最新！申请美国大学补充文书题目公布！

与国内升学不同，申请美国大学的准备工作要多的多，其中文书就是非常重要的部分之一，美国大学的招生官往往通过同学们的文书来了解申请者具体是一个什么样的人，进而进行筛选和匹配。说到文书题目，除了Common App系统的文书题目外，很多美国大学都会有自己的补充文书题目，下面来看具体的补充文书题目。

芝加哥大学

2019年US News美国综合性大学排名：3

Question 1 (Required必选)

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.

根据你现在对芝加哥大学的了解，芝加哥大学如何满足你对于学习、环境以及未来的展望?请根据自己的意愿特别说明你和芝加哥大学的联系。

Question 2 Extended Essay (Required；Choose one任选其一)

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

猫有9条命，吃豆人有3条命，放射性同位素有半衰期。其他观念上的或者现实的生物有多少生命?为什么?

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

如果宇宙中的物质是有限的，橄榄园(连同其他餐厅以及他们对食物无限的概念)怎么能提供真正无限的汤、沙拉和面包棒呢?用任何你想用的分析方法来解释这个问题——物理、生物学、经济学、历史、神学……你可以看到，选项是无穷无尽的。

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”)

一个热狗可以成为一个三明治，麦片也可以成为汤，但是一个______一个______?

Essay Option 4

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

—Inspired by Elizabeth Mansfield, Class of 2020

小说揭示了现实掩盖的真相”——杰萨明·韦斯特

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

芝加哥大学在世界各地都有国际校园中心，但我们还没有任何行星间、星际或维度间的校园……建议在时间或空间，在这个或任何宇宙的一个地方，设置一个新的芝加哥大学校园。这个地方会开设哪些课程?在那里学习的学生有什么样的文化体验?

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

不要害怕挑选过去的题目！比起新的这些文书题目我更喜欢前几年的。另外，不要担心解释问题的“正确”方式。如果有正确的方法来解释我选择的提示，那肯定不是我的回答。“

芝加哥大学的文书题目一向以另类著称，今年同样也是提供了十分“烧脑”的文书题目供选择。

加州理工学院

2019年US News美国综合性大学排名：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)

达特茅斯学院

2019年US News美国综合性大学排名：12

Essay 1(100字以内)

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(六选一，250-300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.

圣母大学

2019年US News美国综合性大学排名：18

【通用】

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

【四选二】

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.

埃默里大学

2019年US News美国综合性大学排名：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 (和我们聊聊你自己)

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.)

弗吉尼亚大学

2019年US News美国综合性大学排名：25

Essay 1

1. 艺术与科学学院

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. 工程与应用科学学院

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. 建筑学院

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

4. 护理学院

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. 运动机能学课程

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

Essay 2(选一)

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.

密歇根大学

2019年US News美国综合性大学排名：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?

维克森林大学

2019年US News美国综合性大学排名：27

今年，维克森林大学的申请系统已经开放，不需要SAT/ACT成绩。一旦递交申请，招生官就可以开始审理。维克森林大学自身申请系统的文书题目在之前的维克森林大学2020年ED1已开放申请的文章中已经整理发布，同学们跳转关注相关信息。

北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校

2019年US News美国综合性大学排名：30

四选二，200-250字以内。

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?

波士顿学院

2019年US News美国综合性大学排名：38

四选一，限制 400字以内。

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?

佐治亚大学

2019年US News美国综合性大学排名：46

Question 1 (必选)

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 (四选一)

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.

加州大学系统

加州大学申请系统提供 8个 Essay题目，任选 4个回答，每个不得超过 350字。题目任意选择，无好坏之分，也不会影响录取结果。

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.

描述一次对他人有积极影响，解决过矛盾纠纷和在团队中有过较长时间的贡献的领导力经历。

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.

“创造力”对你而言意味着什么?你使用创造力解决了什么问题?怎么解决的?与你的未来职业/专业有关吗?

Essay Option 3

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

描述自己最大的天赋和能力以及你是如何发展它们的。

Essay Option 4

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

请描述你是怎么利用教育机会的?或者说你是怎么克服你遇到过的教育障碍?

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?

描述一次对你来说印象最深且意义非凡的挑战，你是如何克服的?这个挑战对你的学业成就有何影响?

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.

想一个能激励你的科目，描述你是如何在校内或者校外进一步延伸这个兴趣的。

Essay Option 7

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

你为你的学校或者你的社区做过什么贡献?

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?

除了你在申请表里的资料，你觉得还有什么能让你在众多申请者当中脱颖而出呢?

以上就是美国大学前50名学校的补充文书题目，希望各位同学有所收获。现在正值暑假时期，有的同学参加科研或提升软背景实力的活动，有的同学进行标化考试的准备和报考，当然也有同学开始装备自己的申请文书工作，暑假是各位同学们弯道超车的最佳时期，彬彬教育也特邀留学大咖在线下私享会中为同学们分享留学干货，感兴趣的同学可以关注活动日期。如需了解更多关于申请美国留学的相关信息，欢迎点击咨询彬彬教育专家。