不知道這些，可能寫不好藤校文書！

康奈爾、耶魯和達(dá)特茅斯都是中國(guó)學(xué)生最喜歡的藤校，又在一年的暑假如期放題。它們的文書題目精簡(jiǎn)到極致的字?jǐn)?shù)讓許多同學(xué)都感到?jīng)]有施展拳腳的空間。那么怎樣才能寫好藤校文書呢？下面挑選美國(guó)藤校文書題目做下解讀，希望對(duì)大家有所幫助。

達(dá)特茅斯學(xué)院

 文書題目

?1. Required of all applicants. Please respond in 100 words or fewer：

Dartmouth celebrates the ways in which its profound sense of place informs its profound sense of purpose. As you seek admission to Dartmouth's Class of 2027, what aspects of the College's academic program, community, or campus environment attract your interest? In short, Why Dartmouth? Please respond in 100 words or fewer.

?2. Required of all applicants. Please respond in 200-250 words:

"Be yourself," Oscar Wilde advised. "Everyone else is taken." Introduce yourself in 200-250 words.

?3. Required of all applicants. Please choose one of the following prompts and respond in 200-250 words:

A. Labor leader and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta recommended a life of purpose. "We must use our lives to make the world a better place to live, not just to acquire things," she said. "That is what we are put on the earth for." In what ways do you hope to make—or are you making—an impact?

B. What excites you?

C. In The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, William Kamkwamba '14 reflects on constructing a windmill from recycled materials to power electrical appliances in his family's Malawian house: "If you want to make it, all you have to do is try." What drives you to create and what do you hope to make or have you made?

D. Dr. Seuss, aka Theodor Geisel of Dartmouth's Class of 1925, wrote, "Think and wonder. Wonder and think." What do you wonder and think about?

E. "Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced," wrote James Baldwin. How does this quote apply to your life experiences?

  解讀

達(dá)特茅斯的第一道短問答是一道經(jīng)典的why school題目，然而它的難點(diǎn)是僅僅100字的字?jǐn)?shù)。

達(dá)特茅斯吸引同學(xué)們的點(diǎn)，或許有著千個(gè)萬(wàn)個(gè)，但如何選取那個(gè)最閃光最讓你無(wú)法割舍的點(diǎn)呢？這其實(shí)需要同學(xué)們?nèi)セ仡櫤退伎甲约涸谏暾?qǐng)profile里最強(qiáng)的特色和亮點(diǎn)是什么，以及，它和學(xué)校本身的氣質(zhì)產(chǎn)生了怎樣的共鳴。例如，在去年輔導(dǎo)一位大牛同學(xué)時(shí)，我們發(fā)掘到了他最印象深刻的活動(dòng)之一，就是在祖母的農(nóng)場(chǎng)里干農(nóng)活的一個(gè)體驗(yàn)。申請(qǐng)哲學(xué)的他，在田園鄉(xiāng)間得到了許多瓦爾登湖式的、對(duì)于人與自然、生命與永恒相關(guān)的思考，而這道題，他就完美地套用了這個(gè)經(jīng)歷來(lái)講述達(dá)特茅斯的農(nóng)場(chǎng)對(duì)于他來(lái)講有著怎樣不同凡響的意義。這樣的選題必定是出彩的、深入學(xué)校精神的。

第二道題也是一道看似傳統(tǒng)的“介紹你自己”類的題目，然而題眼中對(duì)于奧斯卡王爾德的引用，則透露出了達(dá)特茅斯關(guān)注人文氣息和文學(xué)背景的小心機(jī)。如果你也有在哲學(xué)、人文相關(guān)的造詣，并且也能夠在這個(gè)自我介紹之中，去與人文氣息濃厚的的作家、哲學(xué)家、文學(xué)家、思想家產(chǎn)生一些共鳴，加以引用，和自己的經(jīng)歷形成一個(gè)文學(xué)性的串聯(lián)，那也一定會(huì)吸引有著別出心裁、小眾文藝喜好的達(dá)特茅斯。

