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马上就要进入新的申请季，25fall的同学们可以开始准备文书了，写个人文书的理想时间正好是12年级前的这个暑假。
美国大学陆陆续续公开了今年的文书题目，建议同学们早点头脑风暴起来，预留充足的创作时间，才能打磨出高质量的文书。
非25fall的同学们也可以关注顶尖名校每年的文书题目，做做英文写作练习，训练思维，为将来的申请做好准备~
今天就一起来看看加州理工、芝大、康奈尔和达特茅斯这几所名校新鲜出炉的文书题目吧。
加州理工学院
California Institute of Technology
首先值得注意的是，加州理工公布文书题目的同时，也强调了关于使用AI辅助的规定。
文书写作时使用AI的不道德做法：
× 直接从AI生成器中复制粘贴内容；
× 过度依赖AI生成的内容来概括或起草essay；
× 用AI生成的内容替代自己独特的写作风格和语气；
× 将用其他语言写的文书通过AI翻译成申请文书。
以下行为是合乎道德地使用AI：
√ 使用像Grammarly或Microsoft Editor这样的AI工具检查文书的语法和拼写；
√ 生成问题或练习来帮助启动头脑风暴；
√ 使用AI研究大学申请流程。
加州理工学院今年的附加文书分为5道必答题+3道选答题，题目如下。
STEM 学术兴趣问题
* 1道必答题
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Caltech has a rigorouscore curriculumand students don’t declare a major until the end of their first year. However, some students arrive knowing which academic fields and areas already most excite them, or which novel fields and areas they most want to explore.
If you had to choose an area of interest or two today, what would you choose?
*Note that you are under no obligation to follow this choice if admitted.
Why did you choose your proposed area of interest? If you selected ‘other’, what topics are you interested in pursuing? (Min: 100 / Max: 200 words)
译文：
加州理工学院的核心课程非常严格，学生直到第一年结束才可以确定专业。但有些学生在入学时就已经知道哪些学术领域最令他们兴奋，或者他们最想探索哪些新领域。
如果今天您必须选择一个或两个感兴趣的领域，您会选择什么？
*请注意，如果被录取，您没有义务遵循此选择。
您为什么选择您感兴趣的领域？如果您选择“其他”，您对研究哪些主题感兴趣？（100~200词）
简答题
* 4道必答题
01、 STEM 好奇心问题
Regardless of your STEM interest listed above, take this opportunity to nerd out and talk to us about whatever STEM rabbit hole you have found yourself falling into. Be as specific or broad as you would like.(Min: 50 / Max: 150 words)
译文：
无论你在申请表中罗列的STEM领域兴趣是什么，现在请利用这个机会尽情深入探讨你感兴趣的专业知识，并告诉我们最近哪个STEM领域令你陷入迷思。你可以具体地谈论某个特定主题，也可以从宏观层面来阐述。选择你喜欢的方式畅谈。（50~150词）
02 、STEM 体验问题
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At Caltech, we investigate some of the most challenging, fundamental problems in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. We are interested in learning more about your engagement with STEM.
Please share two STEM-related experiences:
1、Tell us how you initially found your interest and passion for science or any STEM topic, and how you have pursued or developed this interest or passion over time.(Min: 100 / Max: 200 words)
2、Tell us about a STEM-related experience from the last few years and share how and why it inspired your curiosity.(Min: 100 / Max: 200 words)
译文：
在加州理工学院，我们研究科学、技术、工程和数学领域中最具挑战性、最基本的问题，我们有兴趣进一步了解您对 STEM 的参与。
请分享两段与STEM相关的经历：
1. 告诉我们您最初是如何发现自己对科学或任何 STEM 主题的兴趣和热情的，以及您如何随着时间的推移追求或发展这种兴趣或热情。（100~200词）
2. 请讲述过去几年与 STEM 相关的经历，并分享它如何以及为何激发了您的好奇心。（100~200词）
03、 创造力问题
The creativity, inventiveness, and innovation of Caltech’s students, faculty, and researchers have wonNobel Prizesand putrovers on Mars. But Techers also imagine smaller-scale innovations every day, from new ways to design solar cells to how to 3D-print dorm decor to experimenting in the kitchen. How have you been a creator, inventor, or innovator in your own life?(Min: 200 / Max: 250 words)
译文：
加州理工学院的学生、教职员工和研究人员凭借创造力、创新精神和创新能力赢得了诺贝尔奖，并将探测器送上了火星。
但加州理工学院的技术人员每天都在想象小规模的创新，从设计太阳能电池的新方法到如何3D打印宿舍装饰，再到在厨房里做实验。
你在自己的生活中是如何成为创造者、发明家或创新者的？（200~250词）
04、 价值观问题
Caltech’s valuesinclude respect for a diversity of thoughts and ideas. How have you cultivated this value in your own life?(Min: 50 / Max: 200 words)
译文：
加州理工学院的价值观包括尊重思想和理念的多样性。您如何在自己的生活中培养这种价值观？（50~200词）
可选题
* 3道选答题
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Optional. We promise.
