與國內(nèi)升學(xué)不同，申請(qǐng)美國大學(xué)的準(zhǔn)備工作要多的多，其中文書就是非常重要的部分之一，美國大學(xué)的招生官往往通過同學(xué)們的文書來了解申請(qǐng)者具體是一個(gè)什么樣的人，進(jìn)而進(jìn)行篩選和匹配。說到文書題目，除了Common App系統(tǒng)的文書題目外，很多美國大學(xué)都會(huì)有自己的補(bǔ)充文書題目，下面來看具體的補(bǔ)充文書題目。

芝加哥大學(xué)

2019年US News美國綜合性大學(xué)排名：3

Question 1 (Required必選)

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.

根據(jù)你現(xiàn)在對(duì)芝加哥大學(xué)的了解，芝加哥大學(xué)如何滿足你對(duì)于學(xué)習(xí)、環(huán)境以及未來的展望?請(qǐng)根據(jù)自己的意愿特別說明你和芝加哥大學(xué)的聯(lián)系。

Question 2 Extended Essay (Required；Choose one任選其一)

Essay Option 1

Cats have nine lives, Pac-Man has three lives, and radioactive isotopes have half-lives. How many lives does something else — conceptual or actual — have, and why?

—Inspired by Kedrick Shin, Class of 2019

貓有9條命，吃豆人有3條命，放射性同位素有半衰期。其他觀念上的或者現(xiàn)實(shí)的生物有多少生命?為什么?

Essay Option 2

If there’s a limited amount of matter in the universe, how can Olive Garden (along with other restaurants and their concepts of food infinity) offer truly unlimited soup, salad, and breadsticks? Explain this using any method of analysis you wish — physics, biology, economics, history, theology… the options, as you can tell, are endless.

—Inspired by Yoonseo Lee, Class of 2023

如果宇宙中的物質(zhì)是有限的，橄欖園(連同其他餐廳以及他們對(duì)食物無限的概念)怎么能提供真正無限的湯、沙拉和面包棒呢?用任何你想用的分析方法來解釋這個(gè)問題——物理、生物學(xué)、經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)、歷史、神學(xué)……你可以看到，選項(xiàng)是無窮無盡的。

Essay Option 3

A hot dog might be a sandwich, and cereal might be a soup, but is a______ a ______?

—Inspired by Arya Muralidharan, Class of 2021 (and dozens of others who, this year and in past years, have submitted the question “Is a hot dog a sandwich,” to which we reply, “maybe”)

一個(gè)熱狗可以成為一個(gè)三明治，麥片也可以成為湯，但是一個(gè)______一個(gè)______?

Essay Option 4

“Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.” – Jessamyn West

—Inspired by Elizabeth Mansfield, Class of 2020

小說揭示了現(xiàn)實(shí)掩蓋的真相”——杰薩明·韋斯特

Essay Option 5

UChicago has international campus centers around the world, but we don’t have any interplanetary, interstellar, or interdimensional campuses… yet! Propose a spot in time or space, in this or any universe, for a new UChicago campus. What types of courses would be taught at this site? What cultural experiences await students who study there?

—Inspired by Peter Jasperse, Class of 2022

芝加哥大學(xué)在世界各地都有國際校園中心，但我們還沒有任何行星間、星際或維度間的校園……建議在時(shí)間或空間，在這個(gè)或任何宇宙的一個(gè)地方，設(shè)置一個(gè)新的芝加哥大學(xué)校園。這個(gè)地方會(huì)開設(shè)哪些課程?在那里學(xué)習(xí)的學(xué)生有什么樣的文化體驗(yàn)?

Essay Option 6

“Don’t be afraid to pick past prompts! I liked some of the ones from previous years more than those made newly available for my year. Also, don’t worry about the ‘correct’ way to interpret a question. If there exists a correct way to interpret the promptI chose, it certainly was not my answer.”

