进入新一轮申请季,我们已经更新了耶鲁大学、加州理工学院、康奈尔大学、达特茅斯学院、芝加哥大学、杜克大学、西北大学的补充文书题目。有的学校对补充文书题目及要求做出了调整,也有的学校相较往年没什么大变化。
对于进入申请季的同学们来说,没什么变化的补充文书更得花时间、花精力写出不一样,让已经“阅尽千帆”的招生官感受到你的独特性。这需要学生和顾问一起努力!
今天的文章里,机构接着来分享哈佛、斯坦福、宾大、布朗、约翰霍普金斯、哥大的 2024-2025 补充文书题目,以供有需要的准留学预备家庭参考。
哈佛大学
资料来源:https://college.harvard.edu/guides/application-tips
哈佛大学的补充文书是五个必答简答题,每个题目字数不得超过 150 字(去年是不超过 200 字)。
√Harvard has long recognized the importance of enrolling a diverse student body. How will the life experiences that shape who you are today enable you to contribute to Harvard?
√Describe a time when you strongly disagreed with someone about an idea or issue. How did you communicate or engage with this person? What did you learn from this experience?
√Briefly describe any of your extracurricular activities, employment experience, travel, or family responsibilities that have shaped who you are.
√How do you hope to use your Harvard education in the future?
√Top 3 things your roommates might like to know about you.
学校希望确保每个申请生都有同等的机会反思和分享他们的生活经历、学术和课外活动是如何塑造他们、他们未来将如何与哈佛的其他人互动以及对未来的期望。
斯坦福大学
资料来源:https://admission.stanford.edu/apply/first-year/apply.html
斯坦福要求 2024-2025 年的申请生回答五篇每篇最多 50 字的 Short Questions 和三篇每篇最多 250 字的 Short Essay Questions.
学校认为补充文书写作没有正确与错误之分,这是学生向大学介绍自己的过程。申请生应该表达出自己最真实的声音。
1、简答题
今年,斯坦福大学不再问“为什么选择斯坦福?”这个问题,学校的五个 Short Questions 如下:
√What is the most significant challenge that society faces today?
√How did you spend your last two summers?
√What historical moment or event do you wish you could have witnessed?
√Briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities, a job you hold, or responsibilities you have for your family.
√List five things that are important to you.
2、短文书题目
斯坦福大学的申请者必须用 100-250 字回答以下三篇短文书题目:
√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.
√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.
√Please describe what aspects of your life experiences, interests and character would help you make a distinctive contribution as an undergraduate to Stanford University.
宾夕法尼亚大学
资料来源:https://admissions.upenn.edu/how-to-apply/preparing-your-application/essays-prompts
宾夕法尼亚大学要求学生回答三篇必需的补充文书题目,每篇文书的长度为 150-200 字。
学校会仔细阅读学生写作的内容,因为这是了解申请生想法,价值观,看待世界的方式的另一个窗口。通过学生的补充文书内容,招生官将一窥申请生可能为社区带来什么。
前两个补充文书题目如下:
√Write a short thank-you note to someone you have not yet thanked and would like to acknowledge. (We encourage you to share this note with that person, if possible, and reflect on the experience!) (150-200 words, only required for first-year applicants)
√How will you explore community at Penn? Consider how Penn will help shape your perspective, and how your experiences and perspective will help shape Penn. (150-200 words)
第三个补充文书题目与申请生申请的特定学院/专业有关,具体如下:
1、School of Nursing护理学院
√Penn Nursing intends to meet the health needs of a global, multicultural world by preparing its students to impact healthcare through advancing science. How will you contribute to our mission of promoting equity in healthcare and how will Penn Nursing contribute to your future nursing goals? (150-200 words)
2、College of Arts and Sciences艺术与科学学院
√The flexible structure of The College of Arts and Sciences’ curriculum is designed to inspire exploration, foster connections, and help you create a path of study through general education courses and a major. What are you curious about and how would you take advantage of opportunities in the arts and sciences? (150-200 words)
3、The Wharton School 沃顿商学院
√TWharton prepares its students to make an impact by applying business methods and economic theory to real-world problems, including economic, political, and social issues. Please reflect on a current issue of importance to you and share how you hope a Wharton education would help you to explore it. (150-200 words)
