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近期至少有六七所常见美国大学公布了2015-16年的Supplement及文书题目。通常情况下，美国大学包括通用申请平台（Common Application）会选在8月1日前后发布新学年的相关要求和文书等。让我们看看这些抢先公布的大学（时间关系，也尊重原意，没有翻译，请自行查阅）。有兴趣的同学，可以尽早准备哦。
Georgetown University
乔治华盛顿大学
该大学是非Common Application学校，也不是Naviance成员，有自己独立的申请系统。2015-16申请平台已经开放，详见：https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/first-year/application/ 面试（必须）申请链接：
https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/first-year/alumni-interview
Georgia Institute of Technology佐治亚理工
Additionally, you will be asked to respond to all prompts below on the Georgia Tech page on your My Colleges tab. The questions will be found in the Questions section - Other Information subsection. Beyond rankings, location, and athletics, why are you interested in attending Georgia Tech? (max 150 words) A Georgia Tech experience and education provides you an unbound future. What will yours be? (max 150 words) Georgia Tech's motto is Progress & Service. In 25 words or less, what is your personal motto?
What We Are Looking For
Essays are evaluated for both content and writing/grammatical skills. So, before submitting your application, you should take the time to edit and review your essay thoroughly. The traits of a strong essay include one that:
Demonstrates authenticity
Brings the student to life on paper
Makes a strong case for admission
Is excellent in topic, style, and grammar
emonstrates thoughtfulness
详情链接：http://admission.gatech.edu/apply/freshman-application/essay
佐治亚理工也是推荐面试的：
http://admission.gatech.edu/apply/freshman/online-interview-non-native-english-speakers
University of Colorado-Boulder科罗拉多大学博德分校
具体要求： https://www.colorado.edu/admissions/undergraduate/sites/default/files/Personal_Essays_
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
密歇根大学安娜堡分校
补充文书如下： Essay #1 (Required for all applicants. Approximately 250 words.) Everyone belongs to many different communities and/or groups defined by (among other things) shared geography, religion, ethnicity, income, cuisine, interest, race, ideology, or intellectual heritage. Choose one of the communities to which you belong, and describe that community and your place within it. Essay #2 (Required for all applicants. 500 words maximum.) FRESHMEN APPLICANTS Describe the unique qualities that attract you to the specific undergraduate College or School (including preferred admission and dual degree programs) to which you are applying at the University of Michigan. How would that curriculum support your interests? Essay #2 (Required for all applicants. 500 words maximum.) TRANSFER APPLICANTS(转学生) Describe the unique qualities that attract you to the specific undergraduate College or School to which you are applying at the University of Michigan. How would that curriculum support your interests?
详情请见： http://admissions.umich.edu/university-michigan-questions
注意：如果你在考虑该校的EA申请，该校以往是特别要求申请者的申请表格、语言、标准化考试成绩以及在校成绩单、推荐信等都必须是11月1日当天收到（不是寄出）。供大家参考！
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill北卡大学教堂山分校
除了Common主文书之外的补充文书： The second essay will be specific to the UNC application. You’ll choose one prompt and respond in an essay of 400-500 words. Here are the questions：
Teen activist and 2014 Nobel Peace prize winner Malala Yousafzai said, “I raise up my voice-not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard”. For whom have you raised your voice?
Students learn both inside and outside the classroom. What would other members of the Carolina community learn from you?
You get one do-over of any moment in your life. What would you do over, and why?
You’ve been invited to give a TEDtalk. What is yours about?
There are 27 amendments to the Constitution of the US. What should be the 28th?
Transfer Applicants 转学生补充文书
The second essay will be unique to the UNC transfer application. You’ll choose one of the following prompts and respond in an essay of 400-500 words：
What bothers you about your world? What could you do to change it?
How do you define wisdom?
You were just invited to speak at the White House. Write your speech.
Why do you do what you do?
UNC Computer Science Professor Frederick P. Brooks discovered what has become known as Brook’s law – “adding more man-power to a late project will make the project later.” Tell us about a counterintuitive or surprising solution to a problem you stumbled upon in your life.
