布朗大学 BROWN UNIVERSITY
从小到大你一定参加过很多不同种类的社群和团体，选择一个对你来说十分重要的社群或团体，说一说它如何塑造了你。
We all exist within communities or groups ofvarious sizes, origins, and purposes; pick one and tell us why it is importantto you, and how it has shaped you. (150 word limit)
加州理工学院 CALIFORNIAINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
加州理工学院非常看重学生的诚信素质，请分享一个你曾遇到过的诚信方面的挑战，以及你是如何解决这个问题的。
Members of the Caltech community live, learn,and work within an Honor System with one simple guideline; 'No member shalltake unfair advantage of any other member of the Caltech community.' Whileseemingly simple, questions of ethics, honesty and integrity are sometimespuzzling. Share a difficult situation that has challenged you. What was yourresponse, and how did you arrive at a solution? (200 word max)
加州理工的学生都具有很强幽默感，请谈一谈你独特的娱乐方式。
Caltech students have long been known fortheir quirky sense of humor, whether it be through planning creative pranks,building elaborate party sets, or even the year-long preparation that goes intoour annual Ditch Day. Please describe an unusual way in which you have fun.(200 word max)
当今社会需要我们具有多元化的视角，你能够为学校所在社区的多元化贡献什么？
In an increasingly global and interdependentsociety, there is a need for diversity in thought, background, and experiencein science, technology, engineering and mathematics. How do you see yourselfcontributing to the diversity of Caltech's community? (200 word max)
加州理工一向重视学生科学素质的培养，为什么你相信加州理工能更好地帮助你达成目标？
Scientific exploration clearly excites you.Beyond our 3:1 student-to-faculty ratio and our intense focus on researchopportunities, how do you believe Caltech will best fuel your intellectualcuriosity and help you meet your goals? (500 word max)
哥伦比亚大学COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
请描述最令你感到自豪的一项活动及原因。
What single activity listed in the activitysection of your Common Application are you most proud of and why? (150 words orless)
请描述哥大最吸引你的地方及原因。
Please tell us what you find most appealingabout Columbia and why. (300 words or less)
康乃尔大学CORNELL UNIVERSITY
你的兴趣和相关经历是如何影响你的专业选择的？
How have your interests and relatedexperiences influenced the major you have selected in the College ofAgriculture and Life Sciences? (Please limit your response to 650 words.)
达特茅斯学院 DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
（Choose one of the following questions.）
说说你的名字和它的故事。
Every name tells a story: Tell us about yourname--any name: first, middle, last, nickname--and its origin.
描述对你特别有意义的一段智力体验。
Tell us about an intellectual experience,either directly related to your schoolwork or not, that you found particularlymeaningful.
你最想让陌生人了解你什么？
When you meet someone for the first time, whatdo you want them to know about you, but generally don’t tell them?
谈谈你心目中的英雄对你的影响。
Describe the influence your hero has had onyour life.
杜克大学DUKE UNIVERSITY
分享你的一段经历，帮助我们更好认识你。
Duke University seeks a talented, engagedstudent body that embodies the wide range of human experience; we believe thatthe diversity of our students makes our community stronger. If you'd like toshare a perspective you bring or experiences you've had to help us understandyou better-perhaps related to a community you belong to, your sexualorientation or gender identity, or your family or cultural background-weencourage you to do so. Real people are reading your application, and we wantto do our best to understand and appreciate the real people applying to Duke.(250word limit)
埃默里大学EMORY UNIVERSITY
如果让你新开一门课，你会开什么课？你预期这门课会对你和其他学生产生怎样的效果？
Emory University welcomes first-year studentswith two distinct options to begin their liberal arts education: theresearch-infused Emory College or the smaller, experiential learning OxfordCollege. If you could create an academic course that is in the Emory Universityspirit of collaboration, creativity, entrepreneurship and inquiry, what wouldit be? What impact would the course have on you and your classmates’ educational experience? (500 word limit)
去年你自学的一项技能/一门知识，你是如何自学的，结果如何？
What is something you have taught yourself inthe last year? How did you teach yourself this new skill or concept and whatwas the result? (500 word limit)
哈佛大学 HARVARD UNIVERSITY
（You may write on a topic of your choice, or youmay choose from one of the following topics.）
你生命中经历的特殊状况。
Unusual circumstances in your life.
国外游历或居住经历。
Travel or living experiences in othercountries.
你想让你未来大学室友了解你什么？
What you would want your future collegeroommate to know about you?
你感到意义最大的一次体验：课程、项目、阅读、讨论、论文、诗歌、工程研究、数学、科学或其他。
An intellectual experience (course ,project,book, discussion, paper, poetry, or research topic in engineering, mathematics,science or other modes of inquiry) that has meant the most to you.
你会如何运用你的大学知识？
How you hope to use your college education?
