2023-24申请季即将到来,不少申请季选手已经开始着手准备主文书的撰写工作,但目前很多美国大学都还没有更新2023-24申请季的 补充文书 ,不过也有例外 —— 芝加哥大学和佐治亚大学已早早在官网上对文书进行了更新……
大部分美国大学的补充文书都会在8月或之前更新完毕,不过也存在CA系统开放了但补充文书题目仍未更新的情况。
有些大学的补充文书会与上一年的有所不同,也有大学会维持原样,因此关注目标大学的官网还是非常有必要的。
2023-24 芝加哥大学补充文书
长期以来,芝加哥大学都以“脑洞大开”、引人深思的文书题目而闻名。大学招生官相信这样极具发挥空间的文书题目能够为申请者提供一个充分展现自身经历、认知和抱负的机会。
在对待文书题目时,你可以非常严肃,也可以非常天马行空,或采取介于两个极端之间的思维和写作方式。
每年,芝加哥大学都会给最新一届的被录取者和在读生发邮件,邀请他们给予一些文书题目的建议。招生办收到的数百条回复都很有趣,大部分文书题目在新颖又古怪的同时,也具有极大的启发性。
芝加哥大学已更新了2023-24申请季的补充文书题目,哈小斯现在就带大家看看!
芝加哥大学的申请者需要回答2道文书题目:
必答题1
芝加哥大学如何满足你对特定的学习方式、社区和未来的渴望?请具体说明你自己的愿望,以及它们与芝加哥大学的关系。
How does the University of Chicago, as you know it now, satisfy your desire for a particular kind of learning, community, and future? Please address with some specificity your own wishes and how they relate to UChicago.
必答题2(7选1)
选项1
指数和平方根,铅笔和橡皮,β衰变和电子捕获。说出两件相互抵消的事情,并解释为什么两者都是必要的。
Exponents and square roots, pencils and erasers, beta decay and electron capture. Name two things that undo each other and explain why both are necessary.
– Inspired by Emmett Cho, Class of 2027
选项2
“花都去哪儿了?”——皮特·西格。从任何一首歌曲的歌名或歌词中选择一个问题,并给出最好的答案。
“Where have all the flowers gone?” – Pete Seeger. Pick a question from a song title or lyric and give it your best answer.
– Inspired by Ryan Murphy, AB’21
选项3
“Vlog”(视频日记)、“Labradoodle”(拉布拉多贵宾犬)和“Fauxmage”(纯素起司)。语言充满了混合词(将两个词语混合在一起),请创造一个混合词,并解释为什么这两件事可以互相匹配。
“Vlog,” “Labradoodle,” and “Fauxmage.” Language is filled with portmanteaus. Create a new portmanteau and explain why those two things are a “patch” (perfect match).
– Inspired by Garrett Chalfin, Class of 2027
选项4
水母不是鱼;盗贼不会偷猫;罗德岛不是一个岛。写一篇关于“用词不当”的词语的文章,你可以选择为它想出一个新名字并解释为何这个名字更好,也可以选择解释为什么要保留它不准确的名字。
A jellyfish is not a fish. Cat burglars don’t burgle cats. Rhode Island is not an island. Write an essay about some other misnomer, and either come up with and defend a new name for it or explain why its inaccurate name should be kept.
– Inspired by Sonia Chang, Class of 2025, and Mirabella Blair, Class of 2027
选项5
国际象棋或保龄球等游戏起源于印度古普塔帝国或古埃及,但至今仍广受欢迎。你认为目前什么现代游戏能经得起时间的考验,为什么?
Despite their origins in the Gupta Empire of India or Ancient Egypt, games like chess or bowling remain widely enjoyed today. What modern game do you believe will withstand the test of time, and why?
– Inspired by Adam Heiba, Class of 2027
选项6
每个人一生中都多少会遵守或听闻过一些不成文的规则,但当然,有些规则应该被打破或更新。有什么不成文的规则是你不希望出现的?(芝加哥大学一贯的传统是每年更新五个题目选项,但今年我们选择打破传统,尽情享受吧!)
There are unwritten rules that everyone follows or has heard at least once in their life. But of course, some rules should be broken or updated. What is an unwritten rule that you wish didn’t exist? (Our custom is to have five new prompts each year, but this year we decided to break with tradition. Enjoy!)
– Inspired by Maryam Abdella, Class of 2026
选项7
延续一贯的传统,接下来是经典的冒险题目。请抱以勇敢探究的精神,从过往的题目里任意选择,或者自创一个题目。请务必确保原创性,发挥你的创意,并引人思考。
展现你作为作家、思想家、畅想家、社会评论家、智者、世界公民或芝加哥大学未来成员的特质,踏上冒险之旅,玩得开心!
And, as always… the classic choose your own adventure option! In the spirit of adventurous inquiry, choose one of our past prompts (or create a question of your own). Be original, creative, thought provoking. Draw on your best qualities as a writer, thinker, visionary, social critic, sage, citizen of the world, or future citizen of the University of Chicago; take a little risk, and have fun!
网站链接:https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/uchicago-supplemental-essay-questions
2023-24 佐治亚大学补充文书
同样早早更新了最新补充文书题目的还有佐治亚大学 ——
佐治亚大学的申请者除了需要完成CA的主文书以外,还需要回答一道补充文书题目,2023-24申请季的补充文书题目如下(建议200-300字):
从初中到高中的过渡对学生来说是一个关键时期,这段时间他们在学术和个人成长方面都会达到新的水平。请分享一本在这段时间对你影响深远的书(小说、非小说或其他均可)。请把重心放在这本书为何对你产生影响,而不是书本身的情节/主题(不要写成一篇读书报告)。
The transition from middle to high school is a key time for students as they reach new levels of both academic and personal discovery. Please share a book (novel, non-fiction, etc.) that had a serious impact on you during this time. Please focus more on why this book made an impact on you and less on the plot/theme of the book itself (we are not looking for a book report).
官网还提示道:该文书题目并不希望把申请人限制在8年级-9年级的确切年份,更多的是关注申请者从初中到高中的整体过渡,因此可以灵活放宽1-2年。
网站链接:https://www.admissions.uga.edu/blog/new-information-for-2024-first-year-applicants/