1. If there are aspects of your life or social or personal identity that you feel are not captured elsewhere in this application, please tell us about them below.(Max: 150 words)
2. When not surveying the stars, peering through microscopes, or running through coding marathons, Caltech students pursue an eclectic array of interests that range from speed-cubing, reading, yoga, playing musical instruments and theater arts, to solving puzzles, hiking, painting, and building or inventing new gadgets. We understand that everyone needs an outlet or two. What is a favorite interest or hobby, and why does it bring you joy?(Max: 200 words)
3. Did you have a hard time narrowing it down to just one interest or hobby? We understand – Caltech students like to stay busy, too. Tell us about another hobby or interest!(Max: 150 words)
译文：
1. 如果您觉得您的生活、社会或个人身份的某些方面未在本申请的其他部分体现，请在下面告诉我们。（最多150词）；
2. 当不观测星空、观察显微镜或参加编程马拉松时，加州理工学院的学生会从事各种各样的兴趣爱好，从速解魔方、阅读、瑜伽、演奏乐器和戏剧艺术，到解谜、徒步旅行、绘画、制造或发明新玩意。
我们理解每个人都需要一两个发泄情绪的出口。
你最喜欢的兴趣爱好是什么？为什么它能给你带来快乐？（最多200词）；
3. 你是否很难仅仅挑选出一个兴趣爱好？我们理解—— 加州理工的学生们也喜欢保持忙碌的生活状态。那么告诉我们你的另一个爱好或兴趣吧！（最多150词）。
芝加哥大学
University of Chicago
必答题
* 必答
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.
译文：
就你现在的了解而言，芝加哥大学如何满足你对特定类型学习、社群和未来的期待？请具体说明你的愿望以及它们与芝加哥大学的关系。
解读：
申请者需要深入挖掘自己的内心需求，结合对芝大的了解，阐述为何选择这所学府作为实现人生理想的舞台。这不仅是对申请者个人志向的考量，更是对他们与芝大教育理念契合度的检验。
选答题
* 六选一
01：We’re all familiar with green-eyed envy or feeling blue, but what about being “caught purple-handed”? Or “tickled orange" ? Give an old color-infused expression a new hue and tell us what it represents.
- Inspired by Ramsey Bottorff, Class of 2026
译文：
我们都熟悉 “嫉妒的绿眼睛 ”或 “忧郁的心情”，但 “被紫色的手抓住 ”呢？或者 “痒痒的橙色 ”呢？给一个带有颜色元素的老套说法赋予新的色彩内涵，并告诉我们它代表什么。
02："Ah, but l was so much older then / l'm younger than that now”- Bob Dylan. In what ways do we become younger as we get older?
- Inspired by Joshua Harris, Class of 2016
译文：
“昔日的我如此衰老 / 而今的我风华正茂” ——鲍勃·迪伦。在何种意义上，我们老去却能变得更年轻？
03：Pluto, the demoted planet. Ophiuchus, the thirteenth Zodiac. Andy Murray, the fourth to tennis's Big Three. Every grouping has something that doesn’ t quite fit in. Tell us about a group and its unofficial member, why (or why not) should it be excluded?
- Inspired by Veronica Chang, Class of 2022
译文：
冥王星，降级的行星。蛇夫座，黄道十三宫。安迪-穆雷，网球三巨头的第四位。每个组别都有一些不太合群的成员。请谈谈一个群体及其非正式成员的情况，并阐述是否应该将其排除在外。
04："Daddy-o", "Far Out", "Gnarly": the list of slang terms goes on and on. Sadly, most of these aren't so "fly" anymore -“as if!” Name an outdated slang from any decade or language that you'd bring back and explain why you totally “dig it.”
