2021年2月16日，Common App系统宣布2021-2022申请季最新文书题目。主文书仍然是7选1的模式，文书字数在250-650字。不一样的是其中第4道题目发生了变化，这是CA系统主文书题目在将近5年（此数据来源于IvyWise.com）的时间里首次发生改变，以下是2021-2022最新文书题目。
来源：CA申请系统官网
了解最新的文书题目，取得先发优势，是每一个申请者都应该全力争取的事情。美国大部分大学都是通过CA系统（Common Application，也可以说普申网）提交申请，所以对于大部分申请者来说，CA系统主文书非常重要。不论是CA系统主文书还是各个大学附加文书，HEC都鼓励同学提前一到两年进行了解和准备，要知道，学校想通过文书了解学生特质的一些核心是不变的。以下是CA系统主文书题目的变化：
原有的第4道题目是”解决问题“：
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.
描述你已经解决或者想解决的一个问题。这个问题可以是某一项学术的挑战，一项学术的深度研究或者是某种道德困境，无论问题大小，只要对你个人来说重要即可。解释一下该问题对你的重要性以及你是如何提出了解决方案或者计划如何找到解决方案。
被替换成了“感激反思”：
Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?
回想某人为你做的出乎你的意料、让你欢喜或感激的事。这种感激是如何影响或激励你的?
至于被替换的原因，官方给出了2点说明，首先是“解决问题”这个文书题目有太少申请者进行选择了。在2020年6月15日CA系统的网络研讨会上，官方给出了2019-2020申请季7个主文书题目的使用情况，选择“Problem Solving”（解决问题）这个主文书题目的申请者人数垫底，仅占3%。
来源：CA申请系统官网
从图中可以看到，同样垫底的还有“Challenging an idea”（质疑思想）这个文书题目。看来申请者对主文书题目的Pick情况，有可能影响未来文书题目的改变。
新的文书题目是如何产生的呢？
官方表示是基于对“感恩”与“善意”的科学研究，尤其是研究写他人对自我积极影响的文章可能会对申请者带来的益处。Common App 系统CEO表示：“特别是在这个充满挑战的时期，我们想帮助学生去思考生命里那些积极向上、发自内心的事情，我们毫不避讳这样做”。
来源：CA申请系统官网
这样看来，此次文书题目的改变也是对全球新冠疫情的一个回应，在官网中写道，“尽管这个文书题目无法抹灭过去12个月你可能遭受的痛苦和损失，但再次强调了善意和感恩之心的重要性“。
来源：CA申请系统官网
另外官方也表明，去年新增的关于“ COVID-19”的补充问题也将继续在申请页面的“Additional Information“部分占有一席之地，申请者仍然可以选择填写。
下面小斯就和大家来看一看资深顾问是如何解析2021-2022申请季CA系统主文书题目的。
01
Background（身份背景）
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.
如果你觉得自己拥有一些意义重大的背景，身份，兴趣或是才能，对于申请来说必不可少，请说出你的故事。
// 题目解析
这个题目沿用很多年了。注意关键词：“背景”、“身份”、“兴趣”和“才能”，这是你在构思文章时的基石。你的个人经历、性格、爱好或成就有哪些值得强调？大情小事不论，只要它对你是有意义的。文章的主题应该是围绕你而不是其他人。可以思考的问题有：
我的历史或背景如何使我与同龄人不同？
我如何定义我自己？最接近我的人是如何定义我的？
在塑造我的性格和抱负方面，我取得了哪些成就？
在我十七年的过往中，是什么帮助我塑造了今天的我？
02
Facing Adversity（面对困难）
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?
挫折给我们的经验教训可谓日后成功的基础。讲述一次你曾面对挑战，挫折或失败的经历。它是如何影响你的？你从这次经历中学到了什么？
// 题目解析
这个题目中学生多展示自己在经历生活中某一困境时的反应，观点及应对方式。你需要在文章中表现出坚韧、决心和谦逊等品质。讨论的困境可以非常多样。可以是非常严肃的，比如在学校被人欺负，家庭经济困难，也可以是一些更普通的事情，比如你在兼职工作时犯的错误等。选择不一，但不要写一些会让人觉得你性格脆弱或是品行有缺的问题，前者比如考试没得到A，后者如醉驾等等。选择你生活中的不可控事件，向读者展示你从中学到了什么。可以思考的问题有：
如何应对困难？
什么是你生活和世界中的挑战或挫折？
你是那种能够反弹并把每一次经历（不管是好的还是坏的）转化为一种你可以从中学习的经历的人吗？有哪些经历可以说明这种品质？
在你的生活中遇到过哪些主要挑战？那时还有值得乐观的方面吗？
03
Challenging An Idea（质疑思想）
Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?
