2015年美國名校本科申請Essay全新出爐

導言：

在國外，人們都管話題作文和論文統(tǒng)稱Essay。Essay可以看做是說明文，也可以是議論文?？傮w來說就是引用別的事物來證明某個觀點。

一篇Essay的主要組成有三部分，introduction（introductory paragraph），a body （at least one ，but usually two or more paraphs），and a conclusion（concluding paragraph）。

Essay的好壞很大程度上決定了一個人的申請成功與否，約占整個申請70%的分量。Essay寫的好壞除了跟學生自己的經(jīng)歷有關(guān)，還要看你如何選材、如何使材料看起來豐富又沒有重復感、哪些事例是美國人所接受和欣賞的、如何用3—4篇的Essay來展示你的獨特。這些都需要你在下筆前好好斟酌。

本科生Essay寫作的總的原則就是一定要圍繞著自己的特點來進行規(guī)劃和寫作，要突出自己在性格方面的優(yōu)勢和特點，同時挖掘素材，不能寫成千篇一律的毫無特色的“流水賬”式的文章。沒能夠挖掘出你自身的素材，或者未能徹底對你進行審視，都會導致缺乏個性的大眾化。比如文章中出現(xiàn)下列幾種描述，都不會對你有任何幫助，因為這些使人厭倦的陳詞濫調(diào)，重復幾乎每個申請者都能夠得出的平常結(jié)論，比如：旅行開闊了我的視野，使我有機會接觸不同的文化；這次經(jīng)歷告訴我，努力奮斗和堅定的信念能幫助我實現(xiàn)心中的任何目標；與來自不同文化背景的同學一起學習，使我理解了多樣性的真正價值。上述這些情況是一般申請者經(jīng)常會出現(xiàn)的。專業(yè)文書寫作可以有效的挖掘你的與眾不同之處，從而規(guī)劃出具有鮮明個人特色的申請Essay。強烈建議申請者從現(xiàn)在就開始回顧一下自己曾經(jīng)寫過的日記或者隨筆，或者回憶一些過去曾經(jīng)令你十分難忘的生活細節(jié)，想法或者經(jīng)歷，這些都能作為Essay的素材。

Boston College波士頓學院

We would like to get a better sense of you. Please select one of the questions below and write an essay of 400 words or less providing your response. 任選其一，每篇不超過400字。

1. What contemporary issues or trend relating to politics, culture and society, or foreign policy particularly concerns you and why? 關(guān)于的政治、文化和社會，或外交政策，你特別關(guān)注當代哪些問題或趨勢，為什么？

2. Many human beings throughout history have found inspiration and joy in literature and works of art. Is there a book, play, poem, movie, painting, music selection, or photograph that has been especially meaningful for you? 縱觀歷史，人類從文學與藝術(shù)作品中發(fā)現(xiàn)靈感和快樂。有沒有一本書，一場戲劇，一部電影，一篇詩歌，一副繪畫，一段音樂或一張照片對你有特別的意義？

3. Contemporary higher education reflects a tension between preparing for a meaningful life and preparing for a career. What are you looking for in an undergraduate education? Which emphasis is important to you at this moment and why? 當代高等教育反映了準備有意義的生活與準備職業(yè)生涯之間的緊張關(guān)系。你在本科教育中追求什么？此刻，哪一項重點對你重要，為什么？

4. "Magis", a Latin word meaning "more," is often cited in reference to the goals of Jesuit education, which seeks to help students become better, do more, and have as much impact on society as possible. How do you hope to achieve the Magis in your life? “Magis”是一個拉丁詞語，意為“更多”，常常被引作耶穌會教育的目標，旨在幫助學生變得更好，能力更強，并盡可能多的對社會的影響。你希望在你的生活中實現(xiàn)Magis嗎？

塔夫斯大學The Tufts Writing Supplement

Short Responses （Required of all Applicants）簡短回答（要求所有申請者作答）

Think outside the box as you answer the following questions.  Take a risk and go somewhere unexpected.  Be serious if the moment calls for it but feel comfortable being playful if that suits you, too. The required length for question 3 is 200-250 words.

跳出固有思維模式回答下列問題。冒險去一個意想不到的地方。如果馬上需要后果很嚴重，但如果適合你感到舒適有趣，。回答問題3，要求200 - 250個單詞

1.Which aspects of Tufts’ curriculum or undergraduate experience prompt your application? In short: “Why Tufts?” （50–100 words）塔夫茲大學的哪方面吸引你的申請，課程或本科體驗？簡單來說為什么選擇塔夫茲大學？（50-100字）

2.There is a Quaker saying: “Let your life speak.” Describe the environment in which you were raised – your family, home, neighborhood or community – and how it influenced the person you are today. （200–250 words） 有一句貴格會名言“讓生命發(fā)聲”。描述一下你的成長環(huán)境——你的家人、家、鄰居或者社區(qū)——以及他們是如何影響你的。

3.Now we’d like to know a little bit more about you.  Please respond to one of the following six questions:現(xiàn)在我們對你已經(jīng)有了一些了解，請在下列6個問題中選一個作答

A） “If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people,” Virginia Woolf.  Respond to Woolf’s quote in the medium of your choice: prose, video （one minute）， blog, digital portfolio, slam poetry…  For media other than writing, please share a link （video can be submitted via YouTube but we recommend using a privacy setting） that is easily accessible. “如果你不能認清你自己，那么你也不能認清別人?！备ゼ醽啠课闋柗?。 你可以通過散文、視頻、電子文件等來回答該問題

B） What makes you happy?什么使你快樂？

C） Sports, science and society are filled with rules, theories and laws like the Ninth Commandment, PV=nRT, Occam’s Razor, and The Law of Diminishing Returns. Three strikes and you’re out. “I” before “E” except after “C.” Warm air rises. Pick one and explain its significance to you. 體育、科學與社會都充滿了各種規(guī)定、理論以及法律如九戒、PV=nRT、奧卡姆剃刀、遞減規(guī)律，三振出局。I在E之前除了在C之后，熱氣上升。選擇之一并解釋它對你的意義。

D） Celebrate your nerdy side. 大大方方得向我們展示你書呆子的一面吧！

E） The ancient Romans started it when they coined the phrase "Carpe diem." Jonathan Larson proclaimed "No day but today!" and most recently, Drake explained You Only Live Once （YOLO）。  Have you ever seized the day? Lived like there was no tomorrow?  Or perhaps you plan to shout YOLO while jumping into something in the future. What does #YOLO mean to you?

古代羅馬人開始的時候他們創(chuàng)造了“及時行樂”。喬納森拉爾森宣稱“活在當下，把握現(xiàn)在！”。近，德雷克說“你只活一次（YOLO）”。你有沒有把握今天？