-Inspired by Napat Sakdibhornssup,Class of 2028
译文：
"Daddy-o", "Far Out", "Gnarly"，这些俚语不胜枚举。遗憾的是，这些俚语中的大多数都不再那么流行了。请说出一个你愿意重新使用的任何年代或语言的过时俚语，并解释你为什么完全“喜欢”它。
05：How many piano tuners are there in Chicago? What is the total length of chalk used by UChicago professors in a year? How many pages of books are in the Regenstein Library? These questions are among a class of estimation problems named after University of Chicago physicist Enrico Fermi. Create your own Fermi estimation problem, give it your best answer, and show us how you got there.
- Inspired by Malhar Manek, Class of2028
译文：
芝加哥有多少钢琴调音师？芝加哥大学教授一年使用的粉笔总长度是多少？雷根斯坦图书馆有多少页书？这些问题都是以芝加哥大学物理学家恩里科-费米命名的一类估算问题。创建你自己的费米估算问题，给出你的最佳答案，并向我们展示你是如何做到的。
06：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!
译文：
一如既往......经典的“选择你自己的冒险”选项！本着探究冒险的精神，请从我们以往的题目中选择一个（或自创一个问题）。要新颖、有创意、发人深省。发挥你作为作家、思想家、远见卓识者、社会评论家、圣人、世界公民或芝加哥大学未来公民的最佳素质；冒点风险，享受乐趣！
康奈尔大学
Cornell University
康奈尔不同的学院文书题目不同，但所有学院都需要回答一道必答题。
所有学院必答题
* 必答
We all contribute to, and are influenced by, the communities that are meaningful to us. Share how you’ve been shaped by one of the communities you belong to.
Remember that this essay is about you and your lived experience. Define community in the way that is most meaningful to you. Some examples of community you might choose from are: family, school, shared interest, virtual, local, global, cultural.(350 word limit)
译文：
我们都为对我们有意义的社群做出贡献，并受到社群的影响。分享你是如何被你所属的社群塑造的。
记住，这篇文书是关于你和你的生活经历的。用对你最有意义的方式来定义社群。你可以选择的社群例子有：家庭、学校、共同兴趣、虚拟、本地、全球、文化。（不超过350词）
不同学院的必答题
* 必答
布鲁克斯公共政策学院
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.(650 word limit)
译文：
你为什么喜欢研究公共政策？根据您的经验，告诉我们您为什么对所选专业感兴趣，以及就读布鲁克斯公共政策学院将如何帮助您实现人生目标。（650词以内）
农业与生命科学学院
必答题：
Why are you drawn to studying the major you have selected and specifically, why do you want to pursue this major at Cornell CALS? You should share how your current interests, related experiences, and/or goals influenced your choice. (500-word limit)
译文：
你为什么会被你选择的专业吸引？具体来说，为什么你想在康奈尔的农业与生命科学学院攻读这个专业？分享你目前的兴趣、相关经历和/或目标如何影响了你的选择。（500词以内）
可选题1：
At Cornell CALS, we aim to leave the world better than we found it, so we seek out those who are passionate about serving the public good. Please elaborate on an experience where you were able to have a meaningful impact on people, a community, and/or an environment of importance to you.(100-word limit)
译文：
在康奈尔农业与生命科学学院，我们的目标是让世界变得更好，因此我们寻找那些热衷于为公众利益服务的人。请详细说明您能够对人们、社群和/或对您来说重要的环境产生有意义影响的经历。（100词以内）
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Cornell CALS is dedicated to purpose-driven study 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 or interest in agriculture, regardless of your intended major. An "agricultural entity" for the purpose of this question is defined as cultivating soil, growing crops, and raising livestock (e.g., farm, ranch, greenhouse, vineyard, etc.).
Select all that apply:
- A primary source of income for my parent/guardian(s) comes from ownership of or employment by an agricultural entity.
- My extended family owns or operates an agricultural entity.
- I have experience working in an agricultural entity.
- I have interest in pursuing a career in an agricultural entity.