霍普金斯大学 JOHNS HOPKINSUNIVERSITY
谈谈你目前的兴趣点（学术、课外活动等），以及你将如何更上一层楼。
Johns Hopkins University was founded in1876 ona spirit of exploration and discovery. As a result, students can pursue amulti-dimensional undergraduate experience both in and outside of theclassroom. Given the opportunities at Hopkins, please discuss your currentinterests—academic or extracurricular pursuits, personalpassions, summer experiences, etc.—and how you willbuild upon them here. (300-500Wordlimit)
西北大学 NORTHWESTERNUNIVERSITY
西北大学哪一点打动了你？你希望自己如何使用它？
Northwestern Statement: What are the uniquequalities of Northwestern - and of the specific undergraduate school to whichyou are applying - that make you want to attend the University? In what ways doyou hope to take advantage of the qualities you have identified? (300 wordmaximum)
普林斯顿大学 PRINCETONUNIVERSITY
请简单描述一个你有帮助的课外活动或工作经历。
Please briefly elaborate on one of yourextracurricular activities or work experiences that was particularly meaningfulto you. (About 150 words)
你是如何度过最近两个暑假的？
Please tell us how you have spent the last twosummers (or vacations between school years), including any jobs you haveheld.(About 150 words)
用以下题目作为开头描写一个人，一件事，或者一段经历，以及这些事如何帮助你定义自我价值甚至改变你认识世界的方式。所写内容不得与CA上的申请文书有任何雷同之处。
Using one of the themes below as a startingpoint, write about a person, event, or experience that helped you define one ofyour values or in some way changed how you approach the world. Please do notrepeat, in full or in part, the essay you wrote for the Common Application.
对你影响极大的一个人。
Tell us about a person who has influenced you ina significant way.
Omar Wasow教授在普林斯顿大学的演讲。
“One of the great challenges of our time is thatthe disparities we face today have more complex causes and point less straightforwardly to solutions.” Omar Wasow, AssistantProfessor, Politics; Founder, Blackplanet.com. This quote is taken fromProfessor Wasow's January2014 speech at the Martin Luther King Day celebrationat Princeton University.
“普林斯顿为国家服务”。
“Princeton in the Nation’sService” was the title of a speech given by WoodrowWilson on the 150th anniversary of the University. It became the unofficialPrinceton motto and was expanded for the University's 250th anniversary to “Princeton in the nation’s service and in theservice of all nations.” Woodrow Wilson, PrincetonClass of 1879, served on the faculty and was Princeton's president from 1902–1910.
“文化给我们的生活赋予了价值。”
“Culture is what presents us with the kinds ofvaluable things that can fill a life. And insofar as we can recognize the valuein those things and make them part of our lives, our lives are meaningful.” Gideon Rosen, Stuart Professor of Philosophy, chair of the Councilof the Humanities and director of the Program in Humanistic Studies, PrincetonUniversity.
使用你三年内读过的一句话作为开篇，讲述一段改变你价值观或世界观的经历。
Using a favorite quotation from an essay orbook you have read in the last three years as a starting point, tell us aboutan event or experience that helped you define one of your values or changed howyou approach the world. Please write the quotation, title and author at thebeginning of your essay.
莱斯大学RICE UNIVERSITY
谈谈你为什么申请这个学院。
With the understanding that the choice ofacademic school you indicated is not binding, explain why you are applying tothat particular school of study. (150 word limit)
你是如何了解到莱斯大学，以及你申请的原因？
How did you first learn about Rice Universityand what motivated you to apply? (250 word limit)
根据莱斯大学长久以来的传统“The Box”，请分享吸引你的一张图片。
In keeping with Rice’s long-standing tradition (known as “The Box”), please share an image of something that appeals to you.
斯坦福大学STANFORD UNIVERSITY
分享一个对你智力发育至关重要的观念或经历。
Stanford students possess an intellectualvitality. Reflect on an idea or experience that has been important to yourintellectual development. (100 to 250 words)
写些什么，让你未来的室友更了解你。
Virtually all of Stanford's undergraduates liveon campus. Write a note to your future roommate that reveals something aboutyou or that will help your roommate -- and us -- know you better. (100 to250words)
圣母大学 UNIVERSITY OF NOTREDAME
（Select two of the following four prompts andprovide a response of approximately 150 words to each.）
好的开始是成功的一半。
A good story starts with a good beginning. Getus hooked in the first 150 words.
教育就是“让人完整的艺术”。讲一讲你的“不完整”。
Blessed Basil Moreau, the founder of theCongregation of Holy Cross, described education as “the art of helping young people to completeness.” How are you incomplete?
你理想的“遨游于知识的海洋”是怎样的场景？
Notre Dame students are encouraged to learn through discovery by interacting with the world around them. Describe your ideal intellectual field trip.
发起一场和陌生人的对话，你从中认识到什么？
Initiate an in-person conversation with someone whom you've never met but who you think might be interesting. What did you learn about that person or yourself?
宾夕法尼亚大学 UNIVERSITYOFPENNSYLVANIA
宾大的学术、服务和研究机会是如何与你的背景、兴趣和目标产生共鸣的？
The Admissions Committee would like to learn why you are a good fit for your undergraduate school choice (College of Arts and Sciences, School of Nursing, The Wharton School, or Penn Engineering).Please tell us about specific academic, service, and/or research opportunities at the University of Pennsylvania that resonate with your background, Interests, and goals. (400-650 words)
耶鲁大学YALE UNIVERSITY
耶鲁哪一点使你决定申请该校？
What in particular about Yale has influenced your decision to apply?
什么能引发你对知识的兴趣？
What excites you intellectually, really?
想一想你经历的一次失望。你是如何回应的？
Think about a disappointment you have experienced. What was your response?
你未来的宿舍生活方式。
Suite-style living - four to six students sharing a set of rooms - may be an integral part of your Yale College experience. What would you contribute to the dynamic of your suite?
你希望自己哪些方面可以更好或者什么事情可以做得更好？
What do you wish you were better at being or doing?
