在名校申请过程中，真正的核心竞争力是什么？
记住，你的核心竞争力不是你的GPA，也不是你的语言和标准化成绩，最能与其他同等条件的申请者区分开来的，其实是你所做的活动经历，以及你在申请文书中展现的方方面面。
我们机构有着丰富美国名校申请经验的独立导师，擅长从孩子9-10年级开始就做好全面细致的规划，并引导孩子去反思自己的言行价值观，如何对所在的群体创造价值，形成积极的影响力。
我们每一年都会在NACAC招生官大会中，了解各个美国名校招生政策，录取数据和形势，并与我们名校在读学生建立联系，了解大学期间的学习和生活情况。更好的帮助指导我们未来的申请者提供海内外的学术，活动，夏季项目，学生校友等资源，以此与学生们共同创造更适合自己的活动经历，打造更优质的文书内容。
古说“知己知彼，百战不殆”，如何能写出更亮眼的文书？
首先就要对文书本身有足够的了解，我们总结了所有的Top 100院校的补充文书内容，总体把补充文书类型归结整理分为五大类：
- 活动文书(Extracurricular Essay)
- 社区贡献文书(Community Essay)
- 个人价值观文书(Perosnal Value Essay)
- 为什么选择学校或专业文书(Why Major Essay)
- 个性化短答文书(Short Response)
接下来，我将给大家总结一下Top 5院校的所有补充文书题目，提供给每一位在准备入读美国名校本科的高中生们参考了解：
普林斯顿大学Princeton University
1、Why Major Essay 250 words
a. A.B. Degree Applicants/Undecided Short Response
As a research institution that also prides itself on its liberal arts curriculum, Princeton allows students to explore areas across the humanities and the arts, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. What academic areas most pique your curiosity, and how do the programs offered at Princeton suit your particular interests?
作为一个以人文学科课程引以为豪的研究型院校，普林斯顿允许学生们去探索很多学科类别，人文，艺术，自然科学，社会科学。有哪些学科领域引发了你的好奇心吗？普林斯顿大学的课程项目怎样能和你的学术兴趣匹配呢？
b. B.S.E Degree Applicants Short Response
Please describe why you are interested in studying engineering at Princeton. Include any of your experiences in, or exposure to engineering, and how you think the programs offered at the University suit your particular interests.
请描述你想要在普林斯顿大学学习工程感兴趣的原因。包括任何你在工程方向的相关经历，以及你认为普林斯顿大学的工程如何能与你的学术兴趣匹配。
2、Extracurricular Essay 150 words
Briefly elaborate on an activity, organization work experience, or hobby that has been particularly meaningful to you. 150 words
精简的描述一个对你个人来说特别有意义的活动，组织工作经历，或者个人爱好。
3、Personal Value Essay 250 words
At Princeton, we value diverse perspectives and the ability to have respectful dialogue about difficult issues. Share a time when you had a conversation with a person or a group of people about a difficult topic. What insight did you gain, and how would you incorporate that knowledge into your thinking in the future?
在普林斯顿，对于困难问题的处理中我们非常看重多元的视角以及与他们相互尊敬的对话交流。分享一次你这样的经历。你获得了些什么领悟？你将如何运用这样的知识技能到你的思考价值观中去？
4、Community Essay 250 words
Princeton has a longstanding commitment to service and civic engagement. Tell us how your story intersects (or will intersect) with these ideals.
普林斯顿长期致力于服务社会以及公民参与。请告诉我们你与这个理念相关的故事经历。
5、Short Response 50 words
a. What is a new skill you would like to learn in college?*
你想要在大学里学习一项什么新技能？
b. What brings you joy? *
什么能带给你快乐？
c. What song represents the soundtrack of your life at this moment?*
哪首歌在此刻最能代表你的人生的旋律？
6、Graded Paper 1-2 pages
Princeton requires you to submit a graded written paper as part of your application. You may submit this material now or any time before the application deadline. If you choose not to upload the required paper at this time, you may mail, e-mail, or upload your paper through the applicant portal. Detailed instructions for our graded paper requirement can be found here:
https://admission.princeton.edu/apply/graded-written-paper.
麻省理工学院
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1、Extracurricular Essay 250 words
We know you lead a busy life, full of activities, many of which are required of you. Tell us about something you do simply for the pleasure of it.
