芝加哥大学2023-2024申请季“奇葩”文书题目公布

芝加哥大学是TOP10美国大学中录取中国学生较多的顶级名校之一，备受牛娃们关注，尽管近年芝加哥大学出现过安全问题，但申请热度不减。

而在申请方面，近几年，芝加哥大学除了录取率跌破6%以下持续走低之外，还以每年的奇葩文书题目而出名。

芝加哥大学的文书题目的烧脑程度，让很多从业经验丰富的顾问都不敢挑战，今天我们来看下今年的题目有多“奇葩”。

2023-24 UChicago文书题目

Question 1 (Required)

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.

以你现在所了解的方式，芝加哥大学如何满足你对特定类型学习、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。这是一篇是所有申请者都必须要提交的文书，属于典型的why school，还比较容易写。

Question 2: 扩展文书

以下几个补充文书题目，任选其一。去年是给了6个题目，今年又增加一个题目，七选一。出题人都是上一届学生给下一届出题，一届比一届难，冤冤相报何时了啊。

Essay Option 1

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.指数和平方根，铅笔和橡皮擦，β衰变和电子俘获。请列举两个互相抵消的事物，并解释为什么两者都是必要的。– Inspired by Emmett Cho, Class of 2027

Essay Option 2

“Where have all the flowers gone?” – Pete Seeger. Pick a question from a song title or lyric and give it your best answer.“Where have all the flowers gone”是Pete Seeger的一首歌，从歌名或歌词中选择一个问题，然后给出最好的答案。– Inspired by Ryan Murphy, AB’21

Essay Option 3

“Vlog,” “Labradoodle,” and “Fauxmage.” Language is filled with portmanteaus. Create a new portmanteau and explain why those two things are a “patch” (perfect match).“Vlog”，“Labradoodle”和“Fauxmage”都是混成词。创造一个新的混成词，并解释为什么这两个事物可以完美匹配。– Inspired by Garrett Chalfin, Class of 2027

Essay Option 4

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.一只水母并非鱼类，猫贼并不是偷猫的贼，罗德岛并非真正的岛屿。写一篇关于其他错误称谓的文章，并提出并辩护一个新的名称，或解释为什么应该保留它的不准确名称。– Inspired by Sonia Chang, Class of 2025, and Mirabella Blair, Class of 2027

Essay Option 5

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?尽管象棋和保龄球等游戏起源于印度笈多王朝或古埃及，但它们在今天仍然广受喜爱。你认为哪种现代游戏将经受住时间的考验，为什么？– Inspired by Adam Heiba, Class of 2027

Essay Option 6

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!)每个人都遵守或至少听说过一次的非书面规则存在着。当然，某些规则应该被打破或更新。有没有一个你希望不存在的不成文规则？（我们的习惯是每年提供五个新的提示，但今年我们决定打破传统，请享受！）– Inspired by Maryam Abdella, Class of 2026

Essay Option 7

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!惯例...接下来是经典的冒险题目！以冒险探索的精神，从我们过往的题目里选择一个，或者自拟一个题目，要原创、富有创意、发人深省。发挥你作为作家、思考者、远见者、社会评论家、智者、世界公民或芝加哥大学未来公民的最佳品质；冒险吧，祝开心！

老师随便找了几个往年的题目，你们也感受一下：Who does Sally sell her seashells to? How much wood can a woodchuck really chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Pick a favorite tongue twister (either originally in English or translated from another language) and consider a resolution to its conundrum using the method of your choice. Math, philosophy, linguistics... it's all up to you (or your woodchuck).—Inspired by Blessing Nnate, Class of 2024What can actually be divided by zero?—Inspired by Mai Vu, Class of 2024The seven liberal arts in antiquity consisted of the Quadrivium — astronomy, mathematics, geometry, and music — and the Trivium — rhetoric, grammar, and logic. Describe your own take on the Quadrivium or the Trivium. What do you think is essential for everyone to know?—Inspired by Peter Wang, Class of 2022

芝加哥大学尚未公布2027届的录取数据，但今年在大陆学校录取30余人，比去年的40+录取有了大幅缩水，还是有必要引起大家重视的。

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