讲述一次你曾质疑或挑战一种信念或是观点的经历。是什么触动了你的思考？结果如何？
// 题目解析
这是大家通常认为最难的题目。它要求学生富感染力地阐述信念与意识形态相关的内容，这些通常难以浓缩成简短而又意义深远的故事形式。风险在于，很容易听起来像是在说教。学生们需要认识到，他们在某个观念上的深信不疑可能会冒犯读者。不过这个题目的确更容易挖掘出一些非常个人化的故事。成功的关键在于，学生在阐述自己的想法和感受的同时，强调自己接纳不同观点的意愿。如果你明显有故事可讲，对这个题目有感觉，那就写吧！可以思考的问题有：
你的意见什么时候不受欢迎了？
为什么你是那种愿意坚持自己信仰的人？
在道德和价值观的基本层面上什么对你而言是重要的？
你对自己信仰的东西有多热情？
04
Gratitude（感激）
Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?
回想某人为你做的不同寻常地让你欢喜或感激的事。这种感激是如何影响或激励你的?
// 题目解析
今年添加的文书题目很有趣，它关注的是你与他人互动的方式，以及他们的行为如何影响你自己。很明显这个文书题目仍然是关于个人经历的，要特别需要注意题目中的“in a surprising way”，想要选择这个文书题目的申请者应该回答以下问题:
1. 对他人行为的反思
2. 它如何/为什么让你开心或感激
3. 为什么这让你感到很惊讶或不寻常
4. 你是如何利用这段经历前进的
这类文书通常要写2个故事,一个引入的故事来描写他人的行为（一个出乎意料的开头总是吸引读者的），然后紧接着一个主体故事，描写你从这个感激的经历中获得的东西以及你如何在之后的生活里将其发扬光大。一定要分清主次，不然文书很有可能会因为过于聚焦于他人，而无法体现学生本人所学到的东西或所做过的事情。可以思考以下问题：
在你的生命中，有哪些经历或时刻让你特别开心和感恩？为什么这些经历是快乐的？那个时候你周围都有什么人？这对你意味着什么？这段经历让你改变了什么?
什么时候发生了出乎你意料的事？你为什么没想到它会发生？惊喜和经历本身有什么关系？
别人做过的什么事让你念念不忘？为什么这对你这么重要？为什么会留在你的记忆里？它对你以后的行为有什么影响?
想想那些深深影响你生活的人(朋友、父母、老师等)。他们做了什么事影响了你？为什么这会对你的生活产生深远的影响?
想一下新认识的人或陌生人。有没有过你不认识的人做了让你吃惊的事？这种行为让你对自己的生活产生了怎样的思考？
05
Personal Growth（个人成长）
Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
讲述一个激发了你自己或他人个人成长和刷新自我认知的经历，可以是某项成就，某个事件或是某种“领悟”。
// 题目解析
这个题目问的是学生在某个事件或经历中的一次“领悟”。虽说这样改变一个人对世界认识的“领悟”背后通常都是某个很具体的事件，但从理解上来说还是很有灵活性的。要知道“成就”和“事件”这两个词的含义是很广的，所以与此有关的文章可以是正式事件，也可以是一些小事。比较正式的事件与成就是诸如生日，婚礼或是获奖、升职这样明显标志性的。不太正式的例子则可能包括一些比较平常的事情，比如遇到一个特别的人，搭车，或者一次很有意义的就餐。我们总是会发现更让人惊喜和印象深刻的文章往往更多来源于那些微小不经意的事件。就像其他题目一样，只要她是仅属于你的且过程有特别反转的故事，具体内容是什么关系不大。
在过渡时期，你是如何应对的？是什么促使你改变看法的？
你什么时候有了“我知道了”的时刻，这之后你的生活方式有什么变化？
生活中哪些时刻从根本上改变了你的生活？
你什么时候学了一些让你觉得自己更成熟、更有能力、更成熟的东西？
06
Intellectual Curiosity（学术兴趣）
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?
描写一个你觉得异常吸引人让你流连其中忘记时间的话题，观点或是概念。为什么它如此吸引你？当你想要学习更多的时候，你向什么或向谁求助？
// 题目解析
有些人把这个题目理解为对知识的追求，所以这是一个很好的向读者展示自我学习动力的机会，同时也能让你更深刻了解自己爱好的缘由。这是一个展示你的大脑如何工作的机会：你如何处理信息，你如何寻找新的内容来源和灵感。当好奇心达到极限的时候，你是否足智多谋？你的文章应该向读者揭示你兴趣的广度或深度。例如，如果你对研究天体物理学感兴趣，你可以通过论述一个概念，来展示在科学领域你探索到了何种程度。你的精力是如何这些学术上的追求所消耗的？可以思考的问题有：
船为什么漂浮？你有对某一特定知识的渴望吗？或者，就像我们在第1个题目中询问的那样：你喜欢什么，你为什么喜欢它？
为获得自己感兴趣领域的新信息或经验你做出了哪些努力？
当被某事所吸引时，你通常如何设法丰富对它的认知？你有图书馆（或互联网）里最喜欢的角落吗？一个愿意回答你的紧迫问题的导师？
学习的过程呢？尤其是那些让你着迷的课程，让你感到满足吗？
07
Topic of your Choice（自定题目）
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.
