美國本科申請,，如何填寫活動列表？

Common App中有一項重要的活動列表,，雖字?jǐn)?shù)不多,，但卻是高中生活中必不可少的組成部分，寫得好的活動列表能直接戳中招生官的心巴,，今天我們就來看看如何填寫活動列表,。

如何選擇填寫的活動,？

首先，對申請者來說最重要,、與申請的專業(yè)最相關(guān),、影響力最大、給招生人員印象最深刻的活動應(yīng)該放在第一個,，然后按照重要性依次列出剩余的課外活動——那些你最喜歡的,、能充分體現(xiàn)你的能力和價值觀的活動應(yīng)該放在前面，而那些影響較小但仍然值得注意的活動應(yīng)該放在最后,。

因為招生官花在每一份申請上的時間不會太多,，所以一上來就吸引住招生官的目光很重要，第一眼給人留下深刻的印象,，他們才更有可能仔細(xì)地看下去,。

除此以外，將能串聯(lián)起來的活動集中在一起也是個好主意,，這能讓大學(xué)知道你最感興趣的事情,。你可以逐個列出與體育相關(guān)的課外活動，或者將各種 STEM 活動組合在一起,，比如：

High school basketball team member

Youth basketball team coach

Organized local basketball tournament for kids with special needs

Interned with local professional basketball team’s analytics department

那么,，該選擇哪些活動呢?對于每一項你做過的活動，你可以根據(jù)以下幾個問題,，來判斷它是否有被寫進(jìn)申請的價值~

1,、該活動是否展示了你的興趣和技能？

2,、該活動是否展現(xiàn)出了你的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力,？

3,、 該活動是否獨特且有影響力？

4,、該活動對你的意向大學(xué)有吸引力嗎,？

怎么填寫活動列表？

確定了值得寫的活動之后,，就要動手開始描述這些活動啦!

填寫角色和組織名稱

需要填寫的內(nèi)容如下圖：

從下拉菜單中選擇活動類型后,，應(yīng)在相應(yīng)的框中輸入他們的角色和組織名稱。例如,，角色寫“President”,，然后組織寫“Student Council”。

填寫詳情

因為有150個字符的上限,，所以在描述詳情時不要重復(fù)其他輸入框里已經(jīng)填寫的內(nèi)容，比如,，不要寫“As president of the student body, I was responsible for…”,，而應(yīng)直接寫“Responsible for meeting agendas, liaising with administration, and implementing school initiatives, such as free textbooks for low-income families.”。

關(guān)注可量化且重大的影響

許多人沒能有效表現(xiàn)出活動的價值,，因為他們寫自己的貢獻(xiàn)不夠具體,，描述詳情時最好加入直觀的數(shù)字和結(jié)果。例如,，不要籠統(tǒng)地寫“Organized food can drive for local families”,，而應(yīng)該具體地寫“Collected over 10.000 cans and provided Thanksgiving meals for 500 families in greater Cleveland”。

無需使用完整的句子

因為字?jǐn)?shù)上限很少,，所以不需要寫完整的句子,。與其寫“At the hospital, I transported patients with physical disabilities on wheelchairs…”，不如寫“Transported patients on wheelchairs, provided meals and blankets, assembled gift baskets, and attended grand rounds”,。這樣,，在有限的字?jǐn)?shù)內(nèi)，你能加入更多實際的細(xì)節(jié),。

使用現(xiàn)在時描?述當(dāng)前活動

如果你還在做一個活動的話,，那么使用現(xiàn)在時進(jìn)行描述。例如,，“I tutored seventh graders in science”是描述已經(jīng)結(jié)束了的活動,，而“I help seventh graders master challenging science concepts”則描述仍在進(jìn)行的活動。

最后,，我們來看一個切實可行的活動列表：

Intern

Google Virtual Reality (VR)

Coded VR environments for various software prototypes, some of which were featured at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show.

Founder and President

Code for Community

Organize coding camps for middle and high schoolers from inner-city Chicago whose schools do not offer computer science classes.

President

Coding Club

Major projects include developing software for school to track student　grades, assignments, and parent communications.

Assistant Instructor

Tae Kwon Do

Train 5- to 6-year-old martial arts students to develop proper technique and instill confidence.

Writing Peer Counselor

The Hamilton School

Supported high school students with all forms of writing, including in-class assignments, AP exam essays, and school newspaper articles.

Math Tutor

The Hamilton School

Support struggling middle and high school students with Algebra 1 and 2. Geometry, Precalculus, and Calculus.

President

Cru Club

Host monthly speaking events with athletes, principals, etc. for 80 students from all over Chicago to help them discover aspects of their purpose.

Customer Service Representative

Elegant Cleaners

Greeted customers, processed orders and payments, and returned clothing items.

Waitress

Blue Ribbon Diner

Took customer orders, served food and drinks, and processed payments.