2016年美国大学商学院申请文书Essay题目汇总
| 排名 | 学校 | 中文校名 |
| #1 | Stanford University | 斯坦福大学商学院 |
| #2 | Harvard University | 哈佛大学商学院 |
| #3 | University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) | 宾夕法尼亚大学沃顿商学院 |
| #4 | University of Chicago (Booth) | 芝加哥大学布斯商学院 |
| #5 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan) | 麻省理工学院斯隆管理学院 |
| #6 | Northwestern University (Kellogg) | 西北大学凯洛格管理学院 |
| #7 | University of California—Berkeley (Haas) | 加州大学伯克利分校哈斯商学院 |
| #8 | Columbia University | 哥伦比亚大学商学院 |
| #9 | Dartmouth College (Tuck) | 达特茅斯学院塔克商学院 |
| #10 | University of Virginia (Darden) | 弗吉尼亚大学达顿商学院 |
| #11Tie | New York University (Stern) | 纽约大学斯特恩商学院 |
| #11Tie | University of Michigan—Ann Arbor (Ross) | 密歇根大学安娜堡分校罗斯商学院 |
| #13Tie | Duke University (Fuqua) | 杜克大学福库商学院 |
| #13Tie | Yale University | 耶鲁大学管理学院 |
| #15 | University of California—Los Angeles (Anderson) | 加州大学洛杉矶分校安德森管理学院 |
| #16 | Cornell University (Johnson) | 康奈尔大学约翰逊管理学研究生院 |
| #17 | University of Texas—Austin (McCombs) | 德州大学奥斯丁麦库姆斯商学院 |
| #18 | University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler) | 北卡教堂山分校克南-弗拉格勒商学院 |
| #19 | Washington University in St. Louis (Olin) | 圣路易斯华盛顿大学商学院 |
| #20 | Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) | 卡内基梅隆大学泰珀商学院 |
| #21Tie | Emory University (Goizueta) | 埃默里大学古兹维塔商学院 |
| #21Tie | Indiana University—Bloomington (Kelley) | 印第安纳大学伯明顿分校商学院 |
| #23 | University of Washington (Foster) | 华盛顿大学福斯特商学院 |
| #24 | Georgetown University (McDonough) | 乔治城大学麦克多诺商学院 |
Essay提交前检查事项
在提交Essay之前，如果再最后检查一次的话，建议可以再一条条地对照下面的这些check items，看看Essay的细节是否过关。
- 是否都是用的positive的语言，而不是negative和自我否定的语言?
- 每段和每段间的连接，是否有紧密的链接句?连接是否自然?
这里面提到的连接句，可以是一个词，比如：later, further more, additionally, or moreover; 也可以是一个句子，或者干脆就是承上启下的一段话。先在这一段的前半段总结下上段的主要内容，再在这一段的下半段引出下面要讲的主要内容。
- 句式是否太过单调?
检查下相邻句子的句式。不要把太多相同句式的sentences放在一起。那样会很boring。
- 每个word都能被看懂吗?每个句子都非常的明确吗?
你写Essay的目的是为了传达你的思想和idea，绝对不是要通过什么动人的词藻去impress adcom的reviewers。如果你觉得你的“高级的词汇”可能会引起误会，影响你的交流沟通及准备传达思想，那么就一定要考虑换一个更加明确的方法来表述。
- 是否每个缩写都得到了解释?
在Essay中出现的那些缩写，需要确保每个都得到了有效的解释。不要assume那些Reviewers能不需要你的解释就能懂你：)
- 文章是否够简洁?
很多人都说，简洁真的很难做到。现在给大家举个例子。大家比较下:
- During my sophomore and junior years, there was significant development of my maturity and markedly improved self-discipline towards school work.
- During my sophomore and junior years, I matured and my self-discipline improved tremendously.
a和b的意思一样，明显的a的字数要多一些。每个句子都应该做这样的检查。看看是否做到了最简洁!下面的7，8，9条其实是帮助大家能够更好的做到这一点。
- 你是否做到了Make every word count?
不要再文章中多次重复一个内容，或者同样品质的你。要尽可能多的展现不同的你。
- 你的Essay中是否出现了很多不确定的词?
文章中应避免一些不确定的词语，如rather, quite, somewhat, probably, possibly, 等等. 删除那些不必要的不确定的词汇。这样，Adcom的人就更相信你说的内容，相信你很sure你自己是个qualified candidate.
