今年的 Common Application 申请文书题目已由往年的 5 选一升至为 7 道题选一,文章字数上限为 650 字。具体调整如下:
- 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.
译文:一些学生有一些具有特殊意义的背景、身份、兴趣或天赋,如果在申请材料中不提及这些,那么这份申请材料将会不够完整。如果你是这样的,那么请分享你的故事。
- 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?
译文:从挫折中得到的经验教训 对于以后的成功至关重要 。回忆你面对挑战、挫折或者失败的一次经历。它是如何影响你的,以及你从中学到了什么 ?
- Reflect on a time when you questione or challenge a belief or iea. What prompte your thinking? What was the outcome?
中文:回顾一次你质疑或挑战某种观念的经历。是什么触发了你的思考呢 ? 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.
译文: 叙述你已解决的或想要解决的一个问题。这个问题可以是学术方面的挑战,研究方面的疑问,或是道德困境——任何你个人认为重要的问题,无所谓大小。解释它为什么对你重要,以及你采取了或可以采取什么方式去解决该问题。
- Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparke a perio of personal growth an a new unerstaning of yourself or others. [Revise]
译文: 讨论 触发了你的个人成长和让你对自己或他人有了新的认识的 一项成就,一个重大事件 或一种感悟 。
- 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? [New]
译文:描述一个让你流连其中,甚至忘记时间的话题、想法、理念。 并阐释为什么你对它着迷?当你想要更深入学习的时候,你会寻求什么或是谁的帮助?
- 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. [New]
译文: 就任意你感兴趣的话题写一篇文章。这可以是你曾经写过的一篇文章(回答不同于上述的任何一个题目),或者是由你自己设计的一个题目。