我们知道你的生活非常繁忙，各种活动都需要你的参与。请告诉我们一个你单纯因为个人喜欢而乐于其中所做的事情。
2、Why Major Essay 100 words
What field of study appeals to you the most right now? Tell us more about why this field of study at MIT appeals to you.
哪个学科领域是你当下最感兴趣的？告诉我们你对在麻省理工学院学习这个学科领域感兴趣的原因。
3、Personal Value Essay 250 words
Describe the world you come from (for example, your family, school, community, city, or town). How has that world shaped your dreams and aspirations?
描述你成长的环境(比如你的家庭，学校，社区，城市，街镇等)。这个环境如何塑造了你的梦想和志向。
4、Community Essay 250 words
MIT brings people with diverse backgrounds and experiences together to better the lives of others. Our students work to improve their communities in different ways, from tackling the world’s biggest challenges to being a good friend. Describe one way you have collaborated with people who are different from you to contribute to your community.
麻省理工学院把各种不同背景和经历的学生汇聚一堂并积极的影响他人。我们的学生致力于以各种方式改善他们所在的群体，从思考如何解决当今社会面临的最大的挑战到成为彼此的朋友。请描述你与价值观与自己不同的人合作共同对你的社区做出积极改变的例子。
5、Overcoming Challenges Essay 250 words
Tell us about a significant challenge you’ve faced (that you feel comfortable sharing) or something that didn’t go according to plan. How did you manage the situation?
告诉我们一个你面对的一个有着重要意义的挑战或者你没有按照计划去做的事情。你是如何应对这样的情形的？
哈佛大学Harvard University
1、Why Major Essay (Optional) 150 words
Your intellectual life may extend beyond the academic requirements of your particular school. Please use the space below to list additional intellectual activities that you have not mentioned or detailed elsewhere in your application. These could include, but are not limited to, supervised or self-directed projects not done as school work, training experiences, online courses not run by your school, or summer academic or research programs not described elsewhere.
你的精神生活可能会延展出学校学科要求的范畴。请用以下空间来列举出你在申请表其他地方没表现出来的你的一些学术相关的活动或经历的细节。这些可以包括但不限于管理或自己发起一些课外项目，接受培训的经历，参与线上课程，或者是夏季学术课程或科研项目。
2、Extracurricular Essay (Required) 150 words
Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences.
请简要描述你的其中一个课外活动经历或者工作经历。
3、Personal Value Essay (Optional) upload PDF
You may wish to include an additional essay if you feel that the college application forms do not provide sufficient opportunity to convey important information about yourself or your accomplishments. You may write on a topic of your choice, or you may choose from one of the following topics:
a. Unusual circumstances in your life
你人生中非同寻常的情况
b. Travel, living, or working experiences in your own or other communities
你自己或你参加的旅行，生活，或者工作经历
c. What you would want your future college roommate to know about you
你想要你的未来的大学室友了解你的什么？
d. An intellectual experience (course, project, book, discussion, paper, poetry, or research topic in engineering, mathematics, science or other modes of inquiry) that has meant the most to you
对你来说最重要的学术方面的经历(课程，项目，书籍，讨论，论文，诗歌，工程方向的研究主题，数学，科学或者其他方式的探索了解等)
e. How you hope to use your college education
你希望怎样利用你的大学教育经历
f. A list of books you have read during the past twelve months
一个你过去12个月的阅读书籍清单
g. The Harvard College Honor code declares that we "hold honesty as the foundation of our community." As you consider entering this community that is committed to honesty, please reflect on a time when you or someone you observed had to make a choice about whether to act with integrity and honesty.
哈佛大学的荣誉准则宣称：保持诚信是建立我们哈佛群体的基础。正当你考虑进入这样的学生群体承诺做一个诚实守信等人。请反思你或者你观察到的其他人必须因为遵守这个准则而做出决定的事情。
h. The mission of Harvard College is to educate our students to be citizens and citizen-leaders for society. What would you do to contribute to the lives of your classmates in advancing this mission?
哈佛本科学院的使命是教育我们的学生成为公民以及社会上的领导者。为了推进倡导这样的使命，你将会做些什么事情去积极帮助改善你同学的生活。
i. Each year a substantial number of students admitted to Harvard defer their admission for one year or take time off during college. If you decided in the future to choose either option, what would you like to do?