—Matthew Lohrs, Class of 2023

不要害怕挑選過去的題目！比起新的這些文書題目我更喜歡前幾年的。另外，不要擔(dān)心解釋問題的“正確”方式。如果有正確的方法來解釋我選擇的提示，那肯定不是我的回答?！?/span>

芝加哥大學(xué)的文書題目一向以另類著稱，今年同樣也是提供了十分“燒腦”的文書題目供選擇。

加州理工學(xué)院

2019年US News美國綜合性大學(xué)排名：12

Essay Option 1

Describe three experiences and/or activities that have helped develop your passion for a possible career in a STEM field. Use the separate spaces provided below, one for each STEM experience and/or activity.

STEM experience/activity 1 and explanation (10-120 字):

STEM experience/activity 2 and explanation (10-120 字):

STEM experience/activity 3 and explanation (10-120 字):

Essay Option 2

Much like the life of a professional scientist or engineer, the life of a “Techer” relies heavily on collaboration. Knowing this, what do you hope to explore, innovate, or create with your Caltech peers? (250-400 字)

Essay Option 3

Caltech students are often known for their sense of humor and creative pranks. What do you like to do for fun? (250-400 字)

Essay Option 4

The process of discovery best advances when people from various backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives come together. How do you see yourself contributing to the diversity of Caltech’s community? (250-400 字)

達(dá)特茅斯學(xué)院

2019年US News美國綜合性大學(xué)排名：12

Essay 1(100字以內(nèi))

While arguing a Dartmouth-related case before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1818, Daniel Webster, Class of 1801, delivered this memorable line: “It is, Sir…a small college. And yet, there are those who love it!” As you seek admission to the Class of 2024, what aspects of the College’s program, community or campus environment attract your interest?

Essay 2(六選一，250-300字)

1. The Hawaiian word mo’olelo is often translated as “story” but it can also refer to history, legend, genealogy, and tradition. Use one of these translations to introduce yourself.

2. In the aftermath of World War II, Dartmouth President John Sloane Dickey, Class of 1929, proclaimed, “The world’s troubles are your troubles…and there is nothing wrong with the world that better human beings cannot fix.” Which of the world’s “troubles” inspires you to act? How might your course of study at Dartmouth prepare you to address it?

3. In The Painted Drum, author Louise Erdrich ‘76 wrote, “… what is beautiful that I make? What is elegant? What feeds the world?” Tell us about something beautiful you have made or hope to make.

4. “Yes, books are dangerous,” young people’s novelist Pete Hautman proclaimed. “They should be dangerous—they contain ideas.” What book or story captured your imagination through the ideas it revealed to you? Share how those ideas influenced you.

5. “I have no special talent,” Albert Einstein once observed. “I am only passionately curious.” Celebrate your curiosity.

6. Labor leader Dolores Huerta is a civil rights activist who co-founded the organization now known as United Farm Workers. She said, “We criticize and separate ourselves from the process. We've got to jump right in there with both feet.” Speak your truth: Talk about a time when your passion became action.

圣母大學(xué)

2019年US News美國綜合性大學(xué)排名：18

【通用】

What excites you about the University of Notre Dame that makes it stand out from other institutions?

【四選二】

1. As a Catholic university, we strive to be a community in which the dignity of each person is respected and everyone can truly flourish. Notre Dame’s president, Rev. John Jenkins, C.S.C., challenged our community to reflect on the following statement: “Let us never do anything to make another member of our community feel unwelcome, and let us not stand by if we see others doing so. Either we walk together in mutual support, or we do not walk at all. Either we are all Notre Dame, or none of us are." Tell us about a time when you walked with others.

2. What is one thing you will definitely bring to college with you?

3. What is your proudest accomplishment for which you did not receive recognition?

4. You have 150 words. Take a risk.

埃默里大學(xué)

2019年US News美國綜合性大學(xué)排名：21

Reflections (反思)

1. Share about something you want to bring from your community to the Emory University community.

2.Share about a time when you questioned something that you believed to be true.

3.Emory University’s shield is a crossed torch and trumpet representing the light of learning and the proclamation of knowledge. It symbolizes our mission to impact the world through discovery. What truth or knowledge do you want to see shared?

