沒看過上一篇“木橋高中教育講座Powerpoint”的朋友，可以先去看。當天因為時間關係，也因為現場Q&A的效果真的很差，所以我要當天出場的朋友把問題寫下來，我再一一回答。在這篇裡面，我會把問題先分類，然後以主題性回答。 Continue reading
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Category Archives: Essay
UC自傳重大改革!
UC剛剛公佈今年開始自傳大改革，從規定的兩篇加起來一千字，改成八個題目挑四個，每題最多350字。這是自2008年以來最大的改版，也是UC第一次使用多題選擇，簡短字數的模式。這對學生的挑戰又更大了，光是挑題目可能就很傷腦筋。以下為八個題目的中文翻譯:
如何順利寫完全部申學論文
終於寫到了最後一篇，大大小小中英加起來有十篇，總共涵蓋11個題目，希望這幾篇都可以幫助到辛苦的學生跟在旁加油的家長。接下來要幫大家計畫作文大作戰! Continue reading
大學申請論文最常出現的四大題目
每一間大學都有不同的作文題目，我看過版上家長提供給我的名單之後，找出了最常看到的四個題目。這四個題目是
- 為什麼挑這間學校 (why us?)
- 課外活動或興趣 (Extracurricular Activity)
- 我最愛的一本書 (favorite book)
- 學業/知識上的興趣 (Intellectual interest)
以下是寫這四個題目所要住意的地方。 Continue reading
How to finish your college essay without going crazy!
Finally, we have come to the last installment on college essays! Five installments altogether! We have covered 11 topics total: 5 Common apps, 2 UCs, and 4 most common topics. If you slice and dice them wisely, you will have most of the supplements covered. Continue reading
Top 4 most common supplement essay topics
Colleges often require different supplements for their applications. Here are the 4 most common topics.
Top 4 supplement topics:
- The “Why us” essay
- The “extracurricular” essay
- The “My favorite book” essay
- The “Intellectual interest” essay
UC application essay writing tips
In term of UC application, you have to write both essays. Total word count is 1000, and it’s up to you to decide which essay to allocate more words.
Here are some official recommendations from UC.
- Start early
- Topics can include but not limit to: Personal challenges, leadership opportunities, Extracurricular experiences, and culture influence.
- Have someone proofread your essays.
- Write a sound and logical essay.
- Write in first person
- Be careful with humor and clichés
- Don’t fake hardship in life
- Use real life examples.
- Give yourself lots of time to revise.
Common app essay writing tips
The last article we discusses about some tips on writing a personal statement. This article will focus on writing the essay for the common app. Just a quick reminder, you pick one out of the five topics provided by Common App with word count between 250 to 650 words. Before you start writing, there is something to keep in mind.
- Write about what’s NOT on your application already.
- Read the prompts carefully to identify all the components you need to answer.
- Make you spend majority of your writing on the component that tells the most of “you”
- Stay within the word limit and make sure to have someone proofread your essay.
UC application 作文秘訣
UC的作文沒得挑，一定要寫兩篇，可是兩篇的字數是由自己分配，總數為1000字就好。UCLA跟UC的官網有些建議:
- 早點開始寫
- 題目可以包括，但不限於: 個人挑戰、領導機會、校外經歷、文化影響
- 找別人讀幾遍，檢查文法跟文章流暢度
- 文章要寫的有條有理，清清楚楚
- 以第一人稱寫
- 可以加入點幽默感，但是不要太過頭
- 不要用八股的例子跟說法
- 不要偽造痛苦人生
- 活用真實例子
- 多給自己點時間修改
Common apps 作文秘訣 (2017-2018)
上一篇是講到寫自傳的一些要訣，這一篇會專住在申請Common app所需要寫的作文上。Common app的作文是7個題目中挑一題寫，字數是250-650之間
在講解每一題知前，要先說明一些基本原則:
- 要強調自己申請書所看不到的點
- 仔細讀題目，看一題裡面有幾個階段需要回
- 在要回的點裡面，哪一點是讓學校更加認識你這個人的
- 字數限制，文法無誤
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