如何在申請中順利推銷自己（下）

慢慢來，盡量擴大你的思考范圍。即使這里有一些明顯的問題(姓名、電子郵件地址等)，也要填寫所有的信息。記住，你是在向從未見過你的人展示你自己。我們開始吧…

高三的庫存：

– Name:名字

– Email address:郵箱地址

– You are a US citizen or permanent resident. Yes _____ No _____你是美國公民或永久居民。是的_____不_____

– First language: ____________第一語言:_______

– What other languages, if any, do you speak fluently? ____________你能流利地說其他語言嗎?_______

– What is your high school’s track record for sending its graduates to the Ivies and other elite colleges? Can you cite some specific outcomes from recent graduating classes? ____________你高中送畢業生去常春藤盟校和其他名校的記錄如何?你能舉出一些最近畢業班的具體成果嗎?_______

– Does your school’s college counselor have a lot of experience with elite college admissions? Do you have a good relationship with your counselor? His/her recommendation will be crucial. Will your rec from him/her be top notch? ____________你們學校的大學輔導員是否有很多優秀大學招生的經驗?你和你的輔導員關系好嗎?他/她的推薦是至關重要的。他/她給你的簡歷是一流的嗎?_______

The following “hodge-podge” questions will help us get to know you a bit better. Don’t obsess over your answers. Write what first comes to mind, and don’t worry about grammar, spelling or sentence structure.? Have fun with these.下面這些“大雜燴”問題可以幫助我們更好地了解你。不要糾結于你的答案。首先想到什么就寫什么，不要擔心語法、拼寫或句子結構。玩得開心。

– What single achievement are you most proud of? (It could be something “public” like being a student-government officer or something far more personal, like teaching yourself how to do a back dive or learning to get along with a stepparent.) ____________你最自豪的一個成就是什么?(這可能是像學生政府官員那樣的“公開”行為，也可能是更個人化的行為，比如教自己如何跳水，或者學習如何與繼父或繼母相處。

– What’s the most difficult thing you’ve had to do in your life? ____________你一生中遇到的最困難的事情是什么?_______

– What do you do better than almost anyone else? (Again, it could be a highly visible achievement like leading the basketball team in scoring, or perhaps you’re the only one in your family who can get your little brother to eat broccoli.) ____________你比別人做得更好的是什么?(再一次，這可能是一個非常明顯的成就，比如帶領籃球隊得分，或者你是家里唯一一個能讓弟弟吃西蘭花的人。）

– What’s the nicest thing you’ve ever done for anyone? (Name a few, if several come to mind.) ____________你為別人做過的最美好的事是什么?(等等,如果幾個。)_______

– What do you think your teachers say about you when you’re not around? ____________當你不在身邊的時候，你認為你的老師會怎么評價你?_______

– What do you think your friends say about you when you’re not around? ____________當你不在身邊的時候，你認為你的朋友會怎么評價你?_______

– What do you worry about most (besides college admissions)? ____________你最擔心的是什么(除了大學招生)?_______

– What really makes you laugh? ____________什么讓你笑?_______

– What’s your all-time favorite book and why? ____________你最喜歡的書是什么?為什么?_______

– What are your favorite foods? What foods do you avoid (or even spit out)? ____________你最喜歡的食物是什么?你會避免哪些食物(甚至是吐出來的)?_______

– Where do you think you will be and what will you be doing 10 years from now? ____________你認為你會在哪里，10年后你會做什么?_______

– If you could do one thing over in your life, what would it be and why? ____________如果你能在生活中做一件事，你會做什么，為什么?_______

– If a highly-selective college had to pick between you and one other applicant, why should they pick you? (Elaborate on this one a bit. Don’t make it too short. Be both serious and funny, if you can. Feel free to make a list of five or 10 reasons why they should take you and not the other candidate.) ____________如果一所非常挑剔的大學不得不在你和另一個申請人之間進行選擇，他們為什么要選擇你呢?(請詳細說明一下這個問題。不要寫得太短。如果可以的話，既嚴肅又有趣。你可以列出5到10個理由，說明為什么他們應該選擇你而不是另一個候選人

為了你的申請短文和表格深挖你自己

如果你花時間仔細深入地回答所有這些問題，你就會有一個堅實的材料庫，可以在你的應用程序中使用，特別是那些有時具有挑戰性的普通應用程序補充文章和簡短的回答。正如我上面提到的，老年人經常忽略他們生活中重要而有趣的方面。這些問題旨在挖掘出值得注意的事件、意見、選擇和行動，其中一些可能會引起招生委員會的注意。

再次強調:你的申請目標是告訴那些招生委員會你是誰，你是怎么想的。這個清單可以幫助你做到這一點。另外，作為額外的獎勵，如果你在大學期間遇到這些問題，你在這份問卷上收集的信息對入學面試是很有幫助的。

那么，你還在等什么?停止發短信，開始思考!