Tell us about you (和我們聊聊你自己)

1. Which book, character, song, or piece of work (fiction or non-fiction) represents you, and why?

2. If you could witness a historic event first-hand, what would it be, and why?

3.If asked to write a 150-word tweet to tell the world who you are, what would you say? (Yes, the actual Twitter character limit would likely be shorter than 150 words, but thanks for indulging us.)

弗吉尼亞大學(xué)

2019年US News美國綜合性大學(xué)排名：25

Essay 1

1. 藝術(shù)與科學(xué)學(xué)院

College of Arts and Sciences - What work of art, music, science, mathematics, or literature has surprised, unsettled, or challenged you, and in what way?

2. 工程與應(yīng)用科學(xué)學(xué)院

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences - If you were given funding for a small engineering project that would make everyday life better for one friend or family member, what would you design?

3. 建筑學(xué)院

School of Architecture - Describe an instance or place where you have been inspired by architecture or design.

4. 護(hù)理學(xué)院

School of Nursing - School of Nursing applicants may have experience shadowing, volunteering, or working in a health care environment. Tell us about a health care-related experience or another significant interaction that deepened your interest in studying Nursing

5. 運(yùn)動(dòng)機(jī)能學(xué)課程

Kinesiology Program - Discuss experiences that led you to choose the kinesiology major.

Essay 2(選一)

1. What’s your favorite word and why?

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.

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?

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

5. UVA students are charged with living honorably and upholding a Community of Trust. Give us an example of a community that is important to you and how you worked to strengthen that community.

密歇根大學(xué)

2019年US News美國綜合性大學(xué)排名：27

Essay 1

If you could only do one of the activities you have listed in the Activities section of your application, which one would you keep doing? Why?

Essay 2

Everyone belongs to many different communities and/or groups defined by (among other things) shared geography, religion, ethnicity, income, cuisine, interest, race, ideology, or intellectual heritage. Choose one of the communities to which you belong, and describe that community and your place within it.

Essay 3

Describe the unique qualities that attract you to the specific undergraduate College or School (including preferred admission and dual degree programs) to which you are applying at the University of Michigan. How would that curriculum support your interests?

維克森林大學(xué)

2019年US News美國綜合性大學(xué)排名：27

今年，維克森林大學(xué)的申請(qǐng)系統(tǒng)已經(jīng)開放，不需要SAT/ACT成績(jī)。一旦遞交申請(qǐng)，招生官就可以開始審理。維克森林大學(xué)自身申請(qǐng)系統(tǒng)的文書題目在之前的維克森林大學(xué)2020年ED1已開放申請(qǐng)的文章中已經(jīng)整理發(fā)布，同學(xué)們跳轉(zhuǎn)關(guān)注相關(guān)信息。

北卡羅來納大學(xué)教堂山分校

2019年US News美國綜合性大學(xué)排名：30

四選二，200-250字以內(nèi)。

1. Tell us about a peer who has made a difference in your life.

2. What do you hope will change about the place where you live?

3. What is one thing that we don’t know about you that you want us to know?

4. What about your background, or what perspective, belief, or experience, will help you contribute to the education of your classmates at UNC?

波士頓學(xué)院

2019年US News美國綜合性大學(xué)排名：38

四選一，限制 400字以內(nèi)。

Essay Option 1

Great art evokes a sense of wonder. It nourishes the mind and spirit. Is there a particular song, poem, speech, or novel from which you have drawn insight or inspiration?

Essay Option 2

When you choose a college, you will join a new community of people who have different backgrounds, experiences, and stories. What is it about your background, your experiences, or your story, that will enrich Boston College’s community?

Essay Option 3

Boston College strives to provide an undergraduate learning experience emphasizing the liberal arts, quality teaching, personal formation, and engagement of critical issues. If you had the opportunity to create your own college course, what enduring question or contemporary problem would you address and why?

Essay Option 4

Jesuit education considers the liberal arts a pathway to intellectual growth and character formation. What beliefs and values inform your decisions and actions today, and how will Boston College assist you in becoming a person who thinks and acts for the common good?

佐治亞大學(xué)

2019年US News美國綜合性大學(xué)排名：46

Question 1 (必選)

The college admissions process can create anxiety. In an attempt to make it less stressful, please tell us an interesting or amusing story about yourself from your high school years that you have not already shared in your application.

