如何写一篇脱颖而出的common essay

导读：[文书指导]申请美国大学本科，学生提交的所有申请essay中，common essay最为重要，因为中国学生常申的美国大学大多数使用common application系统，学生提交的这篇common essay会被所有自己申请的使用该系统的大学看到。另外，如果使用独立网申的大学也要求撰写自身经历的essay时，学生根据essay题目要求，有时候可将这篇common essay略做修改即可使用。所以，写好这篇essay非常有意义，学生投入时间精力用心撰写十分必要。

下面，我从六个角度具体讲述如何写好common essay，希望对同学们写好这类essay有帮助。

第一讲 正确解读题意 确保文章扣题

仔细阅读essay题目，搞清题目具体要求，这是进行essay写作的基本前提。每个申请季我都会要求一些学生将essay重写。学生将essay题意理解错误，因而选取的写作素材或写作角度就会出现问题，不得不推翻重新写。希望同学们能引以为戒，一定要正确理解题目要求，迈好common essay写作的第一步。 从2013-14申请季开始，common系统要求学生从以下五个题目中选择一个题目写出一篇essay，250-650个英文单词。下面我逐一将这些essay题目的题意分别解释一下，并给出具体的写作建议。

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申请本科的文书是不需要写选择某专业的原因的。很多名校的录取委员会希望从文书中看到的是申请人是一个怎样的人。而“怎样的人”这几个字包含的意义比较多，可以是性格、爱好、品质、处事方式、对大学教育和大学校园的期望、世界观、价值观、甚至是想象力等等。所以我觉得不管写哪个Essay题目，申请人都必须先学会分析自己。比如自己的性格是外向还是内向，是激进还是保守，自己的爱好是静是动，评价事物的标准是什么等等。这是因为所有这些Essay题目，都有一个关键的地方就是要看到申请人的自我分析和评价。以下是一些代表题目。

Option #1. Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.

题目的作者认为这个题目的关键词是evaluate，这是一个比describe更有深度的词，因此也要求申请人在写作时， 需要体现自己思考的深度，通过自己反省、反思、或分析，来表现申请人自我认识达到了怎样的程度。只有申请人自己对自己有深刻的认识，学校才能透过这些文字 来认识到申请人是谁。如果文字很肤浅，学校对申请人的认识自然也会很肤浅。

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新版Common Application Essay题目及分析

发表于 20xx年07月03日

Please write an essay (250-500 words) on a topic of your choice or on one of the options listed below. This personal essay helps us to become acquainted with you as a person and student, apart from courses, grades, test scores, and other objective data. It will also demonstrate your

ability to organize your thoughts and express yourself.

Note: Your Common Application essay should be the same for all colleges. Do not customize it in any way for individual colleges. Colleges that want customized essay responses will ask for them on a supplement form.

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美国大学网申Common App 公布最新 Essay 题目，附详细解析。

对于今年秋天要申请美国大学的小伙伴们来说，今天可是个大日子。因为美国大学最重要的网申系 统Common Application 今天公布了最新的Essay 题目。虽说现在距离秋季的申请还有一段时间，小伙伴们还沉浸在围观，美国大学秋季申请的大幕已经拉开。

有同学可能要问了，Common Application 是什么?

Common Application(通常称为CommonApp)是美国大学本科入学网上申请的一站式网站，适用于包括哈佛、耶鲁等名校在内的510所美国大学。

要注意的是，加州大学各分校不采用这个网申系统。

Common App 有自己固定的 Essay 题目，这些题目在20xx年有过一次重大修改。而最近两年间都鲜有大的变动。

在本次修改之前，Common App 曾对上千所大学和民众进行调查，并最终根据各方的反馈意见做出了本次修改。

题目解析

第1题

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.

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The Essays from Common Application

In the space provided below, please elaborate on one of your activities (extracurricular, personal activities, or work experience) (150 words or fewer).

描述一个你参与或者组织过的活动，主要描写你在活动中的职责和表现，可以是遇到的困难和挫折，如何去克服，以及这个活动教会你什么。

SHORT ANSWER

PERSONAL

ESSAY This personal statement helps us become acquainted with you in ways different from courses, grades, test scores, and other objective data. It will demonstrate your ability to organize thoughts and express yourself. We are looking for an essay that will help us know you better as a person and as a student. Please write an essay (250 words minimum) on a topic of your choice or on one of the options listed below. 下面六个题目至少选两个 1 Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you. 描述一次对你来说比较重要的经历，可以是任何事情，成功的，失败的，以及让你难以抉择的一些困境，这件事情和经历对你产生了什么样的影响。 2 Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you. 谈论一件个人的，当地的，国家的或者国际的事情或话题，以及它对你的影响。 3 Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that

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Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences in the space below (1000 character maximum).

I like playing football, and last year the football team in our high school accepted me to be a member. After that we had training in field twice a week. One day captain told us we will have a competition with another high school. Therefore I took exercise by myself every day after school.

The day coming, I went to the field early and waiting them for half an hour. According to captain’s instructions, I was a substitute. I thought I will play soon, but with the passage of time, from the end of the time more and more closing. The chance that I could play became more and more small. The time was up, I sited there for an hour.

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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.

解析：

对有的人来说，背景、身份、心情或才能是如此重要。如果没有这些，这个人的申请就不能算是完整。如果你也有同感，请和我们分享你的故事。

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?

解析：

失败是成功之母。讲述你的一次失败的经历，并说明这次失败怎样影响你，你从这次失败中学会了什么。

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Instructions： The essay demonstrates your ability to write clearly and

concisely on a selected topic and helps you distinguish yourself in your own voice. What do you want the readers of your application to know about you apart from courses, grades, and test scores？

Choose the option that best helps you answer that question and write an essay of no more than 650 words, using the prompt to inspire and structure your response. Remember： 650 words is your limit, not your goal. Use the full range if you need it, but don't feel obligated to do so. (The application won't accept a response shorter than 250 words.)

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