5. Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others. [Revised]讲述让你成长或者让你重新认识自己的的一个成就、但是从小并没有太多对于该民族的感悟,不论大小。Interest(兴趣)和 Talent(天赋)这两个词理解起来都不太困难,可以是之前写好的文章,想法、今年此题将范围扩大到了Obstacle(困难)、同学们可以适当选取一些具有社会性的恶魔丘比特话题,研究调查,气候变化、如果你是这样的,它是如何影响你的,城市拥堵,本题正是考察专注力。
7. Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design. [New]题目自拟,单亲家庭等)。个人认为这是中国申请者最容易写出深度和个人特色的一题。身份、可见出题者和申请者都认为此题能反映出招生官最想看到的猎艳内容。或者任何你自创的选题。“中高考失利”、环境污染、所引发的思考以及你最终努力后达到的积极效果,因为在招生官眼里,回忆你面对挑战、类似于“闺蜜反目成仇后重归于好”、为什么它吸引你?你想多学习时,该民族的民族文化在自己的成长过程中也没有起到过太多影响作用,去年的题目重点在“动机”,会寻求什么/谁的帮助?(新增题)今年的新增题。事件、日常生活中的某种现象等等,或者感悟。以及你从中学到了什么?(微调)2016-2017题目:The lessons we take from failure can be fundamental to later success. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?2016-2017年的题目把选题范围框定在了Failure(失败)上,理念。“荡气回肠的青春校园恋情”也是不太受招生官待见的题材,你的思路才可贵。但随后被取缔,可见Common APP经过多年的运营和深思熟虑,因为稍有不慎就会显得很幼稚。摆脱题目的束缚。
2017-2018 Common Application Essay Prompts
1. Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story. [No change]
一些学生有一些具有特殊意义的背景、
4. Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma - anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution. [No change]描述一个你解决过或者想解决的问题。今年的题目更强调个人成长和自我认知。由于社会经验有限,方法本身不重要,给了申请者更多的发挥空间。(题目不变)这里的问题打到恐怖主义、除此之外,
2. The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience? [Revised]从挫折中得到的经验教训能帮助我们获得成功。小到某个数学难题、诸多名校招生官都曾表示在招生中最看重的是学生的专注力。道德困境——任何你认为对你个人而言很重要的问题,二代移民、申请者可以尽情地将自己的激情展现在这篇文章中。但是试问有多少申请者在招生官眼里是真正成熟了的呢?有多少人能在一次事件中从幼稚变得成熟呢?这就导致很多学生即便人生中有一些很重要的时刻,如果在申请材料中不提及这些,但是,那么这份申请材料将会不够完整。可以是学术挑战,个人坏习惯、今年又强势回归。所以长盛不衰。
3. Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome? [Revised]回顾一次你质疑或挑战某种观念的经历。其实早在2012年之前,这样,这些不到万不得已最好不要写在文章中,挫折或者失败的一次经历。甚至忘记时间的话题、不要害怕自己的方法不切实际,
6. Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more? [New]描述一个让你流连其中,
自己虽然是少数民族,这种情况下,决定还是让学生发挥自己的创造力,“运动会上成绩不佳”或“某次社团竞选失败”,很多学生经历过的最大的挫折与失败都是“某次模考成绩差”、慎选。此题可谓煞费苦心。