Please feel free to share additional details (optional). (100-word limit)
译文：
农业与生命科学学院 (CALS) 致力于探索农业、生命、环境和社会科学，并欢迎具有跨学科兴趣的学生。
鉴于我们的农业历史和对教育下一代农学家的承诺，请分享您是否有农业背景或有兴趣从事农业事业。
本问题中的“农业实体”（agricultural entity）定义为耕种土壤、种植作物和饲养牲畜（例如农场、牧场、温室、葡萄园等）。
- 我父母/监护人的主要收入来源是农业实体的所有权或受雇于农业实体。
- 我的家人拥有或经营一个农场
- 我有从事农业工作的经验
- 我有兴趣从事农业事业
请随意分享更多的细节。（100词以内）
建筑、艺术与规划学院
How do your interests directly connect with your intended major at the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP)? Why architecture (B.Arch), art (BFA), or urban and regional studies (URS)? B. Arch applicants, please provide an example of how a creative project or passion sparks your motivation to pursue a 5-year professional degree program. BFA applicants may want to consider how they could integrate a range of interests and available resources at Cornell into a coherent art practice. URS students may want to emphasize their enthusiasm and depth of interest in the study of urban and regional issues. (650 word limit)
译文：
你的兴趣与你在建筑、艺术和规划学院的意向专业有何直接联系？为什么是建筑、艺术或城市和区域研究 (URS)？
建筑相关专业申请人请提供一个例子，说明创意项目或激情如何成为你攻读5年专业学位课程的动力。艺术专业申请人可能想考虑如何将康奈尔的一系列兴趣和可用资源整合成一个连贯的艺术实践。城市规划专业学生可能想强调他们对城市和区域问题研究的热情和兴趣深度。（650词以内）
文理学院
At the College of Arts and Sciences, curiosity will be your guide. Discuss how your passion for learning is shaping your academic journey, and what areas of study or majors excite you and why. Your response should convey how your interests align with the College, and how you would take advantage of the opportunities and curriculum in Arts and Sciences.(650 word limit)
译文：
在文理学院，好奇心将成为你的向导。讨论一下你对学习的热情如何塑造了你的学术之旅，哪些学习领域或专业让你感到兴奋及其原因。
你的回答应该传达出你的兴趣如何与学院相符，以及你将如何利用文理学院的机会和课程。（650词以内）
庄臣商学院
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 (Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management or the Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration).(650 word limit)
译文：
您是哪一类商学院的学生？利用您的个人、学术或志愿者/工作经历，描述您关心的话题或问题以及它们对您的重要性。
您的回答应表明您的兴趣是如何与您申请的康奈尔 SC Johnson 商学院（Charles H. Dyson 应用经济与管理学院或 Peter and Stephanie Nolan 酒店管理学院）相符。（650词以内）
工程学院
所有工程专业申请者都必须写两篇长文书和四个简答题。
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Instructions:All engineering applicants are required to write two long essays and four short essays.
Long Essay Responses (200 word limit)
Question 1: Fundamentally, engineering is the application of math, science, and technology to solve complex problems. Why do you want to study engineering?
Question 2: Why do you think you would love to study at Cornell Engineering?
Short Answer Responses (100 word limit)
Question 1: What brings you joy?
Question 2: What do you believe you will contribute to the Cornell Engineering community beyond what you've already detailed in your application? What unique voice will you bring?
Question 3: What is one activity, club, team, organization, work/volunteer experience or family responsibility that is especially meaningful to you? Please briefly tell us about its significance for you.
Question 4: What is one award you have received or achievement you have attained that has meant the most to you? Please briefly describe its importance to you.
译文：
长文书（200词以内）
问题 1：从根本上来说，工程学是运用数学、科学和技术来解决复杂问题。你为什么想学习工程学？
问题 2：您为什么会喜欢在康奈尔大学工程学院学习？
简答题（100词以内）
问题 1：什么事让您感到快乐？
问题 2：除了申请中已经详述的内容之外，您认为自己还能为康奈尔工程界做出什么贡献？您将带来什么独特的声音？
问题 3：哪一项活动、俱乐部、团队、组织、工作/志愿者经历或家庭责任对您来说特别有意义？请简单告诉我们它对您的意义。
问题 4：您获得过的最有意义的奖项或成就是什么？请简要描述它对您的重要性。
人类生态学院
How has your decision to apply to the College of Human Ecology (CHE) been shaped and informed by your related experiences? How will what you learn through CHE and your chosen major impact your goals and plans for the future? Your response should demonstrate how your interests and aspirations align with CHE’s programs and mission. (Refer to ouressay application tipsbefore you begin.)(650 word limit)
译文：
您申请人类生态学院的决定是如何受到相关经历的影响和启发的？您在人类生态学院和所选专业中学到的知识将如何影响您的未来目标和计划？您的回答应表明您的兴趣和抱负如何与人类生态学院的课程和使命相一致。（650词以内）
劳资关系学院
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.(650 word limit)
译文：
利用您的个人、学术或志愿者/工作经历，描述您关心的话题或问题以及它们对您的重要性。您的回答应该表明您的兴趣与劳资关系学院一致。（650词以内）
达特茅斯学院
Dartmouth College
达特茅斯学院要求申请人对以下三篇附加文书题目写简短的回答。
01：As you seek admission to Dartmouth's Class of 2029, what aspects of the college's academic program, community, and/or campus environment attract your interest? How is Dartmouth a good fit for you?（100 words limit）
译文：
在申请进入达特茅斯2029届新生班时，学院哪些方面的学术项目、社区和/或校园环境引起了你的兴趣？达特茅斯如何与你匹配？（100词以内）
02（AB任选一）：A. There is a Quaker saying: Let your life speak. Describe the environment in which you were raised and the impact it has had on the person you are today.
