Harvard University

What Harvard looks for?

(1) There is no such thing as a "typical Harvard student".

In our admissions process, we give careful, individual attention to each applicant. We seek to identify students who will be the best educators of one another and their professors—individuals who will inspire those around them during their College years and beyond.

没有“典型的哈佛学生”这种说法。在我们的录取过程中，我们对每位申请人给予谨慎的、个别的关注。我们寻求确定将成为彼此及其教授的最佳教育者的学生——在大学期间及以后会激励周围人的个人。

(2) Growth and Potential 成长与潜力

Have you reached your maximum academic and personal potential?

Have you been stretching yourself?

Have you been working to capacity in your academic pursuits, your full-time or part-time employment, or other areas?

Do you have reserve power to do more?

How have you used your time?

Do you have initiative? Are you a self-starter? What motivates you?

Do you have a direction yet? What is it? If not, are you exploring many things?

Where will you be in one, five, or 25 years? Will you contribute something to those around you?

What sort of human being are you now? What sort of human being will you be in the future?

是否已达到最大的学术和个人潜力？

你一直在扩展自己吗？

您是否在学术追求、全职或兼职工作或其他领域努力工作？

你有没有做更多的后备力量？

你是如何利用时间的？

你有主动性吗？你是一个自我启动者吗？是什么激励你？

你还有方向吗？它是什么？如果没有，你是否在探索很多东西？

1年、5年或 25年后你会在哪里？你会为周围的人做出贡献吗？

你现在是什么样的人？你将来会成为什么样的人？

(3) Interests and Activities 兴趣和活动

Do you care deeply about anything—Intellectual? Extracurricular? Personal?

What have you learned from your interests? What have you done with your interests? How have you achieved results? With what success or failure? What have you learned as a result?

In terms of extracurricular, athletic, community, or family commitments, have you taken full advantage of opportunities?

What is the quality of your activities? Do you appear to have a genuine commitment or leadership role?

If you have not had much time in high school for extracurricular pursuits due to familial, work, or other obligations, what do you hope to explore at Harvard with your additional free time?

你对任何事情都深切关心——知识层面？课外活动？个人兴趣？

你从你的兴趣中学到了什么？你对你的兴趣做了什么？你是如何取得成果的？有什么成功或失败？你学到了什么结果？

在课外活动、运动、社区或家庭承诺方面，您是否充分利用了机会？

你课外活动的质量如何？你是否真的实现了你的承诺？起到真正的组织领导作用？

如果由于家庭、工作或其他原因，你在高中没有太多时间从事课外活动，你希望在哈佛利用额外的空闲时间探索什么内容？

(4) Personal Character 个人性格

What choices have you made for yourself? Why?

Are you a late bloomer?

How open are you to new ideas and people?

What about your maturity, character, leadership, self-confidence, sense of humor, energy, concern for others, and grace under pressure?

你为自己做了哪些选择？为什么？

你是大器晚成的人吗？

你对新想法和新人有多开放接纳？

你的成熟度、性格、领导力、自信、幽默感、活力、对他人的关心以及在压力下如何保持优雅呢？

(5) Contribution to the Harvard Community

     对哈佛社区的贡献

Will you be able to stand up to the pressures and freedoms of College life?

Will you contribute something to Harvard and to your classmates? Will you benefit from your Harvard experience?

Would other students want to room with you, share a meal, be in a seminar together, be teammates, or collaborate in a closely-knit extracurricular group?

你能承受大学生活的压力和自由吗？

你会为哈佛和你的同学做出贡献吗？你会从你的哈佛经历中受益吗？

其他学生是否愿意与您同住、共进晚餐、一起参加研讨会、成为队友或在紧密联系的课外小组中合作？

(6) the heart of the matter will always lie in academic promise

     学术潜力是重中之重

内容官网链接：

https://college.harvard.edu/admissions/apply/what-we-look

Columbia University

What does Columbia look for in your application?

What distinguishes a Columbian? The selection here is not comprehensive, but we hope it is a helpful resource as you consider how to authentically communicate about yourself throughout your application.

1.Academic preparation 学术准备

Columbia requires rigorous exploration across a range of subjects. Your performance in your secondary school coursework is one indication of readiness, demonstrating the knowledge you have gained and the skills you have developed. It also helps us understand your interests. We hope your application will show strong academic performance across subjects, effective written communication skills, and that you have taken a rigorous course load within the scope of your school’s curriculum, one that is appropriate for your goals and interests. 

哥伦比亚大学要求在一系列学科中进行严格的探索。在高中课程作业中的表现是学术能力情况的一个标志，表明您已获得的知识和培养的技能。这也有助于我们了解您的兴趣。我们希望您的申请表明，您在各学科的学习成绩优异，具有有效的写作沟通能力，并且在学校课程范围内学习了严格的课程，适合您的目标和兴趣。 

2.Curiosity 好奇心、求知欲

Columbia’s intellectual and social community will ask you to critically and enthusiastically engage with a wide variety of people and ideas. Students who exhibit deep curiosity will thrive in and be transformed by these encounters. Indications of curiosity might include a desire to investigate big ideas and to examine and solve thorny problems; a questioning, unbounded spirit of inquiry and innovation; openness to cross-disciplinary scholarship, diverse perspectives and new ideas; and a willingness to interrogate personal beliefs and belief systems.

哥伦比亚大学要求您以批判性和热情的态度与各种人和思想接触。表现出强烈好奇心的学生将在这些接触中茁壮成长，并通过这些接触得到改变。好奇心的表现可能包括：渴望研究重大思想，研究和解决棘手的问题；具有质疑、无限制的探究和创新精神；对跨学科学术、不同观点和新思想持开放态度；愿意审视个人信仰和信念体系。

3.Engagement with others 与他人交往

We’ll look for qualities such as dedication and integrity, kindness and inclusivity, leadership and collaboration, and your developing sense of personal and civic responsibility. We also want to see what activities and pastimes you choose to spend your time doing; excellence or significant achievement in some or any of your pursuits is one way to show depth in your exploration.

我们将寻找诸如奉献和正直、善良和包容、领导和协作等品质，以及你发展中的个人和公民责任感。

4.Individual voice 个人的声音

Columbia’s community is knit together by what we share with each other—our opinions, our ideas, our questions and our stories. We are interested in getting to know who you are as an individual shaped by your background, personal values and experiences. What might your voice contribute? Your application should aim to authentically convey your personality, perspectives and motivations so that we can better understand you as a person and what makes you tick, how you understand your ongoing personal development and express your sense of self.

哥伦比亚大学的社区是由我们彼此分享的东西组成的，我们的观点、想法、问题和故事。我们有兴趣了解您作为一个由您的背景、个人价值观和经验所形成的个体。你的声音会有什么贡献？你的申请应旨在真实地传达你的个性、观点和动机，以便我们能够更好地了解你这个人，了解是什么让你心动，你如何理解你正在进行的个人发展，并表达你的自我意识。

官网相关内容链接：

https://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/apply/process

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