自选题目。可以是你写过的其他命题的文章，或是你自己设计的命题。
// 题目解析
基本上这是个“写你想写的任何东西”的任意性题目。所以如果你有一个你想讲的故事，但是不那么适合其他任何一个题目，就选这个题目。可以思考的问题有：
所有成绩单、考试成绩或者老师的推荐信无法表现的内容中，你想让招生官知道什么？
有没有什么故事是在餐桌上或自助餐厅里你与朋友们反复讲述，这些故事也能让招生官了解你是谁以及你所重视的东西的？
如果你和招生办人员单独呆了10分钟，你会想谈论或告诉他/她关于你自己的什么？
你能给大学带去什么别人不会或是不能带去的呢？
可选
COVID-19 question（疫情说明）
Community disruptions such as COVID-19 and natural disasters can have deep and long-lasting impacts. If you need it, this space is yours to describe those impacts. Colleges care about the effects on your health and well-being, safety, family circumstances, future plans, and education, including access to reliable technology and quiet study spaces.
Do you wish to share anything on this topic? Y/N
Please use this space to describe how these events have impacted you.
一些社会公共事件例如新冠疫情或其他自然灾害可能对申请者产生深远的影响。为此我们专门为有需要的学生提供了说明情况的机会。大学校方关注每一位申请者的健康状况，人身安全，家庭环境，未来规划，和教育平等，包括是否有能力接受在线教育，以及是否有安静的学习空间等。
你是否希望就这一问题做进一步说明？Y／N
描述这一事件对你的影响，不超过250字
// 题目解析
适用该问题的主要对象可以分为以下三大类：
因受到病毒感染而导致健康状况不佳，生病住院甚至亲人离世的家庭
因家长停工或失业而导致经济条件恶化，甚至居无定所的家庭
因学校停学且无法负担在线教育设备而导致学生教育中断的家庭
简单来说，情况可以用“惨”来概括的人。如果你在疫情期间辗转了半个世界才回到祖国，甚至被迫长期滞留海外；或是遭遇了其他导致无法正常完成学业或申请的极端情况，我们鼓励你借此机会分享自己的“战疫故事”。
但对于绝大多中国学生来说，我们不建议贸然用“居家上网课”之类平白无奇的经历回答这一新增问题，可能会弄巧成拙。实际上这个问题是放在附加信息（Additional information）部分，附加信息是CA系统一直都存在的部分，只是多了250字，并没有改变主文书7选1的形式，因此是不强求每一位申请者都作出回答的。
因为主文书是你向招生官展示自我的关键一步，申请者务必花时间多分析思考自己是什么样的人，以及如何向招生官展示自己的这一特点。因为标化、考试、活动都很难区分申请者，文书如何凸显不同成为很多学生竞争的关键，尽快分析自己的申请情况、抓紧准备才是上上之策！
除了主文书， 很多美国大学还有自己的补充文书（也有大学比如加州大学系统是没有补充文书的）。从往年来看，一般从每年7月份开始，各个大学就会陆续在官网更新自己的补充文书题目，有些大学每年的补充文书题目都不一样，有的大学补充文书题目几年才会更换一次。以下是2021-22申请季美国TOP30综合性大学里最早更新的文书题目（官网关键词为2021-2022、2022 Fall 以及 class of 2026），供大家参考。
01
麻省理工学院
For the 2021–2022 application, we’re asking these short answer essay questions:
2021-2022申请者请回答以下问题：
1.Describe the world you come from; for example, your family, clubs, school, community, city, or town. How has that world shaped your dreams and aspirations? (250 words or fewer)
描述你来自的世界，比如你的家庭、俱乐部、学校、社区、城市或城镇。这个世界是如何塑造你的梦想和抱负的？(200 - 250字)
2.Pick what field of study at MIT appeals to you the most right now and tell us more about why this field of study appeals to you. (100 words or fewer)
选择MIT最吸引你的研究领域并详细告诉我们你为什么喜欢这一领域。（100字以内）
3.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. (200–250 words)
我们知道你忙于各种各样的活动，很多都是必须要做的。请讲一些你纯粹为了娱乐而做的事情。（200-250字）
4.At MIT, we bring people together to better the lives of others. MIT students work to improve their communities in different ways, from tackling the world’s biggest challenges to being a good friend. Describe one way in which you have contributed to your community, whether in your family, the classroom, your neighborhood, etc. (200–250 words)
MIT聚集了一批学生共同努力让人们的生活变得更美好。从成为一个知心好友到去解决世界上最大的困难，MIT的学生致力于改善所处社区的方方面面。请描述你用什么样的方式为所属社区作出了贡献，无论是家庭、学校、还是小区。（200-250字）
5.Tell us about the most significant challenge you’ve faced or something important that didn’t go according to plan. How did you manage the situation? (200-250 words)
告诉我们你所面临的最大挑战或没有按计划进行的重要事情。你是如何处理这种情况的? (200-250字)
02
芝加哥大学
Question 1 (Required)
问题1：（必答题）
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.
