从下列题目中选择一个作答,250-650字。
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.
一些学生们觉得自己的的背景、身份、兴趣或才能非常有意义,他们认为如果不分享这些经历,他们的申请就不完整。如果这听起来和你的情况相似,请分享你的故事。
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?
我们从遇到的障碍中吸取的教训可能是日后成功的基础。叙述一次你面对挑战、挫折或失败的经历。它对你有什么影响,你从中学到了什么?
3. Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?
反思你是否曾经对某种观念或者想法提出质疑?是什么促使你这么想的? 结果如何?
4. Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?
回想某人对你做的让你意外地感到开心或感激的事。这份感激之情是如何影响或激励了你的?
5. Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
如果在你的过往经历中,有某种成就、事件或者认知激发了你的个人成长以及对自己或者其他人有了新的认识,如果你有这种经历,请分享。
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?
如果你对某种话题、思想或者概念特别感兴趣以至于在研究这些东西的时候你都忘记了时间,你可以描述一下这个话题、思想或者概念。为什么它令你着迷? 如果想在这方面继续做深入研究,你会去哪里或者找谁去寻求帮助?
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.
你可以选择任何一个话题来写一篇文书。这篇文书可以是你已经写过的, 或者是针对另外一个文书题目写的,或者是自己设计的一个文书题目。