Question 2 (四選一)

1.UGA’s 2017 Commencement speaker Ernie Johnson (Class of ’79) told a story from his youth about what he refers to as blackberry moments. He has described these as “the sweet moments that are right there to be had but we’re just too focused on what we’re doing …, and we see things that are right there within our reach and we neglect them. Blackberry moments can be anything that makes somebody else’s day, that makes your day, that are just sweet moments that you always remember.” Tell us about one of your “blackberry moments” from the past five years.

2. What is the hardest part of being a teenager now? What is the best part? What advice would you give to a younger sibling or friend (assuming they would listen to you)?

3. Tell a story from your life, describing an experience that either demonstrates your character or helped to shape it.

4. Describe a problem, possibly related to your area of study, which you would like to solve. Explain its importance to you and what actions you would take to solve this issue.

加州大學(xué)系統(tǒng)

加州大學(xué)申請(qǐng)系統(tǒng)提供 8個(gè) Essay題目，任選 4個(gè)回答，每個(gè)不得超過 350字。題目任意選擇，無好壞之分，也不會(huì)影響錄取結(jié)果。

Essay Option 1

Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes or contributed to group efforts over time.

描述一次對(duì)他人有積極影響，解決過矛盾糾紛和在團(tuán)隊(duì)中有過較長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的貢獻(xiàn)的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力經(jīng)歷。

Essay Option 2

Every person has a creative side, and it can be expressed in many ways: problem solving, original and innovative thinking, and artistically, to name a few. Describe how you express your creative side.

“創(chuàng)造力”對(duì)你而言意味著什么?你使用創(chuàng)造力解決了什么問題?怎么解決的?與你的未來職業(yè)/專業(yè)有關(guān)嗎?

Essay Option 3

What would you say is your greatest talent or skill? How have you developed and demonstrated that talent over time?

描述自己最大的天賦和能力以及你是如何發(fā)展它們的。

Essay Option 4

Describe how you have taken advantage of a significant educational opportunity or worked to overcome an educational barrier you have faced.

請(qǐng)描述你是怎么利用教育機(jī)會(huì)的?或者說你是怎么克服你遇到過的教育障礙?

Essay Option 5

Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to overcome this challenge. How has this challenge affected your academic achievement?

描述一次對(duì)你來說印象最深且意義非凡的挑戰(zhàn)，你是如何克服的?這個(gè)挑戰(zhàn)對(duì)你的學(xué)業(yè)成就有何影響?

Essay Option 6

Think about an academic subject that inspires you. Describe how you have furthered this interest inside and/or outside of the classroom.

想一個(gè)能激勵(lì)你的科目，描述你是如何在校內(nèi)或者校外進(jìn)一步延伸這個(gè)興趣的。

Essay Option 7

What have you done to make your school or your community a better place?

你為你的學(xué)?；蛘吣愕纳鐓^(qū)做過什么貢獻(xiàn)?

Essay Option 8

Beyond what has already been shared in your application, what do you believe makes you stand out as a strong candidate for admissions to the University of California?

除了你在申請(qǐng)表里的資料，你覺得還有什么能讓你在眾多申請(qǐng)者當(dāng)中脫穎而出呢?

以上就是美國大學(xué)前50名學(xué)校的補(bǔ)充文書題目，希望各位同學(xué)有所收獲?，F(xiàn)在正值暑假時(shí)期，有的同學(xué)參加科研或提升軟背景實(shí)力的活動(dòng)，有的同學(xué)進(jìn)行標(biāo)化考試的準(zhǔn)備和報(bào)考，當(dāng)然也有同學(xué)開始裝備自己的申請(qǐng)文書工作，暑假是各位同學(xué)們彎道超車的最佳時(shí)期，彬彬教育也特邀留學(xué)大咖在線下私享會(huì)中為同學(xué)們分享留學(xué)干貨，感興趣的同學(xué)可以關(guān)注活動(dòng)日期。如需了解更多關(guān)于申請(qǐng)美國留學(xué)的相關(guān)信息，歡迎點(diǎn)擊咨詢彬彬教育專家。