就你目前所知而言，芝加哥大学会怎样满足你对学业、社区和未来发展的渴望？具体讲述一下你的愿望以及其与芝加哥大学的关系。
Question 2: Extended Essay (Required; Choose one)
问题2：选择以下任一进行回答
1.What if the moon were made of cheese? Or Neptune made of soap? Pick a celestial object, reimagine its material composition, and explore the implications. Feel free to explore the realms of physics, philosophy, fantasy…the sky is the limit!
—Inspired by Tate Flicker, Class of 2025
如果月亮是奶酪做的会怎么样？如果海王星是香皂做的呢？选择一个天体并重塑其组成物质，探索其中的含义。可以自由探索物理、哲学、幻想等领域，天空是唯一的限制!
2.What’s so easy about pie?
—Inspired by Arjun Kalia, Class of 2025
馅饼为何如此简单？
3.In Homer’s Iliad, Helen had a “face that launched a thousand ships.” A millihelen, then, measures the beauty needed to launch one ship. The Sagan unit is used to denote any large quantity (in place of “billions and billions”). A New York Minute measures the period of time between a traffic light turning green and the cab behind you honking. Invent a new unit of measurement. How is it derived? How is it used? What are its equivalents?
—Inspired by Carina Kane, Class of 2024, and Ishaan Goel, Class of 2025
荷马的《伊利亚特》中，海伦有一张“使千帆起航的脸”。因此我们可以用“千分之一的海伦”来测量使一艘船起航的美丽。“萨根单位”可以用来表示任何大的数量（代替“数十亿）。“纽约分钟”可以用来测量从交通灯变绿到你后面的出租车按喇叭的时间间隔。发明一种新的计量单位，它是如何推导出来的？它是如何使用的？它的等价物是什么?
4."There is no such thing as a new idea" - Mark Twain. Are any pieces of art, literature, philosophy, or technology truly original, or just a different combination of old ideas? Pick something, anything (besides yourself), and explain why it is, or is not, original.
—Inspired by Haina Lu, Class of 2022
“没有所谓的新思想”——马克·吐温。有什么艺术、文学、哲学或技术是真正原创的，或只是旧思想的不同组合？任选一件东西（除了你自己），解释为什么它是或不是原创的。
5.It's said that history repeats itself. But what about other disciplines? Choose another field (chemistry, philosophy, etc.) and explain how it repeats itself. Explain how it repeats itself.
—Inspired by Ori Brian, AB’19
都说历史总在重演，那其他学科呢？选择另一领域（化学、哲学等）并解释它是如何重复自身的。
6.In the spirit of adventurous inquiry (and with the encouragement of one of our current students!) 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!
本着冒险的精神（并在芝加哥大学在校生的鼓励下），选择我们以往的文书题目（或创造你自己的题目）。文章要原创，富有创意并发人深省。尽情发挥你作为作家、思想家、梦想家、社会评论家、世界公民或芝加哥大学未来公民的最佳品质，愿意冒险并享受其中！
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斯坦福大学
We ask applicants to answer several short questions (limit 50 words each), and to write a short essay on each of the three topics below. There is a 100-word minimum and a 250-word maximum for each essay.
申请者需要回答申请系统中的一些短问题（50字以内），并完成下列3篇文书，每篇100-250字。
1.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.
斯坦福大学倡导学生怀有好奇心，善于学习课堂内外的知识。回顾以往的想法和经验，是什么让你对学习产生了激情？
2.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.
斯坦福大学的本科生大都是住在校内，请给你们未来的室友写一封自我介绍，让你的舍友—以及我们—更好地认识你。
3.Tell us about something that is meaningful to you, and why?
