美国大学文书题目整理及写作指导申请季巨献Word版

Why Essay在大学申请文书中一个常见的supplement就是所谓的why essay，大致上问学生“你为什么想来我们这所学校？”“我们这里哪里吸引你？”等等。

在这种问题面前就很容易区分学生是否真的对这所学校有passion 或fit。

要回答好这类问题申请者必须表现出对学校的了解，学校文化／氛围的认可，和对自己未来展望的认知。

你要让学校觉得，冥冥之中居然遇到了你，真是缘分呐 !第一步：了解学校通过各种渠道去了解这个学校的特色，找出这个学校吸引你目光的地方，不论大小。

1) 大学官网2) US News3) Princeton review4) 校友5) 学校的巡展活动6) Collegeconfidential第二步: 了解自己一般情况下当申请者写到whyessay 的时候应该已经到了申请中期，也就是说已经通过头脑风暴或自我反思已经在一定程度上了解了自己。

如果没有的话，花几分钟时间过一下自己的过往活动，起码得知自己性格和学术上的长处和短处在哪里。

第三步: 将学校吸引眼球的点缩减成特质并联系自己当申请者挖掘出那么一，两个吸引点后，要学会透过表面看事情本质。

因为学校的特色和申请者不可能有直接关系，但是这个特色代表的意义可能和申请者自己的追求不谋而合，就会形成一个fit。

e.g.威斯康辛麦迪逊分校（University of Wisconsin–Madison）的工程学院标出他们已经连续6年每年都出产超过100个专利。

申请者当然不能说这100个专利和自己有什么关系，大部分的申请者不可能有自己的专利，而且就算有也和威斯康辛的100个专利无关。

但是透过威斯康辛骄傲地标出自己100个专利出产可以总结出什么这个学校特别专注实验和实践。

相信那实验和实践这两个特色是很容易和学生自己产生共鸣的吧。

同时，当申请者已经把本质挖掘到这个地步，一般情况下写出来的答案也不会特别空泛。

所以，在很久前就知道自己的兴趣所在，有目的地开展课外活动，写Essay的时候就倍感轻松呢 !第四步；融合和证明证明不能只靠说的。

当前三步骤做完后就剩下去创造一篇有力度的文章去证明申请者的fit 了。

在这里每个申请者都有自己的风格和习惯。

之前做的一切research、自我反省都是为了找到自己和学校的联系点，列出你峥嵘岁月中熠熠闪光的经历，折服招生官吧！祝大家好运！以下是TOP60大学中部分需要递交Why Essay哒！1耶鲁大学2哥伦比亚大学3芝加哥大学4宾夕法尼亚大学5西北大学6布朗大学7莱斯大学8圣母大学9卡内基梅隆大学10塔夫茨大学乔治亚理工学院12理海大学13波士顿大学14杜兰大学15南方卫理公会大学16雪城大学UC Essays加州大学系统的两篇文章应该是众多申请者都会遇到的，相对于很多大学的文书来说，UC 的文书问题应该是属于比较直接的。