详情见：
http://admissions.unc.edu/admissions-blog/2015/06/01/fall-2016-application-essay-prompts/
University of Virginia
弗吉尼亚大学
1. We are looking for passionate students to join our diverse community of scholars, researchers, and artists. Answer the question that corresponds to the school/program to which you are applying in a half page or roughly 250 words.
College of Arts and Sciences - What work of art, music, science, mathematics, or literature has surprised, unsettled, or challenged you, and in what way?
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences - U.Va. engineers are working to solve problems that affect people around the world, from our long-term water purification project in South Africa to continuing to research more efficient applications of solar power. However, most students start small, by using engineering to make a difference in daily life. If you were given funding for a small engineering project that would make your everyday life better, what would you do?
School of Architecture - Describe an instance or place where you have been inspired by architecture or design.
School of Nursing - Discuss experiences that led you to choose the School of Nursing.
Kinesiology Program - Discuss experiences that led you to choose the kinesiology major.
2. Answer one of the following questions in a half page or roughly 250 words.
What’s your favorite word and why?
We are a community with quirks, both in language and in traditions. Describe one of your quirks and why it is part of who you are.
Student self-governance, which encourages student investment and initiative, is a hallmark of the U.Va. culture. In her fourth year at U.Va., Laura Nelson was inspired to create Flash Seminars, one-time classes which facilitate high-energy discussion about thought-provoking topics outside of traditional coursework. If you created a Flash Seminar, what idea would you explore and why?
U.Va. students paint messages on Beta Bridge when they want to share information with our community. What would you paint on Beta Bridge and why is this your message?
详情见：
http://uvaapplication.blogspot.com/2015/06/2015-2016-first-year-uva-application.html
University of Chicago
芝加哥大学
Question 1 (Required): How does the University of Chicago, as you know it now, satisfy your desire for a particular kind of learning, community, and future? Please address with some specificity your own wishes and how they relate to UChicago. Question 2 (Optional): Share with us a few of your favorite books, poems, authors, films, plays, pieces of music, musicians, performers, paintings, artists, blogs, magazines, or newspapers. Feel free to touch on one, some, or all of the categories listed, or add a category of your own.
Extended Essay Questions:
(Required; Choose one)
Essay Option 1. Orange is the new black, fifty’s the new thirty, comedy is the new rock ‘n’ roll, ____ is the new ____. What’s in, what’s out, and why is it being replaced? —Inspired by Payton Weidenbacher, Class of 2015
Essay Option 2. “I learned to make my mind large, as the universe is large, so that there is room for paradoxes.” –Maxine Hong Kingston. What paradoxes do you live with? —Inspired by Danna Shen, Class of 2019
Essay Option 3. Joan of Arkansas. Queen Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Babe Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Mash up a historical figure with a new time period, environment, location, or occupation, and tell us their story. —Inspired by Drew Donaldson, Class of 2016
Essay Option 4. “Art is either plagiarism or revolution.” –Paul Gauguin. What is your “art”? Is it plagiarism or revolution? —Inspired by Kaitlyn Shen, Class of 2018.
Essay Option 5. Rerhceseras say it’s siltl plisbsoe to raed txet wtih olny the frist and lsat ltteres in palce. This is beaucse the hamun mnid can fnid oderr in dorsdier. Give us your best example of finding order in disorder. (For your reader’s sake, please use full sentences with conventional spelling). —Also inspired by Payton Weidenbacher, Class of 2015. Payton is extra-inspirational this year!
Essay Option 6. In the spirit of adventurous inquiry, pose a question of your own. If your prompt is original and thoughtful, then you should have little trouble writing a great essay. Draw on your best qualities as a writer, thinker, visionary, social critic, sage, citizen of the world, or future citizen of the University of Chicago; take a little risk, and have fun.
Essay Option 7. In the spirit of historically adventurous inquiry, to celebrate the University of Chicago’s 125th anniversary, please feel free to select from any of our past essay questions.
附：Common Application新文书
2015-16 Common Application的新文书题目。以下5个题目任选一个完成，字数250-650。 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.
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