詳解美國(guó)本科申請(qǐng)essay的寫作題目.

　　美國(guó)本科申請(qǐng)essay, “推薦信 letters of recommendation”和“活動(dòng)school activities”作為additional factors,在大學(xué)申請(qǐng)中扮演著重要的角色。很多同學(xué)在申請(qǐng)之前都會(huì)感覺(jué)申請(qǐng)essay很神秘。其實(shí)不然，總的來(lái)說(shuō)，我們可以把題目分成三類：

　　第一類：The "you" question

　　第二類：The "why us" question

　　第三類：The "creative" question

　　不要假想美國(guó)本科申請(qǐng)essay題目不變，大部分大學(xué)每年都改變題目

　　The "You" Question，學(xué)校通過(guò)這類問(wèn)題更多更好的了解學(xué)生。例如：

　　You have just completed your 300-page autobiography. Please submit page 217. (University of Pennsylvania)

　　Imagine you have written a short story, film, or play about your last four years. Brily describe the one moment or scene that your audience will most remember from this autobiographical piece. What will they learn about you from that moment? (Northwestern)

　　同學(xué)可以通過(guò)這類申請(qǐng)essay問(wèn)題向?qū)W校展示你的個(gè)性特征，你對(duì)事物的洞察力以及你的人生信條。此類題目由于比較寬泛，不夠具體，會(huì)導(dǎo)致很多同學(xué)回答時(shí)泛泛描述很多事情，沒(méi)有針對(duì)性?；卮鸫祟愵}目一定要有你的focus,一定是通過(guò)一件事向?qū)W校展示你在“個(gè)性”“洞察力”“人生信條”的閃光點(diǎn)。

　　The "Why Us" Question，學(xué)校通過(guò)這類essay題目問(wèn)你關(guān)于你對(duì)學(xué)?；蚵殬I(yè)生涯的選擇，學(xué)?？梢酝ㄟ^(guò)你的回答看到你的人生目標(biāo)，以及你對(duì)選擇這所學(xué)生讀大學(xué)的認(rèn)真度和向往度。例如：

　　Once you have completed your education, would you return to your hometown to begin your adult life? Why or why not? (William and Mary)

　　What characteristics of Penn, and yourself, make the University a particularly good match for you? Brily describe how you envision your first year in college. How will your presence be known on campus? (University of Pennsylvania)

　　每一位同學(xué)在申請(qǐng)大學(xué)時(shí)都會(huì)面對(duì)很多選擇，你也一定知道為什么選擇這所大學(xué)，告訴大學(xué)你的”reason”. 向?qū)W校展示出你對(duì)就讀這所大學(xué)的渴望，展示出這所大學(xué)對(duì)你來(lái)說(shuō)有多么的unique. 要注意的是當(dāng)你描述大學(xué)哪些advantage吸引你時(shí)，要確保這個(gè)advantage真的存在。

　　The "Creative" Question，大學(xué)通過(guò)問(wèn)學(xué)生關(guān)于對(duì)一些社會(huì)現(xiàn)象和歷史事件及人物的看法，來(lái)了解學(xué)生的“創(chuàng)造力”和“知識(shí)面的廣泛度”。例如：

　　Discuss how a particular work of music, literature, or art has inspired your life. (William and Mary)

　　Consider the books you have read in the last year or two either for school or for leisure. Please discuss the way in which one of them changed your understanding of the world, other people, or yourself. (Duke University)

　　這個(gè)美國(guó)本科申請(qǐng)essay問(wèn)題對(duì)于學(xué)生來(lái)說(shuō)應(yīng)是相對(duì)熟悉的，因?yàn)閷W(xué)生準(zhǔn)備的SAT ESSAY的例子可以用在這里，通過(guò)回答展示出你的“洞察力”“創(chuàng)造力”，千萬(wàn)不要太過(guò)夸張，寫一些“離奇”的故事。