第三道五選一的開放性題目之中，達(dá)特茅斯引經(jīng)據(jù)典，對(duì)于各種人權(quán)活動(dòng)家、作家和有獨(dú)特背景學(xué)生的原文引用，同樣也體現(xiàn)了達(dá)特茅斯申請(qǐng)之中最注重的一個(gè)亮點(diǎn)，那就是學(xué)生本身的人文底蘊(yùn)和哲思?；卮疬@些題的方法不僅僅是找到自己與題眼之中所提到的“creating” “thinking”和“l(fā)ife experience”相關(guān)的經(jīng)歷，也同樣的可以用比較文學(xué)化、充滿穿透式思考的散文問題來(lái)作答，回敬這所“文藝范兒”很重的學(xué)院。

從這些題目的設(shè)置之中，我們不難看出，其實(shí)想要找到自己相關(guān)的經(jīng)歷并不是最大的難點(diǎn)，而真正的核心則在于通過(guò)題目的措辭找到學(xué)校的喜好和摸清他們的脾氣。像達(dá)特茅斯這樣的題目之中，無(wú)處不體現(xiàn)對(duì)于人文藝術(shù)領(lǐng)域關(guān)懷的學(xué)校，我們一定要“見人下菜碟”，打造出一個(gè)符合他們對(duì)于自己學(xué)生團(tuán)體暢想的學(xué)生形象，才能夠投其所好。

耶魯大學(xué)

 文書題目

? Short Answer Questions

Applicants submitting the Coalition Application, Common Application, or QuestBridge Application will respond to the following short answer questions:

? Students at Yale have time to explore their academic interests before committing to one or more major fields of study. Many students either modify their original academic direction or change their minds entirely. As of this moment, what academic areas seem to fit your interests or goals most comfortably? Please indicate up to three from the list provided.

? Tell us about a topic or idea that excites you and is related to one or more academic areas you selected above. Why are you drawn to it? (200 words or fewer)

? What is it about Yale that has led you to apply? (125 words or fewer)

Applicants applying with the QuestBridge Application will complete the questions above via the Yale QuestBridge Questionnaire, available on the Yale Admissions Status Portal after an application has been received.

Applicants submitting the Coalition Application or Common Application will also respond to the following short answer questions, in no more than 200 characters (approximately 35 words):

? What inspires you?

? Yale’s residential colleges regularly host conversations with guests representing a wide range of experiences and accomplishments. What person, past or present, would you invite to speak? What would you ask them to discuss?

? You are teaching a new Yale course. What is it called?

? What is something about you that is not included anywhere else in your application?

? Essays

Applicants submitting the Coalition Application or Common Application will respond to one of the following prompts in 400 words or fewer. 

1. Yale carries out its mission “through the free exchange of ideas in an ethical, interdependent, and diverse community.” Reflect on a time when you exchanged ideas about an important issue with someone holding an opposing view. How did the experience lead you either to change your opinion or to sharpen your reasons for holding onto it?

2. Reflect on a time when you have worked to enhance a community to which you feel connected. Why have these efforts been meaningful to you? You may define community however you like.

解讀

耶魯?shù)念}目在實(shí)質(zhì)上跟達(dá)特茅斯極為相近，其實(shí)都讓人有些懷疑，這兩所藤校是不是約好了同時(shí)放題的吧？在耶魯?shù)奶釂栔?，則把關(guān)注的重心更放在了學(xué)術(shù)的興趣之上，而這也非常符合耶魯對(duì)于學(xué)術(shù)的高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)、嚴(yán)要求。

