芝加哥大學的補充文書(shu) 題一直是盛名在外,特點就是天馬行空、讓人一眼看起來不知所雲(yun) 。這些文書(shu) 靈感來自於(yu) 芝加哥大學的在讀學生和校友,學校希望申請者可以通過這些“獵奇”的主題,毫無負擔的表達自己內(nei) 心的想法。
雖然這些題目乍一看有點莫名其妙,但其實還是挺有趣的,而且芝大對於(yu) 文書(shu) 的體(ti) 裁形式沒有什麽(me) 限製,給了學生很大的發揮空間,相對更容易寫(xie) 出驚豔的文書(shu) 來。
近日,芝大25Fall的補充文書(shu) 題目已經發布了,今年又恢複了一個(ge) 必選題+六個(ge) 可選題的模式,來看看今年有些什麽(me) “怪題目”吧
01、必選題
How does the University of Chicago, as you know it now, satisfy your desire for a particular kind of learning, community, and future? Please address with some specificity your own wishes and how they relate to UChicago.
正如你現在所了解的,芝加哥大學是如何滿足你對一種特殊的學習(xi) 、社區和未來的渴望的?請具體(ti) 說明你自己的願望以及它們(men) 與(yu) 芝加哥大學的關(guan) 係。
02、可選題(6選1)
Essay Option 1
We’re all familiar with green-eyed envy or feeling blue, but what about being “caught purple-handed”? Or “tickled orange”? Give an old color-infused expression a new hue and tell us what it represents.
– Inspired by Ramsey Bottorff, Class of 2026
我們(men) 都熟悉用“綠眼睛”表達“嫉妒”或用“藍色”表達“情緒低沉”,但是否了解用“紫色的手”描述“運氣不好”或“橙色”體(ti) 現“開心”呢?給一個(ge) 帶有色彩的舊有說法創造一個(ge) 新的顏色內(nei) 涵,告訴我們(men) 它代表什麽(me) 。
Essay Option 2
"Ah, but I was so much older then / I'm younger than that now” – Bob Dylan. In what ways do we become younger as we get older?– Inspired by Joshua Harris, Class of 2016
“啊,但那時的我比現在老多了/現在的我比那時年輕多了。”——Bob Dylan
隨著年齡的增長,我們(men) 在哪些方麵變得更年輕?
Essay Option 3
Pluto, the demoted planet. Ophiuchus, the thirteenth Zodiac. Andy Murray, the fourth to tennis's Big Three. Every grouping has something that doesn’t quite fit in. Tell us about a group and its unofficial member, why (or why not) should it be excluded?– Inspired by Veronica Chang, Class of 2022
冥王星,降級的行星。
蛇夫座,第十三星座。
安迪·穆雷,網球三巨頭中的第四位。
每個(ge) 群體(ti) 都有一些不太適合的東(dong) 西。告訴我們(men) 一個(ge) 團體(ti) 和它的非正式成員,為(wei) 什麽(me) (或為(wei) 什麽(me) 不)應該被排除在外?
Essay Option 4
"Daddy-o", "Far Out", "Gnarly": the list of slang terms goes on and on. Sadly, most of these aren’t so "fly" anymore – “as if!” Name an outdated slang from any decade or language that you'd bring back and explain why you totally “dig it.”– Inspired by Napat Sakdibhornssup, Class of 2028
“Daddy-o”、“Far Out”、“Gnarly”,有很多這樣的俚語。遺憾的是,其中大多數都不再那麽(me) “時髦”了。說出任何一個(ge) 年代或語言中你願意“重新挖出”的過時俚語,並解釋為(wei) 什麽(me) 你願意讓它重新“火”起來。
Essay Option 5
How many piano tuners are there in Chicago? What is the total length of chalk used by UChicago professors in a year? How many pages of books are in the Regenstein Library? These questions are among a class of estimation problems named after University of Chicago physicist Enrico Fermi. Create your own Fermi estimation problem, give it your best answer, and show us how you got there.– Inspired by Malhar Manek, Class of 2028
芝加哥有多少鋼琴調音師?
芝加哥大學教授一年使用的粉筆總長度是多少?
雷根斯坦圖書(shu) 館有多少頁書(shu) ?
這些問題屬於(yu) 一類以芝加哥大學物理學家恩裏科·費米命名的估計問題。創建你自己的費米估計問題,給出你最好的答案,並向我們(men) 展示你是如何做到的。
Essay Option 6
And, as always… the classic choose your own adventure option! In the spirit of adventurous inquiry, choose one of our past prompts (or create a question of your own). Be original, creative, thought provoking. Draw on your best qualities as a writer, thinker, visionary, social critic, sage, citizen of the world, or future citizen of the University of Chicago; take a little risk, and have fun!
當然,你也可以選擇自己的冒險方式——從(cong) 我們(men) 以往的文書(shu) 題目中選擇一道(或自創一個(ge) 問題)來回答。發揮你的獨創性、創造性、深刻性,作為(wei) 作家、思想家、幻想家、社會(hui) 批評家、聖人、世界公民或芝加哥大學未來學生的最佳特質;大膽一點,玩得開心!
03、前幾年的一些經典問題
評論已經被關(guan) 閉。