告诉我们对你意义非凡的一件事并解释为什么。
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杜克大学
1.Please share with us why you consider Duke a good match for you. Is there something in particular about Duke’s academic or other offerings that attract you? (200 words maximum)
【必答题】请告诉我们为什么你认为杜克大学适合你，杜克大学有哪些特别的学术课程或其他方面吸引你吗？（最多200字）
2.Duke University seeks a talented, engaged student body that embodies the wide range of human experience; we believe that the diversity of our students makes our community stronger. If you’d like to share a perspective you bring or experiences you’ve had that would help us understand you better, perhaps a community you belong to or your family or cultural background, we encourage you to do so here. Real people are reading your application, and we want to do our best to understand and appreciate the real people applying to Duke. (250 words maximum)
【选答题】杜克大学希望寻找一个富有才能并专注于学术的学生群体，它会是丰富多彩的人类社会的一个缩影。我们认为学生的多元化将会增强我们社区的凝聚力。如果你愿意分享自己将能带来的视角或自身的人生经历以帮助我们更好的了解你，我们鼓励你这么做。阅读文书的人是真实的人，我们希望了解活生生的杜克申请者们。（250字内）
3.Duke’s commitment to diversity and inclusion includes sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. If you would like to share with us more about your identity in these areas, you can do so here, or use any previous essay prompt you feel is appropriate. (250 words maximum)
【选答题】杜克大学对于校园多元化和包容性体现在性别和性取向的认同上。如果你愿意和我们分享你的身份认同，可以在这里写下你的故事，或者你也可以在上述你觉得合适的文书题目里面分享（250字内）
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布朗大学
Essay Questions for First Year Applicants
所有申请者请回答：
1.Brown’s Open Curriculum allows students to explore broadly while also diving deeply into their academic pursuits. Tell us about any academic interests that excite you, and how you might use the Open Curriculum to pursue them while also embracing topics with which you are unfamiliar. (200-250 words)
布朗大学的开放课程允许学生广泛地探索以及深入钻研自己的学术追求。告诉我们让你感到兴奋的学术兴趣，以及你会如何利用这个开放课程在追求自己学术兴趣的同时学习自己并不熟悉的话题。（200-250字）
2.Brown’s culture fosters a community in which students challenge the ideas of others and have their ideas challenged in return, promoting a deeper and clearer understanding of the complex issues confronting society. This active engagement in dialogue is as present outside the classroom as it is in academic spaces. Tell us about a time you were challenged by a perspective that differed from your own. How did you respond? (200-250 words)
布朗大学的文化培养了一个社区，在这个社区中，学生质疑他人的观点，他们的观点也受到别人的质询，促进了对社会面临的复杂问题的更深刻和更清晰的理解。这种对话的积极参与既存在于课堂之外，也存在于学术空间。说说你被与自身不同观点所冲击的经历。你是如何回应的？(200-250字)
3.Brown students care deeply about their work and the world around them. Students find contentment, satisfaction, and meaning in daily interactions and major discoveries. Whether big or small, mundane or spectacular, tell us about something that brings you joy. (200-250 words)
布朗大学的学生非常关心他们所做的事情和周围的世界。无论是在日常互动还是重大发现中，学生都能找到满足感和人生的意义。无论是大的还是小的，普通的还是不凡的，告诉我们一些能带给你快乐的事情。(200 - 250字)
Essay Questions for PLME (Program in Liberal Medical Education) Applicants
申请8年PLME医学项目需额外回答：
1.Committing to a future career as a physician while in high school requires careful consideration and self-reflection. What values and experiences have led you to believe that becoming a doctor in medicine is the right fit for you? (250 word limit)
未来想要从事外科医生行业在高中阶段需要深思熟虑。是什么观念或经历促使你坚信医学是适合你的道路？（250字以内）
2.Respond to one of the following prompts (500 word limit): A. Health care is constantly changing, as it is affected by racial and social disparities, economics, politics, and technology, among others. How will you, as a future physician, make a positive impact? B. How do you feel your personal background provides you with a unique perspective of medicine?
对以下任一进行回复（500字以内）：A. 受到种族、社会差距、经济、政治和技术等因素的影响，医学在不断变化。作为一名未来的医生，你将如何做出积极的影响？B. 你觉得你的个人背景给你提供了怎样一个独特的医学视角?
3.How do you envision the Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME) helping you to meet your academic personal and professional goals as a person and as a physician of the future? (500 word limit)
作为个人或作为未来医者，你期待PLME项目怎样帮助你实现的自己的学术和职业目标？（500字以内）
Essay Questions for Brown|RISD Dual Degree Applicants
申请5年BRDD双学位项目需要额外回答：
Based on your understanding of the academic programs at Brown and RISD and the possibilities created by the BRDD program's broadened learning community, specifically describe how and why the BRDD program would constitute an optimal undergraduate education for you. As part of your answer, be sure to articulate how you might contribute to the Dual Degree community and its commitment to interdisciplinary work. (650 word limit)
基于你对布朗大学、罗德岛设计学院以及BRDD项目拓宽的学习社区所提供的学术可能性的理解，具体描述BRDD项目为什么会是你的理想项目。作为你回答的一部分，一定要阐明你将如何为这个双学位社区及其跨学科使命做贡献。（650字以内）
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圣路易斯华盛顿大学
In about 250 words, tell us about something that really sparks your intellectual interest and curiosity, and compels you to explore more in the program/area of study that you indicated. It could be an idea, book, project, cultural activity, work of art, start-up, music, movie, research, innovation, question, or other pursuit.