4、The School of Engineering and Applied Science 工程与应用科学学院
√Penn Engineering prepares its students to become leaders in technology by combining a strong foundation in the natural sciences and mathematics with depth of study in focused disciplinary majors. Please share how you plan to pursue your engineering interests at Penn. (150-200 words)
此外,申请宾大 Coordinated Dual Degree and Specialized Program 的申请生还有额外的文书题目和字数要求,如下图所示:
布朗大学
资料来源:https://admission.brown.edu/apply/how-apply
布朗大学 2029 届申请生需要回答的补充文书题目包括三篇 200-250 字的文书、一篇 3 个词描述自己、两篇 100 字的文书和一篇 50 字的一句话概括。具体如下:
三篇 200-250 字的补充文书题目:
√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 pursue them at Brown. (200-250 words)
√Students entering Brown often find that making their home on College Hill naturally invites reflection on where they came from. Share how an aspect of your growing up has inspired or challenged you, and what unique contributions this might allow you to make to the Brown community. (200-250 words)
√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)
一年级申请生还需对以下每个非常简短的问题进行简短思考并回答。大学希望答案的范围从几个单词到最多几句话。
√What three words best describe you? (3 words)
√What is your most meaningful extracurricular commitment, and what would you like us to know about it? (100 words)
√If you could teach a class on any one thing, whether academic or otherwise, what would it be? (100 words)
√In one sentence, Why Brown? (50 words)
申请布朗大学 PLME 或RISD 联合项目的学生在三篇 200-250 字的文书外,还需要回答:
约翰霍普金斯大学
资料来源:https://apply.jhu.edu/how-to-apply/application-deadlines-requirements/
补充论文可以帮助招生官了解申请生的兴趣和价值观是否与约翰霍普金斯大学的相符。
虽然与去年的补充文书题目表述不同,但基本上学校仍是想通过最多 350 字的补充文书内容了解学生的背景、生活经历或兴趣如何塑造了他的个性以及学生想从大学里得到什么。
今年的补充文书题目如下:
√How has your life experience contributed to your personal story—your character, values, perspectives, or skills—and what you want to pursue at Hopkins? (350 word limit)
哥伦比亚大学
资料来源:https://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/apply/process/columbia-questions
哥大的补充文书题目依旧是五篇,分别是:
√List a selection of texts, resources and outlets that have contributed to your intellectual development outside of academic courses, including but not limited to books, journals, websites, podcasts, essays, plays, presentations, videos, museums and other content that you enjoy. (100 words or fewer)
√A hallmark of the Columbia experience is being able to learn and thrive in an equitable and inclusive community with a wide range of perspectives. Tell us about an aspect of your own perspective, viewpoint or lived experience that is important to you, and describe how it has shaped the way you would learn from and contribute to Columbia's diverse and collaborative community. (150 words or fewer)
√In college/university, students are often challenged in ways that they could not predict or anticipate. It is important to us, therefore, to understand an applicant's ability to navigate through adversity.
Please describe a barrier or obstacle you have faced and discuss the personal qualities, skills or insights you have developed as a result. (150 words or fewer)
√Why are you interested in attending Columbia University? We encourage you to consider the aspect(s) that you find unique and compelling about Columbia. (150 words or fewer)
√What attracts you to your preferred areas of study at Columbia College or Columbia Engineering? (150 words or fewer)
目前为止,除了普林斯顿大学和麻省理工学院尚未更新 2024-2025 年申请季补充文书题目外,其他的 Top 10 和藤校均已公布!有志向申请这些名校的同学们一定要抓紧时间,在早申截止前写好文书,完备申请材料哦!