三条撰写大学申请Essay及如何准备大学申请的建议
今天，我们将分享一位大学录取专家关于如何撰写大学申请论文以及如何准备大学申请的建议。
Ms. O'Hearn has 28 years of experience in admissions and college counseling at five prominent boarding schools in the US, is currently in charge of college counseling at Beijing City International School, and is the author of The College Counseling Compass as well as a recent article entitled "Evaluating Chinese Students: Square Pegs, Round Holes."
O'Hearn 女士在美国著名寄宿学校的招生和大学辅导方面拥有 28 年的经验，目前负责北京城市国际学校的大学辅导工作，着有《大学辅导指南》和最近一篇题为“评估中国学生：方钉，圆孔”的文章。
在所有的小建议里面，有三点至关重要！
#1: Know your stuff.
Put those hard-won research skills to use! Look into the schools you want to apply to carefully. DO use resources like The Fiske Guide to Colleges to really understand a school’s atmosphere and its fit for you. DO NOT put schools on your list just because they are “Top 30.”
仔细看看你想申请的学校。一定要使用诸如 The Fiske Guide to Colleges 之类的资源来真正了解学校的氛围及其适合您的情况。不要仅仅因为学校是“前 30 名”就将它们列入你的名单。
In this book, besides detailed and candid stories on each school, you will also find:
A self-quiz to help you understand what you are really looking for in a college
Lists of strong programs and popular majors at each college
"Overlap" listings to help you expand your options
Indexes that break down schools by state, price, and average debt
Exclusive academic, social, and quality-of-life ratings
All the basics, including financial aid stats, SAT/ACT scores, and acceptance rates
在本书中，除了每所学校详细而坦诚的故事，你还会发现： 一个自我测验，以帮助您了解您在大学中真正寻找的东西每个学院的强项和热门专业列表“重叠”列表可帮助您扩展选择按州、价格和平均债务对学校进行分类的指数独家学术、社交和生活质量评级所有基础知识，包括经济援助统计数据、SAT/ACT 分数和录取率
#2: Write with depth, not breadth.
Your PS is your chance to bring your activities to life and show why they’re important to you. DO write from your heart about one of your activities or interests. DO NOT write a list of your accomplishments or write the story of your life. Those details are already in your activity list. They’ll just make your PS sound repetitive.
你的 PS 是将活动变为现实并展示为什么它们对您很重要的机会。一定要发自内心地写下你的一项活动或兴趣。不要写你的成就清单或写你的生活故事。这些详细信息已经在你的活动列表中。他们只会让PS 听起来重复。
#3: Keep it real.
Make sure your SAT writing sample and essays are consistent in writing style. Your school will be able to view your SAT writing sample, and may be suspicious if the quality or style is vastly different from your application essays. DO stay relaxed and apply your natural style to your SAT writing test.DO NOT let someone else write your application essay.
确保SAT 写作样本和论文在写作风格上保持一致。你的学校将能够查看你的 SAT 写作样本，如果质量或风格与你的申请论文有很大不同，你的学校可能会怀疑。请保持放松，并在 SAT 写作考试中运用您的自然风格。不要让其他人写你的申请文章。