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  Hello!同学们,想要通过这篇文章,来为大家解析——课外活动在美国大学录取过程中的作用以及问题和误解。

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  Sample Topic: The Role of Extracurricular Activities in the U.S. Collegiate Admissions Process: Questions and Misperceptions

  【示例主题:课外活动在美国大学录取过程中的作用:问题和误解】

  Common Misperceptions:

  常见的误解:

  Misconception #1. That schools are looking for “all-star” candidates who have strong academic achievement in all areas (supported by participation in academic competitions such as the American Mathematics Competitions, U.S. Academic Decathlon, Chinese competitions in STEM, the arts, and so on); leadership roles; athletic achievement; community service involvement; participation in diverse summer programs; and some sort of preprofessional or mentorship experience.

  【误解#1.学校正在寻找在所有领域都具有出色学业成就的“全明星”候选人(得到美国数学竞赛,美国十项全能,中国STEM竞赛,艺术竞赛等学术竞赛的支持);领导角色;运动成绩;社区服务参与;参加各种暑期课程;以及某种专业或指导经验。】

  问题1

  Question #1: These are all obviously positive factors in the admissions process. So, what is the problem with a student having this kind of extracurricular profile?

  【问题#1:这些显然都是录取过程中的积极因素。那么,具有这种课外情况的学生身上存在什么问题呢?】

  解答

  Answer: The student’s profile is too scattered to develop a focused, memorable image that will differentiate him or her from the competition in the eyes of the Admissions Officers. Also, all of these activities are fairly typical - they won’t help him or her stand out from the competition, many of whom will have similar experiences and achievements.

  【答:学生的个人资料过于分散,无法在招生官眼中形成专注的、印象深刻的能使他/她与其他竞争者区分开来的印象。此外,所有这些活动都是相当典型的-它们不会帮助他或她通过比赛而脱颖而出,因为许多人都会获得类似的经历和成就。】

  问题2

  Question #2: Okay, so what is our strategy for creating a more effective extracurricular profile?

  【问题2:好的,我们创建更有效的课外个人资料的策略是什么?】

  Case study #1: Siyiang

  【案例研究1:Siyiang】

  Student profile:

  【学生轮廓:】

  Education: Attended a strong international school located in his second-tier hometown from middle school onward

  【教育背景:从中学开始就读于二线故乡的一所强大的国际学校】

  Scores: GPA: 94/100, SAT 1470 (97th percentile: 770 Math, 700 EBR; essay 7/6/7)

  【成绩:GPA:94/100,SAT 1470(97%:770数学,700 EBR; 论文7/6/7)】

  Strengths: Physics and math (has placed in the Top 1% to 5% in several prestigious international mathematical competitions, including the American Mathematics Competition series)

  【优势:物理和数学(在一些著名的国际数学竞赛中,包括“美国数学竞赛”系列中,排名前1%至5%】

  Weakest subject: Chinese language and history!

  【最弱的科目:语文和历史!】

  Primary extracurricular interest: Environmental science and conservation

  【课外活动的主要兴趣:环境科学与保护】

  Clubs: Environmental Conservation (“Green” Club) Treasurer / Badminton Team

  【俱乐部:环境保护(“绿色”俱乐部)会计 / 羽毛球队】

  Challenge: These activities are too typical. We need to do something to help distinguish Siyiang from other top students with similar credentials.

  【挑战:这些活动太典型了。我们需要做一些事情以帮助将Siyiang与其他具有相似证书的顶尖学生区分开。】

  Consulting team’s recommendation: Develop special project that combines mathematical and environmental interests and shows leadership potential as well

  【咨询小组的建议:开发结合数学和环境利益并展现领导潜能的特殊项目】

  具体步骤

  1. Brainstorming

  【头脑风暴】

  We helped Siyiang to consider some possible projects. During our  casual conversation, he mentioned that he had recently visited a wildlife sanctuary near his home and had been surprised to see how few visitors there were there. This gave us the “seed” of our project proposal.

  【我们帮助Siyiang考虑了一些可能的项目。在我们的非正式交谈中,他提到他最近参观了家附近的野生动物保护区,并惊讶地发现那里的游客很少。这给了我们项目建议的“种子”。】

  2. Identifying the problem: Survey

  【区分问题:调查】

  With the help of our team, Siyiang designed a three-question survey requesting park visitors to give some feedback about their experience there. Along with two friends from school, he collected responses from about 200 visitors over a three-month period. In addition to monitoring the number of visitors that the park recorded each weekend, Siyiang and his classmates tracked the average length of each visit.

  【在我们团队的帮助下,Siyiang设计了一个包含三个问题的调查,要求公园游客就他们在当地的经历提供一些反馈。在三个月的时间里,他与两个学校里的朋友一起,收集了大约200名游客的反馈。除了监控每个周末公园所记录的游客人数之外,Siyiang和他的同学还跟踪了每次游览的平均时间。】

  3. Analysis and conclusions

  【分析与结论】

  Siyiang performed some basic statistical analyses and carefully reviewed the responses of the visitors he had surveyed. He detected two important trends: First, that park visitors stayed for a much shorter time than he had expected, and second, that they were older than average for his hometown.

  【Siyiang进行了一些基本的统计分析,并仔细审查了他所调查访客的回答。他发现了两个重要趋势:首先,公园游客的停留时间比他预期的要短得多,其次,他们比他家乡的人的平均年龄要大。】

  4. Suggestions for Park Management

  【公园管理建议】

  Siyiang and his team recommended that park management A) have more special activities, such as outdoor games and guest lectures, that would appeal to different demographics and help the park seem more dynamic, and B) come up with some activities or areas specialized for children’s entertainment. In fact, Siyiang’s teammate even designed an interactive activity to help children keep track of which animals and plants they saw during their time at the park.

  【Siyiang和他的团队建议公园管理人员A)开展更多特殊活动,例如户外游戏和客人讲座,这些活动可以吸引不同的人群,并帮助公园看起来更具活力;B)提供一些专门针对儿童娱乐的活动或场地。实际上,Siyiang的队友甚至设计了一个互动活动,以帮助孩子们跟踪他们在公园里看到的动植物.】

  5. Documentation

  【文献资料】

  Siyiang obtained a supplementary letter of recommendation from the assistant manager of the park, who praised his ingenuity, organizational abilities, and social responsibility.

  【思扬获得了公园助理经理的补充推荐信,他赞扬了他的独创性,组织能力和社会责任感。】

  6. Change of Major

  【专业变更】

  This experience actually had a longer-term impact on Siyiang, who decided to apply to university as a prospective sociology major rather than an environmental science major.

  【实际上,这个经历对Siyiang产生了长远的影响,使得Siyiang决定申请大学里的前瞻性社会学专业而不是环境科学专业。】

  理想的课外活动核心点

  Ideal extracurricular activities must be:

  A) Original (non-replicable; no other student will have this same project*)

  B) Believable (achievable using the student’s own intellectual, temporal, financial, and educational resources)

  C) Synthetic (demonstrate achievement and ability in multiple areas so as to connect some of the strong facets of the student’s application)

  D) Ideally, give the student a wonderful topic to write about for at least one of his or her application essays!

  A)原创(不可复制;其他任何学生都不会拥有同一项目*)

  B)可信(可以使用学生自己的智力,时间,财力和教育资源实现)

  C)综合(展示多个领域的成就和能力,以便将学生申请的某些重要方面联系起来)

  D)理想情况下,给学生一个精彩的话题,为至少一篇他/她的申请论文写一篇!

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