【留学】TOP20美国大学的文书真题汇总

♢ PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

△ 请简单描述对你意义深远的一个课外活动或工作经历。

Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences that was particularly meaningfulto you. (About 150 words)

△ 你是如何度过最近两个暑假的？

Please tell us how you have spent the last two summers (or vacations between school years), including any jobs you have held.(About 150 words)

用以下题目作为开头描写一个人，一件事，或者一段经历，以及这些事如何帮助你定义自我价值甚至改变你认识世界的方式。所写内容不得与CA上的文书有任何雷同之处。

(Using one of the themes below as a starting point,write about a person, event, or experience that helped you define one of your values or in some way changed how you approach the world. Please do not repeat,in full or in part, the essay you wrote for the Common Application.)

△ 对你影响极大的一个人。

Tell us about a person who has influenced you in a significant way.

△ Omar Wasow教授在普林斯顿大学的演讲。

“One of the great challenges of our time is that the disparities we face today have more complex causes and point less straight forwardly to solutions.” Omar Wasow, Assistant Professor, Politics; Founder, Blackplanet.com. This quote is taken from Professor Wasow's January 2014 speech at the Martin Luther King Day celebration at Princeton University.

△ “普林斯顿为国家服务”。

“Princeton in the Nation’s Service” was the title of a speech given by Woodrow Wilson on the 150th anniversary of the University.It became the unofficial Princeton motto and was expanded for the University's 250th anniversary to “Princeton in the nation’s service and in the service of all nations.” Woodrow Wilson, Princeton Class of 1879, served on the faculty and was Princeton's president from 1902–1910.

△ “文化给我们的生活赋予了价值。”

“Culture is what presents us with the kinds of valuable things that can fill a life. And insofar as we can recognize the valuein those things and make them part of our lives, our lives are meaningful.” Gideon Rosen, Stuart Professor of Philosophy, chair of the Council of the Humanities and director of the Program in Humanistic Studies, Princeton University.

△ 使用你三年内读过的一句话作为开篇，讲述一段改变你价值观或世界观的经历。

Using a favorite quotation from an essay or book you have read in the last three years as a starting point, tell us about an event or experience that helped you define one of your values or changed how you approach the world. Please write the quotation, title and author at thebeginning of your essay.

♢ RICE UNIVERSITY

△ 谈谈你为什么选择这个学院。

With the understanding that the choice of academic school you indicated is not binding, explain why you are applying to that particular school of study. (150 word limit)

△ 你是如何了解到莱斯大学，以及你的原因？

How did you first learn about Rice University and what motivated you to apply？ (250 word limit)

△ 根据莱斯大学长久以来的传统“The Box”，请分享吸引你的一张图片。

In keeping with Rice’s long-standing tradition(known as “The Box”), please share an image of something that appeals to you.

♢ STANFORD UNIVERSITY

△ 分享一个对你智力发育至关重要的观念或经历。

Stanford students possess an intellectual vitality. Reflect on an idea or experience that has been important to your intellectual development. (100 to 250 words)

△ 写些什么，让你未来的室友更了解你。

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 -- know you better. (100 to 250words)

♢ UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME

(Select two of the following four prompts and provide a response of approximately 150 words to each.)

△ 好的开始是成功的一半。

A good story starts with a good beginning. Get ushooked in the first 150 words.

△ 教育就是“让人完整的艺术”。讲一讲你的“不完整”。

Blessed Basil Moreau, the founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, described education as “the art of helping young people to completeness.” How are you incomplete？

△ 你理想的“遨游于知识的海洋”是怎样的场景？

Notre Dame students are encouraged to learn through discovery by interacting with the world around them. Describe your ideal intellectual field trip.

△ 发起一场和陌生人的对话，你从中认识到什么？

Initiate an in-person conversation with someone whom you've never met but who you think might be interesting. What did you learn about that person or yourself？

♢ UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

△ 宾大的学术、服务和研究机会是如何与你的背景、兴趣和目标产生共鸣的？

The Admissions Committee would like to learn whyyou are a good fit for your undergraduate school choice (College of Arts and Sciences, School of Nursing, The Wharton School, or Penn Engineering). Please tell us about specific academic, service, and/or research opportunities at the University of Pennsylvania that resonate with your background, interests, and goals. (400-650 words)

♢ YALE UNIVERSITY

△ 耶鲁哪一点使你决定该校？

What in particular about Yale has influenced your decision to apply？

△ 什么能引发你对知识的兴趣？

What excites you intellectually, really？

△ 想一想你经历的一次失望。你是如何回应的？

Think about a disappointment you have experienced. What was your response？

△ 你未来的宿舍生活方式。

Suite-style living - four to six students sharing a set of rooms - may be an integral part of your Yale College experience. What would you contribute to the dynamic of your suite？

△ 你希望自己哪些方面可以更好或者什么事情可以做得更好？

What do you wish you were better at being or doing？