尤其是在回答第一題：“描述三個(gè)你感興趣的學(xué)術(shù)領(lǐng)域”時(shí)，大家一定要記住，如果你只是簡(jiǎn)單的回答了“經(jīng)濟(jì)、地理、人文”等等這樣寬泛的方向，一定是不符合要求的。一個(gè)更好的答案可能是“18世紀(jì)英國(guó)女性作家在爭(zhēng)取平等選舉權(quán)之中發(fā)揮的影響力”，或者是“量子力學(xué)雙縫實(shí)驗(yàn)如何減少變量準(zhǔn)確觀測(cè)“等等極其具體、并且能反映出你對(duì)該領(lǐng)域廣博知識(shí)的命題。

第二小問，在描述這個(gè)學(xué)術(shù)領(lǐng)域?yàn)槭裁磫l(fā)了你、影響了你的時(shí)候，同學(xué)們也注意一定要拿出自己的學(xué)術(shù)范兒，穿透學(xué)術(shù)領(lǐng)域之中的核心。我們可以把它想象為一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單的research proposal，例如：在討論你對(duì)于18世紀(jì)女性作家在平權(quán)方面的貢獻(xiàn)時(shí)，一定要深入到具體哪一位女性的foundational work，或者某一篇文章之中促成了paradigm shift的觀點(diǎn)，你認(rèn)為是被學(xué)術(shù)界所低估的？有沒有哪些亟待解決的疑點(diǎn)和研究方向，是你期待利用耶魯?shù)馁Y源來(lái)完成的？

而耶魯最難攻克的題目則無(wú)疑是35字的短問答。在寫這篇文章時(shí)，我們可以利用的一個(gè)小竅門是：先寫一個(gè)更長(zhǎng)的、100到200字的版本，從中精簡(jiǎn)和濃縮你的內(nèi)容。這一篇文章雖然只有35字，但它所需要體現(xiàn)的廣度、深度和維度一定需要更大體量的內(nèi)容來(lái)承擔(dān)。因此，從一篇更長(zhǎng)的文章來(lái)進(jìn)行縮減，就能得到更好的寫作效果。

康奈爾大學(xué)

 文書題目

Brooks School of Public Policy

Why are you drawn to studying public policy? Drawing on your experiences, tell us about why you are interested in your chosen major and how attending the Brooks School will help you achieve your life goals.

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

? Required: Why are you drawn to studying the major you have selected? Please discuss how your interests and related experiences have influenced your choice. Specifically, how will an education from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) and Cornell University help you achieve your academic goals?

? Optional: At Cornell CALS, we aim to leave the world better than we found it, so we seek out those who are not simply driven to master their discipline, but who are also passionate about doing so to serve the public good.  Please elaborate on an activity or experience you have had that made an impact on a community that is important to you. We encourage you to think about community broadly - this could include family, school, or local and global communities (300-word limit).

? Optional: The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) is dedicated to the exploration of the agricultural, life, environmental, and social sciences and welcomes students with interests that span a wide variety of disciplines. Given our agricultural history and commitment to educating the next generation of agriculturalists, please share if you have a background in agriculture or are interested in pursuing a career in agriculture.

Select all that apply:

> My family owns or operates a farm

> I have experience working in agriculture

> I have interest in pursuing a career in agriculture                               

Please feel free to share additional details below (optional):

College of Architecture, Art, and Planning

What is your "thing"? What energizes you or engages you so deeply that you lose track of time? Everyone has different passions, obsessions, quirks, inspirations. What are yours?

College of Arts and Sciences 

Students in Arts and Sciences embrace the opportunity to delve into multifaceted academic interests, embodying in 21st century terms Ezra Cornell’s “any person…any study” founding vision. Tell us about the areas of study you are excited to explore, and specifically why you wish to pursue them in our College.

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

What kind of a business student are you? Using your personal, academic, or volunteer/work experiences, describe the topics or issues that you care about and why they are important to you. Your response should convey how your interests align with the school to which you are applying within the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business (the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management or the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration).

College of Engineering

Instructions: All applicants are required to write two supplemental essays. Each has a limit of 250 words. Essay 1 is required of all applicants. For Essay 2, you must choose between Question A and Question B.

