编辑_周晓琪 赵冰燃 供图_啄木鸟教育集团 设计_ 孙星

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杜克大学前高级招生官给中国学生的15条文书建议Advice from an Admissions Officer on how to write essays for American university applications

编辑_周晓琪 赵冰燃 供图_啄木鸟教育集团 设计_ 孙星

Willie Dixon毕业于杜克大学，并取得经济学学士、法学博士学位，曾任学校高级招生官，拥有十余年招生经验，目前加入啄木鸟教育集团任高级教育顾问，首次与中国学生书信分享申请经验。

同学们：

你们好！我知道你们其中一些人刚刚完成赴港的SATI考试。恭喜！经过几个月的刻苦学习，你们终于可以松一口气，放松一下了。

Hello Students,

My name is Will Dixon.I am aware that some of you recently sat for the SAT I exam in Hong Kong. Congratulations!! After weeks of careful study you can now relax for a moment and know that you have given your best.

那么，下一步你应该做什么？很多人已经开始辛勤地准备大学申请了。下一步最重要的是要完成你的申请文，因为这部分需要大量的思考，反省和时间。下面是对完成申请文书的15项建议。

Now - what is your next step? Many of you are diligently working on your university applications. The most important next step is to complete your essays as this aspect of the application requires a great deal of thought, reflection and time so here are some guidelines for completing your essays broken in fifteen steps:

1. 整理所有要申请的大学，列出每所大学的申请文书题目要求，标注出相似性。最重要的是在潜意识里理解问题，这样就可以一直头脑风暴，随身携带纸和笔，因为你从来不知道何时会有好的想法。

1.Gather together all of your applications and make a list of the essays required by each. Note any similarities. The most important thing is to get the questions into your subconscious mind so that you will be brainstorming all the time. Always keep a paper and pencil handy—you never know when a good idea will hit you.

2. 研究和理解写作的主题—你自己，才能思考如何写作。如果你仅仅是坐下来写，没有对主题进行深思熟虑，那么你很有可能遇到写作障碍，文思枯竭。为了最大程度地了解自己，你需要反思，并且把它写出来。

2. Before you even think about writing, you need to research and understand the subject matter, which is you! If you try to sit down and write without doing the necessary research, you will probably have a solid case of writer’s block. In order to maximize what you think you know, you need to reflect awhile, and then write it out.

3. 自我评估。你看到多少个版本，是否有什么特别的主题？确定你的兴趣，才能以及动机，需要一定的时间，不一定要一次完成。例如：你有想帮助需要帮助的人的意愿吗？有投身于公共服务的渴望吗？……