新！美國(guó)西北大學(xué)不再要求CA文書

2024fall美國(guó)本科申請(qǐng)的同學(xué)注意啦,！美國(guó)西北大學(xué)不再要求CA(Common/Coalition Application)文書,，取而代之的是希望申請(qǐng)者選答更符合學(xué)校觀念與價(jià)值的獨(dú)立文書題目，這或許將成為新趨勢(shì)!

一、美國(guó)西北大學(xué)不再要求CA文書

學(xué)校這么設(shè)計(jì)這些寫作補(bǔ)充材料是為了幫助我們了解您在高中期間的經(jīng)歷,，并想象您可能成為什么樣的西北學(xué)生,。

設(shè)立的獨(dú)立文書題目對(duì)建設(shè)西北大學(xué) 2028 屆畢業(yè)生來(lái)說(shuō)是很重要的，但申請(qǐng)者可以重新調(diào)整您為其他申請(qǐng)編寫的文章,，包括共同/聯(lián)盟申請(qǐng)個(gè)人論文,，即Common/Coalition Application文書將不再成為必須。

申請(qǐng)文書中很重要的補(bǔ)充問(wèn)題中可能未涵蓋一些信息或品質(zhì),。為此,，學(xué)校歡迎(但絕不是必須)在通用申請(qǐng)中提交個(gè)人陳述或附加信息。

二、美國(guó)西北大學(xué)獨(dú)立文書題目

1,、必答題(300詞以內(nèi))：

We want to be sure we’re considering your application in the context of your personal experiences: What aspects of your background, your identity, or your school, community, and/or household settings have most shaped how you see yourself engaging in Northwestern’s community, be it academically, extracurricularly, culturally, politically, socially, or otherwise?

為確保我們?cè)诳紤]您的申請(qǐng)時(shí)能夠充分考慮您個(gè)人的經(jīng)歷背景,，請(qǐng)問(wèn)您背景、身份,、學(xué)校,、社區(qū)或家庭環(huán)境的哪些方面對(duì)您加入西北大學(xué)的想法產(chǎn)生了深遠(yuǎn)影響?無(wú)論是在學(xué)術(shù)、課外活動(dòng),、文化,、政治,、社交等方面。

2,、選答題(選擇至少一道,，不超過(guò)兩道，200詞以內(nèi))：

Painting “The Rock” is a tradition at Northwestern that invites all forms of expression—students promote campus events or extracurricular groups, support social or activist causes, show their Wildcat spirit (what we call “Purple Pride”), celebrate their culture, and more. What would you paint on The Rock, and why?

畫“巖石”是西北大學(xué)的一項(xiàng)傳統(tǒng),，歡迎各類形式的表達(dá)?？梢允菍W(xué)生宣傳校園活動(dòng)或課外團(tuán)體,，支持社會(huì)或活動(dòng)事業(yè)，展示他們的“野貓精神”(我們稱之為“紫色驕傲”),，慶祝他們的文化以及更多,。請(qǐng)問(wèn)你會(huì)在巖石上畫什么，為什么?

Northwestern fosters a distinctively interdisciplinary culture. We believe discovery and innovation thrive at the intersection of diverse ideas, perspectives, and academic interests. Within this setting, if you could dream up an undergraduate class, research project, or creative effort (a start-up, a design prototype, a performance, etc.), what would it be? Who might be some ideal classmates or collaborators?

西北大學(xué)培育了獨(dú)特的跨學(xué)科文化,。我們相信,，發(fā)現(xiàn)和創(chuàng)新在不同想法、觀點(diǎn)和學(xué)術(shù)興趣的交匯處蓬勃發(fā)展,。在這種背景下,，你希望參與怎樣的一個(gè)本科課程、研究項(xiàng)目或創(chuàng)造性工作(初創(chuàng)企業(yè),、設(shè)計(jì)原型,、表演等)?希望與誰(shuí)一起合作?

Community and belonging matter at Northwestern. Tell us about one or more communities, networks, or student groups you see yourself connecting with on campus.

在西北大學(xué)，社區(qū)和歸屬感非常重要,。請(qǐng)告訴我們您認(rèn)為自己將會(huì)在校園內(nèi)加入的一個(gè)或多個(gè)社區(qū),、網(wǎng)絡(luò)或?qū)W生團(tuán)體。

Northwestern’s location is special: on the shore of Lake Michigan, steps from downtown Evanston, just a few miles from Chicago. What aspects of our location are most compelling to you, and why?

西北大學(xué)地理位置優(yōu)越,，位于密歇根湖畔,，距離埃文斯頓市中心非常近，距離芝加哥僅幾英里,。我們地理位置的哪些方面最吸引您,，為什么?

Northwestern is a place where people with diverse backgrounds from all over the world can study, live, and talk with one another. This range of experiences and viewpoints immeasurably enriches learning. How might your individual background contribute to this diversity of perspectives in Northwestern’s classrooms and around our campus?

西北大學(xué)讓世界各地不同背景的人們匯聚一起，相互學(xué)習(xí),、生活和交談,，經(jīng)驗(yàn)和觀點(diǎn)的碰撞極大地幫助學(xué)習(xí)。請(qǐng)問(wèn)您的個(gè)人背景可以如何為西北大學(xué)的觀點(diǎn)多樣性做出貢獻(xiàn)?