?Essay 1

Required response (250 word limit)

How do your interests directly connect with Cornell Engineering? If you have an intended major, what draws you to that department at Cornell Engineering?  If you are unsure what specific engineering field you would like to study, describe how your general interest in engineering most directly connects with Cornell Engineering. It may be helpful to concentrate on one or two things that you are most excited about.

?Essay 2

Choose either Question A and Question B. (250 word limit)

Question A: Describe an engineering problem that impacts your local community. This could be your school, neighborhood, town, region, or a group you identify with. Describe one to three things you might do as an engineer to solve the problem.

Question B: Diversity in all forms is intrinsic to excellence in engineering. Engineering the best solutions to complex problems is often achieved by drawing from the diverse ingenuity of people from different backgrounds, lived experiences, and identities. How do you see yourself contributing to the diversity and/or the inclusion of the Cornell Engineering community? What is the unique voice you would bring to the Cornell Engineering community?

College of Human Ecology

How has your decision to apply to the College of Human Ecology been influenced by your related experiences? How will your choice of major impact your goals and plans for the future?

School of Industrial and Labor Relations 

Using your personal, academic, or volunteer/work experiences, describe the topics or issues that you care about and why they are important to you. Your response should show us that your interests align with the ILR School.

  解讀

與耶魯?shù)臉O簡(jiǎn)風(fēng)相反的，則是康奈爾大學(xué)650字和主文書一樣長(zhǎng)的附加文書。如果說(shuō)耶魯走的是極簡(jiǎn)風(fēng)，而康奈爾要求的則是極繁風(fēng)。我們也一定能夠想到，在650字的文書之中，如果對(duì)于學(xué)校的了解、對(duì)于專業(yè)的認(rèn)識(shí)深度不夠，一定會(huì)多多少少露出破綻和馬腳。因此，在寫康奈爾的這幾道文書，無(wú)論是文理學(xué)院的“為什么要來(lái)康奈爾”，還是農(nóng)學(xué)院的“為什么要學(xué)你的專業(yè)”，或者是工程學(xué)院的“工程如何給社區(qū)帶來(lái)意義”，都需要很多的前期研究。

這篇文書不僅要具有一定的巧思，還需要實(shí)打?qū)嵉那捌诜e累。最令我印象深刻的一位前年直錄康奈爾的文書之中，我們不僅描寫了眾多關(guān)于一起發(fā)掘到的學(xué)校邊邊角角的獨(dú)家信息，充分炫技，還有這位同學(xué)如約參加部門的所有線上會(huì)議、聽了所有info session、并且采訪了眾多康奈爾學(xué)長(zhǎng)學(xué)姐的記錄，這樣的誠(chéng)意是650字的文書都甚至無(wú)法覆蓋的。而這篇文書之中所展露出的他對(duì)專業(yè)和學(xué)校的熱情，頓時(shí)秒殺了90%，只是順手申請(qǐng)康奈爾作為“海王養(yǎng)魚”的同學(xué)們。而康奈爾想要的，也必定是這樣的真誠(chéng)勇敢的新一代學(xué)生。

優(yōu)弗教育首次獨(dú)家采用“雙團(tuán)隊(duì)”導(dǎo)師模式-“DoubleTeam”。團(tuán)隊(duì)一：由兩位主導(dǎo)師組成為“首席專家顧問團(tuán)隊(duì)”。團(tuán)隊(duì)二：由三位導(dǎo)師組成為“規(guī)劃執(zhí)行團(tuán)隊(duì)”。在優(yōu)弗獨(dú)具特色的“雙團(tuán)隊(duì)”指導(dǎo)下，具備專業(yè)性，聯(lián)動(dòng)性以及高執(zhí)行力這三大特點(diǎn)，讓整體規(guī)劃突破傳統(tǒng)留學(xué)導(dǎo)師架構(gòu)，真正突顯每一位導(dǎo)師在學(xué)生身上可發(fā)展力，可塑造力，從而將服務(wù)做實(shí)，做精，做細(xì)?。?！