要求是两篇加起来不得超过1000字，两道题目任意分配字数，但是任何一篇不得少于250字。

第一道题目描述你来自的世界，并告诉我们你的世界如何塑造了你的梦想和追求。

一个17，18岁的少年除非有特别的成长经历不然他的世界就是靠他的学校，家庭，和社区所塑造的。

所以在这里不需要担心会不会写家庭很俗套，因为这是必然的。

但是想提醒申请者不要写我的世界是中国，然后写中国传统美德，因为一个17岁小孩很难靠自己一个人去代表整个文化文明。

其实这道题目更加重要的是后面半句，你的梦想和追求。

我建议申请者先去寻找自己的梦想，这个梦想可以是学术的，个人的，也可以是和社会相关的。

找到梦想后去反思这个梦想的起源就可以找到世界和这个梦想的关系了。

（总是有了目标就很容易推进了呢，小编一日三省吾生，早饭吃什么，午饭吃什么，晚饭吃什么，好烦恼的。

如果说想好吃卤肉饭，那就只要想，是早饭吃呢，还是午饭，晚饭吃？是不是容易多了？）第二道题目描述一个自身的品质，能力，成就，贡献，或经历。

为什么这个经历对你很重要？这篇文章更加靠近真正意义的个人陈述。

谨记大学是希望通过文书来了解申请者的为人，所以这一篇必须要达到个人化。

这一篇文章也要透露出申请者的成长和反思，并运用语言去展示给大学看你的成长。

分析你的行为所带来对自身和他人的影响，并表述出你的批判式思维能力。

Community Essay这类的题目范例有如:University of MichiganEveryone belongs to many differentcommunities and/or groups defined by (among other things) shared geography,religion, ethnicity, income, cuisine, interest, race, ideology, or intellectual heritage. Choose one of the communities to which you belong, and describe thatcommunity and your place within it.BrownWe all exist within communities or groups of various sizes,origins, and purposes; pick one and tell us why it is important to you, and how it has shaped you.Community essay问题主要分两部分，第一部分是描述这个你所归属的社区群体，第二部分是这个community对你的影响。

同学们很容易苦恼找不到合适的community写。

建议大家不要被这个词限制住了，这个“社区”不一定要是学校的社团，或是志愿者团队这些，而可以是更广泛的在兴趣上理念上志同道合的圈子。

比如我往年的学生就有写过如网上的化学实验论坛，美剧翻译团队等等。

主要是在于这个地方给你的归属感源自哪里？文章中需要学生有联系自身的解释。

实在想不到，就回顾一下一周内，花时间最多的地方是哪里？最开心的时候一般是在参与什么活动？别说睡觉吃饭打游戏啊（╯－＿－）╯╧╧而文章的第二部分，通过这样的一个圈子／环境，你的个人成长在哪里？很多同学一听到团队就会想着说我锻炼了领导能力，组织能力和团队合作能力，这当然可以是一个方向；但为了体现你选择写的community的独特性，我一般推荐学生写一些更personal的成长，如对于自己的认识的加深，思考模式的形成等等。

嗯，严肃脸，一个人的成熟不是对每件事情都有自己的看法，而是有自己成型的三观体系对看待不同的人、事！TOP60大学中部分需要递交Community Essay的：麻省理工学院、塔夫茨大学Activity Essay这类的题目范例有如:Princeton, Rice, Vassar and etc.：Pleasebriefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiencesthat was particularly meaningful to you.USC: Briefly describe a non-academic pursuit (such as service tocommunity or family, a club or sport, or work, etc.,) that best illustrates whoyou are, and why it is important to you.活动文章一般都比较短100-200字之间，在写的时候可以先考虑其他的文章提到的关于你的方面，然后选择一个可以没有提到的侧面写。

活动应该选择一个比较长时间的追求的，不应该是只做过一次性的活动。

活动不一定要是个人成就，奖项或是对社区有重大影响的，往年不乏有学生写最平常的活动如跑步，写作，瑜伽等对他们的意义录取的。

（不一定要去山区支教好几个假期，也不一定要每个双休日都在敬老院服务，坚持写作和运动都是表现你毅力、自我控制和时间规划的有力佐证，事不贵在难，贵在坚持！）活动文章字数本来就比较少，需要注意不要一味地描写活动的细节。

招生官其实并不注重如何拉好小提琴，或是辩论比赛有几轮，各个辩手的职责在哪里，他们注重你在这个活动中具体做了什么，为什么这个活动对你重要，它对你有什么样的影响。

（注意重点，一定要以自己的成长或感受为重！）以下是TOP60大学中需要递交Acitivity Essay哒～1普林斯顿大学2哥伦比亚大学3莱斯大学4范德堡大学5宾州州立大学帕克校区最后，整理了下TOP15大学的Essay Topic，相信其中肯定有你们想申请的学校啦！1、哈佛大学You may wish toinclude an additional essay if you feel that the college application forms donot provide sufficient opportunity to convey important information aboutyourself or your accomplishments. 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