- 是否出现了太多的被动态?
比较下面的两种说法：
The application was sent by the student. (Passive voice)
The student sent the application. (Active voice)
两种表达方式虽然传达了同样的信息。但是第一种说法，更简单明确和直接。所以要check下你的essay，尽量避免过多的被动时态。
- 语法，标点，时态等是否都正确了呢?
最后这一点，也是最basic的点。但是确是细节无数!
一篇并不华丽的留学文书essay，却收获11所offer
这位学霸名叫Cesar Arevalo，来自加州的某高中，今年的Offer季一共收到了11所学校的offer，包括6所藤校、4所加州大学分校还有MIT和斯坦福，简直是收offer收到手软。。
小哥是5岁的时候移民到美国的，刚来的时候父亲只能在一间仓库工作，母亲也只是在一间衬衣工厂上夜班，但是父母努力接受教育来改变生活的精神对小哥的影响很大，也坚定了他求学的信念，在小哥的申请过程中，他写的以“知识改变命运”为主题的essay也深深地打动了招生官们。
一起来看看他的essay正文：
As an emigrant from the small and violence-ridden Central American nation of El Salvador, I’ve been raised with the expectation of succeeding in a land of opportunity. While growing up in the outskirts of Downtown LA in the neighborhood of Boyle Heights, I learned that the only way to escape my condition was to receive an education. The examples set forth by my family laid the foundation for my love of learning and motivated me to pursue a higher education; through my pursuit of a better life I discovered a kindling passion for math and science that has driven me to seek a career as an engineer.
My parents sacrificed their time and energy to provide educational opportunities for me. When I arrived in the United States at the age of five, my father worked at a 99 cent store warehouse and my mother worked the graveyard shift at a shirt factory. Eventually, in search of a career, they began taking classes at a community college. It is my parents and their struggles that showed me the value of an education. My brother and sister have similarly followed this path of learning by excelling in school and gaining acceptance into a top-tier university. My parents’ focus on education motivated us to do well in school because they knew it was the only way that we could create our own path toward a better life. Thus, I set out on my path to a better life.
Confronting challenges head-on has been my signature attitude since I entered the American school system. Despite not being a native English speaker, I won third place in a school-wide spelling bee in kindergarten and realized that my status as an immigrant did not mean I was any less capable of competing with those around me. I craved for a chance to challenge myself. This desire burned inside of me throughout my elementary school years - I competed in another spelling bee and made it to the local district level, I led a group of my peers in a district wide math competition where we took home three medals, and gained acceptance to a two- week residential summer science camp at the University of Southern California.
Throughout my middle school years, I found that I was not challenged enough in school; upon realizing this, I sought a way to fulfill that desire that had been so dominant just a few years prior. Soon I found myself taking a 20- minute bus ride to attend a local community college course on Intermediate Algebra. The thought of having to wait for a bus didn’t bother me because I enjoyed going to class everyday, I enjoyed the idea of being on my own, and, most importantly, I enjoyed taking the initiative to seek out challenges.
My tendency to challenge myself academically grew during high school as I tackled higher level science classes. After completing two years of chemistry, I realized it was time to tackle and master physics. I petitioned for the creation of an AP Physics course because I felt that an introductory physics course would not be enough to prepare me for college -level physics. Thus far, the AP Physics class has been one of my greatest challenges and, despite the stress that it brings into my life, I am enjoying every minute of it. Because of my love for math and science, pursuing a career in a STEM field has long since been at the forefront of my attention. My family has always encouraged me to explore engineering and gladly helped pay for my trip to Stanford for a summer engineering camp despite having to go into debt to do so. I am grateful for the efforts my family has made because they have helped me reach a position where I am able to pursue a higher education.
看完以后，大家什么感受？其实小哥的essay通篇其实都没有用什么华丽的词汇或者高级的语法，估计四级过了的宝宝都能看懂，但是这篇essay出彩的地方就在于他的真实，就像讲故事一样，把自己成长过程中影响自己的因素和自己现在的性格特点讲述出来，读完之后，一个非常努力、上进并乐于挑战自己的形象跃然纸上，就这么简单地打动了招生官的心。
准备写文书的宝宝们好好琢磨琢磨，学习下吧~
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