近日,美国大学本科通用申请平台即Common Application(以下简称Common App)公布了新一年申请的相关信息。这里有两个好消息传达给大家~
首先,Common App刚刚宣布新的一年及2016-17年申请的主文书话题将与去年完全一致,如下(5选1):
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 failure can be fundamental to later success. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
3. Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?
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 or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family.
这样一来就意味着高二年级或者11年级的婊贝们可以早早准备啦,不用担心主文书会有太大变化了;不妨与高三学长学姐们多交流,不过千万不要直接借鉴或照抄啊!
另外,据Common App官方消息,2015-16年一共约有80万申请者通过Common App提交了申请。而其中,47%的申请者选择了第一个话题,22%选择了第五个话题,17%选择了第二个话题,10%选择了第四个话题,而仅有4%选择了第三个话题。
其次,另一个受欢迎的变化是关于学生账号注册方面的,以往任何当年8月1日前注册的账号(无论哪个年级)在8月1日都会被系统自动删除和清理,所有申请者只能等到8月1日后注册才被认可,而如今这一政策发生了变化和调整:
a. 所有学生都可以通过apply.commonapp.org 这个网址来注册Common App账号,而不必担心账号被清理,不过如果不是当年毕业学生(即所谓12月不进入大学学习的学生)应当在注册界面选择other student。
b. 所有注册信息会被保留,包括个人信息及分配的Common ID,等学生进入高三后,仍然可以以同样的邮箱作为Common App申请账户;所以,在选择邮箱作为注册信息方面,还是要谨慎和认真些,最好专门申请一个用于大学申请的可靠的邮箱。
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