用250字左右的字数，告诉我们一些真正能激发你的智力兴趣和好奇心，并促使你在你所指定的课程/研究领域中探索更多的东西。它可以是一个想法，一本书，一个项目，文化活动，艺术作品，创业，音乐，电影，研究，创新，问题，或其他追求。
申请Beyond Boundaries项目请回答：
In about 250 words, tell us what great challenge you might want to understand and tackle leveraging two or more of WashU’s schools and how you would pursue an interdisciplinary path of study that explores that challenge or an aspect of that challenge in a unique and innovative way.
请告诉我们你想利用圣路易斯华盛顿大学2个或以上学院资源来解决的巨大挑战，你将如何探索跨学科的研究道路，并以独特创新的方式探索该挑战。
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康奈尔大学
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: Why are you drawn to studying the major you have selected? Please discuss how your interests and related experiences have influenced your choice. Specifically, how will an education from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) and Cornell University help you achieve your academic goals?
申请农业与生命科学学院回答：为什么选择学习这个专业？有什么兴趣或者相关经历影响了你的选择？农业与生命科学学院以及康奈尔大学的教育可以怎样帮你达成学术目标？
College of Architecture, Art, and Planning: What is your "thing"? What energizes you or engages you so deeply that you lose track of time? Everyone has different passions, obsessions, quirks, inspirations. What are yours?
申请建筑艺术规划学院回答：你的心系之物是什么?是什么让你精力充沛，或让你如此投入以至于忘记了时间?每个人都有不同的激情、执着、怪癖和灵感，你的是什么?
College of Arts and Sciences: Students in Arts and Sciences embrace the opportunity to delve into multifaceted academic interests, embodying in 21st century terms Ezra Cornell’s “any person…any study” founding vision. Tell us about the areas of study you are excited to explore, and specifically why you wish to pursue them in our college.
申请文理学院回答：文理学院的学生有机会深入研究他们的学术兴趣，体现了埃兹拉·康奈尔在21世纪的“任何人…任何研究”的创立愿景。告诉我们你想要探索的研究领域，特别是为什么你希望在我们学院追求这些领域。
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business: What kind of a business student are you? The Cornell SC Johnson College of Business offers two distinct business programs, the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management and the School of Hotel Administration. Please describe how your interests and ambitions can be met through one or both of the Schools within the College.
申请约翰逊商学院请回答：你是什么样的商科学生？约翰逊商学院提供的是两种迥然不同的项目：酒店管理学院和戴森应用经济管理学院，请描述一下你如何通过两者或其中一个学院的课程实现你的学术兴趣与学术目标。
College of Engineering: Tell us about what excites you most about Cornell Engineering and/or studying engineering at Cornell University. How do you see yourself becoming a part of the Cornell Engineering community?
申请工程学院回答：告诉我们你对康奈尔工程和/或在康奈尔大学学习工程最感兴趣的是什么。您如何看待自己成为康奈尔工程社区的一员?
College of Human Ecology: How has your decision to apply to the College of Human Ecology been influenced by your related experiences? How will your choice of major impact your goals and plans for the future?
申请人类生态学学院回答：你的经历怎样影响你申请人类生态学学院的决定？你的专业选择又会如何影响你未来的目标和规划？
School of Industrial and Labor Relations: 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.
申请工业与劳工关系学院回答：参考你个人的学术、志愿或工作经验，描述一下你感兴趣的话题、事件以及为什么它们对你来说是重要的。你的回答应该向我们展示你的兴趣与ILR学院是一致的。
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埃默里大学
1.Academic Interests-This question is required. Your response should be no more than 200 words. What academic areas are you interested in exploring in college?
“学术兴趣”（必答题，200字以内）你想在大学中探索哪一学术领域？
2.Getting to Know You-In addition, answer one of the following questions. Your response should be no more than 150 words.
“了解你”（以下问题选一回答，150字以内）
1）Reflect on a personal experience where you intentionally expanded your cultural awareness.
分享一次你有意识地扩大自己文化意识的经历
2）When was the last time you questioned something you had thought to be true?
你上次质疑自己长期以来坚信正确的观点是什么时候？
3）If you could witness a historic event (past, present or future) first-hand, what would it be, and why?
如果你能亲眼见证一次历史性事件（无论是发生还是未发生），会是什么？为什么？
4）Share about a time when you were awestruck.
分享一次你感到肃然起敬的经历
5）Which book, character, song, monologue, or piece of work (fiction or non-fiction) seems made for you? Why?
