Common App公布2018-2019本科申请essay

2018-2019年CA文书题目：

1. 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. 

2. 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? 

3. Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome? 

4. 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. 

5. Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others. 

6. 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? 

7. 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. 

容易出现的几个误区给大家总结下。

1、塑造点要清晰

我们需要知道，当高校招生官在招生的时候，想的是：We are creating a class.翻译成中文就是“选拔一支队伍”，西方团队里的每个成员一般要满足两个特点：

a.每个成员都有自己的特点，在团队里的功能、位置都不一样；

b.具有不可替代性。

满足这两点，你才能成为西方人心目一位理想的团队成员。中国学生呈现出来的样子是：分都很高，看上去挺完美的，要公益有公益，要考试分数有考试分数，但最大的问题就是没有特点。

总结：你可以是怪物，但不能没特点。

2、素材，当然没有素材。一切都是困难

不管你热爱什么，但是总该有自己的喜好，如果可以坚持住。

我们在给学生做文书服务时，总会思考这样一个问题：你在你的这个特点上算不算是一号人物？

3、感想，想法。做个有思想的人。

新的Common Application更重视思想，明确以思想为核心，这样的趋势随处可见。芝加哥大学以思想性文书出名，斯坦福、普林斯顿、哥伦比亚也是这样，MIT从1篇变成4、5篇文书，UC从2篇变成4篇，文书比重加大，思想性增强。思想富足要在经济富足三代以上才能建立，所以在中国这个环境下长大的学生在回答这种问题时确有劣势。

4、再有就是有一条主线，从想法，喜好，到实现，这样更有故事性。

有个性、有素材、有思考，接下来的问题就是：你挖出来的这些东西都是过去的东西，但招生官要看未来的潜力。所以好文书就是美国人经常讲的：Connecting the dots.把过去、现在、未来的线串联起来，这根线是最重要的

不过具体真的要从学生的本事出发，如果大家有问题可以随时电话微信和我沟通，祝大家录取多多