美国本科留学申请Essay写作详解及范文模板

2017-06-21 作者： 178阅读

在申请美国时，申请材料中需要写essay，对于第一次接触留学的学生来说是比较无头绪的，留学文书并不是一篇简单的文章，它是能表现你的自传体小说，那么essay的写作步骤和常见的题目是怎么样的呢?了解完这些后再看范文例子。

第一步：prewrite

这一步手写或者电脑打印都可以，写的没有调理也不要紧，只能罗列词句，不能形成段落也可以，但是，速度一定要快，内容一定要广，重要的是为接下来时间内要有充足的材料去挑选，找出与众不同之处，加以剖析。

第二步：drafts

每个学校的essay都有不同的topic和字数限制，不要企图用万金油去对付所有的学校，各个学校的东西有共性，但是差异化的东西更多，所以，个人认为，申请6 8所学校的同学，应该要有2篇不同方面的main essay，并且在投稿时需要一定的修改。而draft就是要从prewrite中筛选你不同的但是优秀的性格方面，有侧重学术的，有侧重社会活动的，有的可能仅仅是一个小故事，然后，形成一篇文章。

第三步：revise and format

检查字数，一定要复合要求，接近规定字数，不要超过。检查语法，拼写，用词不当的地方，要小心不要使用自己翻译的词，比如性价比这个词我们耳熟能详，但美国人表达这个意思一般用cost fective。格式上，美国大学写作一般用 8.5x11 inch的信纸，用time new roman字体，12号字，双倍行间距，首行缩进，作对齐，题目中置等一系列的小规则，提交纸质版的同学要注意啊。

二、美国本科essay常见的五个题目

1、Evaluate a significant experience, achievement , risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you 对你的重大经历、成就、风险，或对你有重大影响的道德困境以及它对你的影响进行描述。

2、Discuss some issue of personal , local, national , or international concern and its importance to you.在美国大学本科申请essay中讨论一下对你有重大影响的个人的或当地的或国家的甚至是国际性的问题。

3、Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you , and describe that influence.在申请essay中描述一位对你有重大影响的人物，如何影响你!

4、Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work (as in art, music, science, ect) that has had an influence on you, and explain that influence.描述对你有重大影响的一名虚构人物、历史人物或一件创作型作品(可以是艺术、音乐、科学等作品)以及描述它对你造成的影响。

5、A range of academic interests, personal perspectives, and life experiences adds much to the educational mix. Given your personal background , describe an experience that illustrates what you would bring to the diversity in a college community , or an encounter that demonstrated the importance of diversity to you. 在你的个人教育背景之下，描述你的一个个人经历，这个经历能展现你个人与众不同的特质，可以是你的学习兴趣、个人观点、人生经历等。

三、哈佛大学的Essay范文

Failure Leads to Success

Discuss a significant quote you live by.

I''ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I''ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I''ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I''ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. Michael Jordan

It didn t register in my mind that we were going to be living in Egypt until we were halfway across the Atlantic. I knew that the experience in Cairo would be a memorable one. What I didn t know was that I was going to come back home three years later, after enduring many tests and enjoying some successes.

My first test came when I realized my Arabic communication skills were more text-book than conversational. I knew this would be a major hindrance in school and that I had to overcome this shortcoming if I was to be well-integrated. I decided to speak with common Egyptian folk whenever the chance arose, even if that meant I might commit numerous verbal faux pas. By making mistake after mistake, I grew to learn that the slightest change in the way one pronounces a letter can sway the meaning of a word. This ushered the way for me to learn more about Egyptian culture and to learn about what is considered taboo. After reading tens of modern Egyptian books in colloquial Arabic, studying the specifics of Arabic grammar, and conversing with hundreds of Egyptians, I am comfortable saying that I improved my communication skills tremendously.

Studying at an international school also meant traveling internationally to compete in athletics. The long awaited roster for the Junior Varsity team had just been posted and my name sat alone at the bottom of the list at the position of team manager. It was not what I signed up for; I was greatly disappointed. I put my emotions aside and went to our first practice that afternoon. I believed that the coach made a mistake but I did not complain or do a mediocre job. I knew the only way to prove my self on the court was to practice perfectly. I lived by the quote my brother used to always tell me, Practice doesn t make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect. After each and every practice I would spend additional hours on the court working on my weaknesses and sharpening my skills while simultaneously managing my heavy course load. I developed my ball handling skills and foot work and perfected the form on my jump shot. I maintained my intense training regimen and started playing Varsity in 9th grade at my school in Virginia. I am now the Captain, leading scorer, and record-holder for the most 3-pointers ever made in a single season during my junior year. Being appointed as team manager with a minimal role was my motivation for success.

My experiences have driven me to believe that failure is a part of the process of succeeding. The way one accepts or deals with a loss or a failure will ultimately decide your fate. In the path to success there will be obstacles and roadblocks. If you come across them you must not turn back and submit; instead, you should work around the obstacles and overcome the roadblocks. By doing so, you get one step closer to success. I ve failed over and over and over again in my life. That is why I will succeed at Harvard College.

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