哪本书、哪个角色、哪首歌曲、哪段独白或或那部作品（小说或非小说）似乎是为你而生？为什么？
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乔治城大学
所有申请者请回答（大约一页纸，单倍行距）：
1.Briefly (approximately one-half page, single-spaced) discuss the significance to you of the school or summer activity in which you have been most involved.
简述一次你觉得最有意义的学校或夏校活动。
2.As Georgetown is a diverse community, the Admissions Committee would like to know more about you in your own words. Please submit a brief essay, either personal or creative, which you feel best describes you.
乔治城是一个多元文化社区，招生委员会想要通过你自己的语言更多了解你。请写一篇短文，不管是个人化的还是创新性的，只要是你觉得能最好描述你的方式就可以。
根据申请专业不同回答（大约一页纸，单倍行距）：
Applicants to Georgetown College: What does it mean to you to be educated? How might Georgetown College help you achieve this aim? (Applicants to the Sciences and Mathematics or the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics should address their chosen course of study).
乔治城学院的申请者回答：对你来说受教育意味着什么？乔治城大学如何帮助你实现这些目标？（FLL或者科学和数学专业的申请者请阐述他们选择的课程。）
Applicants to the School of Nursing and Health Studies: Describe the factors that have influenced your interest in studying health care. Please specifically address your intended major (Health Care Management & Policy, Human Science, Global Health, or Nursing).
护理与健康研究学院申请者回答：描述影响你学习健康管理的因素。请详细列举你想学习的专业（全球健康，健康管理与政策，人类科学，或者护理。）
Applicants to the Walsh School of Foreign Service: The Walsh School of Foreign Service was founded more than a century ago to prepare generations of leaders to solve global problems. What is motivating you to dedicate your undergraduate studies to a future in service to the world?
沃尔什外交学院申请者回答：沃尔什外交学院立于一个多世纪前，旨在培养几代领导人解决全球问题。是什么激励你将本科学习奉献给一个服务世界的未来?
Applicants to the McDonough School of Business: The McDonough School of Business is a national and global leader in providing graduates with essential ethical, analytical, financial and global perspectives. Please discuss your motivations for studying business at Georgetown.
麦克多诺商学院申请者回答：麦克多诺商学院是一个全国乃至世界的领导者，它给毕业生提供必要的伦理、分析、金融乃至全球视角。请探讨你在乔治城学习商科的动力。
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弗吉尼亚大学
1.Answer the question that corresponds to the school/program to which you are applying in a half page or roughly 250 words.
用半页纸或大约250个单词回答与你选择的学校/项目相关的问题
College of Arts and Sciences - What work of art, music, science, mathematics, literature, or other media has surprised, unsettled, or inspired you, and in what way?
文理学院：哪一项艺术，音乐，科学，数学或文学作品使你感到震惊，不安或颠覆？它是如何做到的？
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences - Describe an engineering feat that serves the common good and why it inspires you to study engineering.
工程与应用科学学院：简述一个服务于公共利益的工程壮举以及为什么它激励了你来学习工程。
School of Architecture - Describe significant experience that deepened your interest in studying in the School of Architecture.
建筑学院：简述加深你对建筑学院学习兴趣的重要经历。
School of Nursing - Describe a health care-related experience or another significant interaction that deepened your interest in studying nursing
护理学院：简述一次健康护理相关经历或其他加深你对护理方面兴趣的活动。
Kinesiology Program - Discuss experiences that led you to apply to the kinesiology major.
人体运动学：请阐述什么经历促使你选择了运动学。
2.Answer one of the following questions in a half page or roughly 250 words.
请从以下问题中选择一个回答，字数大约半页纸或250字：
1)What’s your favorite word and why?
你最喜爱的（英语）词汇是什么？为什么喜欢？
2)We are a community with quirks, both in language and in traditions. Describe one of your quirks and why it is part of who you are.
我们是一个不管语言还是文化都异于常人的圈子，请描述你身上奇异的一点并解释为什么它是你的一部分。
3)Student self-governance, which encourages student investment and initiative, is a hallmark of the UVA culture. In her fourth year at UVA, Laura Nelson was inspired to create Flash Seminars, one-time classes which facilitate high-energy discussion about thought-provoking topics outside of traditional coursework. If you created a Flash Seminar, what idea would you explore and why?
学生自我管理是弗吉尼亚大学的文化特征之一，鼓励学生发明和创造。劳拉纳尔逊在她的大学第四年创立了“快闪研讨会”，这个在传统课堂外成立的一次性课堂对一些发人深省的话题进行活跃讨论。如果你负责一起“快闪研讨会”，你会研究什么样的题目，为什么会研究它？
4)UVA students paint messages on Beta Bridge when they want to share information with our community. What would you paint on Beta Bridge and why is this your message?