B. "Be yourself," Oscar Wilde advised. "Everyone else is taken." Introduce yourself.（250 words limit）
译文：
A.贵格会有一句格言：让你的生活说话。描述您成长的环境以及它对你现在性格的影响。
B.“做你自己，”奥斯卡·王尔德建议道。“因为别人都有人做了。”介绍一下自己。
AB任选一题作答，不超过250词。
03（以下题目任选其一，200-250词）：
A. What excites you?
B. 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 already making—an impact? Why? How?
C. In "Oh, The Places You'll Go," Dr. Seuss invites us to "Think and wonder. Wonder and think." Imagine your anticipated academic major: How does that course of study sync with Dr. Seuss's advice to you?
D. The social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees have been the focus of Dame Jane Goodall's research for decades. Her understanding of animal behavior prompted the English primatologist to see a lesson for human communities as well: "Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don't believe is right." Channel Dame Goodall: Tell us about a moment when you engaged in a difficult conversation or encountered someone with an opinion or perspective that was different from your own. How did you find common ground?
E. Celebrate your nerdy side.
F. "It's not easy being green…" was the frequent refrain of Kermit the Frog. How has difference been a part of your life, and how have you embraced it as part of your identity, outlook, or sense of purpose?
G. Buddy Teevens '79 was a legendary and much-beloved coach at Dartmouth. He often told parents: "Your son will be a great football player when it's football time, a great student when it's academic time, and a great person all of the time." If Coach Teevens had said that to you, what would it mean to be "a great person"?
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（以下题目任选其一作答，200-250词）
A. 什么让你兴奋？
B. 工党领袖和民权活动家多洛雷斯·韦尔塔（Dolores Huerta）建议过有目标的生活。她说:“我们必须用我们的生命让世界变得更美好，而不仅仅是为了得到，这才是我们来到这个世界上的目的。”你希望以什么方式产生影响，或者你已经在产生影响?为什么?以及如何产生了影响?
C. 苏斯博士，达特茅斯1925届学生西奥多·盖塞尔 (Theodor Geisel)，写道：“思考并好奇。好奇且思考。”想象一下你预期的学术专业：这门课程如何与苏斯博士给你的建议同步？
D. 几十年来，野生黑猩猩的社会和家庭互动一直是珍·古道尔女爵士的研究重点。她对动物行为的理解促使这位英国灵长类动物学家看到了人类社会的一个教训：“改变发生在倾听和与那些做你认为不正确的事情的人对话的过程中。”
珍·古道尔女爵士：请告诉我们，你参与了一次艰难的谈话，或者遇到了一个与你意见或观点不同的人。你是如何找到共同点的？
E. 赞美你书呆子的一面。
F. “成为环保人士并不容易……”这是青蛙柯密特(Kermit the Frog)经常重复的一句话。差异是如何成为你生活的一部分的?你是如何把它作为你的身份和观点的一部分来接受的?
G. Buddy Teevens (1979 年毕业) 是达特茅斯学院一位传奇且深受爱戴的教练。他经常告诉家长：“你的儿子在踢足球时会成为一名出色的足球运动员，在学习时会成为一名优秀的学生，在任何时候都会成为一名优秀的人。”如果 Teevens 教练对你说过这句话，那么“优秀的人”意味着什么呢？
看完这么多名校的附加文书题目，有没有哪个给你带来了灵感和写作冲动呢？别放过这些一闪而过的念头，赶紧记下来，开始你自己的练习吧！
从这些题目中我们也能发现，美国大学对申请人的要求不仅仅在于学习成绩，更在于学生的个人特质，以及是否能够与学院相匹配，是否有强烈意愿成为学院的一份子。这些，都是一篇优秀文书应该展现的内容。
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