芝加哥大學美國本科文書題目

Category: 申請求職, 美本申請 Date: 2019年8月1日下午1:53

芝加哥大學

University of Chicago

Choose one of the six extended essay options and upload a one- or two- page response.

從以下六個拓展文書題目中選一個，然后上傳一個一到兩頁的回應。

1. In 2015, the city of Melbourne, Australia created a ''tree-mail'' service, in which all of the trees in the city received an email address so that residents could report any tree-related issues. As an unexpected result, people began to email their favorite trees sweet and occasionally humorous letters. Imagine this has been expanded to any object (tree or otherwise) in the world, and share with us the letter you'd send to your favorite.

Inspired by Hannah Lu, Class of 2020

2015年，澳大利亞的墨爾本市給每棵樹木都創立了電郵地址以便人們上報城市綠化相關的問題。不料有許多人給他們最喜歡的樹木寫了甜蜜且有時相當幽默的郵件。想象這種"樹郵服務"已經推廣到了全世界的所有事物，與我們分享你寫給最愛物件的郵件。

2. You're on a voyage in the thirteenth century, sailing across the tempestuous seas. What if, suddenly, you fell off the edge of the Earth?

Inspired by Chandani Latey, AB'93

在十三世紀的大航海時代，如果你在航行中突然掉出世界邊緣后會怎么樣？

3. The word floccinaucinihilipilification is the act or habit of describing or regarding something as unimportant or of having no value. It originated in the mid-18th century from the Latin words ''floccu,'' ''naucum,'' ''nihilum,'' and ''pilus'' - all words meaning ''of little use.'' Coin your own word using parts from any language you choose, tell us its meaning, and describe the plausible (if only to you) scenarios in which it would be most appropriately used.

Inspired by Ben Zhang, Class of 2022

floccinaucinihilipilification描述沒有價值的事物，由拉丁詞floccu、naucum、nihilum和pilus組成。這四個詞也都是沒用處的意思。用任何語言生造你自己的詞，告訴我們它的含義，也描述其（即便只對你個人而言）可能的最恰當使用場景。

4. Lost your keys? Alohomora. Noisy roommate? Quietus. Feel the need to shatter windows for some reason? Finestra. Create your own spell, charm, jinx, or other means for magical mayhem. How is it enacted? Is there an incantation? Does it involve a potion or other magical object? If so, what's in it or what is it? What does it do?

Inspired by Emma Sorkin, Class of 2021

鑰匙丟了？Alohomora. 制造噪音的室友？Quietus. 因為某種原因想打破窗戶？Finestra. （以上三個為哈利波特中的咒語）創造你自己的魔法符咒。如何施法？需要念咒語么？是否要用到魔藥或其他魔法物品，它們會是什么？魔法符咒的作用是什么？

5. Imagine you've struck a deal with the Dean of Admissions himself, Dean Nondorf. It goes as follows: you're guaranteed admission to the University of Chicago regardless of any circumstances that arise. This bond is grounded on the condition that you'll obtain a blank, 8.5 x 11 piece of paper, and draw, write, sketch, shade, stencil, paint etc., anything and everything you want on it; your only limitations will be the boundaries of both sides on the single page. Now the catch… your submission, for the rest of your life, will always be the first thing anyone you meet for the first time will see. Whether it's at a job interview, a blind date, arrival at your first Humanities class, before you even say, "hey,"?they'll already have seen your page, and formulated that first impression. Show us your page. What's on it, and why? If your piece is largely or exclusively visual, please make sure to share a creator's accompanying statement of at least 300 words, which we will happily allow to be on its own, separate page. PS: This is a creative thought experiment, so please note: selecting this essay prompt does not guarantee your admission to UChicago, or forgive poor grades, criminal mischief, or any other "circumstances"?that "may"?"arise."

Inspired by Amandeep Singh Ahluwalia, Class of 2022

想象你與招生辦主任Nondorf達成了協議，你被保送進入芝加哥大學。條件是你需要在一張A4紙上寫、畫、素描、紙模涂鴉……就任何主題以你能想到的方式進行表達。你唯一的界限是A4紙的正反兩面。當然，你提交的創作在之后的人生中會是所有你新認識的人第一眼看到的東西。不論是工作面試、相親、還是上第一堂人文課程，在你說“嗨”之前，別人已經見過了那一張紙并形成了對你的第一印象。給我們展示這一頁。紙上有什么內容，為什么？如果你提交的內容大部分或全部屬于視覺藝術，請確保額外附上一個不少于300詞的創作者說明。說明可以另占一頁。附注：這是個創新思維實驗，選擇這道題目并不確保你會被我校錄取或你的糟糕成績、違法亂紀或者其他“情況”能被忽略。

6.?In the spirit of adventurous inquiry, pose your own question or choose one of our past prompts. Be original, creative, thought provoking. Draw on your best qualities as a writer, thinker, visionary, social critic, sage, citizen of the world, or future citizen of the University of Chicago; take a little risk, and have fun.

以探尋未知的冒險精神，提屬于你自己的問題或者選擇一個往年的文書題目。在這個過程中請帶上原創性、創造力并寫出發人深省的文字。好好利用你作為一位作家、思想家、夢想家、社會評論員、哲人、世界公民或芝加哥的未來社區成員的一些最好的優點，冒一冒險并享受這個過程。

How does the University of Chicago, as you know it now, satisfy your desire for a particular kind of learning, community, and future? Please address with some specificity your own wishes and how they relate to UChicago.

據你目前所知，芝加哥大學會如何滿足你對某種特定學習目的、社區環境與未來的渴望？請具體談談你自己的愿望，以及它們是如何與我校聯系上的。