哈佛妈高老师 2016-11-18 15:02:29

2016-17 UC 加州大学申请短文

今年申请加州大学体系(UC)的同学,比以往都忙。UC短文由原来的两篇(一长一短)变为了四篇。以前,长文章还可以借用 Common App 的main短文,UC也就剩下一篇小短文。而今年,学生们要写四篇少于350字的短文,这四篇短文的题目必须从八个题目中去选择。
UC这样的安排,本意是给学生更大的空间以挑选适合自己的题目去展示自己。但对学生来讲,要决定这四篇短文的题目还真要费一番劲儿。有些同学说,UC的essays比common app的还难搞定。例如,我们一位学生的一段经历可以适合八个题目中的两个不同的题目,怎样选呢?最后的决定则需要全盘考虑 --怎样才能更充分,更全面地让学校了解申请学生。当然,这个挑选过程有很多的因素需要考虑。
经过长时间的努力,学生们在我们的引导下,启发下,选题,选内容,确定文章结构,文章语调。。。 短文书写的艰巨任务终于接近尾声,他们经历了多少个"burn the midnight oil", 挑灯夜战,书写,修改,再书写,再修改,一版,二版,三版,四版,五版。。。同学说的很真实“What a suffering process! But it is a peorid of time that I grew fastest in my high school years.” (如此磨难的过程, 但这也是我高中期间成长最快的一段时间).
UC 八个短文题目
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.
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.
3. What would you say is your greatest talent or skill? How have you developed and demonstrated that talent over time?
4. Describe how you have taken advantage of a significant educational opportunity or worked to overcome an educational barrier you have faced.
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?
6. Describe your favorite academic subject and explain how it has influenced you.
7. What have you done to make your school or your community a better place?
8. What is the one thing that you think sets you apart from other candidates applying to the University of California?