 from the 2 essay prompts) 400 words
1.Yale carries out its mission “through the free exchange of ideas in an ethical, interdependent, and diverse community.” Reflect on a time when you exchanged ideas about an important issue with someone holding an opposing view. How did the experience lead you either to change your opinion or to sharpen your reasons for holding onto it?
耶魯大學以這種方式傳(chuan) 承著它的使命“通過在這個(ge) 充滿道德，相互依存，並且多元化的學生教職員工群體(ti) 中自由交換思考想法”。請反思回想一段你與(yu) 其他與(yu) 你不同想法的人對於(yu) 一個(ge) 重要問題去交換彼此思考想法的經曆。這段經曆如何引領你改變了你的思考價(jia) 值觀或者讓你更堅定於(yu) 自己堅持的理念。
2.Reflect on a time when you have worked to enhance a community to which you feel connected. Why have these efforts been meaningful to you? You may define community however you like.
請反思回想當你努力做一些事情去促進與(yu) 你有著緊密聯係的社會(hui) 群體(ti) 的時候。為(wei) 什麽(me) 這些努力對你來說有重大的意義(yi) ？你可以以你自己的方式來定義(yi) 這個(ge) 群體(ti) 。
美國名校的每一篇文書(shu) ，都從(cong) 不同的角度來了解申請者在校園之外的生活中有著怎樣的人生經曆和思考方式。
文書(shu) 能夠直觀的表達出申請者的個(ge) 人形象，能留給招生官一個(ge) 躍然紙上的鮮活靈動的人物特點的文書(shu) ，往往能在眾(zhong) 多分數相近的申請者中脫穎而出。語言盡可能有精煉簡潔，熟練運用；內(nei) 容設計有創造力，有思想深度，和個(ge) 人經曆聯係度很高。
我們(men) 導師在其中起到的作用，不僅(jin) 僅(jin) 是規劃活動及文書(shu) 內(nei) 容，而且整個(ge) 過程更是幫助學生去往深處去思考做每一件事情背後的意義(yi) ，這些經曆對學生的成長起到怎樣的促進作用。希望每一個(ge) 孩子用心去做事情去思考，並且相互支持信任，總能水到渠成，收獲理想的名校offer~
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