每年很多录取到哈佛大学的学生会推迟一年入学或者在大学期间暂停学业一段时间。如果你将来打算这么做，你会利用这段时间去做些什么想做的事情？
j. Harvard has long recognized the importance of student body diversity of all kinds. We welcome you to write about distinctive aspects of your background, personal development or the intellectual interests you might bring to your Harvard classmates.
哈佛大学长期非常重视学生群体的多元性。我们欢迎你写一些你独特的背景经历，个人成长，或者学术兴趣，带给你未来的哈佛大学同学。
If you plan to submit an additional essay, please select a prompt from the list below. If you do not intend to submit an additional essay, leave this question blank.
斯坦福大学Stanford University
1、Short Response 50 words
a.What is the most significant challenge that society faces today?
当今社会面临的最大挑战是什么？
b. How did you spend your last two summers?
你最近的两个暑假在做些什么？
c. What historical moment or event do you wish you could have witnessed?
有什么历史性的时刻或事件是你想要亲眼目睹的？
d. Briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities, a job you hold, or responsibilities you have for your family.
简要描述你的一个课外活动，或工作，家庭责任。
e. Name one thing you are looking forward to experiencing at Stanford.
说出一个你非常期待未来在斯坦福大学里面体验的事情。
2、Why Major Essay 250 words
The Stanford community is deeply curious and driven to learn in and out of the classroom. Reflect on an idea or experience that makes you genuinely excited about learning.
斯坦福大学的学生群体是对学术有着非常强的好奇心并有着强大的动力积极在校内外进行学习。请反思一个你的想法或经历让你产生这样强烈的兴趣去学习。
3、Community Essay 250 words
Virtually all of Stanford's undergraduates live on campus. Write a note to your future roommate that reveals something about you or that will help your roommate – and us – get to know you better.
几乎所有斯坦福的本科生都住校。请给你未来的室友介绍你自己的某些方面，让室友和学校更好的了解你是谁。
4、Personal Value Prompt 250 words
Tell us about something that is meaningful to you and why.
请分享给我们一些对你来说非常有意义的东西以及原因。
耶鲁大学Yale University
1、Why major Essay 200 words
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?
告诉我们一个让你特别兴奋的话题或者想法，并且它和你的学术兴趣相关。为什么你对这个事情这么有热情？
2、Why College Essay 125 words
What is it about Yale that has led you to apply?
耶鲁大学有哪些地方吸引你让你想要申请我们学校？
3、Short Response 200 characters
a.What inspires you?
有什么启发了你？
b.You are teaching a new Yale course. What’s it called?
你正在给耶鲁大学的学生们教一门新的课程。它会叫做什么？
c.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?
耶鲁大学各个住宿的学院定期会邀请各个领域取得成就的专家举办一些交流分享会。哪一个人，以前的或者现在的你想要邀请过来发言？你希望他们来分享一些什么主题？
d.What is something about you that is not included anywhere else in your application?
你还有哪些方面是在整个申请表中没有提到的，你想要让我们知道的经历？
4、Community Essay (choose 1 from the 2 essay prompts) 400 words
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?
耶鲁大学以这种方式传承着它的使命“通过在这个充满道德，相互依存，并且多元化的学生教职员工群体中自由交换思考想法”。请反思回想一段你与其他与你不同想法的人对于一个重要问题去交换彼此思考想法的经历。这段经历如何引领你改变了你的思考价值观或者让你更坚定于自己坚持的理念。
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.
请反思回想当你努力做一些事情去促进与你有着紧密联系的社会群体的时候。为什么这些努力对你来说有重大的意义？你可以以你自己的方式来定义这个群体。
美国名校的每一篇文书，都从不同的角度来了解申请者在校园之外的生活中有着怎样的人生经历和思考方式。
文书能够直观的表达出申请者的个人形象，能留给招生官一个跃然纸上的鲜活灵动的人物特点的文书，往往能在众多分数相近的申请者中脱颖而出。语言尽可能有精炼简洁，熟练运用；内容设计有创造力，有思想深度，和个人经历联系度很高。
我们导师在其中起到的作用，不仅仅是规划活动及文书内容，而且整个过程更是帮助学生去往深处去思考做每一件事情背后的意义，这些经历对学生的成长起到怎样的促进作用。希望每一个孩子用心去做事情去思考，并且相互支持信任，总能水到渠成，收获理想的名校offer~
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