高考好不好,比比美国就知道……
The following article is from 藤校爸妈带俩娃 Author 文丨老张
【留美学子】第2659期
8年国际视角精选
仰望星空·脚踏实地
【陈屹视线】教育·人文·名家文摘
高考是个大日子,是改变命运的关口。
01一双拖鞋,差点儿毁了我的人生
第一场语文,我穿着拖鞋走进考场,被监考老师骂了一通,还好没影响我的心情,因为我根本没听懂他到底在说什么,这位异地来监考的老师方言口音太重了。
当时村里流行的拖鞋款式,图片源于网络
02一考定终身 VS 一考不能定终身
03申请耶鲁需要哪些条件?
标准化考试的成绩,仅是大学申请的一部分,其他还有更多需要花时间精力准备的材料。就拿我任教的耶鲁大学为例,申请本科需要提交的材料就包括:
学校报告和高中成绩单
三封推荐信:两位任教老师、一位咨询辅导员 标准化考试SAT成绩:满分800,耶鲁学生大多是740-790 文书材料:1篇个人陈述+2篇大作文+7篇小作文 耶鲁校友面试 补充材料:艺术作品、录像视频等才艺展示
耶鲁学生在正式投入一个或多个主要研究领域以前,有大量时间探索他们的学术兴趣。很多学生会改变他们原来的学术方向,甚至完全改变主意。此时此刻,哪些学术领域似乎最适合你的兴趣或目标?你对哪些学科或领域感兴趣?(至多选三个)
Why do these areas appeal to you? 你为什么对这些领域感兴趣?
What is it about Yale that has led you to apply? 耶鲁有哪些地方吸引你?
What inspires you? 什么激励你?
Yale’s residential colleges regularly host conversations with guests representing a wide range of experiences and accomplishments. What person, past or present, would you invite to speak? What would you ask them to discuss? 耶鲁的住宿学院(相当于各个学生宿舍)经常邀请社会各界的成功人士,来跟学生们进行座谈会。你会邀请谁来与学生对话?会请他们讨论什么?
You are teaching a new Yale course. What is it called? 如果你在耶鲁开设一门新课程,会是什么课?
Yale students embrace the concept of “and” rather than “or,” pursuing arts and sciences, tradition and innovation, defined goals and surprising detours. What is an example of an “and” that you embrace? 耶鲁学生接受“和”(and)而不是“或”(or)的概念,追求艺术和科学、传统和创新、明确的目标和令人惊讶的弯路。你接受的“和”的例子是什么?
三、大作文(需要回答所有问题)
Yale’s extensive course offerings and vibrant conversations beyond the classroom encourage students to follow their developing intellectual interests wherever they lead. Tell us about your engagement with a topic or idea that excites you. Why are you drawn to it? 耶鲁丰富的课程,以及课外充满生机活力的对话,鼓励学生追随他们不断发展的学术兴趣,无论终将通向何方。告诉我们一个让你激动兴奋的话题或想法,为什么会被它深深吸引?
Respond to one of the following prompts 以下问题二选一回答:
Reflect on a community to which you feel connected. Why is it meaningful to you? You may define community however you like. 思考一个让你觉得与之紧密联系的社区,为什么它对你来说,非常重要、非常有意义?你也可以根据自己的理解和喜好来定义“社区”。
Reflect on something that has given you great satisfaction. Why has it been important to you? 思考一件让你产生巨大满足感的事情,为什么它对你来说很重要?
Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story. 有些学生的背景、身份、兴趣或才能非常有意义,以至于他们认为没有它,他们的申请将是不完整的。如果这听起来像你,那么请分享你的故事。
The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience? 我们从遇到的障碍中吸取的教训可能是以后成功的基础。讲述你面临挑战、挫折或失败的经历。它对你有什么影响,你从这次经历中学到了什么?
Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome? 回想一下你质疑或挑战信念或想法的时候,是什么激发了你的思考?结果是什么?
Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you? 反思某人为你所做的某件事,让你以一种令人惊讶的方式快乐或感激。这种感激之情如何影响或激励了你?
Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others. 讨论一个成就、事件或实现,它激发了个人成长和对自己或他人的新认识。
Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more? 描述一个你觉得很吸引人的话题、想法或概念,以至于让你忘记了时间。为什么它让你着迷?当您想了解更多信息时,您会向什么或向谁求助?
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04既然都很卷,就要看哪个公平
05哪个制度更能挑选人才?
06祝福
这几天又逢高考,自媒体们说了很多吉祥话,诸如“祝愿每一位考生考取好成绩,梦想成真”之类的。高考毕竟是个竞赛,最后的结果必定是“几家欢喜几家愁”。我就不跟各位说这些漂亮而无用的假话了。在此,借用几句古诗与天下考生共勉。
登科后·孟郊
昔日龌龊不足夸
今朝放荡思无涯
春风得意马蹄疾
一日看尽长安花
大家都熟悉后两句,前两句又是“龌龊”又是“放荡”的,按照现今的话翻译就有点儿尴尬了。要是您这次考得好,也别太放纵,高考只是人生又一个起点,后面的路还长着呢,歇歇脚儿,继续向前奋进吧!
长安落第·钱起
花繁柳暗九门深
对饮悲歌泪满襟
数日莺花皆落羽
一回春至一伤心
这首落第诗,大家也许不太熟悉。要是您这次考得不如意,千万别气馁,大不了再来一次,人生的路很长,选择也很多,不可心灰意冷,苍天终不负苦心人。
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