Common Application 是美国传统名校中除 MIT ， Georgetown ， UIUC ，华大西雅图和加州大学之外都接受的通用申请系统。而这篇 Essay 是唯一一篇所有你通过 Common Application 申请的学校都会看到的文书，是整个美本申请过程中最重要的文书。
2019-2020 文书题目
Some stuents have a backgroun, ientity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application woul be incomplete without it. If this souns like you, then please share your story. 有些学生有非同一般的背景、身份、兴趣或才能，这是他们不可缺少的一部分。如果你也有同感，请分享你的故事。
The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be funamental to later success. Recount a time when you face a challenge, setback, or failure. How i it affect you, an what i you learn from the experience? 我们从挫折中学到的经验对之后的成功至关重要。回忆你一次你面对挑战、阻碍或者失败的经历。它是如何影响你的，你从中学到了什么 ?
Reflect on a time when you questione or challenge a belief or iea. What prompte your thinking? What was the outcome? 回忆一次你质疑或挑战某种观念或想法的经历。是什么启发了你的思考呢 ? 结果如何 ?
Describe a problem you've solve or a problem you' like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical ilemma - anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you an what steps you took or coul be taken to ientify a solution. 描述一个你解决过或者打算解决的问题。这个问题可以是学术方面的、研究调查或者是道德伦理方面的——任何你认为对你个人而言很重要的问题，不论大小。说明它对你的意义和你解决问题的方法。
Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparke a perio of personal growth an a new unerstaning of yourself or others. 描述让你成长或者让你重新认识自己或他人的一个成就、事件、或者感悟。
Describe a topic, iea, or concept you fin so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why oes it captivate you? What or who o you turn to when you want to learn more? 描述一个让沉迷其中，甚至忘记时间的话题、想法、理念。它哪里吸引你 ? 当你试图去了解更多的时候，你会求助于什么样的帮助？
Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've alreay written, one that respons to a ifferent prompt, or one of your own esign. 题目自拟，可以是你之前写好的文章或者任何你自创的选题。