弗吉尼亚大学的学生喜欢在Beta Bridge上分享的信息和话语。如果也让你在Beta Bridge上写信息，你会些什么信息给大家分享呢？为什么？
5)Rita Dove, UVA English professor and former U.S. Poet Laureate, once said in an interview that "...there are times in life when, instead of complaining, you do something about your complaints." Describe a time when, instead of complaining, you took action for the greater good.
弗吉尼亚大学英语教授、前美国桂冠诗人丽塔·达夫曾在一次采访中说:“……生活中有些时候你会采取行动，而不只是在抱怨” ，描述一次你没有抱怨而是采取行动的事例。
6）Describe a time when, instead of complaining, you took action for the greater good.
描述一次你为了更大的利益采取行动而不是原地抱怨的例子。
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塔夫茨大学
Applicants to the School of Arts and Sciences, School of Engineering, and 5-Year Tufts/NEC Combined Degree answer the following two questions:
文理学院、工程学院和5年制塔夫茨/NEC综合学位申请人回答以下两个问题：
1. Which aspects of the Tufts undergraduate experience prompt your application? In short, "Why Tufts?" (100-150 words)
塔夫茨大学本科经历的哪些方面促使你提出申请？简而言之，“为什么是塔夫茨？”（100-150字）
2. Now we'd like to know a little more about you. Please respond to one of the following three questions. (200-250 words):
现在我们想多了解一下你。请回答以下三个问题之一。（200-250字）
A)It’s cool to love learning. What excites your intellectual curiosity?
热爱学习很酷，是什么激发了你的学术好奇心？
B)How have the environments or experiences of your upbringing – your family, home, neighborhood, or community – shaped the person you are today?
你成长的环境或经历-你的家庭、家庭、邻居或社区-如何塑造了今天的你？
C)Where are you on your journey of engaging with or fighting for social justice?
在为社会正义而奋斗的征途上，你现处于哪个位置？
Applicants to the BFA or 5-Year BFA+BA/BS Combined Degree at the SMFA at Tufts answer the following two questions:
塔夫茨大学美术馆学院本科艺术类、艺术类+综合类5年制双学位请回答：
1.Which aspects of the Tufts undergraduate experience prompt your application? Why SMFA at Tufts? (100-150 words)
塔夫茨大学本科经历的哪些方面促使你提出申请？为什么选塔夫茨大学美术馆学院？（100-150字）
2.Art has the power to disrupt our preconceptions, shape public discourse, and imagine new ways of being in the world. What are the ideas you’d like to explore in your work? (200-250 words)
艺术能打破我们的先入之见，塑造公共话语，想象新的存在方式。你想在你的艺术工作中探索那些思想主张？（200-250字）
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佛罗里达大学
You will be asked to submit one personal essay that will allow the admissions staff to get to know who you are as a person.
选择以下任一提交文书：
1.Tell a story from your life, describing an experience that either demonstrates your character or helped to shape it.
从你的生活中讲一个故事，描述一个既能展示你的性格又能帮助塑造你性格的经历。
2.Describe a time when you made a meaningful contribution to others in which the greater good was your focus. Discuss the challenges and rewards of making your contribution.
描述一个你为他人做出有意义的贡献的时候，你关注的是更大的利益。讨论做出贡献的挑战和回报。
3.Has there been a time when you've had a long-cherished or accepted belief challenged? How did you respond? How did the challenge affect your beliefs
你长久以来的信念有被挑战过吗？你是怎么回应的？这个质疑如何影响了你的信仰？
4.What is the hardest part of being a teenager now? What's the best part? What advice would you give a younger sibling or friend (assuming they would listen to you)?
作为当代青少年，最困难的部分是什么？最好的部分是什么？你会给弟弟妹妹或朋友什么建议（假设他们会听你的话）？
5.Submit an essay on a topic of your choice.
自选题目提交一篇文章。
6.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.
有些学生的背景、身份、兴趣或才能是如此有意义，以至于他们相信如果没有这些，他们的申请将是不完整的。如果这听起来像你，那么请分享你的故事。
7.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?
我们从所遇困难中吸取的教训对今后的成功至关重要。叙述一次你面对挑战、挫折或失败的经历。它对你有什么影响？你从这次经历中学到了什么？
8.Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?
回想一下你质疑某个信念或想法的时候。是什么促使你思考的？结果如何？
9.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.
描述你已经解决或想解决的问题。它可以是学术上的挑战、研究上的质疑或伦理上的困境——任何对个人来说重要的事情，无论规模大小。解释它对你的重要性以及你解决方案采取或可以采取的步骤。
10.Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
探讨一次成就、事件或认识，它引发了一段时期的个人成长，并促使你对自己或他人有了新的认识。
11.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?
描述一个让你废寝忘食的话题、想法或概念。为什么它让你着迷？当你想学习更多的东西时，你会求助于谁？
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